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Asha G

What is Cool? - YouTube - 0 views

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vsauce

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  • Asha G on 17 Oct 12
     
    this is a video about how our conception of "cool" changes
Sam A

Sparta - Ancient Greece for Kids - 1 views

www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/...sparta.htm

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  • Much less evidence survives about Sparta than Athens, but we do know that it was a military state. Sparta was surrounded by mountains which protected it from invaders.
  • Sparta was the only city state which had a full time army. The Spartan men were well known for being brave and fierce, and they spent their whole lives training and fighting.
  • Spartans lived in harsh conditions, without luxuries, to make them tough fighters. Physical training and fitness was considered to be an important part of a Spartan child’s education. Girls did not fight in wars but they took part in physical activities because Spartans believed fit and strong women would have healthy babies that would be good soldiers. Boys went to live at an army barracks at the age of 7. Government Sparta had its own system of government which was very different from the other city states. Rule was shared between two kings, the Gerousia and the Assembly. Most citizens Spartans were either Perioeci (citizens who paid taxes, served in the army and were protected by Spartan laws) or Helots (people from lands conquered and ruled by Sparta who had no rights). The Helots Spartan citizens were given land which was farmed for them by the Helots. The Helots were treated as serfs (slaves) and had to give half their crops to their Spartan master.
    • Sam A
      Sam A on 15 Oct 12
       
      Hi its Sam ;)
    • Rebecca S
      Rebecca S on 15 Oct 12
       
      HI its Becca :)
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  • rta's powerful army is ready for war. Athens knows that it cannot defeat this army ... but it has a Navy and Sparta does not. The year is 430 BC. Poliphus and his family from Athens and Sparcus and his family from Sparta are thinking about the future. They each have different points of view!! Cool site!
  • Sam A on 15 Oct 12
     
    its cool!!!
Zoe w

Students For Tomorrow - 2012-2013 Blog - 0 views

www.studentsfortomorrow.net/2012-2013-blog.html

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    • danielle k
      danielle k on 17 Oct 12
       
      this is so cool I love it
    • Zoe w
      Zoe w on 17 Oct 12
       
      so cool i love diigo 
Mia K

Direct Democracy - 1 views

direct-democracy.co.uk

greece

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  • Mia K on 02 Nov 12
     
    This website is really cool and its good for the first question and other questions on Direct Democracy it has advantages and disadvantages 
Garth Holman

Magna Carta - Awesome Stories - 0 views

www.awesomestories.com/...magna-carta

MagnaCarta Runnymede Interactive.

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  • King John (Lackland) was a bad kin
  • greatest legal documents ever written and a cornerstone of modern national constitutions
  • Garth Holman on 20 Mar 12
     
    This is a great magna carta website that has little chapters to explain key ideas about the M. C.  It also have a interactive high quality image of the MC that you can zoom in on and work with.  Cool Stuff.  
david n

Caste system in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Traditionally, in north Indian society, the political power usually lay with the Kshatriyas, the economic power with the Vaishyas and Shudras, while the Brahmins, as custodians and interpreters of Dharma, enjoyed much prestige and were given many advantages by society, even though they were economically poor. Practicing Brahmins, were in fact prohibited from owning wealth
  • The Indian caste system is a system of social stratification and social restriction in India in which communities are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups called Jātis.
  • The caste system played an influential role in shaping economic activities,[16] where it functioned much like medieval European guilds, ensuring the division of labour, providing for the training of apprentices, development and protection of intellectual property and, in some cases, allowing manufacturers to achieve narrow specialisation and global monopoly. For instance, producing each variety of cloth was the specialty of a particular sub-caste, but the weavers of Dhaka produced the renowned muslin that was in demand internationally. It has been suggested that the majority of people tend to be comfortable in stratified endogamous groups, as they have always been, since ancient times.[17]
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  • There have been challenges to the caste system from the time of Buddha,[25] Mahavira and Makkhali Gosala. Opposition to the system of varṇa is regularly asserted in the Yoga Upaniṣad-s and is a constant feature of Cīna-ācāra tantrism, a Chinese-derived movement in Asom; both date to the medieval era. The Nātha system, which was founded by Matsya-indra Nātha and Go-rakṣa Nātha in the same era and spread throughout India, has likewise been consistently opposed to the system of varna.
  • david n on 16 Nov 11
     
