World History 1 Year Long Padlet by Megan https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py en-us 2016-11-04 12:59:59 UTC 2017-05-17 11:49:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ornamenttree.png Hinduism megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/135359812 Why did the Ganges River become such an important part of Hinduism? How do Hindus show their reverence for the Ganges River?

They believe that the river will wash away all of their sins. They smear ashes on their bodies and they plunge themselves into the Ganges River.




]]> 2016-11-04 13:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/135359812 Woman in the Ganges megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/137015391 The Ganges River is sacred, so a woman is bathing in it.]]> 2016-11-11 14:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/137015391 Hinduism in India megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/137016482 Approximately 80% of India's population today practices Hinduism.]]> 2016-11-11 14:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/137016482 More on Ganges River megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/137017969 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/9799882/Millions-of-Hindus-plunge-into-Ganges-River-in-India-to-wash-away-their-sins.html]]> 2016-11-11 14:57:44 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/137017969 Agriculture megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/137018519 About 43% of India is used for farming. They farm tea, jute, sugar cane, and cashews. They rely on season winds, monsoons, to bring in rain for the crops. ]]> 2016-11-11 14:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/137018519 Trade megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/137021021 Trade flourished under the Kushan Empire.Ideas, culture, and religion were exchanged along with goods. The spread of Buddhism from India to China happened through trade.]]> 2016-11-11 15:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/137021021 Trade in India megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/137023127 What was the significance of Vasco da Gama's arrival in Calicut?

The Vasco da Gamaestablished a sea route from Europe to India. 

]]> 2016-11-11 15:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/137023127 Agriculture megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/137027933 What role have the monsoon winds played in Indian history?

They bring in rains that help the crops grow.

]]> 2016-11-11 15:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/137027933 Rome Architecture megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160332148 Roman architecture was different because the discovery of concrete, arches and vaulting. Before concrete, they used volcanic stone called tufa. It had an off-white color that made it look close to marble. They liked concrete because it took the shape to any mold they used, so the shapes were getting more and more creative.  ]]> 2017-03-15 17:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160332148 Building Types megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160334990 Rome's buildings were mostly focused on forums, which is the the area around important buildings. Forums were civic, religious and economic heart of the city. Other Roman buildings were more casual such as a house, a farmhouse, or even an apartment buildings. Romans even had aqueducts, which introduced more sanitary water to the society.  ]]> 2017-03-15 17:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160334990 megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160336368 2017-03-15 18:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160336368 Republican Period megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160337019 The Republican architecture was influenced by the Etruscans, which were influenced by the Greeks. ]]> 2017-03-15 18:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160337019 Aqueduct Questions megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160339615 1. What were aqueducts used for?
2. What 2 facilities were introduced when aqueducts were created]]> 2017-03-15 18:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160339615 Imperial Period megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160396420 The Emperor Nero starting building his Golden House after a fire burnt down most of Rome in 64 B.C. The Golden House was unique because Severus and Celer, the architects for Nero, were using concrete in exciting ways. They used it to create domed spaces. Not everything was made from concrete though, they had buildings made from marble as well.]]> 2017-03-15 23:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160396420 megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160397585 2017-03-15 23:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160397585 Concrete Questions megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160397627 1. Who were the architects to first start to use concrete?
2. What other things did Romans use concrete to create]]> 2017-03-15 23:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160397627 More on Roman Architecture megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160398489 http://www.crystalinks.com/romearchitecture.html]]> 2017-03-16 00:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/160398489 megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/171142498 2017-05-11 01:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/171142498 Genealogy of Jesus Christ megan_latulipe https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/171142655 In the Chora church of Istanbul. Its in the southern dome of the ]]> 2017-05-11 01:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_latulipe/cgyjqx7ug2py/wish/171142655