A is for......

A is for artifacts, objects made long ago.

B is for barter, which is the exchange of one good or service for another.

C is for capital, which is wealth that is earned, saved, and invested to make profits.

D is for Donald Johanson, who found the remains of a hominid skeleton.

E is for Exodus, which was the escape of the Hebrews from Egypt.

F is for factory systems, which is the production of goods in a factory through the use of machines and workers.

G is for gladiators, which were trained fighters who fought for entertainment.

H is for Hyksos, which means foreigners who arrived in Egypt from Asia.

I is for import, which is a good or service bought from another country.

J is for Jesuits, a religion founded by Ignatius de Loyola.

K is for kami, Japanese gods or nature spirits.

L is for liberalism, a political movement protecting individual rights and the rule of the law.

M is for Menes, a king who united all of Egypt.

N is for Nebuchadnezzer, who defeated most of the Fertile Crescent.

O is for Odyssey, which was an epic written by Homer.

P is for patricians, landowners who controlled Roman government and society.

Q is for Qur'an, the holy book of Islam.

R is for Ramses II, who was a strong Pharoah who ruled Egypt.

S is for Sargon, who was the most powerful Akkadian king.

T is for Torah, which was the first five books of the Old Testament.

U is for unions, which were workers that combined forces and demands for different workers.

V is for Vedic Age, a period of India's history dating from 1500 B.C. to 1000 B.C.

W is for World Trade Center, which was an office complex destroyed in NYC in 2001.

X is for Xia, a line of kings ruling over the Neolithic people.

Y is for yang, which is a force that is bright and active.

Z is for Zhou, people who overthrew the Shang dynasty in China.

Bellringer 4/25/12

What effects did developments in transportation and communication have on the spread of the Industrial Revolution?     It helped spread the use of technology. 

How did the lives of women and children change during the revolution?     They began to work due to low expectations of the pay.

How and why did methods of production change during the industrial revolution?     The technology increased in the quality.   

How did the increase use of machinery affect workers and working conditions?     More produce was produced in a quicker amount of time.

How did inventions in the textile industry lead to other new inventions?     It led to the cotton gin and other factory machines.

Bellringer 4/24/12

     I do not think, at all, that a video game could have any affect on training you to kill people.  This man is, in my opinion, mentally unstable and should be assessed for his crimes but also for his mental health.

Test Questions

1. The Renaissance began in this city : Florence, Italy.
2. An interest in the classic is called : Liberalism.
3. Who wrote the first modern biography? JAMES BOSWELL?
4. Who wrote "The Prince"? Niccolo Machiavelli.
5. Who created David? Michelangelo.
6. Where was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance?
7. Who painted the "Mona Lisa"? Leonardo DaVinci.
8. What was the famous family in Florence that ruled? the Medici family.
9. Donatello, Michelangelo, and Ghiberti were all what? Renaissance artists.
10. Who painted "The Last Supper"? Leonardo DaVinci.
11. Who painted the Sistine Chapel? Michelangelo.
12. Who invented the movable metal type? Johannes Gutenberg.
13. What is a French name for a castle? Chateau.
14. Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxemburg are referred to as the __________________ countries.
15. In the Renaissance they began to paint with what? oil paints.
16. Who wrote the book, "Utopia"? Thomas More.
17. Who was a classical playwright whose works included Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, and Othello? William Shakespeare.
18. This is a change in the church's way of teaching and practicing Christianity :
19. Tickets issued by the church said to reduce the punishment for one's sins and even future sins : Indulgences.
20. Who believed in justification by faith?
21. Luther nailed these to the door of a Whitenburg chruch to protest the Catholic beliefs :
22. What was the first Protestant faith?
23. Who was the founder of Lutheranism? Martin Luther.
24. Who was the Swiss reformer?
25. What is a church-run state called?
26. Who wrote the institutes of Christian religion?
27. Who was the founder of Calvinism? John Calvin.
28. What is it called when God determines the fate of every person?
29. These people believed that only adults could be baptized :
30. Who was Henry's first wife? Catherine.
31. Who was Henry's second wife? Anne.
32. Who was Henry's third wife? Jane.
33. Who was Henry's fourth wife? Anne.
34. Who was Henry's fifth wife? Catherine.
35. Who was Henry's sixth wife? Catherine.
36. What happened to Henry's first wife? divorced.
37. What happened to Henry's second wife? beheaded.
38. What happened to Henry's third wife? died.
39. What happened to Henry's fourth wife? divorced.
40. What happened to Henry's fifth wife? beheaded.
41. What happened to Henry's sixth wife? survived.
42. Why did Henry VIII get married so many times? He wanted to have a son, so he would have an heir to the throne.
43. Name Henry's children : Mary, Edward, and Elizabeth.
44. Who became head of the church during Henry VIII's reign?
45. The inquisition was brought about to restore whose authority?
46. This was a change by the Catholic Church :
47. Who was the founder of the Jesuits?
48. What was the name of the society of Jesus? Jerusalem.
49. The main job of the Jesuits was to be?
50. The qualities of being merciful, trustworthy, humane, religious, and honest were the qualities of a good person according to whom?

