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C hina By JOSEPH Tamburello Santiago Alezard Gabriel Rosales The Great Wall Of China The Great Wall of China is a really cool structure that was built over 2000 years ago It was built so the Chinese could stay away from their enemies the Huns The Great Wall was considered one of the worlds wonders. 5 15 million years ago brPage 4br ANCIENT FLORIDA 4 million years ago brPage 5br ANCIENT FLORIDA 4 25 million years ago brPage 6br ANCIENT FLORIDA 15 million years ago brPage 7br ANCIENT FLORIDA 150 100 thousand years ago brPage 8br PRESENT FLORIDA Egypt. The people of ancient Egypt did not have scientific explanations for natural phenomena. . They believed sunshine . and . the great Nile River . were . gifts from their . many . gods. The beliefs . Dynasties, Philosophers . and Ancient Life. Geography. Huang He (Yellow River). Named for the rich yellow soil it carries . Runs from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean. Chang Jiang (Yangtze River). . Runs east across Central China to the Yellow Sea. Like a giant snake, the Nile River slithers through some of the driest desert land on earth to create a narrow green valley. . The ancient Greeks called this land Egypt. For more than five thousand years, famous and often mysterious civilizations thrived along the banks of the Nile. About . In ancient Egyptian times, gods were extremely important. in making the country run properly so the Egyptians . w. orshipped gods for just about everything- flooding, health, love, having babies, the sun, the sky and so on.. . A Glimpse Into Religion. Explore the myths and legends that the Ancient Egyptians valued to find their place in the universe. Find out why the Egyptians’ used mummification rituals and why the cat was placed high on the list of sacred animals. Discover what made up the human “soul”.. Greco-Persian . Wars. Essential Standards. 6.C&G.. 1 . Understand . the development of government in various civilizations, societies and regions.. Clarifying Objectives. 6.C&G.. 1.1 Explain . TUTANKHAMUN. Contents. Who was . Tutankhamun. ?. Why is . Tutankhamun. the most famous of all the pharaohs?. What is an ancient Egyptian tomb?. What is . Tutankhamum’s. Death Mask?. Why did the Ancient Egyptians stop building pyramids. Station 1. The Gods and Myths. What . are the purposes of myths in Greek culture. ?. Myths were used to explain the world around them..  . 2. Why . is the story of Prometheus an example of a myth. ?. Italy is a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea east of the Greek peninsula. . Rome lies on the western shore near the center of the peninsula. . Today Rome is the capital of the modern nation . By Linda L. Tavares. Homes. Most homes in ancient Greece had a courtyard, which was the center of activity. Children could safely play outside in the warm climate. Homes were divided into areas for the men and areas for the women. The . Egyptian Numerals. The system of ancient Egyptian numerals was used in Ancient Egypt in around 3000 BC. It was a system of numeration based on the scale of ten, written in hieroglyphs. To write a number, Egyptians wrote their symbols in order from largest to smallest, either in one long line or grouped together. -. The term '. celtic. music' is a rather loose . one. It covers . the traditional music of the . celtic. countries - Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany (in France), Galicia (in Spain) and areas . that came . in making the country run properly so the Egyptians . w. orshipped gods for just about everything- flooding, health, love, having babies, the sun, the sky and so on.. There were over 2000 gods- that’s a lot more than all of the gods in all of the different religions that exist nowadays! The gods were male, or female (goddesses) and were often shown as having the body of a human and the head of an animal or bird. .