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11 06, 2017

Playing backgammon – West Asia projects

By |2018-04-07T17:04:21-07:00June 11th, 2017|Crafts, Games, West Asia|Comments Off on Playing backgammon – West Asia projects

A backgammon board made by kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland Oregon Beginning about 3000 BC, backgammon was one of the most popular games in ancient Mesopotamia and elsewhere in West [...]

11 06, 2017

A day in ancient Rome – food, costumes, activities

By |2018-04-18T23:49:10-07:00June 11th, 2017|Crafts, Romans|Comments Off on A day in ancient Rome – food, costumes, activities

Gladiators mosaic If you're a teacher, parent, or day camp counselor thinking of spending a week or so on ancient Rome, here's some ideas for Roman activities other people have [...]

11 06, 2017

Making Roman weapons – Ancient Rome project

By |2017-06-11T16:50:21-07:00June 11th, 2017|Crafts, Romans, War|Comments Off on Making Roman weapons – Ancient Rome project

Roman helmet, from the kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland, Oregon Although the Romans did many other things besides fight battles, certainly one of their greatest achievements was the world's first [...]

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