Thursday, November 19, 2009
King Tut
TutankhamunTutankhamun was an Egyptian Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty (ruled 1333 BC – 1324 BC), during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom. His original name, Tutankhaten, meant "Living Image of Aten", while Tutankhamun meant "Living Image of Amun".
Facts
+ King Tut was born at Akhetaten which was the capital city of Egypt.
+ The year he was born was 1346 BC.
+ It was believed that he was the son of Amenhotep IV or also known as Akhenaton and Kiya, which makes him the step son of Queen Nefertiti.
+ King Tut was only 9 years old when he became pharaoh.
+ He was located at the Valley of Kings in Thebes, The Valley of Kings was the place where royalties of ancient Egypt were normally buried.
+ Tut is widely famous because his tomb was one of the few tombs discovered with its treasures intact.
+ No one is certain of the cause of death. Reports indicate a blow to the head, an accident or murder??
Where is he now?
The face of the ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun has been in Cairo, Egypt since the year 1997, and it has been about 85 years since his tomb was discovered. King Tut's mummy has been moved into a special display case where it will be better protected from dust.
The Treasures
Gypsies
Gypsies
Culture
Their culture, trades, and language are passed down from one person to the next. Most do not read or write. Caravans are formed of related families. Each band is led by a Kris, a tribunal leader who passes judgment based of their religious beliefs and customs.
Facts about Gypsies and Travelers
+Myths, rumors and misinformation surround the presence of minority ethnic groups such as Gypsies and Travelers and these can be hard to rebut. However, below are some facts about Gypsies and Travelers that can be used to discredit many of the more popular myths.
+Romany Gypsies have been in Great Britain for over 600 years, and Irish Travelers have also lived and traveled here for generations.
Both groups are recognized ethnic minorities and are protected by Race Relations legislation.
+Out of about 17,800 Gypsy and Traveler caravans in England, over 14,000 are on authorized, legal sites.
+Romany Gypsies and Irish Travelers have their own languages; Romany Gypsies particularly have very strict customs about hygiene and cleanliness, developed over many years to cope with living on the roads.
+Less than one square mile of land would be needed to accommodate every unauthorized caravan in England.
+91 per cent of all local authorities in England and Wales have Gypsies and Travelers either living in them or passing through.
Several groups, all known to outsiders as "Gypsies," live today in the United States. In their native languages, each of the groups refers to itself by a specific name, but all translate their self-designations as "Gypsy" when speaking English. Each had its own cultural, linguistic, and historical tradition before coming to this country, and each maintains social distance from the others.
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Corot-7b
In Washington, Astronomers have finally found a place outside our solar system where there's a firm place to stand, if only it weren't so hot.
As scientists search the skies for life somewhere else, they have found more than 300 planets outside our solar system. But they all have been gas balls or can't be proven to be solid. Scientists have long figured that if life begins on a planet, it needs a solid surface to rest on, so finding one somewhere else is a big deal.
"It's hot, they're calling it the lava planet"
It was first discovered earlier this year by European scientists then watched it dozens of times to measure its density to prove that it is rocky like Earth. It's in our general neighborhood, circling a star in the winter sky about 500 light-years away. Each light-year is about 6 trillion miles.
Plus, the planet is about as close to Earth in size as any other planet found outside our solar system.
In Washington, Astronomers have finally found a place outside our solar system where there's a firm place to stand, if only it weren't so hot.
As scientists search the skies for life somewhere else, they have found more than 300 planets outside our solar system. But they all have been gas balls or can't be proven to be solid. Scientists have long figured that if life begins on a planet, it needs a solid surface to rest on, so finding one somewhere else is a big deal.
"It's hot, they're calling it the lava planet"
It was first discovered earlier this year by European scientists then watched it dozens of times to measure its density to prove that it is rocky like Earth. It's in our general neighborhood, circling a star in the winter sky about 500 light-years away. Each light-year is about 6 trillion miles.
Plus, the planet is about as close to Earth in size as any other planet found outside our solar system.
Cleopatra
Cleopatra , 69 BC-30 BC, was the last pharaoh of Egypt, one of the great romantic heroines of all time. Her name was widely used in the Ptolemaic family; there were many earlier Cleopatras. The daughter of Ptolemy XI, she was married at the age of 17 (as was the family custom) to her younger brother Ptolemy XII .
Facts
+Cleopatra’s full name was Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator.
+Cleopatra died in 30 BC, when she was only 39 years old. She committed suicide and used an asp (an Egyptian cobra snake) for the purpose.
+She was the only one in her family who could actually speak Egyptian.
+She became pharaoh of Egypt when she was 18 years old.
+She spoke 9 different languages.
+She had 5 kids, 4 sons and 1 daughter.
+Cleopatra had 2 brothers and 2 sisters.
