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isabel l

Slavery in the Modern World - Infoplease.com - 0 views

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  • When a ship carrying hundreds of people was recently turned away from Benin , Africa, officials suspected that the children on board were human slaves. The incident once again brought attention to the problem of slavery . At this moment, millions of men, women, and children—roughly twice the population of Rhode Island—are being held against their will as modern-day slaves
  • When a ship carrying hundreds of people was recently turned away from Benin, Africa, officials suspected that the children on board were human slaves. The incident once again brought attention to the problem of slavery. At this moment, millions of men, women, and children—roughly twice the population of Rhode Island—are being held against their will as modern-day slaves.
Anabelle C

Ancient Chinese Inventions - All You Need To Know - 2 views

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    • Anabelle C
      Anabelle C on 01 Nov 11
       
      why does china invent almost everything?
    • kaitlin k
      kaitlin k on 15 Nov 11
       
      This link is very helpful, it has many of Cina's inventions
briana g

Chinese Inventions - 1 views

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    • Jason Wu
      Jason Wu on 01 Nov 11
       
      Awesome site! Click the links to learn about each invention!
  • briana g on 15 Nov 11
     
    "Porcelain"
andressa g

Ancient Egyptian Inventions - 6 views

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  • The Pyramids, the development of tools to ensure a level base and the development of mortar and cement
    • erick j
      erick j on 15 Nov 11
       
      The pyramids have withstood the test of time.
  • Surgical techniques
    • andressa g
      andressa g on 15 Nov 11
       
      this really helps me with what im doing!!! hopefully it helps somone else.
  • erick j on 14 Nov 11
     
    Here are some ancient Egyptian inventions.
  • erick j on 14 Nov 11
     
    The pyramids have withstood the test of time.
  • nick s on 15 Nov 11
     
    Nice job Erick. This is a great place to find the inventions the ancient Egyptians.
morgan m

List of Indian inventions and discoveries - 2 views

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indian inventions wikipedia

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  • Button, ornamental: Buttons—made from seashell—were used in the Indus Valley Civilization for ornamental purposes by 2000 BCE.[1] Some buttons were carved into geometric shapes and had holes pieced into them so that they could attached to clothing by using a thread.[1] Ian McNeil (1990) holds that: "The button, in fact, was originally used more as an ornament than as a fastening, the earliest known being found at Mohenjo-daro in the Indus Valley. It is made of a curved shell and about 5000 years old
    • morgan m
      morgan m on 15 Nov 11
       
      buttons are ok but we dont really need them
  • arman b on 15 Nov 11
     
    It has many inventions and discoveries
  • cassidy s on 15 Nov 11
     
    Yes, I agree. I used the same site.
  • morgan m on 15 Nov 11
     
    It has many inventions and discoveries
brock j

All About Egyptian Inventions - 2 views

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  • The water clock was an invention that was very valuable to the religious leaders of Egypt. The citizens of Egypt weren't too concerned about clocks for their own time. So why would they need clocks? For their religious ceremonies, of course! The religious leaders needed a better and more specific way to tell time than how high the sun was in the sky. Why did they need to tell the time more precisely? Well, they had certain ceremonies that they believed they had to do in order to please their gods. So they invented the water clock. It was a large funnel that was marked into 12 sections for their hours, and it dripped down. The leaders just measured the water to tell the time. (However,I still prefer a watch. Well, at least the these clocks didn't need any batteries!)
    • anna g
      anna g on 14 Nov 11
       
      The water clock
    • brock j
      brock j on 15 Nov 11
       
      hey i found thst in a other web site to thanks
brock j

Ancient Roman Inventions - 2 views

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    • Ashely H
      Ashely H on 01 Nov 11
       
      Great information!
    • brock j
      brock j on 15 Nov 11
       
      thank you for the info
  • There are many other ancient Roman inventions which includes such things as Coliseums, the odometer, pewter, paddle wheel boats, hydraulic mining, the foot powered loom and the forced pump.
    • brock j
      brock j on 15 Nov 11
       
      here is some very good info
  • Ashely H on 01 Nov 11
     
    acient rome inventions 
sasha p

India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

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    • Alex Orloff
      Alex Orloff on 02 Nov 11
       
      wow so india is called the republic of india
    • Dar'jon B
      Dar'jon B on 02 Nov 11
       
      located in South Asia
  • It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world
  • Home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilization and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history.
lukas s

Ancient Chinese Inventions - Ancient China for Kids - 5 views

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    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 01 Nov 11
       
      The Chinese invented a great deal.  Look at this list. 
    • daniel e
      daniel e on 15 Nov 11
       
      This website has some good information.
    • andressa g
      andressa g on 15 Nov 11
       
