Bell Ringer 4/24/12

I really don't believe that video games should be held responsible for a serial killer's actions. Video games are purely for entertainment, and just because some sick-minded man used video games as inspiration to his murders doesn't mean that everyone would do that. Many people enjoy playing video games for fun. It would take a seriously messed up person to use Call Of Duty as training to kill people. There are serial killers all over the world; Most of which do not even use video games as "training". Serial killers are just people who are not right.

Bell Ringer 4/12/12

I don't think I could live without my cell phone. I could live without my laptop and ipod, purely because I can use the internet and listen to music on my phone. So, I don't think I could survive without it.

Bell Ringer 4/11/12

I think that Ozzie Gullien was very wrong to say that about Fidel Castro, because Fidel Castro is a horrible man who has done awful things to many Cubans.

Mock UN Project

United Nations- deal with issues to help the world get along better; help with slavery, piracy, air pollution, fine with taxes. Each country has a representive.

2-3 minute presentation on a country; choose a problem with the world; write a resolution (20-25 lines) A VISUAL AID- powerpoint!!
RESEARCH RESOLUTIONS.

question- "madam chair, will the author yeild to a question?"
very specific..
make a comment- "(your contry) speaks out in (favor or opposition) to this resolution."
make an ammedment- "(your country) prepares an ammendment"



*UN.org*

**SPEAK 15 TIMES for full credit**

Industrial Revolution

• People stopped having to learn to make things, but instead only learned very little of how to make things beginning to end. Only small sections. (Few skills)
• Instead of people having a long, drawn-out experience, their time to make things is shortened.
• More middle and lower class could do the job.

Test Answers.

1. The Renaissance began in this city : Florence, Italy.
2. An interest in the classic is called : Liberalism.
3.  Who wrote the first modern biography? JAMES BOSWELL?
4. Who wrote "The Prince"? Niccolo Machiavelli.
5. Who created David? Michelangelo.
6. Where was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance?
7. Who painted the "Mona Lisa"? Leonardo DaVinci.
8. What was the famous family in Florence that ruled? the Medici family.
9. Donatello, Michelangelo, and Ghiberti were all what? Renaissance artists.
10. Who painted "The Last Supper"? Leonardo DaVinci.
11. Who painted the Sistine Chapel? Michelangelo.
12. Who invented the movable metal type? Johannes Gutenberg.
13. What is a French name for a castle? Chateau.
14. Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxemburg are referred to as the __________________ countries.
15. In the Renaissance they began to paint with what? oil paints.
16. Who wrote the book, "Utopia"? Thomas More.
17. Who was a classical playwright whose works included Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, and Othello? William Shakespeare.
18. This is a change in the church's way of teaching and practicing Christianity :
19. Tickets issued by the church said to reduce the punishment for one's sins and even future sins : Indulgences.
20. Who believed in justification by faith?
21. Luther nailed these to the door of a Whitenburg chruch to protest the Catholic beliefs :
22. What was the first Protestant faith?
23. Who was the founder of Lutheranism? Martin Luther.
24. Who was the Swiss reformer?
25. What is a church-run state called?
26. Who wrote the institutes of Christian religion?
27. Who was the founder of Calvinism? John Calvin.
28. What is it called when God determines the fate of every person?
29. These people believed that only adults could be baptized :
30. Who was Henry's first wife? Catherine.
31. Who was Henry's second wife? Anne.
32. Who was Henry's third wife? Jane.
33. Who was Henry's fourth wife? Anne.
34. Who was Henry's fifth wife? Catherine.
35. Who was Henry's sixth wife? Catherine.
36. What happened to Henry's first wife? divorced.
37. What happened to Henry's second wife? beheaded.
38. What happened to Henry's third wife? died.
39. What happened to Henry's fourth wife? divorced.
40. What happened to Henry's fifth wife? beheaded.
41. What happened to Henry's sixth wife? survived.
42. Why did Henry VIII get married so many times? He wanted to have a son, so he would have an heir to the throne.
43. Name Henry's children : Mary, Edward, and Elizabeth.
44. Who became head of the church during Henry VIII's reign?
45. The inquisition was brought about to restore whose authority? 
46. This was a change by the Catholic Church : 
47. Who was the founder of the Jesuits?
48. What was the name of the society of Jesus? Jerusalem.
49. The main job of the Jesuits was to be?
50. The qualities of being merciful, trustworthy, humane, religious, and honest were the qualities of a good person according to whom?

