Greek Reflection

This week was a challenge for me. Being halfway through the semester now, I am really starting to feel the pressure of online classes. I kind of felt that this week was way like the first two weeks to me. Things happened so fast and bounced all around that I struggled to grasp the information and had to reread pages at a time to kind of understand the material. I tried to do some things different what seemed to help me a lot through this. An example with the struggle of reading the chapter, I downloaded your power point that really helped put things in a chronological perspective. Pictures and timelines clarify material to me. Unfortunately, the best way for me to learn is hands on, so using the material you provide is extremely beneficial to me. I thoroughly enjoy your discussion questions. It really helps with everyone's thoughts on how they perceive the chapter should be by answering the question that you have asked. With the reading material, I kind of had an idea going into this week. Ancient Rome and Greece are some of …show more content…
I knew that Rome tried to conquer as much territory as possible. What was interesting is the influence that they left behind. You would think that they would be extremely harsh, which they were to a point, but really, they only wanted loyalty and soldiers. This can be a good thing and bad thing. A good thing because it grows your army, whereas a bad thing because are the people you just destroyed going to be truly loyal? Look at today's USA military. It operates so efficiently because it's an all-volunteer military. Now imagine that there was a mandatory time that you had to serve? Is everyone truly going to be loyal? Is there going to be toxic leadership? I vaguely had an idea of who Caesar is and that he was assassinated. I didn't realize of the contempt behind the scenes. This thoroughly confused me and I had to reread the passages several times. I look forward to moving into the dark ages as this is