Hades was the king of dead in ancient Greek stories. Hades <<HAY deez >> was older brother of Zeus, the king of gods. The ancient Greeks believed that the kingdom of Hades was under the Earth. Hades was meant for the souls of people who were not good enough to go to Elysium << ih LIHZ ee uhm >>.
The pyramids have fascinated many people for thousands of years. How did the Ancient Egyptians build these huge monuments and why? The most famous out of the the lot are the three in Giza near modern Cairo. But they are not the only pyramids in Egypt .There are over 80 others in Egypt and another 100 south in Sudan.
I was put into the front line of trenches.
All I could hear is ” get me out of here”! Then the officer said ”over the top”. continue reading…
As part of our local history studies this year we conducted a survey of parents/grandparents, asking them about their school days. To see some of the results of our survey please,
Watch the video below and answer the questions by posting your answers in the comment box.
Q1. Name the song being played at the start of the video.
Q2. Why were trench lines zig zag in shape?
Q3. How many rows of trenches did each side have?
Q4. What were communication trenches for?
Q5. What was a “fire step”?
Q6. What were “duck boards”?
Q7. What was “no man’s land”?
Q8. At what time in the morning would soldiers “stand to”?
Q9. What was a “listening post”?
Q10. How long did World War One last?
We are currently working on a local history project in which we have interviewed an older member of our family and asked them about their school days. We are currently gathering our information and will be posting some of the interesting things we find out on this site.
