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Lixely Alhambra Palace

I'm going to be talking about the Alhambra Palace Which is Granada, Spain. The palace was build like in the 14 century but it was discovered like in the 19 century by travelers during the Nasrid dynasty.The decorations within the palaces describes the remains of Moorish dominion within Spain and guided in the last great period of Andalusian art in Granada.In 1527, the palace of Charles V was built within the complex as a permanent residence for the Monarch.This marked the rebirth of the Alhambra and it is one of the most important Alhambra palace facts that it was designated a UNESCO World in 1984.Now, it is the most popular attraction in Spain, with over 2 million visitors a year.The Alhambra is one of the best preserved Arabic palaces of its time, and during your all too brief visit you will catch a glimpse of the elegant and exotic style of the time.The Alcazaba is the oldest section of the Alhambra, together with the Torres Bermejas, and the original building dates back to the ninth century, with subsequent building up to the thirteenth century, when it was completed.The name Alhambra comes from an Arabic root which means "red or crimson castle". The first kings of Granada, the Zirites, had their castles and palaces on the hill of the Albaicin, and nothing remains of them. The Nasrites were probably the emirs who built the Alhambra, starting in 1238.



Questions of maps 1. Where were the highest mountains located? They were located in the eastern part of Africa.

2. What is the Sahara? Its one of the largest desert. It's across the northern part of Africa all the way to the red sea.

3. What is the savanna? The savanna is the area that covers half of Africa.

4. Where is the Niger river? Is one of the11 longest river in Africa 2,590 miles.

5. What does the color light and dark green mean? The dark green means rain forest and the light green means a dry land.

6. What is the name of the rivers in Africa? Nile river,Niger river, and the Zambezi river.

7. What is the Mt. Kilimanjaro? Is the highest mountain in Africa.

8. What were most there in the map? Savanna was the most.

9. Was the Saharra always how it was today? Between 3000 and 8000 years ago it was green.

10. Why were the rivers so important? The rivers were soimportant because they help transport food and beverages.

Lixely and Jasmine Silk road

Ancient China very important to our history but what I'm going to talk about is the Silk Road. Silk road are 2 words for route thousands of miles long where different merchants traded.The silk road is a historically important to the international trade route between China and the Mediterranean because silk comprisedroad large proportion of trade along this road, in 1877 it was named "the Silk Road" by a german geographer. the silk road is the only ancient international trade route but also splendid cultural bridge liking the cultures of China, India, Persia, Arabia, Greek and Rome.Each had something the other wanted. Rome had gold and silver and precious gems. China had silk and spices and ivory. The Silk road spread many ideas and cultural groups like buddihism throughout Asia. Along long the route was conducted by Central Asian merchants, who brought horses, cattle, furs, hides and luxuries such as ivory and jade. New goods were also introduced to the Chinese by the traders, such as cucumbers, walnuts, sesame seeds, figs, alfalfa and pomegranates. New skills, such as using grapes to make wine, enriched China's ancient civilization.The trade on the Silk Road revived tremendously during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368), when China became largely dependent on its silk trade. Genghis Khan conquered all the small states, unified China and built a large empire under his rule. Trade along the Silk Road reached its zenith during this period. The famous traveler Marco Polo (1254–1324) traveled along the Silk Road visiting the Yuan capital city Dadu (today's), and wrote his famous book about the Orient. In his book, he mentioned a special board held by merchants. This board was a special passport issued by the Yuan government to the merchants to protect their trade and free movement within the country. Preferential treatment was given to merchants and trade boomed. The Chinese traded silk for medicines, perfumes, slaves and precious stones. The Romans tried to find the traders as they came into the towns and villages but the traders hide from the Roman soldiers. The knew they had nothing to tell them. they didn't know who was making the silk. They only traded for silk. The romans tried to find the traders as they came into the towns an villages.But the traders hid from the roman soldiers.They knew they had nothing to tell them.They did not know who was making silk.They only traded for the silk.They traveled a short way along the silk road and traded with the people they found.In frustration, the Romans sent out parties of soldiers to follow the Silk Road, and find the source, the people who were making the silk. Most of the soldiers never returned. Those who did reported they could not find a way through the desert. They had to turn back. 