Paper money and letters of credit
Chinese paper money What came before paper money? For almost two thousand years, people used metal coins for money, or they used letters of credit (like a check today). History [...]
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What is irrigation? Farming History
Irrigation farming: an irrigation canal in Mali (Africa) Dry farming (without irrigation) Often people farm in a place where enough rain falls during the year (and at the right times) [...]
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History of farming
History of farming: A field of wheat When did people start farming? People did not farm as a major way of getting food until around 12,000 BC. About that time, [...]
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06, 2017
A day in Mesopotamia – food, costumes, activities
Molded bricks form an archer at ancient Susa, in Iran If you're a teacher, parent, or day camp counselor thinking of spending a week or so on ancient West Asia [...]
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Mesopotamian plate project – West Asia
Mesopotamian plate, made by kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland Oregon Mesopotamia is where the pottery wheel was invented West Asia was not the first place on earth where people began [...]
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Make a cuneiform tablet – Mesopotamia project
Cuneiform tablet, made by kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland Oregon About 3500 BC, people in West Asia began to use writing. Because nobody had invented paper yet, these people wrote [...]
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Bicycle races – Central Asia projects
Kids having a bike race - A bicycle race can stand in for a horse race on Central Asia day Horse race or bicycle race? In ancient Central Asia, people loved [...]
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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 [...]
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Weaving project – West Asia project
An easy way to weave with construction paper The best way to understand weaving is to weave something for yourself. You can do this with just strips of paper. Take a piece [...]
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Make a clay seal – Mesopotamia project
Clay seal project: A cylinder seal and square seal from ancient Mesopotamia What is a clay seal? The people of ancient Mesopotamia had many baskets which had been sealed with [...]
