Please post your two most thoughtful questions here. You should have many more questions in your questions log, and you should aim to answer the more discrete questions in your reading notes. We'll share via SynchronEyes in class Monday.
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It said clients wait for their patrons then go to the forum for the day's business. What is the forum? What exactly is Numina? What did those Numina do?
1. If Rome and China were so connected by trade and had items from each other spread throughout their lands, why were they so unaware of each other's existence? Didn't people know or care about where their foreign goods came from?
2. Why was Rome at war all the time? Wouldn't being constantly at war be bad for farmers (Rome was very agriculture-centered) and the rest of the economy? Also, didn't it weaken the republic by have troops always fighting in foreign lands?
1.) It says that on page 126 that " Romulus was nursed by a she wolf" what is a she wolf?
2.) It says that " according to the tradition, there were seven kings of Rome..." what tradition is being talked about? How long did this tradition last? Where, how and when did it start?
1. Did Rome show any signs of humanism ,like the Greeks did ?
2. It says in the reading that Rome's battle lines were more flexible than the phalanx. Did the Romans come up with this more flexible version of the phalanx on their own, or did they use and expand on the Greeks phalanx?
1) The reading mentions how corrupt provincial governors were, so how are the state governors of the US any different? How do we avoid the corruption?
2)As it becomes easier for manufacturers to move production to places like China, will we become like Rome, where the poor peasants who couldn't find work lived in dire poverty?
1. It says on the timeline in the reading that the first settlement in Rome was in 1000 BCE. Does this mean that there were people there before Romulus and Remus? If there where why is it said that they founded the city?
2. Why does it only give credit to Romulus for founding Rome? The reading doesn't even mention that he grew up with his brother. Why is this?
It says on page 128 that expansion was mostly possible because of peoples' interest in war. Why did war lead to expansion? I understand that with war you can conquer, but there other neccesitys to become a well efficient empire.
It also says on 128 that all males who owned a certain amount of land were subjected to serve in the military. Were there specific details as to "men"?
1. Why was Rome reluctant at first to occupy kingdoms in the eastern Mediterranean. 2. What does the reading mean when it calls Italy a crossroads in the Mediterranean, and Rome the crossroad of Italy
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It said clients wait for their patrons then go to the forum for the day's business. What is the forum?
What exactly is Numina? What did those Numina do?
1. If Rome and China were so connected by trade and had items from each other spread throughout their lands, why were they so unaware of each other's existence? Didn't people know or care about where their foreign goods came from?
2. Why was Rome at war all the time? Wouldn't being constantly at war be bad for farmers (Rome was very agriculture-centered) and the rest of the economy? Also, didn't it weaken the republic by have troops always fighting in foreign lands?
1.) It says that on page 126 that " Romulus was nursed by a she wolf" what is a she wolf?
2.) It says that " according to the tradition, there were seven kings of Rome..." what tradition is being talked about? How long did this tradition last? Where, how and when did it start?
to maintain their pax deorum "peace of gods" did they have any special rituals or did they just throw out their cakes and liquids?
Did Rome ever export anything or did they just import all their goods?
1. Did Rome show any signs of humanism ,like the Greeks did ?
2. It says in the reading that Rome's battle lines were more flexible than the phalanx. Did the Romans come up with this more flexible version of the phalanx on their own, or did they use and expand on the Greeks phalanx?
1) The reading mentions how corrupt provincial governors were, so how are the state governors of the US any different? How do we avoid the corruption?
2)As it becomes easier for manufacturers to move production to places like China, will we become like Rome, where the poor peasants who couldn't find work lived in dire poverty?
1. It says on the timeline in the reading that the first settlement in Rome was in 1000 BCE. Does this mean that there were people there before Romulus and Remus? If there where why is it said that they founded the city?
2. Why does it only give credit to Romulus for founding Rome? The reading doesn't even mention that he grew up with his brother. Why is this?
What are the Warring States Period in China?
Why did Rome to have a Republic/what caused it?
It says on page 128 that expansion was mostly possible because of peoples' interest in war. Why did war lead to expansion? I understand that with war you can conquer, but there other neccesitys to become a well efficient empire.
It also says on 128 that all males who owned a certain amount of land were subjected to serve in the military. Were there specific details as to "men"?
Why did Rome choose a Republic over Democracy?
If China and Rome were the big empires during that time period, how could they not know about each other?
1. Do we have any information on the lower classes in Rome?
2. Why did Rome adopt a lot of Greek culture?
1. Why was Rome reluctant at first to occupy kingdoms in the eastern Mediterranean.
2. What does the reading mean when it calls Italy a crossroads in the Mediterranean, and Rome the crossroad of Italy
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