    Very cool article!
jwoomer j

Enduring Impacts of Ancient Greece Jeopardy Template - 1 views

jeopardylabs.com/...enter-title88647

enduring impacts of ancient Greece jeopardy game

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  • jwoomer j on 07 Nov 13
     
    Fun, cool game that helps with understanding enduring impacts.
matt k

Ancient Egyptian Inventions - 7 views

ftp.aa.edu/...index.htm

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  • The shadoof was a very useful device that the Egyptians built to help them with their water, and the Nile River. It was operated by hand and was used to lift water from the river onto land in buckets. It has a long pole and there are two objects at each end of it. On one side, there is a bucket. On the other, there is a weight. The Egyptians would lower the bucket, and allowed the water to flow into the bucket. Then they would drop it, causing the weight to lift it back up so they could retrieve it. This was a very nifty device.
    • ed h
      ed h on 04 Nov 11
       
      this is a very cool device.
    • Everett m
      Everett m on 15 Nov 11
       
      very helpful thanks
  • Paper was another remarkable invention the Egyptians came up with. Their paper was made out of papyrus, a plant very abundant in the Nile area. First they had to slice the core of the stalk into very fine pieces. These pieces get submerged in water to remove sugar. The they are pounded to drain the water. The strips are  then lay side by side and are weaved into each other. The end result is papyrus paper. In fact, the English word “paper” is derived from the word papyrus.
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      anna g on 14 Nov 11
       
      they invented paper
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  • Locks were another making of the Egyptians. These were made to prevent the endless robberies. They made a wooden crossbar that was almost entirely enclose except for some space for the key and the pins. They dropped these pins into cavities, which locked the door. To unlock it, they slid the key into the opening, which pushed the pins out of the way, enabling the door to open.            
    • anna g
      anna g on 14 Nov 11
       
      they made locks
    • sarah l
      sarah l on 14 Nov 11
       
      Thats intresting i didnt know that.
    • matt k
      matt k on 15 Nov 11
       
      Cool, except you could just break the lock by smashing the wood. :)
  • The shadoof was a very useful device that the Egyptians built to help them with their water, and the Nile River. It was operated by hand and was used to lift water from the river onto land in buckets. It has a long pole and there are two objects at each end of it. On one side, there is a bucket. On the other, there is a weight. The Egyptians would lower the bucket, and allowed the water to flow into the bucket. Then they would drop it, causing the weight to lift it back up so they could retrieve it. This was a very nifty device.
    • cassidy s
      cassidy s on 14 Nov 11
       
      The Ancient Egyptiond=s invented the shadoox,and without it it would be very difficult for them to get water.
  • nick s on 15 Nov 11
     
    I don't think this is a very reliable site. In the first two paragraphs, there are 3 grammer mistakes. This could be reliable, but the creator of this site really needs to get an editor to fix the mistakes.
Alexander AER

Ancient Greece - History, mythology, art, war, culture, society, and architecture. - 2 views

www.ancientgreece.com/Main_Page

SocialStudies 7th

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    • Josh B
      Josh B on 01 Nov 11
       
      hyperlinks for certain areas of Ancient Greece
    • Swathi S
      Swathi S on 01 Nov 11
       
      its really cool and interactive
    • Yossi DuBow
      Yossi DuBow on 01 Nov 11
       
      This is very Helpful!!!
    • brock j
      brock j on 04 Nov 11
       
      cool what is it about
    • Chaehee Lee
      Chaehee Lee on 01 Nov 11
       
      These are the links to Geography, mythology, the people, culture and society, etc.
    • Swathi S
      Swathi S on 01 Nov 11
       
      i really like this site
    • Kalina P
      Kalina P on 01 Nov 11
       
      There's a lot of useful information which includes some of the topics Mr. Holman gave us. It is very interactive and helpful.
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    • Alexander AER
      Alexander AER on 02 Nov 11
       
      I'll have to remember this site. :D
  • Alexander AER on 02 Nov 11
     
    Website two of two for Greece
Ya'Riah P

Ancient Greece - 0 views

historylink102.com/...index.htm

history Medieval

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  • dana k on 01 Nov 11
     
    All about Greece and there life styles. Can be a very helpful site to understand what their life was like.
  • Ya'Riah P on 16 Oct 12
     
    COOL
ben m

Four Great Inventions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

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  • The prevailing academic consensus is that gunpowder was discovered in the 9th century by Chinese alchemists searching for an elixir of immortality.[16] By the time the Song Dynasty treatise, Wujing Zongyao (武经总要), was written by Zeng Gongliang and Yang Weide in AD 1044, the various Chinese formulas for gunpowder held levels of nitrate in the range of 27% to 50%.[17] By the end of the 12th century, Chinese formulas of gunpowder had a level of nitrate capable of bursting through cast iron metal containers, in the form of the earliest hollow, gunpowder-filled grenade bombs.
    • ben m
      ben m on 04 Nov 11
       
      that is pretty cool its like if they had not of done that then we would not have the guns we have today pretty cool again
Taylor B

Greek History - 3 views

www.ancient-greece.org/history.html

history

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    • Zack Z
      Zack Z on 16 Oct 12
       
      I love Greek Gods. I have always wanted to go to Greece and see some of the cool architecture. I want to learn more!
    • Hriday D
      Hriday D on 13 Oct 14
       
      Thats so cool!
  • Archaeological evidence testifies to the island's habitation since the 7th millennium BC After the 5th millennium BC we find the first evidence of hand-made ceramic pottery which marks the beginning of the civilization Evans, the famed archaeologist who excavated Knossos, named "Minoan" after the legendary king Minos.
    • Daria N
      Daria N on 17 Oct 12
       
