Virtual Museum Front Entrance!

1. Greece and Rome! Chinese and Egypt! Mesotopia and Indus! Virtual Museum Front Entrance! Utopia! Curators Office! Click door to go to rooms Greece ,Rome, and Utopia! Click door to go to rooms mesotopia, Indus, Chinese,& Egypt!

2. Mesotopia! Indus! Go back

3. Chinese! Egypt! Go back

4. Greece! Rome! Go back

5. Utopia! Go back

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7. Cities:.A city-state was made up of the main city, other towns and settlements, and surrounding lands. Each city-state was an actually an independent kingdom but sometimes one would dominate the others. The world’s first civilization was created in southern Mesopotamia in a place they called, Sumer. It was established in 3500 B.C. The capitol of the Mesopotamian Civilization was Ur – Uruk. Harley D. Brown. “Mesopotamia and Technology. The Beginning of The Agricultural Era” n.d. NLCS. Oct 8, 2011. < http://nlcs.k12.in.us/oljrhi/brown/mesopotamia/meso.htm> Go back

8. Specialization: Kings, priests, elders, and normal Mesopotamian people controlled slaves (who were the lowest rank in their society) while the kings and priests were of course in control of everyone. Slaves did not have rights, and made no money for their hard work. But they were provided a small shelter when they weren’t working, which they had to share with other slaves controlled by the same owner. Normal Mesopotamian people had their own rights, could do anything they wanted that did not break the law, got paid for their work and controlled their slaves. “Social Levels” n.d. Kids News Room. Web. Oct 9, 2011. <http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/elmer/infoCentral/frameset/civilizations/meso/soc/index.html> Go back

9. Complex institutions (Religion): These small statues represented gods, that the Mesopotamian people worshiped. They were placed in temples by worshipers to represent each god they believed in. Every city had its own god or goddess Anu was the father of the gods and the god of the sky; Enlil was the god of the air; Utu was the sun god and the lord of truth and justice; Nanna was the moon god; Inanna was the goddess of love and war; Ninhursag was the goddess of earth; and Enki was the god of fresh water as well as the lord of wisdom and magic. “The oriental institute of the University of Chicago, Teacher resource center Ancient Mesopotamia: Religion” n.d. u Chicago. Web. Oct 8, 2011. < http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/ED/TRC/MESO/religion.html> Go back

10. Record Keeping: The very first form of record keeping was called, cuneiform. The term cuneiform means “wedge-shaped.” It was made of many word shapes that were wedge-shaped, due to the pen, or Stylus, they used. They wrote on clay tablets, that they layed out in the sun or fried in kilns to make it permanent. Harley D. Brown. “Mesopotamia and Technology. The Beginning of The Agricultural Era” n.d. NLCS. Web. Oct 9 2011. < http://nlcs.k12.in.us/oljrhi/brown/mesopotamia/meso.htm> Go back

11. Technology: The Mesopotamians created and began many things that we use today! Things such as, glass, the twelve-month calendar, the wheel, the plow, and the sailboat! They created other things like, their form of writing (cuneiform), and the water clock. Even though we don’t use those things today, back then they were a big improvement and helped them in many ways! Harley D. Brown. “Mesopotamia and Technology. The Beginning of The Agricultural Era” n.d. NLCS. Oct 9 2011. < http://nlcs.k12.in.us/oljrhi/brown/mesopotamia/meso.htm> Go back

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13. Record keeping: Our form of record keeping is pen and paper. We find this useful because we can record important things such as, important legal documents, and of course the everyday use of pen and paper in school, to help further our education.

14. Religion:Christianity is our religion. We believe in one God and a heaven and a hell. Heaven being the place Christians go after death. Hell being the fiery furnace that people go to after death, without Jesus in your heart.

15. Technology: Our newest advancement towards our community is computers. Their helpful in so many ways!

16. Specialization: Carpentry is our specialization, we build our buildings and other helpful resources.

17. Technology: Indus river valley’s technology consisted of, Large irrigation systems, Other trade technologies such as boats and carts were employed to facilitate trade, and they were the first civilization in the world to develop precise measurement and weighing equipment! “Indus river valley civilization” Sep 12, 2011. Web. River valley civilizations. Oct 11, 2011. < http://www.rivervalleycivilizations.com/indus.php>

18. Specialization: The indigenous were farmers, after the development of the irrigation system they were able to provide food for themselves. Wheat and barley were their main crops. But the also grew other things such as, rye, peas, cotton, and rice. “Indus river valley civilization” Sep 12, 2011. Web. River valley civilizations. Oct 11, 2011. < http://www.rivervalleycivilizations.com/indus.php>

19. Rome Religion: Roman religion was centered around gods. The Romans believed that gods controlled their lives. The most important god was Jupiter, the king of gods. The other gods were, Mars- the god of war. Mercury- the messenger of the gods. Neptune- god of the sea. Janus- god of the doorway. Diana- goddess of hunting. Vesta - goddess of health. Minerva– goddess of healing and wisdom. Venus- goddess of love. “Ancient Rome and Religion” n.d. History Learning Site. Web. Oct 9, 2011. < http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ancient_rome_and_religion.htm>

20. Roman Technology: The romans were very smart when it came to building and other crafts. The made things such as, Ropes, Pulleys, and winches, which they used for the construction of bridges and roads! Roman engineers brought water to the city by building water bridges called aqueducts. Nine aqueducts provided the Roman people with 38 million gallons of water every day! Parts of that system still supplies water to fountains in Rome today! They built huge stadiums called, amphitheaters. The greatest roman amphitheater, the Colosseum. Is still standing today! But is damaged from earthquakes.

21. Greek Religion: The ancient Greeks were polytheistic. They believed that gods and goddesses controlled everything. Greeks built temples in every town for the gods. Temples were large and beautiful buildings where they went to pray and sacrifice animals. “Greek Religion” n.d. Puhinui. Web. Oct 9, 2011. < http://oldintranet.puhinui.school.nz/Topics/AncientCivs/greecerome/Greecerelig1.html>

22. Greek Technology: Heronas of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician, engineer and inventor of the first century BC. He was a shoemaker, but decided to further his inventions and created the first steam engine! Here’s how it worked; It consisted of a closed, spherical container, filled with water. When the water was heated and began to boil, the stream was relieved by two nozzles, configured in a polar alignment. The container was fixed in such a way that was allowed to rotate. The steam release caused a rotating motion of the container that could be used as a steam motor for many different things. C. Lazos. “Ancient Greek Technology” Nov 29 2002. E-Telescope. Web. Oct 8 2011. < http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.e-telescope.gr%2Fen%2Fhistory-and-archaeology%2F132-ancient-technology&sa=D&usg=AFQjCNF6HPTTUXSfxRXq1owlQVvtMDdmCQ>

25. Hello and thank you for visiting the museum of Tanner Howard, Holly Hackleman, Walker Lambert, and Karey Parker. We hope you enjoy the museum any questions or comments please email Tanner at (tanner.howard@knomi.net). Thank you for visiting we hope you enjoy! Curators Office Go back