Chapter 4: Eurasian Empires

   The Persian Empire in the eats and the Greek civilization in the west eventually collided. The Greco-Persian Wars,

"Against all odds and all expectations the Greeks held them off defeating the Persians on both land and sea"

   Anyway, Greece was seen as Asia and despotism. Thus was the first notion of an East-West divide.

    The chapter goes on to compare the Roman and Chinese Empires and also the talks of an Intermittent Empire- The Case of India.




   My Quiz Questions are:

   1) How did the notion of the East-West divide form? 

   2) Explain some differences in the collapse of the Roman and Chinese Empires.

   3) What are some common features in all these Empires throughout Chapter 4?
  
   4) Do you think that the Classical Empires have lesson(s) we can learn from?

Chapters 1, 2 & 3: Ancient Civilizations

     The Paleolithic lifestyle has its benefits especially if people today consider the possible benefits. If people are taking the time to consider the benefits then they must value the lifestyle.

Women argue they played a bigger role in providing and were regarded with more power, respect, and honor. Also Paleolithic diet is better for us than today's diet.

      The first farmers made it possible to produce and store food so that people can be feed. This allowed for the population to flourish. As food became a steady source then people we able to become civilized. This is the beginning of civilization.

      A quote from the text states,

"Just when does a city become a town? Or a state? At what point does a chiefdom become a state?"

      The scholars are left arguing over these details. Personally I think the fact that the population and civilizations were increasing caused these tribes and civilizations to grow over  a period of time creating a village to a town to a city and to even a state eventually.



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