Galileo's Life and Cause and Effect
of the Microscope
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AdtZrMycGYqsZGdxeDdmc2NfMzF6djd2bjNnZg&hl=en_US
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Extending My Learning!
I have expanded my learning by try to speak Arabic more. Because i already understand Arabic it is very easy for my to be able to speak it. Arabic was my first language and i could speak and understand Arabic but when i went to school in Southborough they spoke English...obviously.... So i lost my Arabic because i was at school more then at home so i was hearing English more and my ear was getting use to hearing English more then Arabic. I really regret not keeping my Arabic so now i have been trying to speak to my parents more in Arabic and they do the same. I pray with my mom during Ramadan and have slowly started to actually say the prayer with her. Then i will soon learn to write it as well!
Some words i know how to say:
-Eat
-sleep
-different foods
-run
-come
-jump
-play
-times(still learning though)
-different activities
-different adjectives
*And a lot more average day words...but you get the gist of it*
I have expanded my learning by try to speak Arabic more. Because i already understand Arabic it is very easy for my to be able to speak it. Arabic was my first language and i could speak and understand Arabic but when i went to school in Southborough they spoke English...obviously.... So i lost my Arabic because i was at school more then at home so i was hearing English more and my ear was getting use to hearing English more then Arabic. I really regret not keeping my Arabic so now i have been trying to speak to my parents more in Arabic and they do the same. I pray with my mom during Ramadan and have slowly started to actually say the prayer with her. Then i will soon learn to write it as well!
Some words i know how to say:
-Eat
-sleep
-different foods
-run
-come
-jump
-play
-times(still learning though)
-different activities
-different adjectives
*And a lot more average day words...but you get the gist of it*
Monday, June 6, 2011
Amazing Explorations!
Advances in knowledge and technology helped make voyage of discovery possible and their several motives for exploring the world overseas. So much of Europe sent out ships for exploration and the main nations were Spain and Portugal.
European monarchs and merchants wanted to break from the power Muslims and Italians had on trade. To be able to do that they had to find a trade route to Asia. Sailors also saw this opportunity for a chance of fame and glory and of course wealth. Nations also wanted to claim the land for themselves because they wanted to lands riches. The final one is the spread of Christianity to be able to bring native people into their faith.
One of the important explorers of the age was Christopher Columbus because he discovered one of the most and well known places in the world and is also a very important place. Another is John Cabot, the one who made England's first ever voyage of discovery. John is important because this was England's first ever voyage of discovery which is a big step for many places if they were to discover. This now probably encouraged England even more to make as many voyages as possible in order to discover more and gain something for their country. Lastly, Giovanni da Verrazano, the man who sailed under the French flag. He is an important explorer because he was the one who gave France its first claims of America. Another explorer that i feel is an explorer that has done something very big is Francis Drake. I thing he as done something very big because he has sailed around the world and also claimed part of hat is now California for England, ignoring Spain's claims to the area.
All explorations, discoveries and colonies affected the economy of European nations. Discoveries affected the nation because new discoveries meant more things for the mapmakers to work with. This caused a very different view on the world. It helped people pay attention to the ships and improve them to be better ships when it comes to sailing. They were able to find new things that they had never knew about before. New lands discovered might have provided them with different items like fish and goods that would be helpful for them, maybe spices since the Europeans were big on spices. A very important thing that the European nations are getting out of their discoveries is trade. With all these new places to buy and sell goods, the European nations are getting a lot out of their discoveries and newly discovered land.
Life of the people during the Age of Exploration!
My life might have been affected if i was living during the Age of Exploration because i would be able to take place and be able to celebrate the great achievement. I might even have been influenced by this achievement to go off and maybe do it one day! Life would also be much better for me probably around that time because we now have great trading and are now interacting with other nations as well!
