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The control of Jerusalem belongs to me. We need to keep this city holy and peaceful. It's not right to bring war and madness into the city where Jesus once walked. We need to stop these crusaders from taking our beloved city away from us.
Jerusalem needs to stay safe and protected under my hand. We cannot let it fall into the hands of Richard. Many brave hearts have died for this holy place and now that it is in good hands we cannot let go of it. I'm prepared to do whatever I must to defend this city and I hope you all agree with me.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Roman Empire/United States
The Roman Empire was in existence thousands of years ago, but this does not mean evidence of it isn’t in existence today. Some would even argue to say that the Roman Empire is very much evident in today’s legal system. The United States is a modern day Roman Empire; because of, the legal system, the economy, and the military.
A very obvious similarity between the Roman Empire and the 21st century of the United States is the military, “Rome was the Superpower of its time, and the United States is the Superpower now.” (Roman Empire vs. United States Similarities) The Roman military was incredibly strong and the best military of it is time. Some would argue to say that the United States has one of the best militaries too. The Romans were the richest country, giving them the biggest military budget, and had the best military equipment known to man at the time. The United States is one of the richest countries and has some of the most advanced technology in the world. In on recent instance the Federal Government was able to freely give 1.5 million dollars to fix a bridge. Although they are in debt, they are still able to use large amounts of money.
In the Roman times there were problems with their economy at points. Despite being one of the wealthiest countries, they had their problems. A big example of this problem was the fall of the Roman Empire, “For those looking for a single cause, the best single explanation would be poor leadership rather than military failure.” (Fall of Rome - Reasons for the Fall of Rome Include the Economy and Hoarding) In the 21st century a major problem is our economy. Because of poor leadership over the last years the United States has fallen into debt and there are many problems with jobs. Obama, the president of the United States, is even concerned with the rate of job growth.
"The Rise And Fall Of The Roman Empire vs. United States, Are We Parallel?" HubPages. Web. 08 June 2011. <http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Rise-And-Fall-Of-The-Roman-Empire-My-Perception>.
Newseum | Newseum Home. Web. 08 June 2011. <http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=AL_BN>.
"Economic Reasons for Why Rome Fell." Ancient / Classical History - Ancient Greece & Rome & Classics Research Guide. Web. 08 June 2011. <http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/romefallarticles/a/fallofrome_3.htm>.
"Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Opelika-Auburn News." Newseum | Newseum Home. Web. 08 June 2011. <http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=AL_OAN>.
Writing Styles of Thucydides and Herodotus
Thucydides spent the majority of his time gathering evidence and information. He had little information, but it was all very important and accurate. He mad sure his work was absolutely perfect and valid able. Herodotus was the exact opposite. Like other historians at the time he wrote down everything he heard. His sources weren't very important to him and he had little evidence to back up his findings. Although many of his stories weren't accurate few were. He was often criticized for his incorrect information.
Something Thucydides may have written might have looked like this:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/s/sept_11_2001/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=September%2011&st=cse
This article contains information and facts behind the 9/11 attack instead of opinions from other people. http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html
This article has careless information without any facts, this is something Herodotus might have written.
Something Thucydides may have written might have looked like this:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/s/sept_11_2001/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=September%2011&st=cse
This article contains information and facts behind the 9/11 attack instead of opinions from other people. http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html
This article has careless information without any facts, this is something Herodotus might have written.
Afterlife
The Greek view of the afterlife was very gloomy. They believed that when a person died their psyche left their body as a puff of wind. Their spirit went to the underworld where they crossed the River of Styxx and they were judged. If they were a relatively good person their soul went to the Elysium fields. If they were a bad person their soul went to the Tartarus fields. The Egyptian veiw was quite different.
The Egyptian view of the afterlife was more happy. The soul was to be well preserved with rituals and spells then it was sent to be judged, It was weighed by the deeds of their lifetimes. The good things the person accomplished, not the bad things. As you can see it's very different.
"Death, Burial, and the Afterlife in Ancient Greece | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art." The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: Metmuseum.org. Web. 08 June 2011. <http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dbag/hd_dbag.htm>.
"Egyptian Afterlife." King Tut. Web. 08 June 2011. <http://www.king-tut.org.uk/egyptian-mummies/egyptian-afterlife.htm>.
The Egyptian view of the afterlife was more happy. The soul was to be well preserved with rituals and spells then it was sent to be judged, It was weighed by the deeds of their lifetimes. The good things the person accomplished, not the bad things. As you can see it's very different.
"Death, Burial, and the Afterlife in Ancient Greece | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art." The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: Metmuseum.org. Web. 08 June 2011. <http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dbag/hd_dbag.htm>.
"Egyptian Afterlife." King Tut. Web. 08 June 2011. <http://www.king-tut.org.uk/egyptian-mummies/egyptian-afterlife.htm>.
Agriculture Revolution 1 & 3
Before the agriculture revolution, or neolithic revolution, people prodomitaly led a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Over long periods of time known as the agriculture revolution, people began to live a sedentary farming lifestyle. This new lifestyle balanced their diet, prevented diseases, allowed a surplus, and resulted in a population growth., Before the revolution their had to be about 3 or 4 years before a child's birth so the community would have enough food to get by. When the people started living a sedentary farming lifestyle they had more food; as a result, they were able to have more children. The population growth resulted with the development of cities because there was too many people to live in just one community.
If the agriculture system were to collapse in the future our diet would become be mostly meat. We wouldn't have a surplus of food and the population would decrease greatly. The decrease of population would be a result of disease an illness due to an unbalanced diet. The decrease would also be because we wouldn't have enough food for everyone to survive.
The effects would be devastating and we would have to cope with new forms of survival. Many cities and countries would probably come together because the wouldn't have enough food or population to be their own country, city, state, etc. Life would change drastically for the worse. It would be incredibly difficult to survive.
Bc, 10,000. "BBC - H2g2 - The Neolithic Revolution." BBC - Homepage. Web. 08 June 2011. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2054675>.
If the agriculture system were to collapse in the future our diet would become be mostly meat. We wouldn't have a surplus of food and the population would decrease greatly. The decrease of population would be a result of disease an illness due to an unbalanced diet. The decrease would also be because we wouldn't have enough food for everyone to survive.
The effects would be devastating and we would have to cope with new forms of survival. Many cities and countries would probably come together because the wouldn't have enough food or population to be their own country, city, state, etc. Life would change drastically for the worse. It would be incredibly difficult to survive.
Bc, 10,000. "BBC - H2g2 - The Neolithic Revolution." BBC - Homepage. Web. 08 June 2011. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2054675>.
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