"And a voice from Heaven said, 'This is my beloved Son, and I am fully pleased with Him." Matthew 3:17
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This week in science: Creating New Life
Noah learned that some animals can reproduce by splitting, breaking down or budding from themselves while others need a partner. This week we studied the animals that hatch from eggs and we watched a video of a chick hatching.
Be patient . . . this takes 10 minutes!
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READING: exerpts from the BIBLE
the Amorites, Hittites and the City of Babylon
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History and Geography:
The Babylonians : c2000BC-1600BC
Person of Interest: Hammurabi c1810BC - 1750BCMapping Hammurabi's Empire
Hammurabi's laws
Of the three laws we learned about today, Noah chose this one to illustrate: If a surgeon carried out an operation that killed a patient, he had his hand cut off.
* gods and legends
: Their most important god Marduk saved the world from a terrifying sea monster. They believed he created the world by building a huge raft on the ocean and pouring dust on top of it.
The end of the Empire: Hammurabi died, his Empire grew weaker and after the Hittites invaded, the Empire collapsed.
The Hittite Empire - c2000BC - 1200BC
Mapping the Hittite Empire
Kings, wars and warriors: The Hittite warriors were tough, riding into battle in war chariots and carrying iron weapons which were stronger than the bronze weapons used by their enemies. The greatest Hittite king was Shuppiluliuma.
gods: many, but the chief god was Teshub - he was to have controlled the weather
The end of the Hittites came when the Sea Peoples raided. Some Hittites survived in Syria, but the Empire collapsed.
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This week in Math : more single digit addition
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