+She was involved with Cesar and Mark Antony who were very famous kings of Rome.
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no one knows where she was buried people say she was buried on the outskirts of Alexandria with her last lover mark Anthony.
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Hieroglyphics
Facts
+Cleopatra’s full name was Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator.
+Cleopatra died in 30 BC, when she was only 39 years old. She committed suicide and used an asp (an Egyptian cobra snake) for the purpose.
+She was the only one in her family who could actually speak Egyptian.
+She became pharaoh of Egypt when she was 18 years old.
+She spoke 9 different languages.
+She had 5 kids, 4 sons and 1 daughter.
+Cleopatra had 2 brothers and 2 sisters.
+She was involved with Cesar and Mark Antony who were very famous kings of Rome.
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no one knows where she was buried people say she was buried on the outskirts of Alexandria with her last lover mark Anthony.
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Hieroglyphics
Important People
Robert Peary
The first person who claimed was the first to get the north pole.
Edmund Hillary
The first person to get to the top of Mount Everest.
Davy Crockett
Served as a solider in the Texas Revolution and died in the Battle of the Alamo, and represented Tennessee in the U.S. house or representatives.
Daniel Boone
A militia officer in the Revolutionary War, and founded Kentucky.
Yuri Gagarin
Is the first person to go into space and orbit the Earth.
Chuck Yaeger
A retired general in the US Air Force and noted test pilot, and he broke the sound burier.
John Glenn
Orbited the Earth in the year 1962 with 7.
Neil Armstrong
The first person to set foot on the moon
Robert Peary
Amelia Earhart
was the first person to fly across the Atlantic ocean solo, she also tried to fly all the way around the world but in stead she went missing half way through the process.
Lewis & Clark
Two famous explorers that crossed America with the help of Sacajawea because of the Louisiana Purchase.
Alan Shepard
The second person in space and first American.
Thomas Edison
Invented tin foil phonograph.
Henry Ford
Invented the Ford truck
Wright Brothers
Made the first airplane that flew.
SCIENTISTS-ANCIENT
Hippocrates- was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, and was considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is referred to as the “father of medicine”.
Galileo-was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution.
Johannes Gutenberg-was a German goldsmith and printer who is credited with being the first European to use movable type printing, in around 1439, and the global inventor of the mechanical printing press.
Nicolaus Copernicus-was the first astronomer to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology, which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe.
WORLD LEADERS - ANCIENT
Ghengis Khan-was the founder, Khan and Khagan of the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous empire in history.
Alexander the Great-was an Ancient Greek king of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in ancient history, born in Pella in 356 BC.
Julius Caesar-was a Roman military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
King Arthur-is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defense of Britain against the Saxon invaders in the early 6th century.
Attila the Hun-was the Emperor of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was leader of the Hunnic Empire which stretched from Germany to the Ural River and from the River Danube to the Baltic Sea.
The first person who claimed was the first to get the north pole.
Edmund Hillary
The first person to get to the top of Mount Everest.
Davy Crockett
Served as a solider in the Texas Revolution and died in the Battle of the Alamo, and represented Tennessee in the U.S. house or representatives.
Daniel Boone
A militia officer in the Revolutionary War, and founded Kentucky.
Yuri Gagarin
Is the first person to go into space and orbit the Earth.
Chuck Yaeger
A retired general in the US Air Force and noted test pilot, and he broke the sound burier.
John Glenn
Orbited the Earth in the year 1962 with 7.
Neil Armstrong
The first person to set foot on the moon
Robert Peary
Amelia Earhart
was the first person to fly across the Atlantic ocean solo, she also tried to fly all the way around the world but in stead she went missing half way through the process.
Lewis & Clark
Two famous explorers that crossed America with the help of Sacajawea because of the Louisiana Purchase.
Alan Shepard
The second person in space and first American.
Thomas Edison
Invented tin foil phonograph.
Henry Ford
Invented the Ford truck
Wright Brothers
Made the first airplane that flew.
SCIENTISTS-ANCIENT
Hippocrates- was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, and was considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is referred to as the “father of medicine”.
Galileo-was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution.
Johannes Gutenberg-was a German goldsmith and printer who is credited with being the first European to use movable type printing, in around 1439, and the global inventor of the mechanical printing press.
Nicolaus Copernicus-was the first astronomer to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology, which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe.
WORLD LEADERS - ANCIENT
Ghengis Khan-was the founder, Khan and Khagan of the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous empire in history.
Alexander the Great-was an Ancient Greek king of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in ancient history, born in Pella in 356 BC.
Julius Caesar-was a Roman military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
King Arthur-is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defense of Britain against the Saxon invaders in the early 6th century.
Attila the Hun-was the Emperor of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was leader of the Hunnic Empire which stretched from Germany to the Ural River and from the River Danube to the Baltic Sea.
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