Sir Thomas More

Aretmisia Gentileschi

• Italian painter
• born on July 8, 1593
• one of the most accomplished  painters
• raped, which influenced her work
• painted pictures of strong independent women including a self portrait

Sir Thomas More

• born in 1478
• known as Saint Thomas More
• english lawyer, philosopher
• wrote "Utpoia" 

Martin Luther

• born in 1483
• wrote the 95 theses
• became a monk and theologist

Prince Henry of Portugal

• nicknamed henry the navigator
• third child of john the 4th
• established a center of navigation and exploration

Miguel de Cervantes

• born in 1547
• spanish novelist and play writer
• prince of wits
• Donquixote

Louise Labe

• born in the early 1500's
• wrote 24 sonnets
• born to a rope maker
• died in the early 1560's
• author who encouraged women to write books

 Filippo Brunelleschi

• Renaissance architect and engineer
• built a dome for Florence cathedral

Ambrose Pare

• born in France
• served as a surgeons apprentice
• served in the war
• wrote a book about sea devils
•  his faith is unknown
• tied an artery 
• first one to use bandages 

Peter Bruegul

• flemmish painter
• known for landscapes and peasant scense
• painted peasant dance

John Calvin

• Born July 10, 1509 in France. He died in 1564
• was a french reformer & theologian
• wrote the Institutes of the Christian Religion
• When Calvin was 28, he moved to Geneva, Switzerland
• he created Calvinism
• Calvinism was based around the absolute power and supremacy of God.

Robert Hooke

• an English philosopher & architect
• born in July of 1635.
• Helped rebuild London after the great fire
• Last of 4 children

Niccolo Machiavelli

• father of modern political theory
• Wrote "The Prince"
• was unfairly attacked his whole life

Chistopher Columbus

• an italian spanish navigator. sailed west across atlantic ocean
• didn't mean to discover the americas
• travelled to Carribean Sea and claimed land

Galiliei

• well known musician
• made a telescope
• found jupiter's 4 moons
• observed Venus for a while
• became blind
• born in 1464
• first to record sun spots

Johannes Gutenburg

• german blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher.
• introduced printing to Europe
• invented the moveable printing press, known as a very important event
• major work - Gutenburg bible
• born in 1398

Leonardo Da Vinci

• Painted the "Last Supper"
• created designs for airplanes
• invented and sketched early tanks and cars

Michelangelo

• was an italian painter and sculptor
• painted the cieling Sistine Chapel
• was very well known

William Shakespeare

• wrote "Romeo and Juliet"

Nicolaus Copernicius

• Publsihed theory that the Earth was not the center of the universe

Andreas Vesalies

• published detailed descriptions of the human anatomy

Anne of Cleves

• Anne of Cleves was the fourth wife of King Henry.
• They married for political reasons. 
• Anne was a German pincess.
• She only married because Henry needed a German Alliance.
• She had no kids and the marriage became a political embarassment.
• Their marriage ended in 1540.
• She was given the title of "King's Sister"
• She lived longer than King Henry.

