1. By Sierra

2.  At first the architects didn't know how to make a
big building stay up if it was hollow inside, so the
first big buildings were solid
 Most buildings were built of clay or mud bricks
 Some people lived in simple reed houses
 They built many mud brick staircases called
ziggurats

3.  The kings, their family, and their slaves lived
in palaces where they would live, the
palaces were also used to store things such
as barley
 Most towns had brick walls around them to
block out intruders

4.  The Ancient Egyptian people lived in houses made of
bricks that are made of mud and chopped straw.
 The houses for the rich had around 10 rooms and the
poor had one room.
 The rich had painted walls and tile floors while the
poor had the earth as their floor and the bricks as the
walls
 The windows of the
buildings were little
square holes
that were high up

5.  Most of the houses needed to be repaired when the
Nile river flooded but some houses were built on
platforms to keep the water out
 All rich people had gardens that were peaceful and
had high walls to keep out intruders
 The roof was made out of wood covered with thatch
and matting and
then topped with
a thick layer of
mud plaster

6.  The buildings in ancient Greece were made of
marble, wood, stone, mud bricks, clay, wood and had
thatch roofs
 Often buildings would have column made out of
woods and possibly covered in stone
 The houses
were usually made of
mud brick or stone and
had packed earth floors

7.  Each house was built around an open courtyard
 Some larger homes might have had several
bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathing room, a woman's
sitting area, a men's dining room, and one or two
rooms for storage.
 The windows were small with wooden shutters to
keep out the
hot sun

8.  All houses in modern Canada are made of
wood, concrete, bricks, rock, glass and steal.
 Most houses have large windows, decks, and two
or three floors
 Many houses have
pools, gardens and lawns

9.  The buildings in modern Canada
are usually rectangular columns that
are made of concrete and glass
 Many business buildings are at least
fifteen floors high, they are called
skyscrapers

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