Classwork 12/9

     Rome was strong and one of the greatest empires ever. The downside to this is that as the empire became better the republic got worse and soon failed. One reason why this happened is because of the use of violence by the Roman elite. Another reason for this is because Julius Cesaer was killed. He was the one who brought order to Rome.
     The Roman Republic came to an end when Casear governed as a absolute ruler. Another reason why the republic fell was when a Republican statesmen became in affect, Octavian.

Monday Classwork

I) Zeus   Jupiter Poseidon Neptune,

Hades

Pluto

Hestia

Vesta

Hera

Juno

Ares

Mars

Athena

Minerva

Apollo

Apollo

Aphrodite

Venus

Hermes

Mercury

II) Planets and translations

Hermes (Mercury)

Aphrodite (Venus) Gea (Mother Earth) Ares (Mars) Zeus (Jupiter) Cronus (Saturn) Apollo (Sun) and Uranus Poseidon (Neptune) Hades (Pluto)

Diana (Moon)

III) Rome is relative to the east side of Persia.

Romulus and Remus

1. Why were Romulus and Remus both raised away from their uncle?

The king demanded that they would be sent away.

2. How did they both come to be rulers of their land?

They killed the king (their uncle).

3. How did Romulus come to be the only ruler of the land? why?

Romulus and Remus got into a fight and Romulus killed Remus.

4. About what year did all this take place according to the MYTH.

753 BC

5. About what year did this take place according to SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES (archeology)?

1000BC

6. LATIN was the language of Rome. Where does the term 'Latin' come from?

The term originated from the early people of Rome who were from a tribe called Latins.

7. What was the name of the river that Rome was founded near?

Tiber River

8. Describe the difference between a CREATION MYTH and HISTORICAL (or scientific) 'FACT'

People base their ideas on scientific evidence but creation myths were based on what people saw.(their observations)

9. Why is the creation myth more interesting than the science?

Creation myth is more interesting than science because creation myth is based on what you see or hear while science is based on idea and hunch

10. What is our 'creation myth'?

Our creation myth is evolution because of the changes we go through as well as our society.

Gods Brahma Vishnu and Shiva

From the video i learned that Brahma is the creator who lives on the earth.Vishnu is the preserver who lives in the sea and Shiva lived in the mountain who is known as the destroyer. Shiva destroyed demons and evil, that's why he is the god of change. Brahma has many faces which represents the one who lives life in the highest awareness or creation that's why he is the creator. Lord Shiva wore a snake around his neck with a raised hood which represents power that can benefit all and he uses this power for changing things within and out. For example the changes we feel in our body like pain and pleasure represent his power. Without change we cant create and to preserve we have to do something which is creation. This means that Creation, Preservation, and Change are one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnN_kl786MY

Persia

In the video that I watched is about The Persian War. In the video the young man had said that there were about 200 soldiers that came from the battle of marathon. The people formed polan which are city states, and they were always arguing. The Athens beat Persians in the battle that they had. The battle was fierce but in the end the Greeks won the battle which was called the Persian War. He also said that in the persian war there were about 10,000 Greeks and 50,000 Persians so odds were against them. They had to use strategy 2 win.

HW#5

1. What nation does the video focus on?
     Ethiopia
2. What year was the discovery made?
     The discovery was made in 1964
3. How many millions of years old is she?
     She is 3.2 million years old
4. What does it mean to be bipedal?
     Bipedal means to have feet like humans
5. So from what continent, region and nation did human beings evolve (this video won't tell you this).
    Pangea was the first continent were human beings started to evolve



1. Hunters and Gatheres were on the move constantly because they can follow the herd of animals.
2. While they travel they gather wildberries,nuts,and greens to eat.
3. I think Lucy was a gatherer because she was a woman and mostly men were the ones to go and hunt while women like lucy stayback and gather.

U.S. Envoy Vows to Help Pakistan Rebuild After Flooding

Title: U.S. Envoy Vows to Help Pakistan Rebuild After Flooding
Author: By WAQAR GILLANI
Published: September 16, 2010
Website: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/17/world/asia/17pstan.html?_r=1&ref=us
Description:
    This article is about the U.S.A trying to help Lahore Pakistan make a recovery after all the tragic floods over the summer. So far they have provided 300milllion for repairs and they will continue to give more. This flood wiped away roads, bridges and entire villages. Some people are now living on the streets with desperate conditions.
    The artical is similar to  the unit we disscussed in class about location. Since the flood was so bad many people had to move to another location