Extractions: An environmentally friendly Lodge and Private Wildlife Nature Reserve located in the heart of the Argentinian Rainforest, surrounded by the Iguazu National Park. The Wildlife & Nature Reserve area, which covers 570 hectares, is part of the 270.000 hectares of protected Rainforest; shared by Brazil and Argentina and known as the "green corridor". Iguazu Falls and El Palmar National Park
Quiz - 02/02/98 - Geography 1. Which country contains the ancient region of mesopotamia? http://geography.about.com/library/quiz/bl020298.htm
Timeline Of Geographic History 2300 BCE, The first city map was created in stone for Lagash, mesopotamia. http://geography.about.com/library/misc/bltimeline.htm
Extractions: Advertisement This is a compilation of key dates in the history of geography and the world. 2300 BCE The first city map was created in stone for Lagash, Mesopotamia Herodotus compiled a map of the known world Alexander the Great began conquring the Middle East and India Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the earth Julian calendar established 20 CE Strabo published his 17 volume Geography Pliny the Elder wrote his encyclopedia of geography Mount Vesuvius erupted and Pompeii was destroyed Ptolmey published his Geography and included a map of the world with places labeled with a coordinate grid system The magnetic compass was in use in China Helena, Constantine's mother, traveled to the Holy Land to identify places sacred to Christianity
History Of Wine: Egypt And Mesopotamia mesopotamia held the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and is often http://wine.about.com/library/weekly/aa100598.htm
Extractions: Advertisement Egyptian Artifacts from 400bc In the story of mankind, wine has a long and distinguished history. Traces of wine were first found in Sumeria, the lower regions of Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia held the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and is often called the "cradle of civilization". Wine is mentioned as far back as 2750BC, but existence of wine goes further - now dated at 5400BC. Sumeria as a nation existed from 2500BC - 1900BC. During this time, the people drank quite a bit of wine and beer. Often, the two were inbibed during the same meal or event. Sumerian wines were made from grapes and dates. In their culture, drunkeness was accepted - in their religious stories, even gods got drunk. Wine is also early in history of the ancient First Dynasty of Egypt (3100bc - 2890bc). Remnants of grapes were found dating to this period. Soon, pictures of wine making operations were used to decorate walls and palaces. There were two stages to making wine back then - the crushing for the free run, followed by pressing. A fermentation stage occurred between these two. The wine then went into amphorae - large pottery vessels with spouts, used for bulk storage and transportation. Amphorae were stoppered with cloth, leather, cork or fired clay, then sealed with mortar.
Extractions: Advertisement Egyptian Artifacts from 400bc Wine production became very organized over the years. Amphorae soon had marks indicating year, maker, source of vineyard, and other information. Wine was popular in higher social circles than beer was, and was used both at parties and for religious festivals. Tomb paintings included depictions of wine. Wines in Sumeria were classified by types and by 900BC rations were being given to soldiers and travellers. Wine was used for entertaining, medicinal and religious purposes. Wine was imported from other wine producing countries, often in earth jugs. Writings of the time speak of large, wooden barrels of wine being boated from one town to another. Amphorae Sumeria morphed into Persia, a great nation that grew larger and larger. Persia was also a wine country - salaries were sometimes paid in wine. Young workers did not get this kind of payment, but both men and women did. Women giving birth were given an extra bonus of wine, to encourage the creation of new workers. Herodotus commented that leaders would often reconsider an opinion made while drunk, but would conversely get drunk to reconsider an opinion made while sober!
