Solstice

have built Stonehenge. Some rocks were traced 137 miles away at the Welsh mountain range. Skeletal remains are left buried for at least 500 years. There are many different theories about Stonehenge. 165 different points are lined up with the two solstices, and solar eclipses. In the 1920’s Alfred Watkins studied if Stonehenge was connected to other historical sites around Europe. It turns out that they are used to navigate throughout the different islands. Stonehenge may have been an old burial…

being, the costumed dancers impersonating the spirits, and the dolls given to little girls to teach about the spirits throughout nature. These three parts to the kachinas are interrelated. During the time kachina spirits are above ground (winter solstice until early July), they exist as one with the masked, costumed dancer to become a God within a living person. Also, they are represented through the doll figures, teaching little girls how there are hundreds of spirits throughout all aspects…

It used to be much different. It didn’t used to be as commercial as it is now. It says in the passage, “Commercialism Only Adds to Joy of the Holidays” by Onkar Ghate, that “it was a pagan celebration of the winter solstice”. That means that it more than likely didn’t contain much commercialism. Christmas has become a material holiday to most, since most people are asking for gifts, instead of spreading goodwill. It says in “What Americans Spend On Christmas” by Andrew…

Stonehenge is a rock shaped monument with paved walkways, carved stonework, colored facades, and slate roofs. Along the Avon River in the Salisbury Plains of Britain, Stonehenge rests. Forty-five hundred years ago, the ancient inhabitants of Orkney began building Stonehenge. The reason as to why it was built is the question. Humans have to be fascinated by events to survive. Salisbury Fields were considered sacred even before Stonehenge was built there. These fields being known as sacred before…

Eratosthenes was a Hellenistic mathematician who lived during 276 - 195 B.C. He was born in Cyrene, Greece, which is now known as present-day Libya. He embarked on a journey to Athens, where he continued his studies. Around 240 BC, shortly following the death of the previous librarian, Eratosthenes became a librarian at the esteemed Library of Alexandria. He was such a well-rounded scholar that his colleagues gave the nickname “Pentathlos”. The nickname had a connotation of being balanced and…

Hello I’m Antonela Oršulić. I’m here today to talk about the legendary 'Lost City of Machu Picchu’ which is without a doubt the most important tourist attraction in Peru and one of the world's most impressive archaeological and civil engineering sites. It is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Machu Picchu is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, both cultural and natural. Machu Picchu is located high in the Peruvian Andes. It is situated at 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical…

and he must return it before the summer solstice and at some point during his quest he does run into medusa and does kill her by chopping off her head and also he kills a sea monster too. The way this is different is because in the original story medusa's complete lower half was the tail of the…

StoneHenge- History Mystery Task Key questions Description Location - Where is the site? The StoneHenge is located in Amesbury, Salisbury in the UK. Time period - When was it built? The construction was believed to have started in 3100 BC. Purpose - Do historians know exactly what the site was used for? If yes, how do they know? If not, why don’t they know? The historians don’t know what the site was used for and how it was built. Some theories about that giants made the Stonehenge…

presumed purpose for Wessex people developing the astronomical observatory. Basically, Astronomy and religion were proved to be of great significance during the phases of construction of Stonehenge. When the estimated dates of eclipse occurrence(solstices)are accurate, the person making estimations would’ve been perceived to obtain superior powers. Consequently, priests from the Wessex tribe would’ve used the observatory for astronomical movements replicated by Stonehenge to identify certain…

remembers what the prophecy says, "You will fail to save what matters most in the end." Percy agrees with Hades to find his helm of darkness. He smashes the three pearls, taking them to the surface. They all realize it's the morning of the Summer Solstice; time is running very short. Percy wants to…