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world capitalsssssss.........

jess.....16100!!!!!!!!!!
kayla......20600.

Taj Mahal.........stuffffffffffff

Where?...india
When?....1632-1653
Who?.....Shah Jahan
Why?....burial place for his favorite wife
What?....Marble Jasper Jade Crystal Turquoise Sapphire Carnelian
wow..................................................................................!

2 paragraphs.......blahhhhh

Kayla: I honestly thought the game was long. It was educational, but very boring. It was kind of agrravating becaaauuuse he wouldnt leave us alone.
He got on my nerves. But history wise it wasnt bad.


Jess:well there was a little fat man telling me what to doo, so i didnt like that. I mean I didnt realy know him like that........other than that it wasnt death...but it was way too long!
and computters HAAATE me!!!!!!!!!!.......:)

mr. indus game..........8/26/09

1. When did the Indus Valley civilization exist?
4000 years ago..
2. What countries did this civilization spread across?
Pakastan,afganistan,and india....
3. How many settlements have archaeologists discovered?
200....
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?

8. What type of photographs do archaeologists usually take?
aerial photograph.....
9. What’s significant about “First Street”?
it's the longest and widest street...
10. What were bricks used for there?
building house walls.....
11. Did their houses have drains?
yep....
12. What were the wells used for?
drinking water.....
13. What were the narrow drains used for?
draiin the waste away from the city....
14. What artifacts did you find using the “Excavation Map”?
plate,seal,figurine,set of weights,model cart,boxes, &statue...........
15. Finish playing the game. Each person in your group should write a TWO paragraph summary about this game and post it to your blog

3.2 section review...

1. Canaan, Palistine, & Israel.......Judaism, Christianity, Islam....
2. Dan/northen & Beersheba/southern....
3. Msin highway to the anciet world...
4. Ten commandmants....
5. They became a theocracy..a nation ruled by God..
6. Phoenicians....
7. David & Soloman....Ark covenant & there was peace...
8. It was divided into 2 nations israel and judah..
9. 70AD...
Identify................................................................................
Abraham-father of great nation....
Patriarch-founding fathers of the nation of israel...
Moses- one of the greatest men in world history....
Covenant- solom agreement...
Theocracy-nation ruled by God..
Alphabet-phenetic system of writing..
Sinai Script- first true alphabet....
Literacy-the ability to read and write one own lang........
721bc-sameria fell to assyrians...
586bc- jerusalem fell to babyloians.................
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section review......

1. place value notation
2.establisted the 1st greatest babylonian empire.
3. hittites.
4. assyrian empire.
5. ashurbaniple at ninevah
6. nabopolassai;nebuchanezzar;580bc.
7. he decreed that God gave him all the kingdoms of the earth, and charged him to build a house in jerusalem,adn those with should get up and goo...
8. Darius and Xerxes;Darius
9. ahasuerus and artaxerxes
10. they had higher reguard for the sancitity of law....

This day in history....

August 20, 1911
First around-the-world telegram sent, 66 years before Voyager II launch
On this day in 1911, a dispatcher in the New York Times office sends the first telegram around the world via commercial service. Exactly 66 years...
4/29...On April 29, 2004, the National World War II Memorial opens in Washington, D.C., to thousands of visitors, providing overdue recognition for the 16 million U.S. men and women who served in the war.
6/9....On June 9, 2002, during the trial of David Westerfield for the murder of his seven-year-old neighbor Danielle Van Dam, the defense takes aim at the unconventional lifestyle of Damon and Brenda Van Dam, the young girl’s parents.

mesopotamia pics.....

Game scores....

kayla got 0/7:(
jess got 4/15:(

Iraq photos....

Photo1...crazzy ppl jumping into the river..

Photo2...some big lady doin bee keepin.......

Photo3...some man wearin a dress about to fall down the steps....

Photo4....purple finger..um maybe its a new disease..??

Photo5...a nun stealing stuff...and i thought they were holy........
4bodies og water surrounding the middle east!
Red sea,persian gulf,black sea,caspian sea....

Iraq Facts.....

a. Fact 1 - Iraq is dominated by which 2 rivers?
Tigris & Eurphates
b. Fact 2 - Rocky deserts cover about what percent of the land?
about 40%
c. Fact 3 - Are their protected natural areas in Iraq?
No!
d. Fact 4 - What species are at risk in Iraq?
Cheetas,wild goats, & dugongs
e. Fact 5 - Describe "carp" fish.
Can grow up too 300lb
f. Fact 6 - What's gone on in Iraq during the past 15 years?
Terrorism, revolts, & wars!
g. Fact 7 - What is Iraq's nickname?
Cradle of civilization....
h. Fact 8 - Who established the first known system of laws?
Hammurabi
i. Fact 9 - When did Babylonian rule end?
539bc
j. Fact 10 - When did Iraq become an independent country?
1932...
k. Fact 11 - What happened to Saddam Hussein?
captured & excuted..
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?
January '05...
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....
q. Fact 17 - What is Iraq's money called?
New iraq dinar....

Geography quiz scores......

kayla:70%
jess:60%