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After the reading the chapter about China's first emperor, Shi Huangdi, I learned why Shi built the Great Wall of China-to keep the Mongol tribes out from intruding China. It took many "emperor generations" to build it because it was over 8,000 kilometers long. Instead of using (since it was scarce), they used wooden frames and filled it up with dirt. Shi ordered his prisoners and every grown men to work on the wall.
— Feb 16, 2017 06:22AM
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I was shocked to learn that a Roman emperor named Constantine became a Christian. It was shocking because the Romans believed that they should worship the emperor and not Christian gods. The emperor would persecute any Christian found until Constantine became emperor. Before a very important war, Constantine came upon the cross of christ and after that he won the war which means God of the Christians helped him.
— Feb 22, 2017 07:24AM
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I learned more about Roman emperors especially Julius Caesar. He was a really popular leader (before he was actually the king of Rome). He conquered many cities, treated his army well and was fair to the citizens, that was why he was loved and was very popular. He moved up from a consul to a king. He took away the senator's powers from ruling the city of Rome so the senators decide to murder Julius Caesar.
— Feb 20, 2017 02:19AM
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Before, I wondered what one particular painting meant. It was a painting of a man splitting the ocean up for large amounts of people to cross. After reading some chapters in this book the story, I finally realized the man was Moses and he helped the Israelites escape Egypt. He cleared the ocean so the slaves can cross to the other side. Then Moses made the ocean normal again so the Egyptians soldiers couldn't follow.
— Jan 30, 2017 07:36PM
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An interesting fact I learned from the short stories in the book is that people in every kingdom what each dream means. For example, Gilgamesh, the strongest man in the world that could lift anything up , had a nightmare that "a huge axe appeared at his door-an axe so big and sharp he couldn't even lift it". His mother said it meant that a man is coming that could destroy him. He will have to make friends with or die
— Jan 30, 2017 04:23AM
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One of the big things I never knew about Egyptians is, every year, the Nile River will flood into the villages. I thought it was bad because the overflow of water will destroy the crops. Instead, it was actually beneficial. After many years of flood, the farmers decide to move their place to farm so they don't die and after the flood ended, rich silt will be washed up on shore and which will be good for planting on.
— Jan 26, 2017 04:49AM
