Western Civ Blog 6

Today in class we continued to read pages 35-43. The people who werent here yesterday took the 75 point quiz on Mesopotamia. Some important words through out the text were delta, narmer, pharaoh, theocracy, pyramid, mummification, hieroglyphics, and papyrus. Delta is the North, near the sea in lower Egypt. A Narmer is a king. A pharaoh is an Egyptian god- king. Theocracy is a a type of government in which rule is based on religious authority. A pyramid is the resting place after death, its an immense structure. Mummification is the process by which bodies were preserved. Hieroglyphics are flexible writing systems created by scribes. Papyrus was a better writing source created by the Egyptians. Most people, including me, finished reading yesterday so all we had to do in class was our blog for today. I reviewed what I. read yesterday so I could refresh my memory.