Renaissance People,

Pieter Brueghel
- painted the Peasant Dance, which is a painting that relied on detail and realism.

Niccolo Machiavelli
- wrote a book called, "The Prince"

Filippo Brunelleschi
- designed and built a dome for the Florence Cathedral.

Christopher Columbus

- Sailed the ocean in 1492.

- Wanted to spread the Christian religion.

- Explored for Spain.

- 4 voyages across the ocean.

John Calvin

- Influential pastor.

- Originally a lawyer, but broke from the Catholic church.

- He introduced new forms of government.

- Followed by refugees and city council.

- Exchanged letters with many other reformers.
- Jeneva was the center of Calvinism. 


Robert Hook
- British philosopher.
- Originated of the word "cell" in biology.
- Developed the compound microscope.


Leonardo DaVinci
- Vegetarian.
- Most famous work was Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
- Invented and sketched early tanks and cars.
- Began painting at age fifteen.


Michealangelo
- Poet, architect, & engineer.
- Most famous artwork was the Pita.
- Painted the ceiling of Sistine Chapel.

Prince Henry
- Third son of King John.
- In 1419, his father appointed him the governor of Algarve.
- Started the first school for oceanic navigation.
- Established a center for navigation & exploration.


Miguel de Servantes
- Spanish novelist.
- Died in Madrid.
- Wrote Don Quixote


Sir Thomas Moore
- An English lawyer.
- Recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
- Humanist.
- Wrote a book titled, "Utopia" that shared a vision of a society of equals.

 Louis Labe
- female french poet.
- Daughter of a rope maker.
- She died in 1566, and was buried by her country property with her husband.
- Author who encouraged women to write books.

 Gohannes Gutenberg
- Invented the mobile type printing press.


Aretmisia Gentileschi
- Painted pictures of strong women, including a self-portrait.


Martin Luther
- Wrote the 95 thesis, challenging the Catholic Church.


Nicolaus Copernicus
- Published the theory that the Earth was not the center of the universe.


Andreas Vesalius
- Published detailed descriptions of the human anatomy.

Galileo Galilie
- Created a powerful telescope and was the first to study and record sun spots.

Emvrose Pare
- A surgeon who developed the use of bandages.

 

Education In Italy

Education in Italy is required from age six, to sixteen and is divided into five stages: kindergarten (scuola dell'infanzia), primary school (scuola primaria), lower secondary school  (scuola secondaria di primo grado), upper secondary school (scuola secondaria di secondo grado), and university (università). Italy also has both private, and public school systems.  

     There are three years of kindergarten, or nursery school, although they are non-compulsory. Then, primary school contains five years. Until middle school, each student is given the same curriculum. All subjects are studied the same. All students receive a basic education Italian, English, Mathematics, Biology, Geology, History, Geography, Social Studies, Physical Education, and Visual and Musical Arts.

     Secondary education has two stages: a lower stage and an upper stage. The lower stage corresponds to middle school, and the upper stage corresponds to high school. After the upper secondary school is completed, and you pass the final exam (Esame di Maturità) you will earn your diploma for further education.

     Their education system is very similar to that of the United States’. Their primary school, which would be our elementary school, contains five years just like the United States’. The lower secondary school consists of three years, usually from age eleven to thirteen, which is the same in the US. At the end of the third year, the students take an exam to further their education. Unlike the US, Italy’s upper secondary school, which is like our high school, consists of five years. The United States’ consists of only four years. 

