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:The Aztecs (A.D. 1200- 1521) were very warlike and also fell by the sword.  However, they had ingeniously invented plots of floating land to grow food on.

:The Aztecs (A.D. 1200- 1521) were very warlike and also fell by the sword.  However, they had ingeniously invented plots of floating land to grow food on.

:The Incas (A.D. 1250- 1537) developed an immense empire in South America, which is considered to be the largest civilization in all of the Americas. They had an excellent system of messengers and soldiers, and they did not demand any type of tribute to the empire.  As great as an empire as the Incans were, a disastrous civil war weakened it and was no match for the Spaniards when they arrived there from Europe.  (Olivia)

:The Incas (A.D. 1250- 1537) developed an immense empire in South America, which is considered to be the largest civilization in all of the Americas. They had an excellent system of messengers and soldiers, and they did not demand any type of tribute to the empire.  As great as an empire as the Incans were, a disastrous civil war weakened it and was no match for the Spaniards when they arrived there from Europe.  (Olivia)

H1. Do you think King Arthur, or anything told about him, is based in fact?

H1. Do you think King Arthur, or anything told about him, is based in fact?

:I think there are probably some facts behind the myths and legends.  There was probably a real King Arthur, who saved Britain from barbarians, and tales were told throughout Britain of this hero who had saved them all.  After a while, people found the truth to be boring, and embellished it. I don’t believe that he pulled the sword out of the stone, and I don’t think Merlin was real, either.  

:I think there are probably some facts behind the myths and legends.  There was probably a real King Arthur, who saved Britain from barbarians, and tales were told throughout Britain of this hero who had saved them all.  After a while, people found the truth to be boring, and embellished it. I don’t believe that he pulled the sword out of the stone, and I don’t think Merlin was real, either. My question would be whether it matters if Arthur is fact or fiction? It doesn’t change anything, it simply puts the popular legend in a bad light.  I doubt that anyone wants to know, that would ruin it.  (Michelle)

My question would be whether it matters if Arthur is fact or fiction? It doesn’t change anything, it simply puts the popular legend in a bad light.  I doubt that anyone wants to know, that would ruin it.  (Michelle)

H2. Current events: Is democracy possible in Iraq, as the United States has been trying to accomplish for six years?

H2. Current events: Is democracy possible in Iraq, as the United States has been trying to accomplish for six years?

:I absolutely believe that [[democracy]] is possible in [[Iraq]].  True, we have not fully succeeded in six years, and true, the Middle East is a traditionally violent place, but six years of partial failure does not mean we can never succeed.  When there were [[election]]s in Iraq, common people were excited to come out and vote.  I remember seeing a photo of a woman in a burqua smiling and giving the peace sign.  ...  I think that the common people as a whole really want freedom, and that if the theocracies and dictatorships were removed, there could be peaceful democracy. ... [I]t is almost impossible to destroy the desire for freedom that exists in man.  (Addison)

:I absolutely believe that [[democracy]] is possible in [[Iraq]].  True, we have not fully succeeded in six years, and true, the Middle East is a traditionally violent place, but six years of partial failure does not mean we can never succeed.  When there were [[election]]s in Iraq, common people were excited to come out and vote.  I remember seeing a photo of a woman in a burqua smiling and giving the peace sign.  ...  I think that the common people as a whole really want freedom, and that if the theocracies and dictatorships were removed, there could be peaceful democracy. ... [I]t is almost impossible to destroy the desire for freedom that exists in man.  (Addison)

H3. What is your view of "chivalry"?

H3. What is your view of "chivalry"?