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Museum Entrance River Valley Civilizations Classical Civilizations Museum of Wisdom Curators Offices Swagtopia

Room 1 Return to Entry River Valley Civilizations Mesopotamia Egypt Chinese River Indus River Valley

Room 4 Return to Entry Classical Civilizations Greece Rome

Room 5 t Return to EntryEgypt

The Egyptians used a form of record keeping known as hieroglyphics, which were pictures that symbolized words or phrases. They would carve hieroglyphics. Return to Exhibit Hieroglyphics Information: Collins, Andrew. Egypts Lost Legacy and the Genesis of Civilization. Bibliotecapleyades. 1998. web. 14 September, 2011. Picture: heiroglyphics in a tomb. n.d. Image. WordPress. Web. 10 October, 2011.

Egyptians had two different types of clocks a water clock and a sundial. Water clocks were stands with a pot on top, and at the bottom. The pot at the top had a hole drilled in the side and was filled with water, which would flow out. Depending on the water level, the Egyptians new what time is was. Return to Exhibit Clocks Information: Technology of Ancient Egypt. ThinkQuest. N.d. web. 14 September, 2011. Picture: Clocks. n.d. Image. ThinkQuest. Web. 14 September, 2011.

Egyptians specialized in architecture, and would often put sculptures of powerful gods and goddesses at the gateways and entrances to their temples and cities to protect the citizens. Return to Exhibit Architecture Information: Egyptian Architecture. ThinkQuest. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Egyptian Guardians. n.d. Image. ThinkQuest. Web. 10 October, 2011.

The Egyptians would often build statues and pyramids in order to worship their mass amount of gods and goddesses. The Egyptians were polytheistic, and spent most of their free time in worship. Return to Exhibit Statues Information: Egypts Lost Legacy and the Genesis of Civilization. Bibliotecapleyades. 1998. web. 14 September, 2011. Picture: Anubis. n.d. Image. DonaldIsLost. Web. 10 October, 2011.

When the Egyptians settled a town, they took two main considerations into mind, which were how close they were to water, and how elevated the land that they were settling on was. These were extremely important because if they were too far from water, they would die of dehydration, but if they were too close to water and the land was not elevated enough, the town would most likely end up being flooded when the Nile flooded. Return to Exhibit Egyptian Cities Information: Ashcroft, Adam. The Ancient Egyptians. AncientEgyptians. n.d. web. 10 October 2011. Picture: Cities n.d. Image. Subcreator. Web. 10 October, 2011.

The Egyptian Civilization was affected by geography in two major ways. The Egyptians built their whole settlement along the Nile River, which they used for water, trade, travel, and irrigation. The Egyptians were also impacted in geography by the fact that they were surrounded to the east and west by a desert, which created a barrier of defence, but also limited expansion. Return to Exhibit Egypt Information: How Did Geography Affect Egypt. Slideshare. N.d. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Ancient Egypt Map. n.d. Image. PowerUp. Web. 10 October, 2011.

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Room 2 Return to EntrySwagtopia

The followers of Swagginism must have their swag up at all times. The only book they are allowed to read is the Book of Swagg. The followers also must wear Name-Brand only. They do this to respect the Swagg Gods. Return to Exhibit Swagginism Picture: Butler, Micah. What Is Generation S.W.A.G.G? 21 May, 2010. Image. PreacherBoy. Web. 5 October, 2011.

The TFS-9273 was created out of pure titanium, and is used for quite a few different purposes. The major uses are for air force, faster travel, and space exploration. It is armed with four B-33 missiles incase of attacks from enemies. TFS stands for Technological Flying Spacecraft. Return to Exhibit TFS-9273 Picture: New Technology. n.d. Image. Ultisky. Web. 10 October, 2011.

Swaggtopias citizens record all of their records on videotapes so that they can upload it to Swaggbook and view it from anything that can connect to the internet. Return to Exhibit Videotaping Picture: Videos. n.d. Image. Logos Database. Web. 4 October, 2011.

Swaggtopia is known as the birthplace of Aeronautics. Swaggtopians invented the first aircraft, building it out of pure aluminum alloy. They also do not believe in ground- transportation, due to the fact that theyve learned that it is more environmentally and economically friendly by using air travel. Return to Exhibit Aeronautics Picture: Aeronautics Logo. 1978. Image. Logos Database. Web. 4 October, 2011.