Chapter 15 ; Section 3

1. Eramus wasn't alone in his criticism of the church. Many humanists agreed in about 1500.
2. Their claims led to a movement known as the Reformation.
3. Northern humanists claimed that the church was more interested in income rather than saving souls.
4. The first break w/ the Catholic Church occurred in what is now Germany.
5. "Germany" was not a unified nation.
6. "Germany" was made up of about 300 independent states.
7. The Vatician sent a monk to raise funds in the northern German states.
8. He asked people for indulgences.
9. Indulgences were pardons from punishment of sins.
10. They sold indulgences for profit of Renaissance popes.
11. Rulers allowed sellers of indulgences to move freely about.
12. A critic of this behavior was known as Martin Luther.
13. Luther quit school, and entered a monestary in order to find salvation.
14. Through his biblical studies, he recieved a revalation.
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Notes on Sections 2, 3, and 4.

Section 2 : The Revival of Trade.
- After the collapse of the Roman Empire in the 400s, trade almost died out in western Europe.
- Because of the Crusades, trade began to grow again in Europe.
- Northern Europe wanted Asian goods, and those goods could be bought in southwest Asia.
- The Italian city-states of Genoa, Pisa, and Venice became important trading centers.
- Ships from Italian cities took Crusaders to Palestine, and on the trip back they brought goods from Asia.
- Trade also began to grow in Northern Europe. 
- Flanders became an important trading center.
- German cities on the Baltic, and North Seas also became important trading centers.
- The three most important were Bremen, Hamburg, and Lubeck.
- The Crusades had increased Europeans demands for new items.
- At first, business at fairs was done through a simple barter economy. Goods and services were exchanged for other goods an services, with no money.
- The system of manufacturing that developed during the Middle Ages was known as domestic system.
- Christian church did not allow usury, or charging interest on loans.
-Capital is wealth that is earned, saved, and invested to make profits.

Section 3 : The Growth of Towns.
- Townspeople made their living by making and trading goods.
- In each town, a merchant guild had the sole right to trade there.
- Skilled workers came together in craft guilds, which were a group of talented people who made things.
- At first, a boy would serve as an apprentice, and then a young man became a journeyman.
- Towns guild memebers became middle class.
- In the Middle Ages, most northern and western European cities had fewer than 2,000 people.
- Towns offered serfs a chacne to help improve their lives.
- Some serfs escaped to towns to gain freedom.
- In the Middle Ages, cities often stood on hilltops or lay along riverbeds.

Notes.

• Reformation - the process of changing the church
• Catholic Church - lost sight of spiritual mission
• The church needed money.
•  The Pope Leo hired someone to charge people for their forgiveness of sins. 
• Indulgences are money paid for sins 
• Martin Luther was a monk who believed in the justification by faith.
• He wrote the 95 thesis and tacks them to the door of the church in Whittenberg.
• ^ 95 statements were against indulgences.
• Martin Luther expelled from the catholic church.

1.   Catholic Church - lost sight of spiritual mission
2.  Popes did not set an example of moral leadership.
3. Priest engaged in misconduct.
4. The church became interested in income, rather than saving souls.
5. No central government in Germany. (Which meant no control over religious ideas or papel abuses.
6. Tetzel began selling indulgences.
7. Luther was summoned to appear infront of the imperial diet. (Council of Catholic Church) In Worns, Germany.
8. Luther is commanded to abandon his ideas. - He refuses.
9. Luther is banished from the empire.
10. Luther translates the Bible into German.
11. Luther's works & ideas continue to spread.
12. Luther establishes the first Protestant Church.
13. First denomination was Lutheranism.

