Select an artifact that dates from between 1000–1300 C.E.; artifacts may include written works, laws, codes, buildings, maps, art, rituals, dance, holidays, and so on.
Identify and then explain your choice of artifact, including how it reflects the character of this period, and support this with examples of a political, economic, or religious development. Provide a URL to your artifact. whatever you artifact you come up with in that period of time is fine with me. just pick one.
Here’s the second question which has two parts:
Did Augustus manifest the ideals and flaws of the Romans or the Greeks? You can see that this may be presented as a response to a colleague or as a stand-alone post.
Explain whether that hero or monster seems to reflect Greek or Roman values most.
So you will be offering two evidenced opinions – one on Augustus and one on the representation of a monster from stories told/filmed in our times. Why? see post below on one of the most influential forces in the world, Romanization. To what extent are we still Romanized or Hellenized? answer all questions
Compare like terms, meaning the same kinds of things, in a point-by-point comparison (rather than writing about one culture and then the other).
Consider artifacts and other cultural products.
Include at least one comparison drawn from each of the following: 1) politics; 2) social organization or cultural products; and 3) the economy.
Step 4: Prepare a reflection on your use of the guidelines for ethical and rigorous historical research. What was your experience of attempting to limit generalization, anachronism, and use of weak sources?
How you plan to adapt your teaching to meet individual learning needs of various students. Explain how individuals with different learning styles will be supported by your teaching strategies and activities.
Prompt: Throughout the first 2,000 years of Western Civilization, cultures had varying views on religion. Specifically, these civilizations had differing views on how gods interacted with humans and how they played a role in their lives.
What extent did the Ancient Greeks, Mesopotamians, and Ancient Egyptians share similar concepts of gods? How were they different?
Compare and contrast either 2 or all 3 of the below primary sources and support your observations with the textbook:
Choose one of the following themes and offer an example of it from at least four different weeks’ readings. Provide one slide explaining how the theme changed over time and another explaining how it stayed the same. (Example slide layout: title, example 1, example 2, example 3, example 4, how it changed, how it stayed the same, image bibliography, source bibliography = 9 slides) Greed Military technology Education Reasons for war / conquest Philosophy (not religion) Science
Discuss how climate and disease have shaped Western Civilization throughout our course through examples from at least four different weeks’ readings.
Provide one slide explaining which you think had the biggest impact and why and another slide explaining whether you think the same is true today. (Example slide layout: title, climate or disease 1, climate or disease 2, climate or disease 3, climate or disease 4, which had the biggest impact and why, which is most impactful today, image bibliography, source bibliography = 9 slides)
Vasco da Gama’s contribution to the European age of global colonialism in Asia:Discuss?
Four most important people, events, developments, etc. in modern western history and explain why you picked each of them. Support your essay with at least 2 sources from the library.
The Risala is an account written by a sophisticated and educated Muslim, describing his observations of Vikings living in Russia.
What does Ibn Fadlan think of the Vikings? What do we learn about them through his eyes? What are the social, cultural and religious values of the Vikings, according to Ibn Fadlan? How can we gauge the accuracy of Ibn Fadlan’s observations: is he a believable source of information, or is he prejudiced against the Vikings because their behavior and belief system are so different from his own?
This is for my HST 121 Introduction to Western Civilization to 1500 class.
Discussion 17
Identify one of the explanations for “graft” in Italy. Do you think it is convincing? Explain your reasoning. Additionally, consider whether or not you agree with the statement that “Italians seem to tolerate corruption more than other people.” Do you think this is true? What evidence makes you think so?