Most of Swagtopias cities have Flood Walls around them, due to the fact that a large number of them are build on small islands. The Flood Walls prevent the cities from being flooded, while still allowing the citizens to obtain water. Return to Exhibit Flood Walls Picture: Chaps, Jorge. LILYPAD. 20 July, 2008. Image. Inhabitat. Web. 10 October, 2011.

Swaggtopia built its cities based around the rivers, land, and where it would be easier to defend from foreign attackers. The capital, Swagg City, was established near the center of the civilization, but it was also near a large body of water, which made this region an almost ideal place for the capital. Return to Exhibit Swaggtopia Map Picture: Land Mass Outline. n.d. Image. Fantasy Map Maker. Web. 4 October, 2011

Room 5 Return to EntryRome

While the Romans had Gods and Goddesses for nearly everything, they did not have one central belief. Most of their religious acts required sacrifice of either human or animal blood. Their religion is similar to the Greek religion, but it is still pretty unique. This artifact is a picture of Mars, Roman God of War. Return to Exhibit Roman Religion Information: Romm Religion. Roman Empire. n.d. web. 24 September, 2011. Picture: Ares. n.d. Image. Sodahead. Web. 10 October, 2011.

Romans kept their records by writing on parchment, papyrus, and wax tablets. Modern English letters look very similar to Roman letters, except backwards. Romans established this form of record keeping around 700 B.C. At first, they couldnt decided whether they wanted to write left-to-right, or right-to-left, but they eventually decided left-to-right. Return to Exhibit Roman Records Information: How the Romans Wrote. Moorstation. n.d. Web. 25 September, 2011. Picture: Rome Records. n.d. Image. Ancientweb. Web. 10 October, 2011.

The Romans built their buildings out of plastar and stone walls. The Roman Civilization thrived for quite some time, mostly due to Julius Ceaser organizing the growth of it. The main city of Rome was burned down and destroyed by a huge fire in 64 A.D., and they had to rebuild it from scratch, but they still lost most of their records and documents. Return to Exhibit Roman Cities Information: Rome. MCE. n.d. web. 25 September, 2011. Picture: The Forum Romanum. Curran, Leo. n.d. Image. MCE. Web. 10 October, 2011.

The Romans specialized in art, which they began to really start doing around 500 B.C. As the empire grew, so did the number of artists that there were. Out of all of the influences that Roman Art had, Christianity was the strongest apparent one there was, which began to appear around 300 A.D. In 200 A.D., there was a strong German influence, and the art began to show people suffering by having their heads cut off, insides ripped out, and other sorts of gruesome acts. Return to Exhibit Roman Art. Information: Roman Art. ThinkQuest. n.d. web. 24 September, 2011. Picture: Rome Sculpture. Greek Roman Art. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011.

The Romans invented the Hypocaust inorder to keep their homes heated. They did this by elevating the floors and keeping a fire in the furnace. This kept the air heated, and the warm air would move through the house, heating the house. Return to Exhibit Hypocaust Information: Bill, M.S. Hypocaust. About. n.d. web. 24 September, 2011. Picture: Roman Hypocausts. Hot Floors. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011.

The Roman civilization was established in a location that centered around trade and transportation. They also had a good location for defense from foreign invaders. Rome was located on the Tyrrhenian Sea, and on the Tibet River, which made it easy for them to travel and trade. Return to Exhibit Rome Information: The Impact of Geography on Ancient Rome. Flow of History. n.d. web. 24 September, 2011. Picture: Rome. n.d. Image. Verselink. Web. 10 October, 2011.

Room 5 Return to EntryGreece

The Greeks kept their records by writing on clay tablets. Their records would consist of art techniques, festival schedules, laws, etc. Most historians believe that their form of record keeping is closely related to that of the Ancient Macedonians. Return to Exhibit Tablets Information: Joseph, Brian. Greek, Ancient. Ohio State University. N.d. web. 26 September, 2011. Picture: Mundigler, Christian. Old Record. n.d. Image. NY Times. Web. 10 October, 2011.

Zeus, Roman God of the Sky, is one of the many gods and goddesses that the Greeks worshipped. Their religion was very similar to that of the Romans, but the gods and goddesses had different names. Greeks also offered animals to the gods to show their worship. Return to Exhibit Zeus Information: Joseph, Brian. Greek, Ancient. Ohio State University. N.d. web. 26 September, 2011. Picture: Zeus. Designdazzling. N.d. web. 10 October, 2011.