Leonardo da Vinci

My name is Leonardo da Vinci and I am a writer, painter, sculptor, inventor, musician, scientist, and engineer in the Renaissance.  I was born in Florence, Italy (where the Renaissance began) on April 15, 1452. I was apprenticed by Andrea di Cione at the age of fourteen.  I became known as the “Renaissance Master” for the works that I have done during this time.  I am considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time, which is what I am known mostly for.  Two of my most famous paintings were the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.   Not only was I considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time, but some say I was most diversely talented person to ever live!  People say my vision for the world was much more logical rather than mysterious.  I tried to paint paintings with movement and expression incorporated in them.   By fleeing from social situations most of my paintings never made it off of my sketch pad and were left half finished.  After 1477 I worked independently until 1481.  My paintings were said to have great detail and accuracy.  I was charged with sodomy in 1481 which put a dent in my wonderful reputation just as my career was reaching its peak. I moved to Milan, leaving behind two projects.  In 1516, the king of France invited me to work with him.  On May 2, 1519 I died of unknown causes which are still questioned today.  I believe I was one of the greatest artists to ever live. 

Notes

• Renaissance means rebirth
• Started in Florence, Italy.
• The Medici started the Renaissance Movement to life.(Lorenzo)
• They called them humanists, someone who returns to the classics.
• The artists and the writers.
• Artists relied on perspective, lifelike, humanistic.
• Michaelangolo was a great painter and scupltor. (Sistine chapel was a famous work of art.)
• Located in The Vatican City.
• In 1999 sold picture rights' to the Japanese.
• da Vinci's famous painting was the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
• Rapheal painted Madonna's
• The writers.
• Petrarch wrote poems to Laura.
• Machiavelli <3 wrote the "Prince".
• Is it better to be loved than feared or feared than loved?
• It is better to be feared than loved for a leader, but loved than feared as a person.

• Guhtenburg is famous for the printing press
• Erasmus is famous for The Praise of Folly
• Thomas More's famous book was Utopia
• Wlliam Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet
• The Flemish were the first to paint on canvas

Notes- Chapter 14

Section-3

1. The Black Death was a plague that killed almost 1/3 of the population.
2. The time of the Black Death were very unhealthy and unclean times.
3. Waste was dumped into the gutter and the rats ate the waste so the rates picked up the disease and passed it to people.
4. Some entire villages and towns were wiped out by the plague.
5. During the Black Plague many peasants stages upbringings because there were so few of them to do the work they could demand more money.

Section-4

1. Vernacular languages- languages spoken everyday that varied from place to place
2. Troubadours- traveling singers who wrote poems about love and chivalry
3. Dante Alighieri- was a medieval writer, wrote "The Divine Comedy"
4. Geoffrey Chaucer- medieval writer that wrote "The Canterbury Tales" a group of stories from the view of the pilgrims
5. Scholasticism- attempt to bring together faith and reason
6. Peter Abelard- a philosopher of scholasticism taught in Paris in 1100
7. Thomas Aquinas- a monk of the Dominican order, the greatest medieval philosopher
8. Gothic- a word for a style unliked, taken from the barbarian Goths

Section 5-

1. In 1328 the last male member of Frances Capetian dynasty died
2. Edward II claimed the French throne
3. In 1337, Edward brought an army to Flanders hoping to gain control of the rich trading area
4. By 1453, France controlled all of French lands except Calais
5. Many new weapons were introduced during this war such as the long bow,  gun powder, and cannons
6. Castle walls no longer protected the kings from danger because of all the new weapons
7. Besides lost of land the Hundred Year War

February Bellringers

February 2-
George Washington Carter

1. Carter wished to become an artist.
2. Carter was held for ransom with his mother and brother when he was just a baby.
3. Received an offer from Booker T. Washington to teach at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
4. He earned his master's degree in agriculture.
5. Building dedicated in honor of Carter at Simpson College.

February 8-
Langston Hughes

1. Langston Hughes was a writer.
2. Born on February 1, 1901.
3. Enrolled at Columbia University.
4. Graduated from Lincoln University in 1929.
5. Hughes recieved many different awards.

February 9
Whoopi Goldberg

1. Whoopi Goldberg is an actress born in 1949.
2. She was born in New York City.
3. In 1974 she moved to California.
4. In 1984 she played in "The Spook Show" on Broadway.
5. Her biggest success was when she starred in "The Color Purple."

February 13
Jesse Owens

1. Jesse Owens was a famous track star.
2. He was born on September 12, 1913.
3. He ran in the 1936 Olympic Games.
4. He opened a public relations firm.
5. He won many gold medals in the Olymipcs.

