Played a review game for our test tomorrow.
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today we had a study day
Home sick.
We watched a video.
We played a review game today for our test tomorrow.
Hellenistic Culture- Greek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian and Indian
Language- Koin meaning common in Greek, communication throughout empire
Alexandria in Egypt- easy to get too by ship, booming economy due to all the different customs and item
Today in class we played a review game. We have a test tomorrow. The questions to the review is Chapter%205%20Review.docx. My mid-chapter review is on my 9/17/12 tab. Good luck tomorrow on the test.
President Lincoln created the transcontinental railroad, 2000 miles across the country. Judah's trail for the railroad stretches across mountains. an estimated 15,000 Chinese men died in explosions. A six month journey by horse and wagon became possi
Know about the Continental Railroad.
-People were obsessed with the railroad.
-The biggest obstacle was the Sierra Nevada it's more than two miles high and it's walls were made of granite.
-The government didn't have enough cash, so they paid the comp
Today we watched a video and took notes.
Chapter 5 notes
- Irish immigrants and civil war veterans built railroads about 20,000 miles long
- Pacific and North American plates collide to make the Sierra Nevada Mountains over 2 miles high and is still growing
Ch. 5.1:
-Describe Native American culture.
THey ate Buffalo
They lived of the land
-Why did settlers/people move to the Great Plains?
THey came from the russia and they couldnt own the land
-How did the US gov't deal with Native Americans in the mid to l
6:2 Expansion West: railroads made it possible for business and people to travel west. Central Pacific and Union Pacific: central pacific employed chinese immigrants, union pacific employed out of work war veterans. Time zones:
Zack Wendt
In 1859, Edwin L. Drake used a steam engine to drill for oil in Titillate, Pennsylvania
Coal and Iron are two great resources that also can be found in earths soil iron is a very important metal used a lot in our daily lives by 1880 this pro
Zack Wendt
In 1859, Edwin L. Drake used a steam engine to drill for oil in Titillate, Pennsylvania
Coal and Iron are two great resources that also can be found in earths soil iron is a very important metal used a lot in our daily lives by 1880 this pro
Presentations cont. today..
Chapter 5.1- Native Americans
- Native American Culture- They were simple people, horses came in late 1500's. Coup sticks were popular. Tribes would poke their enemies with it and if they survived they would be accepted. Buffa
6:2
Age of the rail road
rail roads made it possible for business and people to travel west .the government helped rail roads by giving them land grants and loans. the golden spike marks the spanning of the unian. that the begining of the civil war the
today we started with presentations
lucas went first with 6-2
it was all about the rail roads
next mr bruns presented 6-3
have to know what a monopoly is
and all he is talking about is these big businsses and how they are more powerful than the governmen
presentations again today
Ch. 6.1:
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?
the finding of "black gold" which is oil, and also coal and iron.
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did t
Ch. 6.1:
-What caused the Industrial revolution to really take off in the late 1800's?
the invention of oil and gasoline, and steel.
-What were some new inventions in the late 1800's and what affect did they have on people's lives?
steam engine, bar
finally back from being sick lucas presented 6-3 i was suppose to present today but i been sick and my partner justin was sick so bruns presented what we should of gotten done
