Tonight you have two tasks.
1) In light of our conversation about different types of government today, on your blog, I'd like you to reflect about a Democracy as it was described in class! Separate from your natural jingoistic tendencies for a moment and consider: is this a system that is best used in small societies, or can it be successfully implemented in large, complex societies. Explain your thinking!
2) This will be your first foray into reading "historical writing," which means thoughtful (if ponderous) works by certified "smart people." Tonight's reading is by William McNeill, and it is a comparison of Indian and Greek societies and how people built a sense of belonging within these societies. The reading is linked up here. You can start on page 4, which gives you a quick introduction to McNeill, and give you a few questions to think about. You don't need to write anything here, just read up to page 11. You also won't be reading the primary source documents he references, but you have seen some of them...We'll talk about the reading tomorrow and see what you think about it.
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