I might have taken advantage of these new discoveries maybe by if i was a merchant increasing prices and now because of all the trading now with different merchants in other nations and now would become very rich. Also I might take advantage of it by sailing a lot more to discover more for both me and my nations, but mainly myself because of all the riches i would mostlikly receive.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Europe Transformed
There are many different things that contributed to the fall of Rome. The fall of Rome is still not completely clear on how it really happened. Even though it happened thousands of years ago, we still aren’t entirely sure. There are many ways that it could have declined and some are more curtain than others but one of the major factors that seen very clear to have contributed would be the high taxes and unstable prices because of the tough economy. The Roman people began to suffer because of the increasing taxes that many could not pay and because they could not pay they would either loss everything or you could be thrown in jail. This was not a good sign for the Roman Empire. Emperor Diocletian was hoping that if he passed a law that would insure that merchants and traders could not raise their prices on goods, this would at least help the citizens who are buying the goods. If any of the merchants were to raise their prices higher than the law then he or she would have to be punished. This punishment usually meant death. This also goes for the people that buy the good from the merchant that is selling the good that is overpriced. Diocletian’s plan did not turn out as he was hoping and instead of things getting better they just got worse.
Another defeat of Rome would be the possibility of the wide spread of disease. Sicknesses could be very harsh in Roman times because of the fact that there were no cures or treatments to help sick people. The Roman Empire was also so widely populated that sickness and disease could spread quickly and easily throughout the Empire. One of the most precious things to Rome would most likely be its military and when their military collapsed in the fifth century things went downhill for Rome. Without their military Rome lost all protection, any chance of gaining any more land, or fight and the thing that would affect them the most would be the lack in protection because they were left extremely vulnerable to any enemies that would try to take any of their resources, land, or citizens. Another theory that historians believe is a reason for the collapse of Rome is the conversion to Christianity that when Constantine converted to a Christian it created an unstable component in the lives of the Roman people.
Even though all of these bad things happened to Rome and seemed to have been the cause of Rome’s defeat, the Roman Empire really began to crash when the once strong Roman Empire split into a Western and Eastern empire.
The life of the Roman people in Western Europe was much different. The citizens had a very difficult time adjusting to what just happed and trying to form a new life. Because of the fall of Rome this did not just affect the people in Rome but the people that interacted with Rome as well. Rome was the center of trade and now because of its collapse trade was never the same from that time forward. As Rome was lost so was its religion and because of the fall of Rome the church did not know what to do…and this marked the beginning of the Dark Ages.
There are many different things that contributed to the fall of Rome. The fall of Rome is still not completely clear on how it really happened. Even though it happened thousands of years ago, we still aren’t entirely sure. There are many ways that it could have declined and some are more curtain than others but one of the major factors that seen very clear to have contributed would be the high taxes and unstable prices because of the tough economy. The Roman people began to suffer because of the increasing taxes that many could not pay and because they could not pay they would either loss everything or you could be thrown in jail. This was not a good sign for the Roman Empire. Emperor Diocletian was hoping that if he passed a law that would insure that merchants and traders could not raise their prices on goods, this would at least help the citizens who are buying the goods. If any of the merchants were to raise their prices higher than the law then he or she would have to be punished. This punishment usually meant death. This also goes for the people that buy the good from the merchant that is selling the good that is overpriced. Diocletian’s plan did not turn out as he was hoping and instead of things getting better they just got worse.
Another defeat of Rome would be the possibility of the wide spread of disease. Sicknesses could be very harsh in Roman times because of the fact that there were no cures or treatments to help sick people. The Roman Empire was also so widely populated that sickness and disease could spread quickly and easily throughout the Empire. One of the most precious things to Rome would most likely be its military and when their military collapsed in the fifth century things went downhill for Rome. Without their military Rome lost all protection, any chance of gaining any more land, or fight and the thing that would affect them the most would be the lack in protection because they were left extremely vulnerable to any enemies that would try to take any of their resources, land, or citizens. Another theory that historians believe is a reason for the collapse of Rome is the conversion to Christianity that when Constantine converted to a Christian it created an unstable component in the lives of the Roman people.
Even though all of these bad things happened to Rome and seemed to have been the cause of Rome’s defeat, the Roman Empire really began to crash when the once strong Roman Empire split into a Western and Eastern empire.
