4B) 1)

1. What compels someone to lead others?

The thought of being able to help someone in their time of need makes us feel better about our own honor.

week 3

1. What is the oldest human-created artifact that has mattered to you? Why/how does it matter? (from @butwait on Twitter)

The cave pantings it shows that the nomads could create tools.

2. Give several examples of monuments in Maryland / DC / PA that might be familiar to folks who live here but which would not be understood by outsiders without an explanation. Please include your own or public domain photos.

The crab statue outside orioles stadium. Maryland food around the chesapeke is a good amount of crabs and most maryland people eat crab so it is a good mnonument that shows about the state of maryland

3. Why do you think so many conspiracy theories surround the pyramids and the megaliths? Give examples of a few and explain where you think they come from.

There are so many theories because there is so many things that could have happened. And it is also such an important part of history that a lot of people who learn about it so there are many theories on it.

4. "War is a form of technology". Agree or Disagree.

Disagree war is a form of civilization, and socialization not technology

week one

1. Ellie's are not "better" then mammoth's but neither is the mammoth, nor are mammoths "better" than ellie's. but they are "better" adapted to there enviroments. The mammoth had its thick fur coats because of the cold harsh weather full of snow. Its coat helped it keep warm. If the elephant lived in the time that the mammoth did it would freeze to death. If the mammoth lived where elephants lived it would overheat and die. Neither of these animals are better then the other. Only they or more adapted to their enviroments then the other.

2. Modern life is not always essentially better sometime in the 1900's I believe it was the 50's or 60's new disease's started to form that were never found before. Such as aids/HIV. A new form of swine flu. The modern times do not get better. They rather change, and giving opinion on different specific points on which you could look at, some points of our modern time are better and some are worse
3. Yes the book and textbook our parts of our expression of how we share our history. Such as history book