The space race was a vital time for our country because of the developments that came from investing into space travel. The space race is what sparked the increase of visits to our orbit and beyond. One thing that some people may not know that for a long time we as americans were behind in the space race. Russia was beating us in achievements in space. I found this intriguing that our world could develop so quickly from entering space to going to the moon. It makes you wonder what we can do in the future.

This article was extremely interesting because the roman empire was so influence and we can still see evidence today. In a video within the article it referenced that all great empires could fall which could be hinting at the United States. Also, it is really cool to think about how each of the periods of history are similar and how they link. In one of the reasons it links to the Huns which shows how gigantic as well as how long it lasted. Like the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, lasted into the 1400s.