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Learning about our past influences our actions today (Religion :check:…
Learning about our past influences our actions today
Mesopotamia
Assyrians
The Assyrians invented the first library which today gives us knowledge and facts about our past. It also gives us the pleasure of reading about fiction stories, science, and a lot more!
Sumerians
The Sumerians invented the first wheel that was used to carry heavy loads and also for chariots in battle.The wheel has affected our lives tremendously today because we use the wheel to go almost everywhere! The wheel is our main source for transportation including the car, skateboard, bike, and much much more!
Babylonians
King Hammurabi of Babylon invented a law called Hammurabi's code. It was said that the gods told him to write a legal code and so he did. He ruled by a law that was "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth". This is in the biblical book of exodus.
War
Holocaust
Auschwitz
Treblinka
Death Camp:red_cross:
Buchenwald
Work Camp
Death, Work, and Labor Camp
Inventions
Issues
Child Soldiers
Up to 120,000 child soldiers recruited in war
War:explode:
Millions of people being displaced
Poverty
Live on less than $1 per day
Africa
Ancestors:silhouettes:
Talents
Art
I got my art talents from my Grandpa. I never met him but I know that he was an amazing artist and then became an architect.
Why from London?
Our family were all originally from Poland and Russia and just before the war they fled. Half ending up in America and half ending ip in England. They did not really know where they were going to end up but the boat they went in just took them to really anywhere else.
Ballet
No one really knows where I got my talent for ballet and dance from but my older sister was a a great ballerina until she got injured. Everybody thinks that I dance just like her and that we are very similar in many more ways.
Cradle of Civilization
Grew their own food
Lived in permanent settlements
Started making pottery and jewelry
Trade what was made for food
Started arguing for who got best land or access to local water well
Religion :check:
Islam
The Islam religion is mostly located in Northern Asia, the Middle East, and Indonesia. They are monotheistic and believe in Hajj which means the pilgrimage to Mecca and also praying 5 times a day. Their sacred writing is the Qu'ran and their place of worship is a Mosque. One of their festivals is Ramadan which is the month of fasting.
Christianity
Christianity is a major religion of the world and was founded by Jesus Christ. Their sacred writings are the bible and the gospel and they also believe in the 10 Commandments. They are monotheistic which means they believe in one god and their place of worship is a church or a chapel. One of their core beliefs is love they neighbor as thyself.
Judaism
Judaism was founded by Abraham in 2000 B.C. and they are a monotheistic religion. Their sacred writings are the Torah and the Hebrew Bible. Their place of worship is the temple pr the synagogue and they believe that actions are more important than words.
Hindu
Hinduism is a major religion of India and has about 1 billion followers. There is no specific founder of Hinduism and it is the oldest religion. Hindu's have a variety of belief's about reincarnation, karma, gods and goddesses, and much more. There are many sacred writings in the Hindu faith one including the Vedas. Hindu's also believe in something called Ishtar Devata which is a personal deity. That means that they worship one specific god or goddess. They also believe in Vishnu who is the protector of the universe and that Avatars are forms of a god.
