World History KIM WOODS ONLY

World History I

Characteristics of Western Civilization

The following topic(s) will demonstrate what the discussion is about, but feel free to branch off or expand on the topics. In addition to this discussion, you will be asked to craft a 150 word reflection on what you have learned through this conversation and post it to the Reflection Journal. The more active you are in this part of the discussion, the more you will have to draw from in your reflection, so get involved, be active, help out your classmates when they need it, and, most of all, enjoy the conversation.

You will find two options for this discussion forum; Question A and Question B. Please select one of the two options for this discussion.

Question A

We’ve seen how the Romans used their engineering expertise to keep their empire running and the people happy as well as under control. Do you see things in society today that make people happy and keep them under control? What are those things and do you think they actually work?

Question B

In history we often talk about the forces of change and how changes brought about new ideas or strengthened existing ideas. But, with Greece and Rome we see how stability contributed to the growth of two of the major world religions. What were the things that created such relative stability and how did they work? Is it always a good thing to have a stable society?