Pottery

Applications of SiliconSilicon is one of man’s most useful elements. In the form of sand and clay it is used to make concrete and brick; it is a useful refractory material for high-temperature work, and in the form of silicates it is used in making enamels, pottery, etc. Silica, as Read more…

Hopi Indians lived in the western part of America (Arizona). Their civilization is about 3000 years old and they usually farmed for living. The Hopi reservation is a remote area, comprising approximately 650,000 acres, and is surrounded on all sides by the Navajo Reservation. The Hopi people have lived in Read more…

Before Spanish Explorers Prior to the Spanish conquest, Colombia was inhabited by the Chibchas, and Cariban people, but the first people to establish villages were the Mesoamericans. They arrived around 1200 B.C. They introduced the farming of fruits and vegetables. The main things they farmed were potatoes and corn. They Read more…

Behind every great structure in the world, there are the people who made them, and who took the time and effort to design them. Those who made Stonehenge succeeded in creating an incredibly complex and mysterious structure that lived on long after its creators were dead. The many aspects of Read more…

1. Briefly characterize the cultural contributions of the Ancient Near East.Be sure to discuss developments in many areas: invention, religion, law, science, and literature. There were many of cultural contributions of the Ancient Near East.These cultures gave us our modern religion, the wheel, pottery, farming techniques, each of these contributions Read more…

TheMiddle Ages were a bloody time is history that occurred around 300 to 1600 A.D.Throughout the Middle Ages men were constantly fighting to conquer more and more land.Today we know a lot about the brutal life of the warriors during these sieges and battles, but we know very little about Read more…

Civilization grew out of a number of developments. Thefirst was agriculture, which made it possible for humans to settle in permanent communities, inspired other technologies (like pottery to make storage containers), and made it possible for some people to cultivate specialized skills. Over time, villages turned into cities with extensive Read more…