DailyQuestion:Whatdocivilizationsdotosurvive?

Civilization#1:Rome

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/whenromeruled/videos/fromwastetoaqueduct/

Causes
(Whydidthe

Eventitself

eventhappen?)

Effects
(whathappened
after
or
becauseof
the
event?)

Accordingtothe
Romebuildsanaqueduct.
video,whenAugustus
ruledinRome,the
populationofRome
quadrupledwhich
mademorepeople
relyontheTiberRiver
forwater.
Accordingtothe
video,theirwaste
pipesalsoledtothe
TIberRiverwhich
madetheriver
pollutedandunsafeto
useordrink.
Accordingtothe
video,alotofpeople
werentabletouse
thewaterbecauseit
ispolluted.

Oneeffectfromthe
Romansbuildingthe
aqueductsisthatthe
peopleinRomenow
havefreshwaterto
use.
Anothereffectisthat
thepeopleofRome
canstopusingthe
TiberRiverforwater
andthenjustputall
theirwasteinthe
river.
Afinaleffectisthat
Romecannowhave
multiplesourcesof
waterbecausethey
canjustbuild
aqueductstomultiple
watersources.This
meansthatifone
sourcegetspolluted,
theyjusthaveto
blockthataqueduct
andgetwaterfrom
theothers.

Civilization#2:China
http://www.history.com/topics/greatwallofchina

Causes
(Whydidthe

Eventitself

Effects
(whathappened

eventhappen?)

after
or
becauseof
the
event?)

Accordingtothe
ChinaconstructstheGreat
video,aftertheQin
WallofChina.
dynastywonthewar
theybuiltthewallto
protectallofChina.
Accordingtothe
video,whiletheseven
kingdomswereatwar
inthe8thcentury
B.C.,theyeachbuilt
wallsfortheir
defense.
Accordingtothe
video,theemperor
QinShiHuangmade
thewallstodefend
againsttheMongols.
Accordingtothe
video,thewallswere
madetoholdtroops
tohelpdefendChina
withouthavingto
maketroopstravel
fromfarawayplaces.
Theybuiltitfora
needofsafety.

Aneffectisthat
300,000peopledied
whilethewallwas
beingbuilt.
Anothereffectisthat
ithelpedChinas
military
communication.
Anegativeeffectis
thatitdidntalways
protectthembecause
GenghisKhanwas
abletoinvade.
Afinaleffectisthat
afterGenghisKhan
invaded,theMing
dynastymade
strongerwall.

Civilization#3:TheUnitedStates

PolioVaccine

Thepoliovirusaffected1000sofpeopleintheUnitedStatesbetween1890and
1970.In1916,27,000peopleintheUnitedStateswereinfectedwithpoliovirus
andover6,000childrendied.In1952,58,000peoplewereinfectedwiththe
disease,4,000childrendied,and21,000peoplewereleftwithcrippling
disabilities.Scientistsworkedtocreateacureforthisdiseasebytryingtoinvent
avaccine.Vaccinesexposeapersonsbodytoadeadorweakenedvirusto
helpthebodybecomeimmunetothevirus.In1953,JonasSalksuccessfully
createdavaccinethatcouldpreventthepoliovirus.
(Sourcesused:
http://poliotoday.org/?page_id=13
http://amhistory.si.edu/polio/americanepi/communities.htm
)

PolioVaccineVideo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVXenFoCb8

Causes
(Whydidthe

Eventitself

Effects
(whathappened

eventhappen?)

Accordingtothetext,
peopleweregetting
sickanddieing.
Accordingtothe
video,poliocripples
children.
Accordingtothetext,
polioleft21,000
peoplewithcrippling
disabilities.
Accordingtothe
video,poliowasvery
dangeroustochildren
andcouldkillthem.

Humansmadethepolio
vaccinetofightagainstpolio.

after
or
becauseof
the
event?)

Oneeffectisthatthe
poliovaccinemade
surethatthechildren
wouldntgetsickwith
poliobecauseitgave
aweakenedversion
ofitwhichstillsetoff
theimmunesystemto
learntofightpolio.
Anothereffectisthat
sincemostchildren
werevaccinated,it
wouldbeharderfor
poliotospreadso
eventually,polio
woulddieout.

Whatdogroupsofhumansdoinordertosurvive?

Groupsofhumanswilladapttowhat'siscurrentlyhappeningtosurvive.Someofthe
adaptationshumansdidarebuildtheGreatWallofChina.Theybuiltthewalltomeettheir
safetyneed.Itwastheirinstincttobuildthewalltofeelsafe.Anotherthingtheydidtoadapt
wasbuildaqueducts.TheRomansknewthattheydidnthavecleanwatersotheyadaptedto
thesituationbybuildingaqueducts.Theybuiltthemtomeettheirphysiologicalneedofhaving
cleanwater.Afinalthingthehumansdidaremakethevaccineforpolio.