Is it Better to be Feared or Loved as an Leader?

A loved ruler and a feared ruler may rule their empires differently, but they are all striving fr the goal of success. For example, in China, which was a very large and quickly expanding empire, the leadership of Qin Shi Huang Di was a ruthless and fearful time for the citizens of China. Qin felt as though by being a harsh and merciless ruler, he would have complete and total control over his empire with little disruption. His empire fell apart in a matter of years as soon as he died. In a time before this, Cyrus the Great and his predecessors ruled the Persian empire with kindness and love. This empire lasted for more than one thousand years, and was the largest empire ever known. In trying to keep his empire under control, Qin Shi Huang Di was only creating tension inside the empire that was sure to blow up in his face because of his ruling style. The people of his empire revolted in such anger and longing for freedom, which left his next-in-charge with  huge mess. Being a feared leader can lead to many things, - good and bad - but the empire under this type of rule would be more compulsive revolt and utter cahos.On the other hand, Cyrus, Darius and the other Persian leaders were calm and relaxed about laws and actions. There were still punishments , but people were more widely accepted in this empire. I think it is important to be both a feared and loved leader, because then one can balance the power they hold and people will respect them as a leader.

Royal Road

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Mohenjo-Daro: Priest King

Origin: This artifact was found in 1927 by a group of archaeologists. It is on display at the National Museum of Pakistan. It is from the city of Mohenjo-Daro, a city in the Indus River Valley, which today is modern-day Pakistan. It is estimated to have a date of origin around. The artifact is about 6.9 inches (17.5 cm) tall.

Purpose: This artifact is a statue. It is carved out of soapstone and has many patterns. This statue was carved to represent government in the Indus River Civilization and how important religion was to the society.

Value: This artifact is valuable to students because it shows the artistry of the time and how influential religion was. Things we can learn from this artifact are how their government worked.

Limitations: Because this piece has no color and has pieces visibly missing, it is harder to know exactly what this statue may have looked like and represented in its splended grandeur.

Guns, Germs and Steel

Jared Diamond's (Guns, Germs and Steel) answer to the question of why some civilizations advanced and other didn't is quite simple. His answer is geography. Some people disagree with this theory, but I stand with it. I believe geography created the have's and have not's because geography effects the climate and land. I do think that Jared Diamond has a very valid and convincing argument on why some civilizations advanced and others did not.

Journal Entry

Dear Journal,                                                                                                                             3,000 BC
    The most amazing thing has happened! The tribe to the north has taught us how to grow crops! Our tribe is ecstatic as this means we no longer have to spend our days hunting and gathering. This will surely change up our diets of wild animals, plants, nuts, fungi and berries. Our tribe seems to be enlarging and improving, which means the crops are benefiting us! I hope we can have a peaceful dinner with the other tribe and share crops with them. Now that we have crops, we can feed larger groups of people with not nearly as much work. Our tribe is working more on specifying our strengths now and is excited to start into the trading business! I'm off to tend my wheat now!

Zoe

Otzi's Obituary

Otzi the Iceman Dies of Homicide: 3,000 BC

5,000 years ago, Otzi the Iceman lived in a community near the Alps. He would have been a well-respected man, considering his tools and weapons. Otzi was in his early 40's and is thought to have ived as a hunter, farmer or sheppard. "The Iceman", as he is nicknamed, was found only 100 yrads from the border of Italy and Austria. The day he died, he was well fed and unsuspecting of his death. He was found with an arrowhead in his back, and later was found to have blunt force head trauma; therefore we believe he was shot and then finished off with a hit to the head. We suppose Otzi was ahot by a member pf his own tribe, as he was not expecting to be attacked. He was found surrounded by his belongings which included a copper axe, bow and arrows, and a dagger. Otzi is an amazing window back into 3,000 BC and we hope to learn even more about Otzi and his time.

Secondary Source

I believe one of the most useful secondary sources are textbooks. Textbooks are always written by a reliable source, such as a teacher or school group. They are secondary sources because they cite primary sources such as pictures and documents. For example, some textbooks have pictures of and excerpts from the Declaration of Independance. Textbooks are also secondary sources because they are reports on actual people, places, and events. One representation of this is stories or accounts of the adventures of Lewis and Clarke. Textbooks are truely secondary sources because of their references to primary sources.

Primary Source

The primary source I chose was the Constitution of the United States. This document was created and signed during the Federal Convention in Philadelphia in 1787. Instead of trying to revise the previous articles, the members attending the Convention decided, through many debates and discussions,  they would draft an entirely new Constitution. This document is a primary source* because it was written during the Federal Convention and signed by the attendees of that same event. It
 is also a primary source because it was the first official release of this document. This source's origin is June, 1787, United States.

Constitution of the United States




*Ok, so taking into consideration all technicalities, the picture of the Constitution I have on this post is not the real document, so it is not the actual primary source. Just clearing that up.

How do we learn about history?

In learning about history, we have many choices on how to gather information. There are reports, studies, textbooks, observations, television and other sources to rely on. Every source can show many different and unique ideas for our studying proficiency. We can create our own opinions based on texts we have read that will show our own understanding of the subject. There are many ways to learn about history, and all of them will help you in a way.