Moses and the Exodus

The Exodus was the exiting of Egypt. Moses ler all the Isrealities out of Egypt. Several hundred years after the narratives of Jacob, Esau, Joseph and his brothers, the Bible recounts the key story of the Exodus, which marked the emergence of Moses (pbuh) as the greatest Old Testament figure.
Many sites and incidents in Jordan are associated with the story of Moses and the Exodus route, linking his departure from Egypt with his final moments and death on the summit of Mount Nebo. The Bible gives several different Exodus itineraries through the lands of Edom and Moab (Numbers 21, 33; Deuteronomy 2; Judges 11:12-22).

The 10 commandments

The 10 commandments, or Decalogue are list of religious and moral imperatives that, according to the hebrew bible were spoken by God to the people of Israel from the mountain reffered to as Mt. Sinai or Horeb. And later authored by God and given to Moses in the form of two stone tablets.

In Judaism, the Ten Commandments are associated with the religious instructions outlined in the Torah, which is the first set of books in the Hebrew Bible.

The Quran

The Quran is a collection of the teachings of Muhammad. The Quran is a book in which all his teachings and massages are written in. Muslims belief that they are the exact words that god told to Muhammad they also belief that it is the verbal book to all there guidence and directions that they should consider as the words of God.

Muslims belief that there is no other god than god and Muhammad is its prophet. Muslims belief that Muhammad is there prophet because he was the founder of Islam and he was the massager of god and his prophet. A prophet is a man who has been called by god to speek for him and to be his masseger.

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The story of Abraham

Abraham is considered the father of God's people and he is mentioned in the book of Hebrews as a man of faith. Abraham's name mean father of many. God made Abraham a promise that if he was faithful, he would be the father of many. Abraham believed and did as God told him.

They say that once God had told Abraham to sacrfice His son and kill him.

The Five Pillars of Islam

The Five Pillars of Islam are the five acts of workship requiered of all Muslims. The Five Pillars include the statement of faith which is the first out of the five pillars. Muslims must say "there is no god but God, and muhammad is his prophet." muslims say this when they accept Islam and on there daily prayers.

The second Pillar is daily prayer in which muslims have to pray five times a day they do this before sunrise, midday, late on the afternoon, right after sunset, and before they go to bed. Muslims pray in a mosque which is a building for muslims prayers.

The third Pillar of Islam is to donate to charity. Muslims must pay part of there wealth to a religious official which than help the poor, build mosques, or pay depts.

The fourth Pillar of Islam fasting going with out food or drinks during the month of Ramadan between dawn and sunset. Muslims believe that fasting is a way of showing that god is more important than once body.

The five Pillar of Islam is the Hajj which is the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in there life all muslims should travel to The Kaaba, in Mecca which is the most sacred place for Islams.

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Tigris and Euphrates rivers

The Tigris-Euphrates river system is part of the Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh ecoregion of West Asia, and is characterized by two large rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates. The rivers have several small tributaries which feed into the system from shallow freshwater lakes, swamps, and marshes, all surrounded by desert.

Plateaus Of Iran

Let just start out with a WOW that Plateaus of Iran are so cool. For you edto know they are located in Iran of couse. They cover most Iran and it is in the center and it is a sight to se. Some animals that are here are golden jakel and the long legged buzzard.

Syrian Desert

The Syrian Desert is also known as the Syro-Arabian. This desert is located in the Northern Arabian Peninsula. It is a part of the Al-Hamad, which covers portions of Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabian. It also borders the west of the Orontes Valley, and it's border on the east is the Euphrates.

Taurus Mountains

The Taurus Mountians are a mountian complex in southern Turkey, which descended into Iraq. There are two ski resorts in this area. In the mountain there are some of Asia's biggest caves.The highest point is the summit of Mt. DemirKazik.

Mount Ararat

The Ararat Mount is located in Turkey it is a volcanic cone and really cold by the way. As I was getting closer to the Peak I could feel the cold air blowing in my face and my fingers just getting colder and colder as you reach to the peak you can see the peak covered by snow. The Ararat Mount has two peaks the greater Ararat and the Lesser Ararat. The Greater Ararat is has an elevation of 16,854 fts and the Lesser Ararat has an elevation of 12,782 ft. This volcanic mountain rises 5,165 meters or 16,945 feet high. The Ararat Mount borders Iran and Armenia. Local people call it Agri Dagh which means Mountain of Pain. I really liked comeing here and would love to come back again.