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Mesopotamian Art 101: A Brief History 3500 1750 BC Sumerian/Akkadian The Sumerian people lived in southern mesopotamia. http://arthistory.about.com/library/bl101_meso.htm
New Year Literature It has been celebrated by all the major cultures of ancient mesopotamia. http://classiclit.about.com/cs/newyearlit/
Extractions: "The oldest and most important festival in China is the Spring Festival, more commonly known in the West as Chinese New Year. Like all Chinese festivals, the date of the new year is determined by the lunar/solar calendar rather than the Western (Gregorian) calendar, so the date of the holiday varies from late January to mid February." Dragon Mythology
Bahrain Resources link between the ancient civilizations of the Indus Valley and mesopotamia; fromthe http://archaeology.miningco.com/library/atlas/blbahrain.htm
Academic Journals archaeology, numismatics, history, and languages of ancient Iran, mesopotamia, andCentral http://archaeology.miningco.com/cs/academicjournals/
Mesopotamia encyclopediaEncyclopedia mesopotamia, mes uputA'mEu PronunciationKey. mesopotamia Gr.,=between rivers, ancient country of Asia http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0832856.html
Extractions: Pronunciation Key Mesopotamia [Gr.,=between rivers], ancient country of Asia, the region about the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, included in modern Iraq. The region extends from the Persian Gulf north to the mountains of Armenia and from the Zagros and Kurdish mountains on the east to the Syrian Desert. From the mountainous north, Mesopotamia slopes down through grassy steppes to a central alluvial plain, which was once rendered exceedingly fertile by a network of canals. Sections in this article:
Kish, Ancient City, Mesopotamia Kish. Kish, ancient city of mesopotamia, in the Euphrates valley, 8 mi (12.9km) E of Babylon and 12 mi (19 km) east of the modern city of Hillah, Iraq. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0827810.html
Lisa M. Lane's History 103 Lecture: Mesopotamia And Egypt LECTURE mesopotamia AND EGYPT. Geography role of the pyramid image ofGiza; mesopotamia Workbook document Ziggurat ziggurat on the web. http://www.miracosta.edu/home/llane/courses/hist103/pw/lectures/meso.htm
Extractions: Footware and Shoes Sandals were the most common footwear in most early civilizations, however, a few early cultures had shoes. In Mesopotamia, (c. 16001200 BC) a type of soft shoes were worn by the mountain people who lived on the border of Iran. The soft shoe was made of wraparound leather, similiar to a moccasin. "As late as 1850 most shoes were made on absolutely straight lasts, there being no difference between the right and the left shoe."
Jewish Leaders - Sarah Sarah accompanied Abraham on his journeys (from mesopotamia to Haran to Canaan),and http://judaism.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-p_sarah.htm
Extractions: Sarah Sarah was the wife of Abraham (Avraham) and the first Matriarch (Imahot) of the Jewish People. Her name was originally Sarai, but was changed to Sarah when Abraham accepted circumcision. Sarah accompanied Abraham on his journeys (from Mesopotamia to Haran to Canaan), and helped him teach about the One God. She was childless for many years. She gave her handmaiden Hagar to Abraham so he could have children, and Hagar bore Ishmael. At the age of ninety, Sarah was told she would give birth and she laughed because she thought she was too old to have children. Sarah gave birth to Isaac (Yitzhak). Later Sarah drove Hagar and Ishmael away, saying "the son of this hand-maiden will not inherit together with my son, Yitzchak." (Bereshit 21:10) Abraham bought the Cave of Machpelah for a family grave, and Sarah was buried there.
Archaeology BeerSheva, close to an ancient route connecting Egypt with Syria and mesopotamia. http://judaism.about.com/cs/archaeology/
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The History Of The Corkscrew The history of the corkscrew famous corkscrew designs. http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa122000b.htm
Extractions: Waiter's Corkscrew - Single Lever Corkscrews German, Carl Wienke invented a single lever waiter's type corkscrew called the 'Butler's Friend'. Wienke was granted a German patent (Lever Corkscrew Patent DRP 20815) on May 26, 1882. He was granted a British patent (Improvement in Lever Corkscrews No. 2,022) on April 20, 1883 and a French patent (No. 155314) on May 7, 1883. The patent drawing on the left illustrates Wienke's American patent (No. 283,731) granted on August 21, 1883. Wienke's corkscrew design is still in common use today. The corkscrew was nicknamed the 'Waiter's Friend' or 'Butler's Friend' because it could easily remove and easily replace a cork.