The life of the Roman people in Western Europe was much different. The citizens had a very difficult time adjusting to what just happed and trying to form a new life. Because of the fall of Rome this did not just affect the people in Rome but the people that interacted with Rome as well. Rome was the center of trade and now because of its collapse trade was never the same from that time forward. As Rome was lost so was its religion and because of the fall of Rome the church did not know what to do…and this marked the beginning of the Dark Ages.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Medicine
Muslims made their most important contributions in the medicine field. They learned a lot from the ancient Greeks, Mesopotamians, and Egyptians and improved this earlier knowledge and also translated Greek medical writing into aridic to help them expand their knowledge. They devoted lots of their time studing and researching about medicine and teaching soon to be doctors and scientists. Muslims had many advances in medicine. They were givin the first hospitals that were established so that they could treat their patients and by the 10th century Baghdad had at least five in their area. They could treat anyone who needed treatment, because the government paid all the medical expenses. They also had caravans to transported medical care to the people that lived in remote villages. The hospitals had many different medicines to treat different pacients and Pharmacists made hundreds of medications. Some to help take the pain away or put pacients to sleep before operations and to do that they would use drugs such as opium and hemlock. But, surgeons only preformed delicate operations as a last option. Because of the Muslim studies and research it has helped other doctors and researches create cures and continue working on different medicines. Like how Europeans later used the Muslim medician work and knowledge to teach their students. Medicine had a very long impact on scientific history because this knowledge was used to help improve the medical practices and was able to help create cures for todays deseases.
Mathmatics
Mathmatic studies were greatly advanced by Muslims and based their work from ideas from India and classical Greece. The scolars in Baghdad used important text from India and Greece and translated them into Aribic to help improve their studies and knowledge. But, they didnt just take them they also added their own contributions after adapting what they learned. One of these scolars was the "the father of algebra", Al-Khwarizmi, who worked in the house of wisdom for nine centuries. And the word algebra actualy comes from one of the books he wrote. Algebra is used to find unknown numbers in an equation. Al-Khwarizmi's algebra book was later translated into Latin and is one of the most important books mathmatics book in European universities. Another one of Al-khwarizmi's texts helped spread Aribic numerals in Europe but, this wouldn't have been able to happen if it wasn't for Indian scholars. Muslims learned their way of writing numbers, fraction, and decimals from the Indian scholars. This also helped with business and trade for Muslims because it made it easier for the people to be able to make calculations and check their work if they need to. But, the Muslims did somthing for the Indians in return by spreading zero, which is an Indian concept. In fact, the word zero comes from an Aribic word that means "somthing empty". Mathmatics had a very long impact on life because it is still a very important part of life, even today. Without numbers we wouldnt be able to express the amount of somthing and it also limits us for a lot of things. Without zero we wouldnt be able to write big numbers or expressing an answer because zero is very important when it comes to calculations. But, even in ancient times people used written symbols for numbers long before anyone thought of using zero.
Muslims made their most important contributions in the medicine field. They learned a lot from the ancient Greeks, Mesopotamians, and Egyptians and improved this earlier knowledge and also translated Greek medical writing into aridic to help them expand their knowledge. They devoted lots of their time studing and researching about medicine and teaching soon to be doctors and scientists. Muslims had many advances in medicine. They were givin the first hospitals that were established so that they could treat their patients and by the 10th century Baghdad had at least five in their area. They could treat anyone who needed treatment, because the government paid all the medical expenses. They also had caravans to transported medical care to the people that lived in remote villages. The hospitals had many different medicines to treat different pacients and Pharmacists made hundreds of medications. Some to help take the pain away or put pacients to sleep before operations and to do that they would use drugs such as opium and hemlock. But, surgeons only preformed delicate operations as a last option. Because of the Muslim studies and research it has helped other doctors and researches create cures and continue working on different medicines. Like how Europeans later used the Muslim medician work and knowledge to teach their students. Medicine had a very long impact on scientific history because this knowledge was used to help improve the medical practices and was able to help create cures for todays deseases.
