Game Day

    Today I had to leave class early due to a basketball game at Mercy.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Mental Mapping

  Today in class we talked about how our perspectives of the world and how it looks can differ. We used the term "mental map", which is a person's point-of-view perception of their area of interaction, most commonly called your activity space. We talked about how many kids who have never traveled to France believe the stereotypical statement that the French are rude to the Americans. The people who have been to France say it depends on the situation and where you are. If you go up to them and scream in English hoping they will understand you, they will most likely be rude. So basically, if we come to their country and disrespect them, they're going to be rude. Wouldn't anyone? If you were to attempt to speak their language, they would probably treat you a lot better. After hearing this, it made me think a lot. It completely changed my perspective about tyhe world and the French.
Read more

Trojan War and Greek Culture

    Today in class we talked more on the Mycenaeans, the Trojan War, and the Dorians. The Mycenaeans lived on Mycenae which was located on Peloponnesus. It was a rocky ridge surrounded by a 20 foot brick wall. The Mycenaean kings dominated Greece from 1600- 1100 BCE. They controlled trade. In 1400 BC, the Mycenaeans invaded Crete and absorbed the Minoan culture. The Trojan War happened around 1200 BCE. Many historians thought it was fictional and just a part of the Greek mythology. In 1200 BC, the Dorians invaded Greece and burnt palace after palace. The Dorians dominated from 1150- 750 BCE. The Dorians were far less advanced and caused the trade-based economy to collapse. During this time, their were no writing documents for 400 years. Homer, a storyteller lived at the end of these so called "Dark Ages", and composed epics of the Trojan War. He wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey. 
Read more

Roman Legion/Punic Wars

    Today in class we discussed Roman war tactics and the Punic Wars. In the Roman legion, there were 5000 soldiers, and were the most elite soldiers. They had calvary on horseback and had weapons like shields, swords, daggers, and an armor and tunic. The Punic Wars were Rome vs. Carthage and lasted from 264-146 BCE. There were three wars. The First Punic War lasted from 264-241 BCE. There were many naval battles to gain control over the island of Sicily. Rome won this battle. The Second Punic War was from 218-201 BCE. A 29-year-old Carthaginian general attacked Rome from the north and almost took it. He laid a siege for 15 years, but could never get to Rome. Rome won this one as well. The third and final Punic War was between 149-146 BCE. Rome was done with Carthage and wanted to remove the threat of them. Merciless Romans attacked the city and burned it for 17 days. Other cities and buildings were destroyed as well. Carthage's territories were annexed into the Roman province...
Read more