Powerpoint Project

Powerpoint Project 

-Groups of three.
- Select nursery rhyme.
- 6 slide powerpoint
- slides 1-3 history of nursery rhyme.
- 1-2 line by line, summarize
- 2 pictures per slide
- slide 3 WANT AD - slogan, pics, highlight events
- slides 4-6 pick another historical event: make nursery rhyme 

Utopia
- 15 total. 
- 10 pictures.
- 5 words (Symbolism) 

Renaissance - Leonardo da Vinci

     I, Leonardo da Vinci, am an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, cartographer, geologist, botanist, and also a writer. I have achieved many things in my lifetime, and as you can see, I am a diversely talented man.
     My father, Piero da Vinci, was a notary and my mother, Caterina, was simply a peasant woman. I was born out of wedlock, at Vinci, Italy in the region of Florence. I was born on the 15th of April in 1452. I never remember seeing my mother often.
     When I was at a very young age, I lived with my grandparents but then after some time, my father took me into his home. I was raised and educated in his house. You could say I was a child prodigy, because even at a young age I showed extraordinary talent, or so my father said. I was always sketching plants and animals. In my childhood, I learned to play the lyre and I loved to sing.
     My most famous artworks were each paintings - "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper". But painting was not my only talent. I had many engineering ideas, and images of a flying machine. Unfortunately, I never ha the opportunity to complete my inventions.
     I passed away at the age of 67 on the 2nd of May in 1519.

Notes on "The Italian Renaissance" : Chapter 15.

Section 1 :
- The word "Renaissance" means rebirth.

- The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy.

- Began with the Medici family.

- Humanists were those people who returned to the classics. (Socrates,Plato.., etc.)

- Francesce Petrarch was a poet who wrote sonnets to "Laura", who was an imaginary - woman. She was everything he looked for in a woman.

- The artists used Perspective.

- Michealangelo was famous for the Sistine Chapel, and was also one of the most famous artists of the Renaissance.

- The Sistine Chapel was located in the Vatican City.

- Leonardo DiVinci was famous for the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.

- Rafael was famous for frescoes, and madonnas.

- Titian was known for the assumption of the virgin.

- Niccolo Machiavelli was a Florentine writer, who wrote the essay, The Prince.

the book of accordier - written by castiliana
- The biggest question he posed was, "Is it better to be loved than feared, or feared than loved?"
- - I believe that it is better to be feared than loved. Because if you're trying to get people to love you by being something you are not, then they don't honestly love the real you. Not every person in the world will love you, for you. 

If you were a leader, is it better to be loved than feared, or feared than loved?

- - Loved than feared, because as a leader you not only want to take charge, but you want to have respect and you want your people to love you.


Section 2 :
- Joan Gutenburg invetned the printing press to mainly print copies of the Bible.
- Erasmus wrote the book, "In Praise Of Folly".
- Thomas More was a friend of Erasmus, and pubished "Utopia".
- Flemish people were the first to write with oil on canvas.

Black History Month

Harriet Tubman
1. Born into slavery around 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland; Harriet Tubman was a spy, nurse, feminist, and social reformer. 
2. In 1844, she married John Tubman, a free African- American from Cambridge.
3. She guided three hundred to freedom in the North, because of the underground railroad.

Langston Hughes

1.) Langston Hughes was a writer, who was born in Joplin, Missouri on February 1, 1902.

2.) During his senior year of high school, he was declared class poet and yearbook editor.

3.) He attended Columbia University.

James Baldwin

1.) A writer who was born on August 2, 1924 in Harlem, New York.

2.) He became known as the most eloquent literary spokesperson for civil rights fro African Americans.

3.) He returned to France in the early 1970s.

Clarence Thomas

1.) He was a US Supreme Court Justice.

2.) He was born in Point, Georgia a small coastal town outside of Savannah.

3.) When the Civil Rights act was enacted, his grandfather forced his to attend an all-white boarding school.

W.E.B DuBois

1.) He was an African American scholar.

2.) Early leader in the 20th century African American protest movement.

3.) He was born on February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

Marcus Garvey

1.) He is from the West indies.

2.) The first to forcefully articulate the concept of African nationalism.