February 14
Michael Jordon

1. Michael Jordon was a businessessman and a basketball player.
2. He was born February 17, 1963.
3. In 1991, '92, and '93 he led the Bulls to and NBA championships.
4. In '98 he led the Bulls to their sixth NBA title.
5. Michael Jordon has three children.

February 15
Duke Ellington

1. He was a composer, bandleader, and pianist.
2. He was born on April 29, 1899.
3. He began piano lessons when he was seven.
4. He married in 1918.
5. He was a jazz composer.

February 16
Ida Bell Wells- Barnettt

1. She was an African American journalist.
2. She was born in Mississippi.
3. Born on July 16,1862.

February 28
Sojourner Truth

1. She was born in New York.
2. She fled from slavery in 1827.
3. She had thirteen children.

February 29
Clarence Thomas

1. He was born June 23, 1948.
2. In 1964 the Civil Rights Act was enacted.
3. He became a legislative assistant in 1979.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

1. Born of March 3,1962.
2. In 1988 and 1992 she won gold medals.
3. She won a silver medal in the 1884 Olympic Games.

Elijah McCoy

1. Born in Canada in 1843.
2. He was famous for inventing the vehicle wheel tire and air-brake lubricant.
3. His parents were both slaves who escaped on the Underground Railroad.

Tiger Woods

1. Born on December 30,1975.
2. He was the youngest player to win the Masters.
3. He is a pro golfer and the first since Jack Nickalous to capture two major tournaments. 

Louis Armstrong

1. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana
2. He was a famous jazz musician.
3. His father became a straw boss in a turpentine factory.

Marcus Garvey

1. He was from the West Indies.
2. He was born on August 17, 1887.
3. First to articulate the concept of African nationalism.

W.E.B. DuBois

1. He was an African American scholar.
2. He was a leader in the 20th Century African American protest movement.
3. Born on February 23, 1868.

James Baldwin

1. He was a writer born in New York.
2. He moved to France in the early 1970s.
3. Known as the most eloquent literary spokesperson for civil rights for African Americans.

Frederick Douglass

1. He was an African American abolitionist.
2. Born in February 1817 in Maryland.
3. First African American leader of national stature in US history. 

Notes on PowerPoint

-Select a Nursery Rhyme
-Creating a six slide PowerPoint
-1-3: History of Nursery Rhyme
-1-2: line by line summarize nursery ryhme
-each slide needs two photos
-3: Want AD for nursery rhyme (slogan, pictures, etc.)
-4-6: pick another historical event and make a nursery rhyme

Facts about Technology

Wikipedia launched in 2001.
93% of adults own a cellphone.
The number of texts messages sent today exceeds the amount of people on the planet.
Less than 1% of kids are allowed to use cell phones in school.
The top 10 in demand jobs in 2010 weren't even invented in 2004.
There are 31 billion searches on Google each month.
The 1st commercial text was sent in December of 1992.
There are about 540,00 words in the English language.
694,00 songs were illegally downloaded during the video.

Vow of Silence

     I would first off like to give props to the people who live like this every day.  I do not know how you could live your life without speaking a word; I barely got through 90 minutes!  Overall I thought this was pretty challenging, but I liked it.  I may actually take a whole day of silence just to see if I can actually do it and it is good for your mind too.  It really showed that you need your voice more than you realize you even do, even if you don't talk all that much. You really don't realize what you have until you no longer have it anymore; I believe in that quote 100%.
     I have learned that although you do need your voice to make tasks simpler everyday tasks can be done; maybe not easy like normally but they're not impossible.  To complete each task we did today one big skill needed was patience another being the ability to read lips.  That came in handy when writing something down became too much work.  Without patience you would not have been able to get through the block without hurting someone.  It took a lot of patience.  Another important thing was the ability to be adaptable.  Everyone pretty much adapted to their situation fairly well which shows us that the human race is extremely adaptable. I would really encourage everyone to try to do this for just a little while.  It really goes to show you how lost you would be or how good you could get along without having the ability to talk.

Notes

Bathing
1. People bathed once a month.
2. People wore the same clothes day after day, the only had one outfit.
3. They used lavender flowers and mint in the water for cleaning. These were used to keep the fleas away because they had a lot of animals and straw in their house.

Chairman
1. The word chairman comes from the Middle Ages where a house only had one chair, for the exclusive use of the man of the family.

