also comparing the maps is cool, bc you can establish to them that rome is clearly a sea based empire, while the han is land based, but the han also expand along rivers. and both empires face struggles with different climates to their own (arid, mountainous, etc.), and of course the outside invaders

my favorite part of this unit is how impressed they are with the aqueducts when all they knew of the roman empire before is the gladiators. as a water historian...i spend a lot of time discussing sewers and aqueducts and water mills 😂

i'm really excited for their DBQ (which is required) where they'll compare the uses and perspectives on technology in the roman and han empires, it's gonna be great

awesome thank you!!!

(haven't decided if this is a good enough prompt yet, but basically i want them to answer why the republic fell)

To what extent can the fall of the Republic be understood as the result of "great men" and their choices, and to what extent was it caused by broader conflicts, issues, institutions, or trends within Roman society?

BUT, i want to assign them an extra credit assignment: choose a monologue from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and film it - in any creative way or in the original form, and write a five paragraph essay with the prompt:

they're tenth graders, the unit is until the end of october, and we're comparing Han China to Ancient Rome 😏, basically the main objective is to learn what makes an empire successful, and introduce the skill of comparison into their writing.

@carlosfnorena.bsky.social if you have any suggestions 🫡

thank you!

nah i just like the taste

but if you want to move away from just peat and into even better single malts: highland park, aberlour, and benriach

my recommendations are always going to start with my big three: laphroaig, lagavulin, and bowmore

for peaty scotches you mainly want to stick with the islay region, other scotches may feel like they have peat but it's usually not actual peat (sometimes it is though)

i teach at a high school now but if you're ever in the twin cities, i will save as many drinks for you as you want 🫡

i already did! just cracked open this bottle

not yet i will add it to my list!