3.) He was born on August 17, 1887.

Michael Jordan

1.) Basketball player and buisnessman.

2.) He was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York.

3.) He played for the University of North Carolina and led them to a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I championship.

Frederick Douglass

1.) An African American abolitionist.

2.) The first African American leader of national stature in US history.

3.) He was born in eastern Maryland in February 1817.

Louis Armstrong

1.) He was a jazz musician and entertainer.

2.) He was born in New Orleans, Louisianna.

3.) His father rose to become a straw boss in a turpentine factory.

Elijah McCoy 

1. He was born in Colchester, Ontario, Canada in 1843. 
2. He was a famous inventer, who invented the air-brake lubricator and the vehicle wheel tire.
3. His parents were both slaves in Kentucky before escaping on the underground railroad before the Civil War.

Sojourner Truth
1.Born into slavery in Ulster County, New York, the young woman was known as Isabella.
2. She was active in the suffrage movement and a featured speaker of woman suffrage.
3. In 1827, Truth led Dumont's farm and became a runway.

Tiger Woods
1. Born Edrick Woods on December 30, 1975 in Orlando, Floirda.

2. He is a professional golfer, who became the youngest player to win the Masters.
3. He was the first golfer since Jack Nickalous to captures the years first two major tournaments.

 Wilma Rudolph
1. On November 12, 1994, Wilma died at her home in Brentwood, Tennessee of a brain tumor.
2. Her accomplishments were extremely remarkable because she came from a chilhood of sickness and disability.
3. Wilma was the first American woman runner to win theree gold medals in the Olympic games.


Muhammad Ali
1. He began boxing at the age of 12 after his bicycle was stolen.
2. Muhammad Ali and his "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" style of fighting dominated the heavyweight boxing.
3. He was born on January 17, 1942, as Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.


Jesse Owens
1. He was apart of the annual Big Ten Track and Field Championship.
2. He was a famous track and field athlete that set national records.
3. He was born James Cleveland Owens on September 12, 1913.


Ralph Bunche
1. He was the highest American official in the United Nations.
2. He attended the University of California at Los Angeles on schorlarships and graduated in 1927.
3. He was born in 1904 in Michigan, and died in 1971.

George Washington Carver

1. He was born in Kansas Territory near Diamond Grove, Missouri during the bloddy struggle between free-soldiers and slaveholders.
2. He started his life as a slave and ended his life as a respected chemist.
3. They pronounced him to be "the least imposing celebrity the world has ever known."

Notes.

- During the late 1000s, the Seljuq Turks, a Muslim people from Central Asia, gained control of Palestine. 

- Palestine was known as "the Holy Land" among Christians.

- The Crusades, a series of military expeditions, began. The crusades was an expedition to regain control of the Holy Land from the Turks. 

- They sewed a cross of cloth on their clothes and were called, the Crusaders.

- At least 10,000 Europeans joined in.

- Some went to save their souls.
- They believed that if they died in the Crusade, that they'd go to Heaven.

- The first Crusade lasted from 1096, to 1099.

- Both French and Italian sent several armies of crusaders from Europe to Constantinople.

- The first Crusade brought much of the Holy Land under European control.

- By 1146, the Turks had united their forces. They started taking back cities that the crusaders had captured.

- In 1147, the Second Crusade began. France and Germany were allies, but failed to regain the city.. The Turks prevailed. So, in 1149, the crusaders returned to Europe in disgrace.

- In 1187, the Muslim leader, Saladin gained control of Jerusalem.

- The Third Crusade lasted from 1189 to 1192. It also failed. When Barbaossa drowned on the way to the Holy Land, his army turned back.

- The Fourth Crusade, in 1204, they attacked and looted Constantinople, another Christian city. 

- They stole many things, sacred to the Byzantine Christians.

- The Byzantine's eventually regaiend their city, but never regained their strength.

- In 1212, the short-lived and unfortunate Children's Crusade took place.