Sleeping
1. At night time people would pile onto a mattress- a lump of straw on the floor. The whole family slept in the same bed (Mom, Dad, Sisters, Brothers). If an animal was friendly they may sleep in the bed- to keep you warm of course.

Troubadours
1. Troubadours traveled from town to town "singing for their supper".
2. His songs were often about love or the glory of kings.
3. Troubadours would strum a lute or a guitar.

Notes

-Anglo-Saxon: formed group which is now known as England.
-Shires were people who collected taxes.
-Alfred the Great was the first Anglo-Saxon king and Edward the Confesor was the last.
-Edward the Confesor had no direct heir.
-Harold Godwinson was the brother-in-law of Edward the Confesor the other person up for the throne was William the Duke of Normandy, Edward's cousin.
-William the "Conqueror" won the Battle of Wesignes.
-He was the first to collect a census since Roman times.
-Kept track of how many things you had in your house which was used to tax you.
-Domesday book withheld all census information.
-Also nicknamed the "doomsday" book.
-When William dies he is replaced by Henry 1st.
-Henry 1st replaced by Henry 2nd.
-Henry the 2nd.
-Thomas Becket disagrees with one of Henry's laws and goes to visit him. The visit turn out well and Henry the 2nd wishes for Thomas Becket to die not knowing that kis knights are eavesdropping outside of his door. The knight's proceed to follow Becket back to Cantubury and stab him while he's praying at the alter on Christmas Eve. This basically end Henry the 2nd's career and the knights are imprisoned for murder.
-Henry's son John replaces him on the throne.
-King John decides to tax the people of England highly.
-The people of England meet at Runymean and create the "Magna Carta" or the Great Charter. He either has to sign it or the people will revolt.
-The Magna Carta was made to limit the king's powers and protect the nobles' fuedal rights. It let church freedom, trial by jury, freedom for taxation without cause and consent, and due process of law. It enabled a group of barons to take up arms against the king if he violated the conditions of it.

United Kingdom

     I would really like to visit the United Kingdom. On my visit I would first go directly to Scotland and visit my friend Kieran. (I actually do have a friend from Scotland, no lie.) Next I would visit London to see Big Ben and the palace where the queen lives. I have always absolutely loved the United Kingdom and as I grow older my fascination grows.

Notes-Pop-up Books

Lindsey- Boznia
1. Ramadan is the main holiday in Boznia.
2. Language spoken in Boznia is Serbian.
3. Boznia has a rich literary system.
4. Boznia is a democracy.
5. Toys in Boznia are not well made and our dangerous.

Shania- Peru
1. The main language spoken is Spanish
2.  The children play with marbles in Peru.
3. One main ingredient in the foods is rice.
4.  They wear a mix of European and Hispanic clothes.
5. Most games are sports that we play in America.

Faith-Brazil
1. The capitol of Brazil is Brazilia.
2. Brazil is the only South American country that doesn't speak Spanish.
3. Brazil's nursery rhymes were told by the settler's.
4. The school year runs from February to December.
5. Root vegetables and fruits are used in a lot of cooking.

Caleb- Zimbabwe
1. One famous author is Charles Mignafe.
2. The government is a parliamentary democracy.
3. Independence day in Zimbabwe is April 18.
4. There is a primary and secondary education in Zimbabwe.
5. A children's game is emperor.

Mark- Greece
1. The language spoken in Greece is Greek.
2. One famous Greek author is Socrates.
3. A famous children's book is "The Tortoise and The Hare"
4. The ruler of Greece is the Prime Minister.
5. A Greece food is baklava.

John- Spain
1. The capitol city is Madrid.
2. The official language of Spain is Spanish.
3. Most kids in Spain do the same thing as Americans.
4. They make almond candies.
5. The government is a constitutional monarchy.

Hannah- Portugal
1. The language spoken is Portuguese.
2. The population is 10,760,305 people.
3. A poem written for the children is "Fly Lady Fly."
4. One dessert is the custard.
5. Their indepedance day is April 25.

Haley- Switzerland
1. The capitol of Switzerland is Bernie.
2. The main language in Switzerland is Swedish.
3. "Lily meets the Stone Muncher" is a popular children's book.
4. Fondue is a popular dish in Switzerland.
5. Most children go to public school for 12 years.