      This site really helped me!!!
  • The ancient Chinese invented many things we use today, including paper, silk, matches, wheelbarrows, gunpowder, the decimal system, the waterwheel, the sundial, astronomy, porcelain china, lacquer paint, pottery wheel, fireworks, paper money, compass, tangrams,   seismograph, medicines, dominoes, jump rope, kites, tea ceremony, folding umbrella, ink, calligraphy, animal harness, playing cards, printing, abacus, wallpaper, the crossbow, ice cream, and ... well, you get the idea.
  • The ancient Chinese invented many things we use today, including paper, silk, matches, wheelbarrows, gunpowder, the decimal system, the waterwheel, the sundial, astronomy, porcelain china, lacquer paint, pottery wheel, fireworks, paper money, compass, tangrams,  seismograph, medicines, dominoes, jump rope, kites, tea ceremony, folding umbrella, ink, calligraphy, animal harness, playing cards, printing, abacus, wallpaper, the crossbow, ice cream, and ... well, you get the idea.
matt k

Ancient Egyptian Inventions - 7 views

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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.
    • anna g
      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.
sarah l

List of Chinese inventions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 3 views

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  • China has been the source of many significant inventions, including the Four Great Inventions: papermaking, the compass, gunpowder, and printing (both woodblock and movable type). The
    • maddy m
      maddy m on 14 Nov 11
       
      The ancient China inventions have helped a lot today. I don't know where we would be without some of the inventions of China
  • Gunpowder
  • Compass
rachel c

Kites and Kite Flying - History of Kites and Kite Flying - 0 views

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  • Benjamin Franklin experimented with kites to investigate atmospheric electricity,
  • were used for sending meteorologic instruments aloft to measure wind velocity, temperature, barometric pressure, and humidity.
  • wind velocity
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  • Later it was experimented as a science instrument for various researches
  • rachel c on 15 Nov 11
     
    shows how kites were used
megan s

Ancient Greece Inventions - 7 views

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  • Ancient Greece Inventions
    • megan s
      megan s on 15 Nov 11
       
      Thanks to whoever highlighted this :)
  • It is thought that they were one of the first to use a Canon although it did not use gunpowder. By using compressed air, these canons were able to hurl a projectile over long distances.
  • One well-known ancient Greek invention is the Antikythera mechanism. Believe it or not, this was a type of calculator that is thought to have been invented some 2000 years ago. As a matter of fact, many people consider this to be the world's first computer,
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  • Another one of the ancient Greek inventions that is rather interesting is that of the shower. Although nothing was known about germs at that particular time, the Greeks thought that it was a healthful practice to wash the body with water. The fact that there were showers during this time period is recorded in various art murals that have been excavated
  • The ancient Grecian Empire was not only known for its unprecedented warfare, it was also known for some of the inventors and inventions that took place during that time. Most of these inventions occurred during the fifth century B.C. but that was really only the start of the ancient Greek inventions that we have a record of. Some of the most well-known of these ancient Greece inventions occurred even after the Roman Empire had come into power.
  • It would be easy to discuss many of the ancient Greeks inventions that took place which were associated with warfare. Almost everybody is aware of the fact that Alexander the Great and his conquests were some of the most renowned throughout all history. In just a short period of time, he and his army overtook most of the then known world and if his life would not have been cut short, he would have continued his conquests. There were, no doubt, many ancient Greek inventions which helped to make his conquests successful. The one invention that I will discuss, however, is the canon. It is thought that they were one of the first to use a Canon although it did not use gunpowder. By using compressed air, these canons were able to hurl a projectile over long distances.
  • The ancient Grecian Empire was not only known for its unprecedented warfare, it was also known for some of the inventors and inventions that took place during that time. Most of these inventions occurred during the fifth century B.C. but that was really only the start of the ancient Greek inventions that we have a record of. Some of the most well-known of these ancient Greece inventions occurred even after the Roman Empire had come into power.
  • It would be easy to discuss many of the ancient Greeks inventions that took place which were associated with warfare. Almost everybody is aware of the fact that Alexander the Great and his conquests were some of the most renowned throughout all history. In just a short period of time, he and his army overtook most of the then known world and if his life would not have been cut short, he would have continued his conquests. There were, no doubt, many ancient Greek inventions which helped to make his conquests successful. The one invention that I will discuss, however, is the canon.  It is thought that they were one of the first to use a Canon although it did not use gunpowder. By using compressed air, these canons were able to hurl a projectile over long distances.  One well-known ancient Greek invention is the Antikythera mechanism. Believe it or not, this was a type of calculator that is thought to have been invented some 2000 years ago. As a matter of fact, many people consider this to be the world's first computer, although it was nothing like the computers that we see today. Through the use of a complex system of gears, it was able to calculate the relative positions of the sun, moon and stars whenever a date was entered. This is one of the ancient Greeks inventions that was truly far ahead of its time. The ancient Greeks were also well known for their work that took place under water. Aristotle first described this type of contraption some 2400 years ago. It is thought that this is one of the ancient Greeks inventions that was used in order to salvage the floor of the ocean for various items. It is unknown what other applications this ancient Greek invention had but it was ingenious that they were able to come up with the concept.  Another one of the ancient Greek inventions that is rather interesting is that of the shower. Although nothing was known about germs at that particular time, the Greeks thought that it was a healthful practice to wash the body with water. The fact that there were showers during this time period is recorded in various art murals that have been excavated . It is hard to know what other ancient Greeks inventions were in existence during that time. One thing's for certain, they were a society that was rather enlightened and well ahead of their time. Perhaps with some more archaeology work on our part, we may be able to discover that they were behind some other ingenious ideas as well.
  • One well-known ancient Greek invention is the Antikythera mechanism. Believe it or not, this was a type of calculator that is thought to have been invented some 2000 years ago. As a matter of fact, many people consider this to be the world's first computer, although it was nothing like the computers that we see today. Through the use of a complex system of gears, it was able to calculate the relative positions of the sun, moon and stars whenever a date was entered. This is one of the ancient Greeks inventions that was truly far ahead of its time.
  • Another one of the ancient Greek inventions that is rather interesting is that of the shower. Although nothing was known about germs at that particular time, the Greeks thought that it was a healthful practice to wash the body with water. The fact that there were showers during this time period is recorded in various art murals that have been excavated.
  • ryan c on 04 Nov 11
     