Negev Desert

This is my adventure to the Negev Desert. It is very big it actually covers more than half of Israel. And you Dont want to now how I know that. Or maybe you do ok I'll tell you. It was me against the Negev desert but the Negev Desert had the advantage Weather the highest 91(°F) and the lowest is 45(°F). So I could'nt go on a empty stomoch so I had to find some food before i do anything. As a start my look i see a Trapelus savignii witch is a Desert lizard and this is one of many animals in the negev desert. So I i grabed the biggest rock that i could see and i slowly aproched that desert animal i noticed it was'nt paying any atention to mo soo i threw it and boom perfect shot. I grab my knife and cut off that head, tail and legs. This was a good kill. After all that was dont I went to get something for leave with and on my way I saw A Desert Rhubarb I took this picture-

The Rub al- Khali Desert (The Empty Quarter)

The Rub al- Khali Desert is known as The Empty Quarter and is one of the largest deserts in the world with the largest sand dunes. The desert covers over 650.000 square kilometers. The desert is 1000 kilometers long and 500 kilometers wide. The Rub al- Khali Desert means “the Empty Place”. Few plants and animals can survive here and there’s barley any water. Barley any one lives here since the desert is mainly sand and not much living thing. As I got near to the desert I could see the high sand dunes that where as big as some of the building from Des Moines. I wish I could come back some day to learn more about the Empty quarter a really harsh and dry desert really lonely and one of the loneliest that you would find in the world.

Sea of Marmara

The Sea of Marmara is really interesting to learn about. It has a Turkish Name, Marmara Deniz. The sea takes its name from Island of Maramra The sea is also known as Sea of Marmora. The salinity of the sea averages about 22 parts per thousands. However the water is much more saline at the sea-bottom, averaging salinities of around 38 parts per thousands.

The Red Sea

The Red Sea is a wonderful place to visit it is mostly popular for its beautiful coral reefs. Scuba diving is really common here as well as boating; surfing on the waves of the Red Sea is such a wonderful thing feeling the wind blowing in your face. The Red Sea is seawater of the Indian Ocean lying between Africa and Asia. The Red Sea has a surface area of roughly 438,000 km². It is about 2250 km (1398 miles) long and, at its widest point, is 355 km (220.6 miles) wide. It has a maximum depth of 2211 meters (7254 feet). The Red Sea has extensive shallow shelves, noted for their marine life and corals. The sea is the habitat of over 1,000 invertebrate species, and 200 soft and hard corals. It is the world's northernmost tropical sea. Comeing here was really nice when I went diving it was a really great adventure and wish to come back again pretty soon.

The Persian Gulf

I am at the Persian Gulf. It has a wonderful site. It is in SouthWest Asian region. It is an extension of the Indian Ocean. It has many good fishing grounds. The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War. The Persian is sometimes also known for the Arabian Gulf by most Arabs states.

The Dead Sea (sea of salt)

As I arrived to The Dead Sea the first thing I notice was lots and lots of salt along the shores. The Dead Sea has barley any people living there or neer there do to the amount of salt. The Dead Sea is 67 kilometres (42 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide at its widest point. The salt in the Dead Sea makes the few people that go swimming float do to all the salt that is laying under water.

The Jordan River.

As the road was getting shorter the closes I was to the Jordan River. The Jordan River is a river in Southwest Asia which flows into the Dead Sea. The Jordan River is 251 kilometres (156 miles) long. In Christianity tradition Jesus was baptized here by John the Baptist. The Jordan River is a major source that flows through the Jordan Rift Valley and finally down the Dead Sea. The deepest point is 17 feets. While visiting the Jordan River I had the opportunity to go rafting which is something that people do here a lot.

Asia By Kasandra

Hi:) My name is Kasandra and I am 13 years young. I play the violin, piano and my hobby is to play soccer. I am in 7th grade and I go to Callanan Middle School. A place that I would like to visit in Asia is the Asian Beaches.

Hi my name is Gabby I am in 7th grade. I attend Callanan Middle School. A lot of teachers here are very nice. My favorite color is blue and red. I live in Iowa and there are lots of people here which mean lots of great minds and lots of good ideas. I got a lots of friends and they are really fun to hang out with. A place I would like to visit is the Asian rainforest's because it looks like a great place to go if you want to have a great adventure.

Hello my name is Dylan and I am in the 7th grade and I walk the halls of Callanan Middle School. I am in love with movies, music, shoes and clothes. I am not the best kid at school but at lease I shop up. I am really funny but the yeachers dont like that. And last but not lease I live in Des moines, IA.

Construction of the Great Wall began in the 7th Century BC when China was controlled by feudal warlords. It was joined together (along with China) in the Qin Dynasty 221-206 BC. Added to and rebuilt until the 16th century, the Great Wall's purpose was to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire from invaders.