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​​My travel Journal By Jordan Parker Xi'an April 12,2010

Today I visited Xi'an,I am a farmer and I am selling corn and silk.I am selling silk because it is worth a lot.Silk was there treasure.Also i am going to make my corn less money so people will buy mine i will also add some seasoning to make mine taste better.When i was in Xi'an it was very hot.I traveled the silk road.There were a thousand people there.

Today is April 13,2010 I am traveling Turfan

I sold elephants and dazzling jewelry.Merchants brought in skin,feathers,and gems.Also you had to stop to get you and your camel something to drink.Fashionable hats,elegant coats,and dazzling jewelry might seem like it would be out of place in a Silk Road market,but the raw materials for such luxury goods-as much about style.

Today is April 14,2010 i am traveling Samarkand i ment a guy named Bobby and he showed me how to make paper her are the steps! PAPER MAKING STEP BY STEP 1.soak cut plants or pieces of cloth in water 2.boil the plants and pound them into pulp 3.mix pulp with water in a vat then the tiny fibers will hang suspended in the water.Dip a paper mold in and lift it out then it will pick up a thin layer of pulp,forming a sheet 4.squeese the water out 5.hang the paper to dry

today is April 15,2010 i am traveling Baghdad Baghdad is the capital of lslamic.Baghdad has a building called the house of wisdom. GLASS BLOWING STEP BY STEP 1.mix 3 basic ingredients sand:containing large amouts of silica,ahard minerals soda ash:soda mostly made by burning plants lime:obtatained by heating limestone 2.heat the mixture in a furnace to about 2,500*f (1,371*c), to melt the ingredients 3.lower the temperature then,dip the end of a blopipe into the molten glass 4.blow into the pipe to form a bubble 5.shape the bubble by rolling it against a flat surface or by pinching,pulling,or cuting it with other tools

Jordan - Thanks for your travel journal. I would have liked a little more information from each destination. I hope you enjoyed the project. 95/100 Mrs. Celestin

(Miners used new iron drill bits to mine more what?)They used it to mine more salt. (Paper was used by whom?)Paper was used by government officials. (For what?)To record a growing amount of information. (What is this treatment called?)It was called acupuncture. (Why was this important?)This was important because it allowed ships to sail into wind for the first time.

Nice work 10/10

May 20,2010

5. what is a glacier/who? (a Acient Rome person who fought animals as public entertainment)
 * 1) How many spectators? (50,000)
 * 2) when was it built? (in 80AD.)
 * 3) number of entrances/why? (there is no less than 76 4 additional reserved for emperors, VP's, and the gladiators.)
 * 4) what event were held there (fights and rodeo's)