Fall of the U.S. homework

1-30-13

              I think that the United States is on its way to its downfall. The morals and values of the people in our country are on such low standards that most people have no respect for each other’s differences. The environment of our country can be nice in some parts, but in the areas where many people live the environment is dangerous and unhealthy. There are gangs and drugs making the streets unsafe and unhealthy for people to be around. Some of the places in the U.S. have a very high unemployment rate. Urban decay is a problem in some places around the country but not all. The amount of diversity in our country could be looked at as a negative a or a positive. The negative of having so many different types of people is that they all have a different culture and belief. They all have a different way that they act, and it makes it harder to control them all effectively. The positive would be that so many people fit in here and we have a little of everything in our country that we can share with each other. Our technology on the other hand is anything but inferior to the other countries.  Also the political corruption is not a problem very much in the United States. Many things about the United States leaves me to believe it is going to fall, but the few things our country does have will most likely (in my opinion) keep it standing tall for the next few decades to come. Our country is coming to its downfall, but slowly.

Rome Chain

1-30-13


7. Pressured by the Huns, Germanic Tribes abandon their land and attempt
to settle on Roman lands.

3. Trying to solve the problems Emperors begin to limit peoples freedom.

5. As less people want to join the army Rome hires mercenaries, mainly
from Germanic tribes, to protect the borders of the Roman Empire.

1. Diocletian and later Constantine split the Empire in two to try and make
it more manageable. Both chose to rule from the East half.

10. Rome falls to German invaders in 476 AD, ending the Western Roman
Empire. The Eastern half will survive and become known as the
Byzantine Empire.

4. Because of limits and restrictions on personal freedom les people
support the Empire. This is especially true for the army as fewer and
fewer Romans are willing to join.

9. The Germanic tribes could easily invade Rome.

2. Without the Emperor in the Western half of the Empire, the West half of
the Roman Empire declines in importance.

6. The Huns migrated into Europe and begin taking land from the
Germanic tribes.

8. The German mercenaries paid to guard Rome’s frontiers allow other
Germans to pass through.

Journal activities 1-24-13 through 1-30-13

1-24-13

What is the climate of Europe like? The climate of Europe contains: tundra, alpine tundra, taiga, montane forest, temperate broadleaf forest, Mediterranean forest, temperate steppe, and dry steppe.

1-25-13

Describe the climate of Europe. Europe has a very mild and temperate climate because of  the wind that comes off of the ocean keep it warm.

1-29-13

Greece was mostly on the water. Lots of peninsulas and they were spread out all over in city-states.

Rome was located on the Tiber river but was mostly landlocked. There city was built on the mountains. They were able to have one large city because they were able to grow agriculture.

JA 1-30-13:

Why did Rome fall?

Because of the inflation of the empire and when it spit. Also they were invaded by the Vandals. Also the Germanic people started moving in.