Lost+Cities+of+the+World

Lost Cities of the World Tour __Introduction:__ It’s hard to imagine how an entire city can get lost but that’s exactly what has happened to the lost cities listed below. There are actually many reasons why a city has to be abandoned: war, natural disasters, climate change and the loss of important trading partners to name a few. Whatever the cause, these lost cities were forgotten in time until they were rediscovered centuries later.Lost Cities were real, prosperous, well-populated areas, many with amazing buildings, artwork and culture, that were abandoned or destroyed and whose location was later lost. Most lost cities are found, and have been studied extensively by scientists.

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__ ** Do Both Tasks #1 and #2 Below for 5 cities of your choosing. ** __ **1**. Fly to the lost city in Google Earth and answer the Google Earth questions listed in the table.
 * 2. ** Watch 1 or 2 videos about each lost city and record two interesting facts you learned about this city OR its inhabitants in your Google Clue Notecard.

|| * **Pompeii and Vesuvius**
 * ** Your Lost City Destination **
 * AND a picture of **
 * the lost city... ** || ** Videos **
 * (Watch at least 1 or 2 videos & find **
 * 2 interesting facts **
 * to add to your **
 * Travel Journal) ** || ** Websites **
 * For **
 * Research ** || ** Google Earth questions & Required Images **
 * (You must use Google Earth to find these answers)** ||
 * A) Pompeii
 * **The Last Day of Pompeii**

2. || Zoom out far enough to see the famous volcano which devastated this ancient city || media type="custom" key="27891789"
 * **Pompeii - While Vesuvius Erupts**
 * **Final Moments of Pompeii**
 * **Death of People in Pompeii || 1. Brief History of Pompeii
 * 1) Find the Wikipedia article for the nearby volcano. Click on this article--What is the name of this volcano and what is unique about it (compared to other volcanoes in Europe)? Why is this volcano considered to be one of the most dangerous in the world?
 * 2) Next, open the Wikipedia article for the city of Pompeii. When was this city destroyed by the volcano? How long did the eruption last and how much ash and pumice (stone) buried the city?
 * 3) Zoom in to an eye altitude of about 2000 ft. Then go to street view (ground level) and get a screen shot of the ruins. Then copy/paste into Paint at least 2 other images from Panoramio of these ruins. Do a Google Images search and find at least one image of the lava body casts of those who died. ||
 * B) Petra

media type="custom" key="27892987" || 1.Ancient City of Petra 2. History of Petra 3. Discovery & History of Petra 4. Al Khazneh 5. Nat'l Geographic on Petra || Fly to the lost city of Petra located in the modern day country of Jordan.* Find the Wikipedia article for **Al Khazneh** (another name for the Petra Treasury), which you should see at an eye altitude of about 8,000 feet (look to the right of //The Petra Treasury.// You may need to turn off "Photos" in order to see the Wikipedia icon). Open the **//full article//** and answer these questions (you can also use the website in column 2):
 * 1) Describe one legend surrounding this building (what it was used for)
 * 2) Name one famous movie that was filmed in this location using this or a similar building.
 * 3) Find a Panoramio picture of this building and copy/paste it into Paint, then save it for your Travel Journal.

|| * **Angkor Wat Video** || 1. Discovery & History of Angkor Wat 2.History & Symbolism of Angkor Wat || Using the information you found in the video and websites, answer the following questions: 1. Why was Angkor Wat built? 2. What are two amazing facts about Angkor Wat?
 * Copy and save at least 2 Panoramio photos of interesting buildings.locations in Petra (EXAMPLES: ampitheater, El Deir, Aaron's Tomb, Nabatean houses, tombs, etc.). Find out what these buildings are and **label them** (with a text box caption) in your Travel Journal. (Use Panoramio and 360 cities labels). ||
 * C) Angkor Wat

Zoom in to an eye altitude of about 5100 feet and take a screen shot of this entire city, including the moat. 1. Zoom a little closer and place your "character" tool at at least 2 different locations within this city. Find some interesting views and get 2 screen shots of them for your Travel Journal. 2. Zoom way out and get a screen shot of the location of Angkor Wat in the country of Cambodia for your Travel Journal. || || * Brief intro to Machu Picchu 1. What is the Inca name for this site and what does it mean? 2. Find the switchback trail leading to Machu Picchu. Zoom in close enough to see the name of it (in Spanish). What is the name and why is it called that? 3. Get a screen shot of the trail and mountain leading to Machu Picchu for your Travel Journal. Also, copy/save at least 2 other Panoramio photos of this site.
 * D) Machu Picchu
 * Inca Emperor Pachacuti's rise to power-reenactment video--awesome! ||  || Using Google Earth, find the Wikipedia article for this site. Also, use the website listed to the left to answer the following questions:

Additional Research: Briefly describe the **Inca Trail** using the following website and include at least one photo of this famous hike in your Travel Journal: Inca Trail Website ||
 * E) Mohenho-daro

|| * Brief overview of Mohenho-daro


 * 5-minute video on skeletons

media type="custom" key="28768278" ||  || Using Google Earth, fly to the ancient site (found at: 27 19 44.91N 68 08 20.00E) and zoom down to an eye altitude of approximately 1770 feet (above our earth). Using the FULL Wikipedia article you find there, answer these questions: 1. What does Mohenho-Daro mean? 2. What country is Mohenho-Daro located in and along what river? 3. At its height, how many people are thought to have lived here? 4. What farm animal played a significant role in Mohenho-Daro? Get a few screenshots from the WIKIPEDIA article to include in your Travel Journal. || || media type="custom" key="27076990"
 * F) Great Enclosure of Zimbabwe

You can view this video from your home computer OR ask the teacher to override the filter so you can view it in class. ||  || Using Google Earth, fly to "Great Enclosures of Zimbabwe". Using the Wikipedia article, discover some information on the historical site. 1. What's amazing about the construction of the walls? 2. Using the FULL Wikipedia article, describe the most famous black soapstone artifacts discovered. Take a screenshot of one of them to include in your Travel Journal. 3. Take a minute to click on the pictures within the Enclosure and take a screenshot of one of the pictures that shows the answer to question 1 above. Choose two to include in your Travel Journal. || || * Who Lives Underground (besides the prairie dogs?) ||  || Too cool to believe, you have to see it to believe it! Use Google Earth and fly to Derinkuyu Underground City, Turkey. Located in the modern-day city of Cappadocia, this is a pretty wild story! Using the video provided, explain two ways this city is connected with aliens.
 * G) Derinkuyu Undeground City, Turkey

Now use Google Earth and fly to "Derinkuyu Underground City, Turkey" and look around at the Panaromio pictures and take a screenshot of two pictures of the underground tunnels to include in your Travel Journal. ||