DailyQuestion:

Whatarethedifferencesbetween
surviving
and
thriving?

DefinitionofThrive:

Story#1:
CreatingSurplusFood

http://www.dupageschool.org/images/orientw.pdf

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Usingthepicturesabove,listthecausesandeffectsofeachevent

Causes
(Whydidthe

Eventitself

eventhappen?)

Accordingtothefirst
pageofthedupage
schoolwebsite,the
Sumeriansmadetheir
civilizationinbetween
tworiverswhich
helpedthemgrow
foodveryefficiently.
Accordingtothetext
onthewebsite,itwas
theirinstincttodo
whatevertheycanto
meettheirfoodneeds
bymakingirrigation
systems.
Accordingtothe
website,theirrigation
systemhelpedbring
watertotheircropsso
theywouldnthaveto
maketheirfarmsright
nexttotherivers.
Accordingtothetext,
theyalsomade
canalsditchesand
dikestohelpirrigate
theirplantstomake
suretheygrowasfast

Effects
(whathappened
after
or
becauseof
the
event?)

Groupsofpeople,likethe
Sumerians,createsurplus
food(morethanthey
needed)

Aneffectisthatthey
wereabletofeed
otherpeopleto
anotherjobwhich
isntfarming.They
greatlymettheir
physiologicalneedof
havingfood.
Anothereffectisthat
theytheycouldtrade
thesurplusfoodwith
othercitiesor
countries.
Athirdeffectisthat
insteadofbeing
farmers,peoplecould
gathergoodstomake
marketsintocities.
Apossibleeffectis
thatthecitys
economywouldgrow
veryquicklybecause
theycouldtrade
goodswithother
citiestoquicklygetan
economy.

aspossible.

Whydoessurplusfoodhelpasociety
thrive
?
Surplushelpasocietythrivebecauseitletotherpeopledodifferentjobs.Noteveryonein
Sumerhadtobeafarmerandwithdifferentjobs,humanscandootherthingssuchas
crafting.

Event#2:RomanSocialClass
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iXR_Zg10JCq6l0VvUeAvSgTacyxrWEtu5IDDTApeHg/
pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Causes
(Whydidthe

Eventitself

eventhappen?)

Accordingtothe
Peoplewholivedinancient
slides,apossible
Romewereusuallypartof
causeofwhythe
onlyonesocialclass
eventhappenedis
thatthegroupswill
helpkeeporderin
Rome.Ifeveryone
hadthesameamount
ofpower,chaos
wouldoccurinRome
becausenoone
wouldlistentothe
rules.
Accordingtothetext
intheslides,another
possiblecausecould
bethatthesocial
classesareneeded
forRometobe
possible.Ifnoone
wasaPlebeian,no
onewouldfarm.If
therewereno
Equestrians,there
wouldbeno
businessmen,
bankers,orshops.If
therewereno
Patricians,there
wouldbenolaws.

Effects
(whathappened
after
or
becauseof
the
event?)

Aneffectisthatsome
peopleinRomehad
morepowerthan
others.
Anothereffectisthat
somepeoplehadno
sayinwhatwasgoing
tohappeninthecity
ofRome.
Athirdeffectisthat
somepeoplehad
betterlivesthanother
people.Forexample,
theslaveshadthe
worstlivesoutof
anyoneinthecity
whilethePatricians
hadthebestlives.
Apossibleeffectis
thatsomepeople
mightrebelagainst
thepeoplewhohave
morepowerandwill
makechaosinRome.

WaseveryoneinancientRome
thriving
?Supportyouranswerwithevidence.
NoteveryoneinRomewasthriving.Somethingtosupportthisisthattheslaveswerealways

treatedbadly.Theycouldbewhipped,beaten,killed,ortraded.Iwouldntcallthiskindof
treatmentthriving.ThePlebeiansweretreatedbetterthantheslavesbutIstillwouldntcall
theirlivesthriving.Theywerereallypoorandwereevenforcedtoworkinthemilitary.The
onlypeoplewhowerethrivingweretheEquestriansandPatriciansbecausetheywerereally
richandwereabletogetmorethingsthanotherpeople.

******ExtraCredit********:
Event#3:ImmigrantsrisklivestogetfromMiddleEastto
Europe.
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https://newsela.com/articles/libyaboatcapsize/id/8842/

Causes
(Whydidthe

Eventitself

eventhappen?)

Accordingtothe
article,acausecould
beisthatthepeople
werefleeingtheir
countrybecausetheir
countrieswerepoor
and/orwartorn.
Accordingtothetext,
anothercauseofwhy
theydiedisthatthey
allshiftedtheweight
oftheboattoone
sideandthatcaused
ittocapsize.
Accordingtothe
Newselaarticle,
anotherreasonwas
thatitwastheir
instincttodo
whatevertheycanto
survive,sothey
movedbecausethey
thoughtitwasthe
onlywayforthemto
getabetterlife.

Effects
(whathappened
after
or
becauseof
the
event?)

Over700migrants(people
movingfromoneplaceto
another)dietryingtogetto
Europe.

Aneffectisthatthe
peoplewhosurvived
willfeelreallylucky
becausethey
survivedashipbeing
capsized.
Anothereffectisthat
Europeancountries
borderingthe
Mediterraneanwill
patroltheoceanmore
tomakesurethatthis
wonthappenagain.
Athirdeffectisthat
somepeoplewillbuild
theirshipsbetterso
thatthisevent
wouldntoccuragain.
Apossibleeffectis
thatsomewillbe
discouragedfrom
crossingthesea
becausetheydont
wantthistohappento
them.

Whatdoesthisnewsstoryhavetodowith
thriving?
Somethingthisnewsstoryhastodowiththewordthrivingisthatthepeopleweretryingto

escapesothattheycanstartthriving.Anotherthingithastodowiththrivingisthatthepeople
weremovingtoEuropeinthefirstplacebecauseitisalreadythriving.