Genghis Khan Questions

1. What exactly were the exploits of Genghis Khan that made him so famous?

2. How have Mongolian views of Genghis Khan changed over the years, and what are they currently?

3. Why is Genghis Khan's image ubiquitous in Mongolia? Why is he so famous now, hundreds of years after his death?

4. Why is the equestrian statue so excessive?

5. How does the western world see Khan and why do we know so little about him?

6. What is the importance of Genghis Khan's legacy to the Mongolians of today?

What we Want to Know

Monument: The Children's Holocaust Memorial (from the movie Paper Clips)

What is the significance of all the details of the monument (what they put inside, how they decorated it, etc.)

What else is inside besides paper clips?

How does this monument differ from other Holocaust monuments?

What is the significance of the place the monument was built (small-town Tennessee)

Does the fact that the monument was built by children make it any different than a regular monument?

Did anyone in the town object to the monument being built?

The follow-up story: what happened after they made the movie? Has the school done anything else to commemorate more events in history?

Why paper clips? (i know we read a little bit about this)
Did they have extra paper clips?

How long did it take?

How many visitors do they get a year? avg

Angel of Grief

Questions:

What does it commemorate?

Why was it moved to Stanford (or why was the replica created for Stanford)?

Who built it (the original) and why?

When and where was it built? Why was this time and place significant?

Does it have any historical significance?

Why is it called the angel of grief? significance?

Woman and angel-> significance?

Is it well known?

Trench of Bayonets

-Why are WWI monuments so overshadowed by WWII?
-How did an impromptu grave/battleground turn get turned into a monument? Who made the decision, and why?
-How does our what we want to hear in a story affect our memories? Why are both stories about the existence of the Trench of Bayonets both so persistent?
-How is this monument any different from the "Tombs of the Unknown Soldier" that litter Europe?
-Why is it less remembered than they are?

Monument Questions

The Trevi Fountain:
How and when was it built?
Why is it considered a monument today?
What kind of Italian folklore does it represent? What kind of significance do those stories represent in Italin culture?
What were a few ways that aquaducts shape the history of Rome? How did it affect Rome's political position at the time they were first built?
Why do people throw coins in?
Does it have any other significance in the modern day Italy than as a monument/sculpture?
What influenced it's design?

Lenin's Mausoleum

Questions:

How does Lenin's tomb/exhibit portray Lenin: positively or bittersweetly?

How is communism remembered in this memorial?

Why is Lenin's body so openly displayed to visitors in a see-through glass tomb?

What does this "openness" have to do with Russia's opinion of Lenin?

What does this "openness" say about the memorial's implications?

Monument Questions

Part One - Martyred Intellectuals Memorial

When was this memorial built?

Where is the memorial located?

Why did the Pakistani army decide to target intellectuals specifically?

What events led to Operation Searchlight?

What tensions still exist, if any, between Bangladesh and Pakistan?

Part Two - Rosie the Riveter Memorial

Who created/funded the creation of this memorial?

What is the significance of the builder choosing this design over a statue of Rosie?

What effect did Rosie the Riveter poster have during WWII?

Is there a reason that this memorial was constructed in California?

Monument Questions

Terracotta Warriors:

Why are the warriors still preserved today?

How and why are they kept in such good shape?

What significance does the monument have to Xian, China?

What main figures are commemorated by the "warriors"?

Are any warriors or generals built after specific people?

Why does the monument attract so many people?

List of Questions- Wall of China

GENERATE two lists of questions you have about your monument for part one and, if applicable, part two, the event and/or group each commemorates, and the area where each stands. POST these latter two lists to the blog.

Part One (Great Wall of China – GWC)

Why did the Chinese build the Great Wall of China?
Who ordered the construction of the Great Wall?
How long did it take to build the GWC?
Who was part of the construction of the GWC?
What did they use for construction materials of the GWC?
Why is the GWC still significant today?
Where in China is the GWC?

Part Two (Stanford Church)

What is so significant of the Stanford Church?
Where is the Stanford Church?
How did the Church end up in Stanford?

What I Want to Know

For the first part of my project I will be researching the Berlin Wall. Here is a list of questions I want to answer in my research:
. Why is it considered a monument?
. What does it commemorate?
. who commissioned the construction of the Berlin Wall?
. why was the wall built?
. How can the wall be connected to things that we have studied in class?

For the second part of my project I will be studying the Woodside Store. I will be trying to answer these questions.
When was it built?
why was it built?
What does it commemorate?
Why is it significant?
What is its historical context?
Who built it?

Questions on Monument

Afrikaans Language Monument: commemorates the 50th anniversary of the adoption of Afrikaans as an official language of South Africa, as opposed to Danish. It stands on a hill overlooking the city of Paarl in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

Who designed/comissioned it? Was its construction controversial? What does the average South African think about the monument? What did tensions between the Duch and South Africans have to do with this monument? How much Afrikaans is spoken there today as opposed to other languages? How did the monument's construction affect the immediate community? Do people in other countries have opinions on this monument? What do the different aesthetic aspects symbolize to the South African people? Is this was they were originally intended to symbolize?

The Woodside Store: placed in Woodside, California, and is a relic to the days of California's logging communities.

What purposes has this store served? When was it built? Who used it? What does it represent to Woodsiders? How many people go there a day? A week? A year? What does the store mean to young people as opposed to people who have grown up in the town? Is the store's purpose commonly known? Why did the town stop being a logging town? When did the store start being treated as a monument and not as a store?

Digging Deeper

The Brandenburg Gate does not represent any particular event or group, but is more like Paris's Arc du Triomphe in that it is a general symbol of victory for the German people. It is an important monument and landmark of Berlin. We want to find out the following about this monument: Where does the name come from? Does it have any significance to specific victories by Germany or is it simply general in nature? What is the feeling of Berliners towards the monument? Is it a cultural center of sorts? (Is it a place to rally?) What important things occurred by this monument? How did the Berlin Wall affect access to the gate?

The Stanford Mausoleum was built as the tomb of the Stanford family. It holds Leland and Jane Stanford, as well as their son, Leland, Jr. for whom they created Stanford University. The mausoleum is on the Stanford campus, on Quarry Road and Palm Drive. We would like to find out: Is there any special significance to the sphinxes that guard the entrance, or are they simply for aesthetic design? What role does it play in the community activities? What is the layout within the Mausoleum? Was it common for the wealthy to build elaborate structures upon their death in that time? How did this affect public perception of the mausoleum? What, if anything, did the presence of the Mausoleum on the campus do for the public opinion of the college?