Mathmatics
Mathmatic studies were greatly advanced by Muslims and based their work from ideas from India and classical Greece. The scolars in Baghdad used important text from India and Greece and translated them into Aribic to help improve their studies and knowledge. But, they didnt just take them they also added their own contributions after adapting what they learned. One of these scolars was the "the father of algebra", Al-Khwarizmi, who worked in the house of wisdom for nine centuries. And the word algebra actualy comes from one of the books he wrote. Algebra is used to find unknown numbers in an equation. Al-Khwarizmi's algebra book was later translated into Latin and is one of the most important books mathmatics book in European universities. Another one of Al-khwarizmi's texts helped spread Aribic numerals in Europe but, this wouldn't have been able to happen if it wasn't for Indian scholars. Muslims learned their way of writing numbers, fraction, and decimals from the Indian scholars. This also helped with business and trade for Muslims because it made it easier for the people to be able to make calculations and check their work if they need to. But, the Muslims did somthing for the Indians in return by spreading zero, which is an Indian concept. In fact, the word zero comes from an Aribic word that means "somthing empty". Mathmatics had a very long impact on life because it is still a very important part of life, even today. Without numbers we wouldnt be able to express the amount of somthing and it also limits us for a lot of things. Without zero we wouldnt be able to write big numbers or expressing an answer because zero is very important when it comes to calculations. But, even in ancient times people used written symbols for numbers long before anyone thought of using zero.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Historical Relationships between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity
There are both similarities and differences between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Some differences are that most Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God and Islams believe that he is only a prophet. For Islam, Muhammad was the one and only prophet. Jews do not believe that Jesus is a prophet, or in any way holy. Islam has many beliefs and practices that are in common with Judaism, and Christianity. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are all known as the "Abrahamic religions" and Muhammad also met both Jews and Christians during his lifetime. All of these religions only believe in one God.
There are both similarities and differences between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Some differences are that most Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God and Islams believe that he is only a prophet. For Islam, Muhammad was the one and only prophet. Jews do not believe that Jesus is a prophet, or in any way holy. Islam has many beliefs and practices that are in common with Judaism, and Christianity. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are all known as the "Abrahamic religions" and Muhammad also met both Jews and Christians during his lifetime. All of these religions only believe in one God.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Significance of the Qur'an
The significance of the Qur'an is that it is the book that holds the Islam religion. The Qur'an is the book that tells the followers what to believe, what the religion is, how to act, and much more. The Qur'an contains writting that tells the people to be kind to others and to care for others, nature, and the way of life and how the world and human beings were created.
The significance of the Qur'an is that it is the book that holds the Islam religion. The Qur'an is the book that tells the followers what to believe, what the religion is, how to act, and much more. The Qur'an contains writting that tells the people to be kind to others and to care for others, nature, and the way of life and how the world and human beings were created.
The Life of Muhammad
In 570 C.E. Muhammad was born in Makkah and had to move around a lot when he was little. When Muhammad was born his father was already died and lived in a poor clan with his mother who soon past away. Then he went to be with his grandfather who was a leader of a clan, but later on ended up passing away. After he went to his uncle who was a trader and later became the leader of the clan. Muhammad stayed with his uncle and grew up watching his family flock sheeps and goats and later ended up trading with his uncle once he got older. At the age of 25 he married a widow named Khadijah and met her when he started managing the caravans for her. Muhammad was loved by his costumers because he was very honest.
The Teachings of Muhammad
Muhammad taught the religion of Islam and the faith of Islam is based on monotheism, which is the belief in one God. Around 613 C.E., Muhammad began to preach to otherr Makkans. He taught many things to his followers, which would be called Muslims and that means "those who surrender to God". Muhammad taught that people must worship one God and that all believers in God were equal. That the rich should share their wealth and urged that the people of Makkah would take care of the orphans and poor. He also inforced that the people should work to improve the status of women.