    The invetions of ancient Greece
  • ed h on 15 Nov 11
     
    This website has many inventions for ancient greece
  • megan s on 15 Nov 11
     
    The invetions of ancient Greece
ed h

Ancient Inventions - Lesson Plans & Games for Kids - 0 views

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  • The ancient Egyptians made their own ice. Women placed shallow clay trays of water on straw beds. Evaporation, combined with the drop in night temperatures, froze the water. Cool night air circulated from the air shaft built in the middle of their houses. Windows were arranged opposite doors to allow for a cross draft.
    • ed h
      ed h on 15 Nov 11
       
      This is very creative and a good idea.
megan s

Ancient Chinese Inventions - Top Discoveries and Inventions of the Ancient Chinese - 1 views

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Ancient Chinese Inventions

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  • Tea has been so important in China that even the story of silk includes a probably anachronistic
  • cup of it. Legend says silk was discovered when a cocoon fell from a mulberry bush into a cup of imperial tea. This is similar to the legend of the discovery of tea where an emperor (Shen Nung (2737 B.C.)) drank a cup of water into which leaves from an overhanging Camellia bush had fallen. Tea, no matter what country it comes from, is from the Camellia sinensis plant. It seems to have been a new beverage in the third century A.D., a time when it was still regarded with suspicion, much as the tomato was when it was first brought to Europe. Today we refer to beverages as tea even though there is no real tea in them. (Purists call them tisanes.) In the early period, there was confusion, too, and the Chinese for tea was sometimes used to refer to other plants, according to Bodde.
  • The principle behind gunpowder was discovered by the Chinese in perhaps the first century A.D., during the Han Dynasty. It wasn't used in guns at the time, but created explosions at festivals.
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  • megan s on 04 Nov 11
     
    This is a great website to learn a lot about Ancient China's inventions.
rachel c

Dgh - Ancient China - 1 views

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  • rachel c on 14 Nov 11
     
    show what china used
ben m

The Middle Ages - 5 views

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  • Early Civilizations / Y2003.CSS.S01.G06-08.BB.L07.I02 02. Describe the enduring impact of early civilizations in India, China, Egypt, Greece and Rome after 1000 B.C. including: The development of concepts of government and citizenship Scientific and cultural advancements The spread of religions Slavery and systems of labor
    • ben m
      ben m on 14 Nov 11
       
      This is great it is like an all in one!!
ed h

Ancient Inventions - 0 views

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  • First of all, it should be noted that there is usually a direct relation between ancient inventions and anthropology. Many times, an invention is given credit at one particular time but it is later discovered that it may have been used hundreds or perhaps even thousands of years earlier. A good example of this is the Archimedes screw which was thought to have been invented during the second century B.C. by a Greek inventor who shared the same name as his invention. It is now widely accepted that this same type of the device was used hundreds of years earlier by Nebuchadnezzar in order to water the famous hanging Gardens of Babylon.
    • ed h
      ed h on 14 Nov 11
       
      this is a very intersting tool
eric c

Archimedes' Screw (Illustrations) - 2 views

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screw Archimedes ancient egypt invention

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  • THE SCREW OF ARCHIMEDES Archimedes of Syracuse, when he was in Egypt, invented a machine for pumping bilge water out of the holds of ships.   . . .  A curious model of such an instrument, probably of the late Ptolemaic period, has been found in Lower Egypt. It consists of a terra-cotta cylinder with a screw inside it, 10 inches long and 4-1/2 inches in diameter.
    • henry m
      henry m on 04 Nov 11
       
      It's amazing that this was the modern water pump back then.
    • morgan g
      morgan g on 04 Nov 11
       
      Wait so did it pump the water out of the ship or did it pump fresh water from the ocean?
    • eric c
      eric c on 14 Nov 11
       
      Oceans have salt water so no.
  • eric c on 14 Nov 11
     
    An amazing invention invented by Archimedes that is still used today to move water up an incline.
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