Canberra is located in the lands of the Ngunnawal indigenous people, it is thought that it was named after the aboriginal word Kamberra which means meeting place. In 1908 it was decided to build a new capital at Canberra, in 1912 Walter Burley Griffin (contestant 29) won the competition to design the capital city, there were 137 entrants in total. The city is located 150 kilometres inland, 660 kilometres from Melbourne and 281 kilometres from Sydney. In 1913 the foundation stone of Canberra was laid by the prime minister of the time Andrew Fisher. At first Canberra’s population grew slowly but after World War 2 it sky rocketed climbing from less than 25,000 to 200,000 in around 30
As a result of the lack of food and water, the surviving colonists moved to different locations in an attempt to find the necessary resources in order to survive. If they were to have stayed and waited for John White to come back, they would have died of hunger or disease. Right before they departed, they used the last of the medicine and forgot to dispose of the shards, which were the remnants left at their settlement. When the colonists left, some of the them were still ill and needed more medicine, which also led them to leave their settlement and journey with the Croatans in search for more resources. The natives were thought to be “animal-like” and down to earth people and knew of herbs and plants that could heal the colonists.
Sacagewea Sacagewea was born around 1788 in Lenhi River Valley. Which in present day is near Shashone Idah. Sacagewea is an Shashone American Indian and spoke Shashone, Hidatsa, and English.
To what extent was the Battle for Kokoda a Disaster? Lauren Knappstein – Year 10 History – Ms Felgate-Pearce The Battle of Kokoda was to a large extent a disaster for the Japanese army fighting in the war. The whole Invasion failed and caused major devastation to Japan and the Japanese soldiers fighting for expansion and supplies. After being through starvation, fatigue and so much devastation, the Kokoda was a true disaster for Japan.
Over a thousand years ago in the Mesoamerica region the culture that we know as Maya thrived. They had an amazement and intrigued fascination over the technical mastery of their intellectual studies. The Mayan’s history is rich with remarkable human achievements, as well as stories. Some of their most recognizable masterpieces are the Mayan trade network, building Cities, the Mayan number system, and the Mayan calendar.
Aloha ‘Aina, meaning to love and respect the land. Malama ka ‘aina, to take care of the land in which takes care of you. I was born and raised into a Hawaiian family and home who are very passionate in the Hawaiian culture and traditions and is very strong into aloha ‘aina patriotism. Our hearts, mind, soul and mission are to protect, preserve and perpetuate the Hawaiian culture, traditions and our natural resources. 73 Today Hawaiians stand in kapu aloha, meaning strictly peaceful, we know now today you can’t fight for peace you have to peace for peace, meaning to be peaceful in order to receive peace.
Historical archeology helps understand of how the modern world was shaped. Even the smallest a artifact can play a major role of discovering ways of how people of the past lived their lives. Throughout this assignment, In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life by James Deetz, was more helpful than the rest of the reading assignments. Deetz understands the importance of how a small artifact can lead to big discoveries. Without the small detail of findings, it will be even harder to piece back the past and learned how people lived.
Wouldn 't be amazing to be a great Reality TV star?A Fabulous dancer that has won many awards?A fashion designer ,and a model?Along with dealing with crazy moms,competitive competitions,and training with the crazy Abby Lee Miller herself! It would be crazy,fun, but lots of hard work. However,16 year old Kalani Hilliker has it all! [Famous Birthdays.com] She should win Junior Dancer of the Year.
Treblinka Treblinka was one of the worst concentration camps of all 6. Treblinka was started in 1942 ended in 1943 . They killed over 900,000 people in a year. They only had 67 survivors and Samuel Willenberg was the last survivor. Their was ten Thousand people murdered every day.
Both the log houses and the kitchen house is made of wood, plastic, and bricks. The original house of Polk’s family was made of wood, red clay, and bricks. Red clay was packed between wood planks and used to help insulate the house during the winter and to keep it cool during the
On May 14, 2017 I interviewed Pouneh Sanaee about what it means to be American to her. She’s an immigrant that moved here two years ago from Iran. she wants to be a pharmacist, start to play basketball basketball like she used to in High School, and be able to help her family. The reason that she moved here was because she is Baha'i and the government in Iran says that it’s crime to be Bahai. The government used to jail her family just because of what they believed in which is really sad.
On Friday, September 9th, Officials in Miami gave the go-ahead to begin aerial spraying the insecticide Naled to interrupt the transmission of the Zika virus being spread by mosquitos. The number of people infected through local transmission in Miami has risen to 15 as of Monday, September 5th. The number of Zika cases nation wide has been confirmed by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to be a staggering 1,658 cases. All but one of these cases has been contracted through travel to Zika-infected areas. Over 400 of these confirmed cases involve pregnant women, seventeen of who have given birth to babies with birth defects and five of which have resulted in lost pregnancies.
Another part of the rich Mingo culture was the housing. “The Seneca Indians lived in villages of longhouses, which were large wood-frame buildings covered with sheets of elm bark,“ (Native
On parched fields with barely enough shade, were crowded with barracks, home to the immigrants. These houses, that had couples living in them, were 10 square feet and had a small kitchen with a homemade stove. (1) Some of the immigrants were feeling a little homesick so they made their new home like their old one by decorating it with traditional items. For example, source 1 said that some put up small shrines and others made homemade hot tubs to soak into after work. Some also beautified it with
The storage, cooking, and serving vessels are most likely to be found in the kitchen or cooking areas. This may also be where the beer vats and a water container are found. The latrine, as is today, is typically tucked away in a corner for privacy. A central water container is found in the middle of the structure, and pots typically are found near where one can assume they would be used. The broken pots with leaves for trapping bugs would be found away from the living area, and as according to the map, there are small pots for birthing ritual purposes found just outside the living structure.