(Islam does not allow pictures of God)
In 570 C.E. Muhammad was born in Makkah and had to move around a lot when he was little. When Muhammad was born his father was already died and lived in a poor clan with his mother who soon past away. Then he went to be with his grandfather who was a leader of a clan, but later on ended up passing away. After he went to his uncle who was a trader and later became the leader of the clan. Muhammad stayed with his uncle and grew up watching his family flock sheeps and goats and later ended up trading with his uncle once he got older. At the age of 25 he married a widow named Khadijah and met her when he started managing the caravans for her. Muhammad was loved by his costumers because he was very honest.
The Teachings of Muhammad
Muhammad taught the religion of Islam and the faith of Islam is based on monotheism, which is the belief in one God. Around 613 C.E., Muhammad began to preach to otherr Makkans. He taught many things to his followers, which would be called Muslims and that means "those who surrender to God". Muhammad taught that people must worship one God and that all believers in God were equal. That the rich should share their wealth and urged that the people of Makkah would take care of the orphans and poor. He also inforced that the people should work to improve the status of women.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Time before Muhammad
Life in Arabia before Muhammad was born was very different and also very un-organized. Merchants were very wealthy because of trading goods, but would not share their fortune with the poorer people. These richer people bacame more powerful because of their succesful trades and these families began to rule the city. There was also no centeral government in Arabia, but instead they had Arab's pledge their loyalty to their clan or tribe. Before Muhammad many people believes in many God's instead of just one God, which is what Muhammad believed. The people would worship the many traditional Gods who had shrines at the Ka'ba, which is were they worshipped, but Muhammad honored the one God of the Arahamic faith. The Arab's on the peninsula were not united as a nation but they did share ties of culture and they especially share the language.
-Questions-
1) Did Muhammad change Arabia in any way?
2) What did Muhammad change in Arabia?
3) What is the one god that Muhammad honors/believe in?
4) Is trading still a major way to make money in Arabia?
5) Does Arabia still have no central government?
Life in Arabia before Muhammad was born was very different and also very un-organized. Merchants were very wealthy because of trading goods, but would not share their fortune with the poorer people. These richer people bacame more powerful because of their succesful trades and these families began to rule the city. There was also no centeral government in Arabia, but instead they had Arab's pledge their loyalty to their clan or tribe. Before Muhammad many people believes in many God's instead of just one God, which is what Muhammad believed. The people would worship the many traditional Gods who had shrines at the Ka'ba, which is were they worshipped, but Muhammad honored the one God of the Arahamic faith. The Arab's on the peninsula were not united as a nation but they did share ties of culture and they especially share the language.
-Questions-
1) Did Muhammad change Arabia in any way?
2) What did Muhammad change in Arabia?
3) What is the one god that Muhammad honors/believe in?
4) Is trading still a major way to make money in Arabia?
5) Does Arabia still have no central government?
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Desert
-Enviornment-
1) Very hot, dry enviornment and can have very harsh conditions.
2) In the summer temperatures often rise above 120 degrees and the winter and night time temperatures can drop below freezing.
-Adaptations-
1) Camels are very good to travel on, main method of transpertation.
2) Nomads also called Bedouins migrate through the desert raising sheep, goats, and camels and build tents and move on when their animals eat all the vegitation and then they move on to new land that contains new vegitation.
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Oases
-Enviornment-
1) They occur were water has been trapped under ground.
2) Very in size, range from a few acres to large areas of land.
-Adaptations-
1) Nomads for a while have traveled from one oases to another in-search of water and vegitations.
2) Some Nomads gave up their wandering lifestyle to become sedentary, people that settle in one place, because they realized they could grow cropes at the oases.
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The Coastal Plains
-Enviornment-
1) Range from 5 to 40 miles inland, it ends at a series of rocky cliffs.
2) The air is damp and moist and falls regulary and has a few natural harbors.
-Adaptations-
1) It is used for farming, farming communities thrived in Southern Arabia and people built deep wells, dams, and systems to irrigate the land.
2) They conserve rainwater in canals and reservoirs.
