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1 Name:edHelperFast Cars and a Famous TrackBy Erin HornerDo you like fast cars? Then you should visit Indiana. The Hoosier state is the home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This racetrack is huge! It can hold nearly 400,000 fans. That makes it the largest sports facility ever. The track is in a city called Speedway. What a great name for a racing town! There are many car races there every year. The most famous one is the Indianapolis 500. It is called the 500 because the race is 500 miles long. During this race, the cars go really fast! Indy cars can go up to 230 miles per hour. The cars drive around a 2 1/2 mile track. They do this 200 times. You can watch them race, but be careful! Watching them drive in circles might make you dizzy! Fast Cars and a Famous is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway? does the author warn you to be careful? could get could get hit by a cars drive really race is is this article mainly about?

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4 BushongAshandra slouched in her chair. She picked at bits of lint on her sweater. She tried to ignore her mother's words as she began to explain how they prepare their home for Kwanzaa. Suddenly her father's loud voice made her sit up and pay attention."Ashandra Cannon! Please stop daydreaming and listen to us," he said sternly. "Your mother and I want you to take a more active role in celebrating Kwanzaa with us."Ashandra groaned. "None of my friends celebrate it, Dad. Besides, what do we have to celebrate? Our family came mostly from slaves." She became quiet as her father's brows drew together in anger."Did you know that before the people of Africa were sold into slavery, there were many great kingdoms there?" he asked her."No," she said as she shook her head. "I thought the people there just lived simple lives in villages.""Well, there were many great African kingdoms," said her father.

5 "I wanted to know about my heritage, so I did some research. We cannot really understand our background if we know nothing about our ancestors."As Mrs. Cannon put out the mkeka mat, Mr. Cannon pulled out an atlas from the bookshelf and turned the pages until he came to the map of the African continent."Find Ethiopia for me," he said, pushing the book toward Ashandra. She studied the map and pointed to a country in eastern Africa near Saudi Arabia and the Indian Ocean."Good. That is where the Aksumites lived. They lived on a major trade route from India to Egypt. The Aksumites were very wealthy during the same time the Roman Empire was very powerful. The Aksumites thought it was very important to be literate, so they made sure their people could read and write."Dad pointed to another area on the west coast of Africa. Mom glanced over his shoulder while she arranged the fruits and vegetables on the mat.

6 "Do you see this area?" he continued. "It is right below the Sahara Desert. There were many kingdoms here. One of the first was Ghana, and then came Mali, which was founded by a magician who was once a royal slave. After that came the Songhai. It was one of the greatest of Africa's empires. It ended around 1591. The Dendi kingdom came after it, and it lasted more than 300 years. The Swahili language we use in celebrating Kwanzaa was used by people who lived down the east coast of Africa. They were great traders with people as far away as China.""Do you mean that our ancestors were probably more than just slaves?" Ashandra father nodded. "Slaves are just people whose freedom was stolen from them. Before their capture, they were traders, hunters, princes, princesses, queens, and kings. We may never know our family's heritage, but we know that our ancestors were a part of great kingdoms."Ashandra was silent for a moment.

7 She glanced over at her mother as she placed the kinara on the table and inserted the seven candles. "I didn't know. I'll be sure to think about our heritage when I drink from the Unity cup this year.""Now maybe you can appreciate the importance of Kwanzaa," said her father with satisfaction. *UDGH 5 HDGLQJ &RPSUHKHQVLRQ DQG 0 DWKName:edHelperPast did Ashandra's actions at the beginning of the story say about her? two reasons did Ashandra give for not wanting to celebrate Kwanzaa? of her friends celebrated family had never celebrated it did not know who her family did not want to celebrate her family's heritage of it possible to be grateful for your ancestors if you don't know who they were? African kingdom existed on the major trade route from India to Egypt? kingdom was one of the greatest in Africa? do you think that traders traveled from the coast of East Africa to China?

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9 *UDGH 5 HDGLQJ &RPSUHKHQVLRQ DQG 0 DWKName:edHelperMore than Just a HoleBy Jody WilliamsWhat national park is in Arizona? The Colorado River runs through it. It covers over one million acres of land. It is 277 miles long. It gets about five million visitors a year. It is Grand Canyon National Grand Canyon was not always a national park. Native Americans lived there. Later the canyon was used for mining. Then, people started to visit. Some wanted to study the rocks. Some wanted to study the animals. Some wanted to hike the 1869, Major John Wesley Powell started down the Colorado River. He took nine men with him. They had four boats. They were the first group to explore the canyon by river. Until then, many people had not heard of the Grand came to the canyon by train. A hotel was built. It was built in 1905. It is still there today. A few years later, the canyon was called a national monument.

10 On February 26, 1919, it became Grand Canyon National Grand Canyon is known for its size. Many people like to hike to the bottom. Some people ride mules. It is a two-day trip. Some like to hike from one end to the other. It takes most people three days to go just one way. Others like to travel the river by raft. The trip takes two weeks or Grand Canyon is also known for its rocks. There are many different kinds of rocks. They can be clearly seen in the walls of the canyon. Experts can see parts of history by looking at the rocks. Rocks on the canyon walls are about 230-550 million years old. The rocks at the bottom of the canyon are older. They are about 2 billion years old!Erosion can also be seen in the canyon. Erosion is when the land wears away. Wind and water cause erosion. The canyon gets about 15 inches of rain a year. Many times, storms pop up. They are strong. Storms cause erosion.