The Greeks were of the first to use metal armor in warfare. Their warriors had helmets, armor, and weaponry usually made of brass to use during times of war. This made them fearsome enemies and scared off many would-be attackers. Return to Exhibit Sword & Shield Information: Selected Greek Armor. Greek Warriors. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Swords and Shield. n.d. Image. Friend Of Mercy. Web. 10 October, 2011.

The Greeks specialized in art. Ancient Greek Art consists primarily of vases, statues, and architecture, which at the time were a huge innovation in a variety of things. Greek art changed multiple times throughout the years, but it ended up being similar to how it originally began. Return to Exhibit Art Information: Greek Art (An Overview). About. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Greek Art. n.d. Image. WikiSpaces. Web. 10 October, 2011.

Ancient Greece was made up of city-states, but each city- state had its own form of government and its own army. The two largest of these were Athens and Sparta. Return to Exhibit Greek Cities Information: Doleys, Teri. Ancient Greece. Cedarville. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Sparta Ruins. n.d. Image. Around Greece. Web. 10 October, 2011.

The Greeks built their civilization based around trade. They did not worry about farming, due to the fact that they were surrounded by water and trade routes. The mountains also served as natural barriers and boundaries for Greeces city- states. Return to Exhibit Greece Information: Joseph, Brian. Greek, Ancient. Ohio State University. N.d. web. 26 September, 2011. Picture: Map of Greece in 431 BC. n.d. Image. Earth History. Web. 10 October, 2011.

Room 3 Return to EntryMesopotamia

Ishtar was a Mesopotamian Goddess. The Mesopotamians were polytheistic, meaning that they worshipped many different gods and goddesses. They would paint and carve the symbols of the gods and goddesses into architecture to show their worship. Return to Exhibit Star of Ishtar Information: Religion in Mesopotamia and Primary Gods. Ancient Civilizations History. n.d. web. 14 September, 2011. Picture: Symbol of Goddess Ishtar. n.d. Image. Ancient Civilizations History. Web. 10 October, 2011.

Around 4000 B.C. Mesopotamians discovered how to make bronze tools and weapons. Since they were more effective, there was a high demand in them, which also caused more people to become metalworkers. Return to Exhibit Metal Tools Information: Specialization of Labor-Mesopotamia. Period90910. n.d. web. 12 September, 2011. Picture: Metal Tools. n.d. Image. Period90910. web. 10 October, 2011.

The Mesopotamians specialized in labor, mainly because the less privileged people often became slaves or servants in wealthy homes and learned to work and cultivated the farm lands. Mesopotamians built ziggurats to worship their gods and goddesses. One of their most impressive buildings was a ziggurat built for the fertility Goddess, Inanna, which took 1,500 laborers working ten hours a day for five years. Return to Exhibit Ziggurats Information: Specialization of Labor-Mesopotamia. Period90910. n.d. web. 12 September, 2011. Picture: Ziggurats. n.d. Image. Period90910. web. 10 October, 2011.

Mesopotamians used cuneiform to keep their records. Cuneiform was a type of script which consisted of pictures which symbolized words, very similar to heiroglyphics. Mesopotamians would draw their cuneiforms into clay tablets and let the clay harden so that their records became permanent. Return to Exhibit Cuneiform Information: Mesopotamia. Classics Technology Center. n.d. web. 12 September, 2011. Picture: The Beginnings of Writing. n.d. Image. Classics Technology Center. Web. 12 September, 2011.

Mesopotamia itself means between two rivers. It is located between the Tigris River and the Euphrates River. The Sumerians settled into the region around 4,000 B.C, which marked the first civilization. Return to Exhibit Mesopotamia Information: Mesopotamia. & Ancient Persia Taxson. n.d. web. 12 September, 2011. Picture: Mesopotamia. n.d. Image. Taxson. Web. 12 September, 2011.

Mesopotamian cities developed along the rivers due to the fact that Mesopotamians were primarily farmers. The river water helped irrigate the land along the banks in order to help the crops grow. Return to Exhibit Mesopotamian Cities Information: Ancient Mesopotamia. Kture Kharkov. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Babylon. n.d. Kture Kharkov. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011.

Room 5 t Return to Entry Indus River Valley

The Indus River Valley established its civilization near the Himalayan Mountains. They got their water from the Himalayas torrents of water, which also helped irrigate the soil, but created monsoons in lowlands, which eventually caused people to die. Return to Exhibit Indus River Valley Information: Guisepi, R.A. Indus River Valley Civilization. MrDowling. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Map of Indus Valley. n.d. Image. History-World. Web. 10 October, 2011.