- Young people from across Europe decided to march to the Holy Land and regain it fro Christian Europe. The young crusaders lacked equipment, training, and supplies.

- The Crusades' goal was to take the Holy Land back from the Turks. All of the Crusades except for the first failed at doing so.

- During the Crusades, the weapon of choice was the crossbow.
- To raise money, some Lords had sold their land. Without their land, tehy had no power in the feudal system. 

- Changes in trade also took place. Italian cities became major trading centers, ships from Italian cities carried crusaders to the Holy Land.

The Vow Of Silence.

      In all honesty, this was one of the most difficult things I've ever had to do. If I was to challenge my self to an entire day of nothing but silence, I couldn't do it. It would be the hardest day of my life, if I were to do that. I found it challenging to not speak for this class, so I don't even want to imagine an entire day of it! If this activity has taught me anything, it's that a person's voice is very powerful. It's very difficult to not speak, even for an hour and a half.
     If you were unable to use your voice, you would have to have excellent communication skills. You would have to find other ways to interact with other people, which is a hard thing to do, especially if you have a lot to say. You would also require a lot of patience, so that you don't lose your temper.
 

Notes...

Bathing -
1. People bathed once a month.
2. People wore the same clothes every day. They had the same outfit.
3. They used lavender flowers and mint in the water for cleaning. These were used to keep fleas away because they had a lot of animals and straw in their houses.

Chairman -
1. The word chairman comes from the middle ages where a house had only one chair for the exclusive use of the man of the family.

Sleeping -
1. At night time people would pile onto a mattress. (a lump of straw on the floor) The whole family slept in the same bed. If an animal was friendly, they could sleep in the bed, to keep you warm of course.

Troubadours -
1. They traveled from town to town, singing for their supper.
2. His songs were often of love, or the glory of kings.
3. Troubadours would strum a lute or guitar.

Notes

Shires- people that collected taxes
Alfred the Great- first anglosaxon king
Edward the Confessor- the second anglosaxon king
When ETC died there was supposed to be a war, because there was no ere for the throne. Harold Godmanson was an Englishman who was in line for thone, he was brother in law. William was the duke of Normandy, France  but he lived from away. He should've got throne because he was blood-related(cousin). William won the battle, and was nicknamed William the Conqueror. Frenchman William, took the throne and was the first to collect a sinses. Instead of receiving money for sinses, they used it to tax people for their children and animals. Took all information and combined it into a book called Dombs Day Book. It's important because it was to them like our tax day. When William dies, he is replaced by Henry the 1st but Henry the 2nd eventually replaced him. Henry claims that the church should be held accountable for actions just like everyone else, but Thomas Becken disagreed. He thought the church should be seperate from the government, and when he visited William to explain his opinion to him they got into an argument. After they were both extremely mad, Thomas left and William said he wished he would just die. Two of his knights killed Thomas, and were put in prison. Later, Thomas became known as a saint. Some people were taxed as high as 87%. People of England met at the town of Runningneed. They developed one of the greatest documents in history, called the Magna Carta. King was forced to sign the document. The Maga Carta became a cornerstone in history. Its original purpose was to limit the kin's power and protect the nobles feudal rights. It allowed a group to be able to empower king if he violated conditions.

If I could visit any country...

     I would have to choose the United Kingdom, if I were to choose a country to visit. I have always wanted to visit it, because it's one of the many countries that fascinate me. If I were to ever travel there, I would probably visit the filming sites of Harry Potter, since I am such a huge fan of the movies. I'd also visit as many castles as I could, because there are many different ones located there and I find castles to be rather interesting. While visiting the UK, I would have to go to London, and see all the historical sites there, as well. Not only do the places in the United Kingdom fascinate me, but the people do as well. I am in love with British accents, so I would probably talk to as many people as possible, just to hear their voice.

Pop-Up Book Notes.

