Blog #6- What would the Athenians think?

The Athenians would have a lot to say about the politics of the modern world. One of the first things they would probably be astounded at is the fact that women are allowed to vote. The women never had those sorts of rights in the Ancient Greek times. Also, they wouldn’t understand the Electoral College and the representatives system. All of the free men were involved in politics, so having only elected officials wouldn’t make too much sense. They might be proud of our checks and balances system because they also believed in no one person having too much power. They might not like us having one president, but the Athenians always have something to say!

Blog #5- Mayan values today.

We can see Mayan values exemplified in Modern society in a few different ways. The first way is through writing. We know that writing and hieroglyphs, or even just plain art was very important to them. Nowadays, it's almost impossible for illiterate people to advance in the world. Also, we know the importance of food to them. They used a lot of corn in their food or Maize as they called it, it was a staple in their diet, and it is used in countless items of modern day food. Even though food isn't a value, they valued eating and the importance of agriculture, as do we. Finally, the Mayans very much valued their myths, superstitions and calenders. They would predict when the world would end and trust very much in what their calender foretold. In a weird way so do we. In our modern society, our lives revolve around times, when and where we are supposed to be. Also, myths and stories are a part of our modern lives, as children we hear them as were growing up and our lives sort of take shape around what we learn as children. We can definitely see Mayan values in Modern society.