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Friday, August 28, 2009

This game was a little different than what I usually do. However it was better than taking notes in a classroom.
It was kind of weird having a dude with a serious muffin top lead me around but I got used to it.
I learned alot about this civilazation. And it was very interesting.




Tanner Morgan.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

1. When did the Indus Valley civilization exist? 4000years ago
2. What countries did this civilization spread across? pakistan,India and parts of Aghanistan.
3. How many settlements have archaeologists discovered? 3 settlements.
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?Mahenjo-Daro
8. What type of photographs do archaeologists usually take? aerial photographs
9. What’s significant about “First Street”? After 4000 years some house walls are still standing.
10. What were bricks used for there? for building house walls and other buildings.
11. Did their houses have drains? yes.
12. What were the wells used for? for 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”? a camera and a brush.
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.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

1.) Jews, Muslims, and Christians......
2.) Israel and Judah......
3.) The garden of Eden originated there........
4.) Ten commandments......
5.) People will follow the commandments forever.......
6.) Messopatamians........
7.) Salomon and David.......
8.) It split in 2.....
9.) 721 B.C. .......

Monday, August 24, 2009

170 Points is matthew and tanner's score

chapter 3 section 1

1.) place value notation,
2.) A code of laws,
3.) The hittites,
4.) The hittites,
5.) Ashurbarpad built the first Library,
6.) Hammurabi,
7.) Ashurbarpad,
8.) Asherbarpad,
9.) Xerxes,
10.) They were ruthless.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009









































































































IRAQ PHOTOS
1)Guys are swimming in a river
2)A lady and guy who are beekeepers
3)A dude is walking down a ziggurat
4)A woman dipped her finger in paint
5) Busy street with people shopping for bodies of water that surround the middle east:1) black sea2) red sea3) caspian sea4) persian gulf

Monday, August 17, 2009

a. Fact 1 - Iraq is dominated by which 2 rivers?The Tigris and Euphrates
b. Fact 2 - Rocky deserts cover about what percent of the land?40% of land
c. Fact 3 - Are their protected natural areas in Iraq?there are no protected areas.
d. Fact 4 - What species are at risk in Iraq?cheetahs,dewgongs and wild goats.
e. Fact 5 - Describe "carp" fish.fish that grow up to 300 pounds
f. Fact 6 - What's gone on in Iraq during the past 15 years?two major wars
g. Fact 7 - What is Iraq's nickname? the cradle of civilazaion.
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?he was executed.
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 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? Bagdad, Republic of Iraq, and 26783383
q. Fact 17 - What is Iraq's money called?New Iraq Dinar.

geography quiz scores.

100 % is Tanners score.
100% is Matthews score.