World History Locations

Central Middle School

This is an image of our school after we had some snow apparently.

Hadar Archaeological Site

This is the archaeological site where Donald Johanson found "Lucy," one of the most famous hominid remains because of its age....dating back about 3 million years ago.

Fertile Crescent Region

This is the region know historically as the Fertile Crescent, although it is not as fertile as it once was. Mesopotamia is the region between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, which make a "V" and empty into the Persian Gulf.

The Bering Strait

The Bering Strait is all that separates Russia from the United States (Alaska). One theory is that people who populated the Americas traveled this way from Asia approximately 14,000 years ago.

THe Middle East (SW Asia)

Nile Delta Region

This is where the Nile empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

The Great Pyramids of Giza

Adriatic Region

This is mainland Greece along with Crete and what used to be considered the Persian Empire to the east. The arrow indicates the location of Athens.

Italy

Mainland Italy is show here along with Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and the tip of Africa where the Empire of Carthage was located.