Games..!

brianne= 19100 & 193Sec.
harley=160,000 & 141Sec.

Taj Mahal

Where is the Taj Mahal?Agra, India

When was it built?1632

Who built it?Emperor Shah Jahan

Why was it built?for his wifes body; served as a tomb

What materials is it constructed from?marble, jasper, jade, crystal, turquoise, sapphire & carnelian.

Indus Valley Game

1. When did the Indus Valley civilization exist?2600-1900 b.c.
2. What countries did this civilization spread across?Pakistan,india and parts of afghanistan.
3. How many settlements have archaeologists discovered?over 2000
4. Which city may have been an important port city?lothal
5. Which city was excavated by archaeologists in 1920?harappa
6. What does “Mohenjo-Daro” mean?mound of the dead.
7. Which is the biggest settlement archaeologists have found in the Indus Valley?mohenjo-daro
8. What type of photographs do archaeologists usually take?aerial
9. What’s significant about “First Street”?longest and widest street there
10. What were bricks used for there?building house walls.
11. Did their houses have drains?yes.
12. What were the wells used for?to get fresh drinking water.
13. What were the narrow drains used for?allowed water to drain away from the city.
14. What artifacts did you find using the “Excavation Map”?plate,model cart,wieghts,seal,figure,figurine,terracott tablet,and a necklace.


Harley: I think that this game was fun. It was different from other games. That made it cool. I learned something too. I learned what different things were and what some things did.
I learned that they used small drains to drain water away from the houses. I learned that they had wells to get fresh water. i also learned that they used bricks for a lot of different things. I really liked the game. It taught me some things.

Chapter 3 Section Review 2/ Identify

1. canaan, palestine, israel, /judaisum,christianity, and islam



2. dan to beersheba mark northern and southern/



3. the small size and the extreme historic importance



4. 10 commandments



5. " He will be a God to the descendants of Abraham,Isaac, and Jacob and that they would be his special people, a nation set apart from whom the Savior of the world would come."



6. the Egyptians



7. David and Solomon; israel was the grestest nation when they ruled.



8. the kingdom split into the northern and southern.



9. 70 A.D.

• Abraham-father of a great nation.



• Patriarchs-the 12 sons of Jacob.



• Moses-one of the grestest men in world history.



• Covenant-solemn agreement.



• Theoracy- a nation ruled by God.



• Alphabet- phonetic system of writing in which letters are used to represent sounds rather than things or ideas.



• Sinai Script- the 1st true alphabet.



• literacy-reading and writng


• 721 B.C.-Samaria,the capital of Northern Kingdom, fell


• 586 B.C.- Jerusalem, capital of the Southern Kingdom fell to the Babylonians.

Games-
Harley:
-4 questions right
-5 questions right
-didnt get any right. :(
-lost on level 4

Chapter 3 Section Review/ Game.

1. algebra;


2. relam of government and law;


3. hitties empire;


4. assyrian kings; sargon II and Shalmaneser;


5. Ashurbanipal; at ninevah;


6. nabopolassar/ nebuchadnessar/586 b.c.


7. cyrus the great;


8. darius I, and xerxes I; darius did the postal service.


9. xerxes/ nehemiah wasthe cupbearer for his successor;artaxerses


10. the persian ruler was under the law

Identify:

• babylon- first empire to rule after sumer


• hammurabi- king of babylon


• enuma elish(babylonian genesis)- exalts chief god marduk


• justice- use of authority and power to uphold what is right,just,or lawful


• tiglath-pileser 1-seized babylonia


• chaledans-overthrew the assyrian empire


• hanging gardens of babylon- one of the 7 ancient wonders of the world.


• daniel- jew taken captive by the babylonians.

• zoroastrianism- persian kings practiced a false religion of him.

quiz scores;

harley:160

brianne: 80

history.com assignment

august 21:
august 21, 1958- hawaii became our 50th state!!!
__________________________

august 25:my birthday
august 25, The Great Moon Hoax
On this day in 1835, the first in a series of six articles announcing the supposed discovery of life on the moon appears in the New York Sun newspaper

mesopotamia photos.

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fourth hour rocks!
this is the coolest class & we have the coolest teacher.!

thanks for making history so funnn!!!


love brianne :)

Iraq's Photos

Photo 1-it looks like they are swimming!, as in they are
having fun jumping into what looks like a fountain

Photo 2- beekeepers, getting honey to eat.

Photo 3-OMG! its a ziggurat!. and a man?

Photo 4-look like shes standing up for something
she believes in, like we wear the breast cancer pin

Photo 5-shopping, best thing...very very very busy though!

____________________________
maps: what 4 bodies of water surround the middle east?
black sea, red sea, Caspian sea, and persian gulf

Facts & Photos.!!

a. Fact 1 - Iraq is dominated by which 2 rivers?
tigris and euphrates
b. Fact 2 - Rocky deserts cover about what percent of the land?
40%
c. Fact 3 - Are their protected natural areas in Iraq?
no
d. Fact 4 - What species are at risk in Iraq?
cheetahs,wild goats, and dugongs.
e. Fact 5 - Describe "carp" fish.
it can grow up to 300lbs
f. Fact 6 - What's gone on in Iraq during the past 15 years?
war,occupation of foreign governments,terroism.
g. Fact 7 - What is Iraq's nickname?
cradle of civilization
h. Fact 8 - Who established the first known system of laws?
Hammaurabi
i. Fact 9 - When did Babylonian rule end?
539 b.c
j. Fact 10 - When did Iraq become an independent country?
1932
k. Fact 11 - What happened to Saddam Hussein?
took over iraq and prometed the idea that it should be ruled by arabs
l. Fact 12 - True or False: Iraq is one of the most culturally diverse nations.
true
m. Fact 13 - Today, how many Iraqis can read/write?
40%
n. Fact 14 - When were Iraq's first democratic elections held?
2005
o. Fact 15 - What does Iraq have the "world's second largest supply of"?
oil
p. Fact 16 - What's the official name of Iraq? What is the capital city? How many people live there?
Republic of Iraq, Baghdad, and 26, 783,383
q. Fact 17 - What is Iraq's money called?
New Iraq dinar

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ SCORES

brianne: 90 %
damaris: 80 %

Blog Assignment # 2 - National Geographic

National Geographic Assignment Answers:


a. What is known as the "Cradle of Civilization"?
mespotamia
b. Where did these civilizations develop?

c. Recorded history in Iraq began with what group?
sumerians
d. What did the Mesopotamians build to collect water?

e. Name 2 Mesopotamian cities.
ur,
f. What did crop surpluses do?

g. Who lived at the temple?
the king/ high priest
h. What was a "ziggurat"?
temple
i. What were kings revered as?

j. What is "cuneiform"?
sumerian writing form
k. What did they write on their clay tablets? (They kept records of what?)
symbols and kept records of history
l. What was the "Epic of Gilgamesh"?
epic poem
m. Describe the "hanging gardens" of Babylon.

n. Who was King Hammurabi? What was Hammurabi's Code?
the king/ established the first code of laws.
o. What did Mesopotamia leave a legacy of?