Thursday, April 3, 2014

"Massive Public Works Projects for $400, Alex."

Section 3 - you got your tests back yesterday.  Great job! We then discussed the early days of Rome, and the establishment of the form of government known as a republic.  To clarify something we talked about today: go here to see just how the Romans drained a swamp, and built a city on it.  It's pretty interesting (and not very long).

Side note: the Chicago River used to flow into Lake Michigan, which was their supply of clean drinking water.  A massive public works project reversed the flow of the river, keeping sewage and pollutants from fouling the lake.  Details can be found here.


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