This week the 07 allstars have been investigating different periods in history like The ancient civilizations, the medieval era and the modern era.  We have to chose 3 countries to research the different time periods( the time periods are in  bold).

The countries I am doing are Ancient China, Medieval Spain and Modern Era France. Here are some interesting facts about each civilization:

Ancient China-  

• The Chinese invented paper, gunpowder, matches, the compass, the seismograph and the umbrella
• Ancient China didn’t have banks
• The Great Wall of China was built to keep the Mongols and Turkic Tribes out of China.

Medieval Spain

• Medieval Spain was a battlefield where Christians tried to regain control from the Moors
•  The Moors invaded Spain before the 8th Century

Modern Era France

• France fought in the First world war along with Britain, Russia vs Germany and Austria.
• Jacques Chirac became Prime Minister of France in 1986
• Jacques was the 22nd president of the French Republic