      Really detailed
  • Taylor B on 17 Oct 12
     
    A website with History, culture and architecture of Ancient-Greece
Garth Holman

inklewriter - 2 views

www.inklestudios.com/inklewriter

writting story mashup choose your own adventure digitalstorytelling storytelling Digital Storytelling

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  • Garth Holman on 06 Aug 14
     
    Choose your own adventure story book maker! So Cool.
Mackenzie D

Greece - 0 views

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Greece Cool Site

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      anonymous on 16 Oct 12
       
      Greece in the U.S. eyes
    • Nikita V
      Nikita V on 16 Oct 12
       
      This is a good informational website.
  • COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: Greece is a developed and stable democracy with a modern economy. Tourist facilities are widely available. Read the Department of State Background Notes on Greece for additional information.
  • anonymous on 16 Oct 12
     
    All about Greece
Zoe w

Spartan Life - 0 views

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    • Zoe w
      Zoe w on 06 Nov 12
       
      Super cool pictures
Andre Harris

Ancient Greece - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    • Andre Harris
      Andre Harris on 17 Oct 12
       
      cool
  • The territory of Greece is mountainous, and as a result, ancient Greece consisted of many smaller regions each with its own dialect, cultural peculiarities, and identity. Regionalism and regional conflicts were a prominent feature of ancient Greece. Cities tended to be located in valleys between mountains, or on coastal plains, and dominated a certain area around them.
  • Thus, the major peculiarities of the ancient Greek political system were; firstly, its fragmentary nature, and that this does not particularly seem to have tribal origin; and secondly the particular focus on urban centres within otherwise tiny states. The peculiarities of the Greek system are further evidenced by the colonies that they set up throughout the Mediterranean Sea, which, though they might count a certain Greek polis as their 'mother' (and remain sympathetic to her), were completely independent of the founding city. Inevitably smaller poleis might be
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  • Ancient Greece consisted of several hundred more or less independent city-states (poleis). This was a situation unlike that in most other contemporary societies, which were either tribal, or kingdoms ruling over relatively large territories. Undoubtedly the geography of Greece—divided and sub-divided by hills, mountains and rivers—contributed to the fragmentary nature of ancient Greece. On the one hand, the ancient Greeks had no doubt that they were 'one people'; they had the same religion, same basic culture, and same language. Furthermore, the Greeks were very aware of their tribal origins; Herodotus was able to extensively categorise the city-states by tribe. Yet, although these higher-level relationships existed, they seem to have rarely had a major role in Greek politics.
    • Andre Harris
      Andre Harris on 17 Oct 12
       
      awesome 
Andre Harris

California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    • Andre Harris
      Andre Harris on 17 Oct 12
       
      cool
Andre Harris

Mexico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

en.wikipedia.org/Mexico

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    • Andre Harris
      Andre Harris on 17 Oct 12
       
      cool
Martin M

Ancient Greek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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ancient greek

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  • The origins, early forms, and early development of the Hellenic language family are not well understood because of the lack of contemporaneous evidence. There are several theories about what Hellenic dialect groups may have existed between the divergence of early Greek-like speech from the common Proto-Indo-European language. They have the same general outline but differ in some of the detail. The only attested dialect from this period[1] is Mycenaean, but its relationship to the historical dialects and the historical circumstances of the times imply that the overall groups already existed in some form.
  • The major dialect groups of the Ancient Greek period can be assumed to have developed not later than 1120 BC, at the time of the Dorian invasion(s), and their first appearances as precise alphabetic writing began in the 8th century BC. The invasion would not be "Dorian" unless the invaders had some cultural relationship to the historical Dorians; moreover, the invasion is known to have displaced population to the later Attic-Ionic regions, who regarded themselves as descendants of the population displaced by or contending with the Dorians. The Greeks of this period considered there to be three major divisions of all the Greek people—Dorians, Aeolians and Ionians (including Athenians), each with their own defining and distinctive dialects. Allowing for their oversight of Arcadian, an obscure mountain dialect, and Cyprian, far from the center of Greek scholarship, this division of people and language is quite similar to the results of modern archaeological-linguistic investigation. One standard formulation for the dialects is:[2
    • Martin M
      Martin M on 17 Oct 12
       
      Dialect of Greece is cool!
Lakala S

Greek Culture - 1 views

www.ancient-greece.org/culture.html

greece

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    • Lakala S
      Lakala S on 17 Oct 12
       
      This is making me want to learn more about Greece!
  • Nurtured by the fertile and secure island of Crete, and situated in the middle of the Mediterranean, the inhabitants of the island developed an advanced culture evident in the artifacts their labor produced. A joyous seafaring people, the Minoans did not create monuments to their gods, or kings. Instead, their art speaks of a humble religion, and their architecture serves the well being of the community, and reveals their relationship to nature and to themselves.
  • Mia K on 17 Oct 12
     
    greece culture cool pictures
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