Topic: Rome government Discuss the decline of the original republican government of Rome. Think about these questions: In general, what form did the government of Rome have in about 250 B.C.? What problems appeared in Roman government after 200 B.C.? How did these problems become worse during the Late Republic? How did Augustus Caesar reorganize […]
How did Augustus come to control the state? What was the importance of maintaining the fiction that Augustus had preserved the Roman Republic intact?
Topic: Roman constitution In an inscription known as the Res Gestae, Augustus described his position within the Roman constitution thus: “I stood before all in rank, but I had power no greater than those who were my colleagues in any magistracy.” What did Augustus mean by this? When answering this question, you should consider the […]
What made Native American peoples vulnerable to conquest by European adventurers? Why was the Constitution a controversial document even as it was being written?
American History Each answer should have 3-5 paragraphs in length, and well-developed paragraphs with 5-7 sentences. You only need to cite your sources if you use direct quotes. “have 2 sources per question” 1.)What made Native American peoples vulnerable to conquest by European adventurers? 2.)Why was the Constitution a controversial document even as it was […]
Explain was the American Revolution truly revolutionary? What changes came out of it? What elements in society stayed the same?
Topic: Revolution The American Revolution pitted a minority of colonists against the most powerful empire of the era. Was the American Revolution truly revolutionary? What changes came out of it? Were these changes revolutionary in nature? What elements in society stayed the same? Raise at least one interesting question for your classmates
Choose the narrative that you think has been the most influential in terms of what is known and unknown about your historical event. Explain why you chose this narrative and how it has impacted our current understanding of the event.
Topic: Cherenobyl Compare the narratives presented in your primary and secondary sources relevant to your historical event. Apply the source analysis skills from the previous activity to help you compare the narratives about your historical event. Describe the stories told in each source about your historical event. Provide evidence from your sources to support your […]
In formulating your replies, illustrate your points with examples from Alfred Young’s The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: and, where pertinent, from other assigned readings on the Revolutionary period.
Topic: Alfred Young’s The Shoemaker and the Tea Party Shoemaker and Tea Party Group Discussion – Shoemaker Group 2 This discussion revolves around the events covered in Alfred Young’s The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution. In preparation for this assignment, you will each be named to a team comprised of […]
Using the documentary, The Age of Slavery (1800-1860): The African Americans—Many Rivers to Cross, write one post that starts a thread (at least 300 words, but not more than 500 words) and two replies to others (each at least 100 words long).
Topic: Discussion #3 Using the documentary, The Age of Slavery (1800-1860): The African Americans—Many Rivers to Cross, write one post that starts a thread (at least 300 words, but not more than 500 words) and two replies to others (each at least 100 words long) answering the following questions: How has slavery shaped U.S. History? […]
Write a short essay of 250-500 words which considers how Olympe de Gouges and Toussaint L’Ouverture, as well as the Haitian Declaration of Independence, are in conversation with previous documents but state their own and original political demands for women and enslaved people of color.
Topic: World history unit 6 paper In this unit you will consider the way that revolutionary ideas can be transmitted and take on a life of their own. When you have read the chapter and the discussion and documents of the French Revolution carefully, write a short essay of 250-500 words which considers how Olympe […]
Write an essay of 250-500 words describing these ambitions, using examples, and explain what flaws, if any, you find in their arguments.
Topic: Modern Euro history paper 6 In the attached documents, you will find material on Cecil Rhodes, Henry Morton Stanley and King Leopold of Belgium. All three men believed that European control of Africa was inevitable and that their own states (Britain for Rhodes and Stanley, Belgium for Leopold) were inherently superior to any African […]
Explain the dramatic changes in Eastern Europe that occurred in 1918-1990 through the perspective of Jewish people.
Topic: Economic & Political History of Jews in Eastern Europe 1918-1990 Explain the dramatic changes in Eastern Europe that occurred in 1918-1990 through the perspective of Jewish people. Explain how these changes impacted Jewish people both short and long term.