Archaeologists found two 4000- year-old cities along the banks of the Indus River which they named Mohenjo-Daro, which means hill of the dead, and Harappa. The buildings of the cities were up to three-stories and built of sturdy bricks, with elaborate drainage systems. Not much is known about what really happened to the civilization, but it seems to have been abandoned near 1700 B.C. Return to Exhibit Indus River Valley Cities Information: Mohenjo- Daro and Harappa. Mr Dowling. N.d. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Mohenjo- Daro. n.d. Image. History Kal World. Web. 10 October, 2011.

The citizens of the Indus River Valley specialized in a variety of thing, but one major thing would be art. A lot of the artists were potters, which they would do in their free time, either to sell their crafts or so that theyll have something to store their things in from their main occupation. Return to Exhibit Pottery Information: Indus Valley Civilization. infoplease. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011.Picture: Indus Valley Pottery 2 n.d. Image. JHTerry Gallery. Web. 10 October, 2011.

Some people of the Indus Valley Civilization used forms of cuneiform, but their pictures that they drew do not have as apparent of a meaning as most. They also developed a writing system that was used for several hundred years, but we still are unable to read the words that they wrote. Return to Exhibit Stamp Seal Information: The 3 Great River Valleys. His 1010 World History. 2011. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Stamp Seal. n.d. Image. His 1010 World History. Web. 10 October, 2011.

The Indus mainly expressed their religious beliefs through art and architecture, because they believed that they were more important than religion. The Indus were mainly Hindu, which were polytheistic. Return to Exhibit Religion Information: Indu Religion. MrPlasko. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Hinduism. n.d. Image. MrPlasko. Web. 10 October, 2011.

The first plumming systems appeared by 2700 BC in the Indus River Valley Civilizations, but overall there were no real fast improvements. Some time before the Indu Civilization disappeared, they developed an elegant drainage system that was well ahead of their time and technology. Not much is known about what caused them to create such an extremely well designed system, but it works nearly aswell as modern day drainage systems, except it is more public. Return to Exhibit Drainage System Information: Plumbing History. Expert Plumbing Directory. 09 November, 2010. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Indu Plumbing. n.d. Expert Plumbing Directory. Web. 10 October, 2011.

Room 5 t Return to Entry Chinese River

The Huang He river streatches across China over 2,900 miles and carries rich yellow silt all through China, which improves the farm land. The river also helps with trade and travel, since most of China is surrounded by mountain ranges and river valleys. Return to Exhibit Chinese River Information: Yellow River Valley Civilization. The River Valley Civilization Guide. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Yellow River Valley Civilization. n.d. Image. The River Valley Civilization Guide. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011.

The king ruled from Anyang, the capital. He divided his kingdom into territories that were ruled by the military leaders, but the king still had the power to add or remove them whenever he chose. They also believed tat they could talk to the gods whenever they wished and receive help when needed. Return to Exhibit Chinese Cities Information: Yellow River Valley Civilization. The River Valley Civilization Guide. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Yellow River Valley Civilization. n.d. Image. The River Valley Civilization Guide. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011.

The Chinese were the first to create written books, which is what they used to keep their records in. They also wrote stories and ancient rituals in these books so that they could pass them down through generations. Return to Exhibit Literature Information: Yellow River Valley Civilization. The River Valley Civilization Guide. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Yellow River Valley Civilization. n.d. Image. The River Valley Civilization Guide. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011.

The Chinese were the first to actually have a written language that didnt consist primarily of drawings. They would instead use symbols, which stood for words or letters, rather than pictures that stood for what it was a drawing of. Return to Exhibit Written Language Information: The River Valley Civilizations. SlideShare. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Jain Devanagari Book Script. n.d. Image. Schoyen Collection. web. 10 October, 2011.

The Chinese had many complex religious beliefs. They were polytheistic and believed in many gods and nature spirits. They also believed that great gods could not hear the prayers of simple mortals, so they prayed to their ancestors. They also made sacrifices such as food or other necessities to the gods. Return to Exhibit Chinese Religion Information: The River Valley Civilizations. SlideShare. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Ancient China Buddhism. n.d. Image. Ancient China Life. Web. 10 October, 2011.

The people of the Yellow River made pots, wrote poetry, and even sang songs based on nature. They were perhaps the most musical civilization of ancient times. They would also decorate their weapons before going to war. Return to Exhibit Chinese Art Information: The River Valley Civilizations. SlideShare. n.d. web. 10 October, 2011. Picture: Ancient Chinese Art. n.d.Image. Ancient China Life. Web. 10 October, 2011.

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