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Mountains
-Enviornment-
1) Arabia's mountains can range from 1,000 to 12,000 feet high and have a very different climate from the rest of the peninsula.
2) Moist winds from the Indian Ocean can bring as much as 20 inches of rain a year to the mountains and the rain and elevation help keep temperatures in the mountains cool.
-Adaptations-
1) People that live in the mountains in the Arabian region today live in a type of building or place of shelter.
2) The people that lived in the mountains would farm on the steep slopes by creating these step like terraces, or flat areas. Farmers also constructed dams and irrigation systems and stored extra rainfall in underground storage containers, leather bags, and hollowed-out trees.
-Enviornment-
1) Very hot, dry enviornment and can have very harsh conditions.
2) In the summer temperatures often rise above 120 degrees and the winter and night time temperatures can drop below freezing.
-Adaptations-
1) Camels are very good to travel on, main method of transpertation.
2) Nomads also called Bedouins migrate through the desert raising sheep, goats, and camels and build tents and move on when their animals eat all the vegitation and then they move on to new land that contains new vegitation.
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Oases
-Enviornment-
1) They occur were water has been trapped under ground.
2) Very in size, range from a few acres to large areas of land.
-Adaptations-
1) Nomads for a while have traveled from one oases to another in-search of water and vegitations.
2) Some Nomads gave up their wandering lifestyle to become sedentary, people that settle in one place, because they realized they could grow cropes at the oases.
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The Coastal Plains
-Enviornment-
1) Range from 5 to 40 miles inland, it ends at a series of rocky cliffs.
2) The air is damp and moist and falls regulary and has a few natural harbors.
-Adaptations-
1) It is used for farming, farming communities thrived in Southern Arabia and people built deep wells, dams, and systems to irrigate the land.
2) They conserve rainwater in canals and reservoirs.
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Mountains
-Enviornment-
1) Arabia's mountains can range from 1,000 to 12,000 feet high and have a very different climate from the rest of the peninsula.
2) Moist winds from the Indian Ocean can bring as much as 20 inches of rain a year to the mountains and the rain and elevation help keep temperatures in the mountains cool.
-Adaptations-
1) People that live in the mountains in the Arabian region today live in a type of building or place of shelter.
2) The people that lived in the mountains would farm on the steep slopes by creating these step like terraces, or flat areas. Farmers also constructed dams and irrigation systems and stored extra rainfall in underground storage containers, leather bags, and hollowed-out trees.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
!India presentation Wrap-Up!
Indian medicine-
The mixture of madisonal practices, early surgery, and Vedas practices, India has and will continue to have strong cultural views on the feild of medicine.
Physical Geography, Natural resources and Climate-
India realize on their physical features that surround them like the Mimalayin mountains, but also the enviornment and climate around them like the yearly monsoons that supplies India with the water and crops that they need to survive.
Indian Food-
Indian food is loved by many all over the world,but that was only made possible by spices, which were big in India and still are today, but because of spices they have changed the way many cultures prepair food. Spices also helped motivate explorers and travelers to come to India and bring the seasoning's back with them.
India Art and Architecture-
Art and Architecture are very important to India, it is one of the many ways the Indian people are able to preach their beliefs and express their feelings and culture through their complex and beautiful artwork and architecture.
Indian medicine-
The mixture of madisonal practices, early surgery, and Vedas practices, India has and will continue to have strong cultural views on the feild of medicine.
Physical Geography, Natural resources and Climate-
India realize on their physical features that surround them like the Mimalayin mountains, but also the enviornment and climate around them like the yearly monsoons that supplies India with the water and crops that they need to survive.
Indian Food-
Indian food is loved by many all over the world,but that was only made possible by spices, which were big in India and still are today, but because of spices they have changed the way many cultures prepair food. Spices also helped motivate explorers and travelers to come to India and bring the seasoning's back with them.
India Art and Architecture-
Art and Architecture are very important to India, it is one of the many ways the Indian people are able to preach their beliefs and express their feelings and culture through their complex and beautiful artwork and architecture.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Me and Laura's India Powerpoint presentation!
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