Monday, August 31, 2009

Asia Game score

It took me 207 seconds to complete it! :)

Thursday, August 27, 2009

India

Where is the Taj Mahal?- Agra India

When was it built?- 1632-1653

Who built it?- Shah Jahn

Why was it built? -For his wife

What materials is it constructed from- domed marble

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

15 Q's

1. When did the Indus Valley civilization exist? 2600 BC-1900 BC
2. What countries did this civilization spread across? India, Pakistan, 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? Harrabi
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? areal photographs
9. What’s significant about “First Street”? its the longest widest street in Mohenjo Daro
10. What were bricks used for there? foundations, lowetr walls, large buildings, drains and wells
11. Did their houses have drains? yes
12. What were the wells used for? drinking water
13. What were the narrow drains used for? drain water with waste out of the city
14. What artifacts did you find using the “Excavation Map”? statue, terracota tablet, necklace,figurine, weights, model cart, seal, and a metal plate
15. Finish playing the game. Each person in your group should

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

section review 2

1. Canaan, Falestine, and Isreal. Christianity, Islam, and Judism
2. Judah and Isreal.
3. ?????????????
4. The Ten Commandments
5. he promised that he would be a God to the decendants.
6.The Semites
7. David and Solomon
8. it divided into the northern and southern kingdoms
9. A.D 66-73

Section Review 1

1. place value notation
2. the realm of government and law
3. The hitites
4. the assyrians
5. assyrians
6. Nabopolassar. nebuuchadnezzar
7. Cyrus the Great.???????????
8. Darius I and Xerxes I. Darius I
9. Xerxes I. Xerxes I
10. They just were. :p

Friday, August 21, 2009

History.com

Today, Hawaii became the 50th state in the United States!!!!!!!!!!! :D

December 6th- Washington Monument completed in 1884. :]

October 29th- John Glenn returns to space in 1996.

Monday, August 17, 2009