Samantha- Morroco
1. The official language of Morroco is Arabic.
2. Their alphabet consists of twenty-eight letters.
3. They go to high school for three years.
4. The school year is from mid-Spetember to June.
5. The usually go to the beach for entertainment.

Madori- Germany
1. 81,471,834 live in Germany.
2. The main language is German but Poland is also spoken there.
3. A popular game is called chocolate eater.
4. Their government is a constitutional legislature.
5. All Saints Day would be considered as our Halloween.

Krista- Barbados
1. The capitol is Bridge Town.
2. Fictional and Inspirational books are most popular is Barbados.
3. Folk songs are passed down from generation to generation.
4. They have primary and secondary schools.
5. Most children recieve water boards and other equipment when they get older.

Kristen- Japan
1. The language spoken in Japan is Japanese.
2. Japan is one of the best educated countries.
3. Kites are a popular toy in Japan.
4. An original Japan food is sushi.
5. "The Little Fox" is a popular chilldren's book.

Taylor- Fiji
1. The main language is English.
2. "The Monkey and The Frog" is a popular book in Fiji.
3. Suva is the capitol of Fiji.
4. You have to pay a lot of money to get an education in Fiji.
5. There are 700 primary schools in Fiji.

Raychel- Italy
1. The capitol city of Italy is Rome.
2. "Clap Your Hands" is a children's book in Italy.
3. Italy is a Republic.
4. Italians usually make homemade breads.
5. They go to school from ages 5-16.

Karlie- Egypt
1. The capitol is Cairo.
2. The language spoken there is Arabic.
3. Omar Tober is one of the famous authors.
4. They play a lot of board games.
5. Wine is very rare in Eygpt.

Paige- Argentina
1. The capitol city of Argentina is Buenos Aires.
2. The official language is Spanish.
3. "The Magic Bean Tree" is a famous book in Argentina.
4. The main sport in Argentina is soccer.
5. The president of Argentina is a woman.

Katara- France
1. The capitol city is Paris.
2. The language spoken their is French.
3. The play sports like football(soccer) and rugby.
4. They have toy libraries so you can check out toys to play with.
5. They get two months off of school in the summer.

Gunnar- Thailand
1. Their government is a unitary parliamentary democracy.
2. They have three branches of military.
3. It was a monarchy until 1932.
4. Their average IQ is 98.
5. Thailand has sevety six provenices, Bangkok is the capitol.

Dale- Panama
1. The capitol is Panama City.
2. Most people are Roman Catholic.
3. One of the famous children's story is called "Panama".
4. They have a constitutional republic.
5. Some of the tourist attractions there are Panama, beaches, and the Panama Canal.

Courtney- Scotland
1. Their language is very close related to modern English although some phrases are different.
2. The play with marbles and toy cars.
3. Their foods are similar to ours.
4. They get paid to go to school at the age of sixteen.
5. Most holidays are very similar to ours.

Viola- Ireland
1. The official language of Ireland is Irish.
2. A popular game in Ireland is Mr. Fox.
3. The government of Ireland is a parlimentary democracy.
4. Most people in Ireland eat international foods.
5. Saint Patrick's day is very popular in Ireland.

Gabby- Bolivia
1. Spanish is the official language in Bolivia.
2. "Humpty Dumpty" is a famous nursery rhyme in Bolivia.
3. The children in Bolivia don't play many games.
4. They are a Republic.
5. Their diet consists of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Abby- Madagascar
1. The main language there is Maui.
2. Pottery is practiced here.
3. They play many board games and swim.
4. Their government is a Republic.
5. A nursery ryhme from here is "Hey Diddle Diddle."

Chase- Venezuela
1. The capitol city is Torontos.
2. Spanish is the most common laguage spoken in Venezuela.
3. Their type of government is federal republic.
4. They eat peppers and avacados.
5. They celebrate Independance Day.

Sara-Sweden
1. 9,088,720 people live in Sweden.
2. Steig Larson is a famous authors in Sweden.
3. Children's literature is very popular in Sweden.
4. Peter Paul is a famous Swedish author.
5. They put their Christmas Tree up 2-3 days before Christmas.

Kelsi- El Salvador
1. The official language is Spanish.
2. Their most popular form of literature is poetry.
3. Most of the nursery ryhmes in El Slavador are bilinguel.
4. Tradtional foods usually include corn.
5. The children in El Salvador drink coffee.