(Absent on 1/12/12)


Lindsey Crowther : Bosnia.
1.) Language spoken in Bosnia is Serbian.
2.) Bosnian children books are mostly of religion.
3.) Bosnia is a democracy.
4.) Toys in Bosnia are not usually well made.
5.) Ramadan and Easter are celebrated in Bosnia.


Shania Pennington : Peru.
1.) The language spoken here is Spanish.
2.) Most games are sports, that are played here.
3.) Children usually play with marbles.
4.) Main ingrediants in food are rice, potatoes...
5.) They wear a mix of hispanic and European clothes.


Faith Cline : Brazil.
1.) The language spoken here is Portuguese.
2.) It is the only country in South America to not speak Spanish.
3.) Folk tales were first told by the Indiguous people.
4.) The most popular game is Queimamba.
5.) Some tourist attractions are their white sand beaches, and tropical islands.


Caleb Hawkins : Zimbabwea
1.) The language spoken is mostly English.
2.) They play a game called Burger, where the children learn adulthood.
3.) Education consists of a Primary and Secondary school.
4.) Their independence day is in April.
5.) Their national food is salsa.


Mark Hill : Greece
1.) The languaage spoken is Greek and is spoken by 99% of the population.
2.) One of the most famous children's story is the Tortoise and The Hare.
3.) Richer familes, had more toys for their children, such as dolls.
4.) A common meal for most people in Greece is lamb and potatoes.
5.) There are three levels of education which is primary, secondary, and higher school.


John Terwilliger : Spain.
1.) The capital city is Madrid.
2.) Spanish is the main language spoken.
3.) Most children practice sports, and watch TV, like in the US.
4.) They won the world cup in 2010.
5.) They eat multiple varities of beans.


Hannah Gregg : Portugal
1.) They speak Portuguese.
2.) One of their clidren stories is Fly Lady Bug Fly.
3.) Some of their toys are slate boards, and tambourines.
4.) One of their desserts is the custard.
5.) Christmas is on December 25th and the children write to Jesus instead of Santa Claus.


Haley Truman : Switzerland
1.) The language spoken there is Swedish.
2.) Rag dolls, and building blocks were some of their toys.
3.) Switzerland'd independence day is on January 6th.
4.) Most schools require uniforms.
5.) Most common dish is meatballs.


Samantha Mason : Morocco
1.) Official language is Arabic.
2.) Their alphabet has 28 letters and are all consinants.
3.) They read from right to left, rather than left to right.
4.) They go to highschool for three years.
5.) They begin teaching French in the third grade.


Madori Elmore : Germany
1.) Languages spoken there are German, Turkish, and Polish.
2.) A popular game is called Chocolate Ear.
3.) Their All Saints day is like the United States' Halloween.
4.) Germany's education system is different in all states.
5.) Their government is a Constitutional Legislature.


Krista Robinson : Barbadus
1.) Native language is English.
2.) Folk songs, such as Ba Ba Black Sheep are passed down to children.
3.) They have a Prime Minister.
4.) They love sweets, so custards are important.
5.) Their Independence day is November 30th.


Kristen Strawder : Japan.
1.) Tokyo is the capital city.
2.) Some toys, such as kites, are played with by children.
3.) One of the most original foods is Sushi.
4.) A popular children's story is the Little Fox.
5.) A tradition is to have a garden, showing how you perceive nature.


Taylor Talbott : Fiji
1.) Has a variety of fish, and fruit.
2.) A rule in Fiji is to not wear hats, in villages.
3.) When entering villages, it is customary to give gift of Caja. (?)
4.) There are 700 Primary schools.
5.) Fiji has many beautiful beaches, and islands.


Raychel Fitzwater : Italy
1.) Capital city is Rome.
2.) Italy's children toys, are a lot like the toys we have in the US.
3.) Italian food is very traditional, and they make a lot of homemade breads.
4.) Infany Eve is on January 5ht.
5.) You must attend school from the age of 5-15.