Blog #10

The tribes have caused problem is the history of Islam in many ways. One problem that still remains today is the conflict between the Sunni and Shiites. They are still feuding with each other. One believes that only the people with the blood of Muhammad should be rulers, while the other believe in the caliph, and that anyone can be ruler. This caused a lot of fighting that is still going on today. Another problem caused by tribes was when Muhammed was starting to gain power. A lot of their tribes did not want to convert to Islam and wanted to have the power that Islam had which caused more fighting. Tribes, although sometimes a good thing, can cause much conflict and fighting.

Blog #9

The Indians are very peaceful people partially because of their spiritual leader Ghandi. He took a very peaceful approach to life. He believed in something known as "satyagraha" which told him to not cause harm to other people, even outside of his nation or religion. Another reason why India has a tradition of non violence is because of them believing in Nirvana which is a state of eternal peace. The main Indian religions also believe in Dharma, which is supposed to guide them in the right path. The right path, is usually not a path of violence, but a path of peace. Because traditions are passed down all political leaders must follow this tradition of non violence, or they would not be liked the people. This make the tradition live and become important to everyone in India, not just the religious people. 

Blog #8

Migration can definitely have a positive impact on the native people on the land. One way is because there will be more trade that is easy to happen for the people of the land. It would also let the natives of the land experience a new culture and learn of new ideas. For example, the idea of Santa in America came from another country. Also with more people there are more minds and they could improve on each others ideas. For example the natives might have figured out a way to make fire, but the migrators may figure out some new great uses for fire that the natives had not yet figured out yet. With a higher population there is also a bigger army which helps in wars. Migration bring about many positive things that make the world what it is today.

Blog #6

1. I agree with Socrates when he says that wisdom begins with wonder. To be able to be wise you have to be wanting to learn. Wondering about how something works or why something happen is the first step to becoming wise.
2. Thrasymachus claimed that justice was whatever the strongest and most pwerful decided to be right. Plato disagreed with this statement. Plato says that most of the stime what the strongest and most powerful do is wrong. They only think about themselves. Plato thinks that there are four great virtues: courage wisdom, temperance, and justice.
3. Plato's ideal republics was to have the strongest and most intelligent rule and have people who are not intelligent be the lower class. The positive was that it started out well where intelligent people were at the the top, but the negative was that no one could move up in their position, meaning even if a non intelligent person had an intelligent son, he could not move up in the ranks.
4. My ideal of an ideal state is one like the U.S. (democracy) but without corruption and where everyone get equal rights and everyone has equal educational and job opportunities.
5. The Allegory of the Cave says that we can not get knowledge until we realize that what we see may not be true. This means that we can not just look at something on the surface but we have to see on the inside as well.

Blog #5

1. I would rather live in Sparta if I was a women because in Athens women were treated as items, kind of like slaves. The only job they had was to do domestic arts. In Sparta, girls were educated and treated more equal to men than in Athens. They were at least free to move around while in Athens they belonged to their husbands.
2. I would rather be a slave in Athens because at least some slaves could get important roles like a policeman.
3. I would much rather live in Athens if I were a boy because I would not need to serve in the army till I am 60.
4. I would rather live in Athens because once again I would not have to serve in the army till I am 60 and only work in the army.
5. Once again I would rather live in Athens if I were rich because I would not have to serve in the army. Not only that , but in Sparta rich, was basically anyone who was free and served in the army.
6. I would definitely rather live in Athens because in Sparta everything is about war and from a young age you only learn to fight. In Athens you have a choice and do not have to serve in the army for over 50 years.

Blog #4

I think when there is political and social/ economic strain new ideas in politics emerge because drastic measures are needed. It is obvious that whatever else is being done is not working and that something new must be done. Other times people try everything that they think could work and it still does not work. This is when human have to start thinking about new ideas, ones that they have never thought of before to save their country from the crisis. A good example for this was during the Great Depression. Nothing Herbert Hoover tried was working so people wanted someone who would come up with different ideas. When F. D. R. was elected he came up with a new idea, The New Deal, because he knew America had to do something different. His plan worked out well, and America got out of the Great Depression with the start of WWII.

Blog #3

I do not think that population growth was the most important development in the classical period. I think it was one of the most important. I think that trade was just as important as population growth. Population growth did help make more complex cities and faster methods of farming among a few things, but it also caused more diseases, deforestation, soil erosion, and made there be very little wood. Trade helped get materials that people could not farm even in large populations. It also probably helped get back things lost in the side effects of high population. Trade though would have been much harder if it were not for the population growth because with enough people, people will want more than just what they have since they can farm much better.