My response to Leah's Blog Numero Dos

Leah,

To answer your questions, first, I agree with Alexis that most people think of barbarians as people who lived a long time ago. When I think of the word barbarian, I think of cavemen and sometimes picture the Flintstones. They are primitive people who lived at the beginning of time. Barbarians were focused on meeting the basic needs for survival: food, water, shelter, ect. They don’t use technology or modern methods to meet their needs; they are hunters and trappers. Often times, they are nomads and do not have permanent homes. That is how I would define a barbarian. To answer your second question, I agree with you that they could have tried to build some schools or churches despite the distance in hopes of educating the people of the countryside. However, I am not sure that all of the people would choose to change their ways to the civilized ways. The “barbarian” cowboys lived simple lives and may not have wished to trade their simplistic peaceful lives for the stressful civilized lives of the city dwellers.