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Explain how Africa’s geography divided its history into semi-isolated regions. How does geography account for the origin of diverse societies and agricultural technologies?
Discuss the origins and major events of the Cold War from 1945 through 1991. How did each administration from Harry Truman’s through George H. W.
The Byzantine Empire survived, and often prospered, for a millennium after the demise of the Roman Empire in the west. List and discuss the major factors that made this survival possible. Support your
Describe the historical divergence of the eastern (Byzantine or Greek Orthodox) and western (Roman Catholic) branches of Christianity. What accounts for the fundamentally different relationship betwee
Compare the positions of the Patriarch (Nasi) in the Land of Israel and the Exilarch (Resh Galuta) in Babylonia. What sort of authority did each enjoy, and how was that authority obtained and justifie
Age of Exploration: Explain the reason why China stopped exploring and Europe started to explore.
Why was the Iwakura Mission important for the rapid modernization - industrial, economic, and political - that later allowed Japan to revise the Unequal Treaties?
Why and how did the Meiji government try to create nationalism around the institution of the emperor in the early Meiji period (before 1889)?
After the Manchurian incident, Japan blew up a train with an ally (chinese warlord) in it because they were afraid he was going to switch sides to the Nationalists rather than the Chinese.
What were the causes, motivations, and results of the Crusades? Support your arguments with specific historical facts and examples.
Did the United States successfully use warfare to increase its territory and/or clout in the world between 1789 and 1815?
While the Muslim faith and the Arabic language spread extensively Arabs were not as successful in maintaining political power?
Write an essay on the origin of Christianity and its triumph over the old pagan traditions in the Roman Empire. What historical and cultural developments account for Christianity's extraordinary succe
In what ways did patterns of migration to, from, and within North America change between 1640 and the 1690s? What role did politics and North America’s tighter bonds to the Atlantic world play i
The popular image of the ancient Greeks is that they were the philosophers or "dreamers," while the Romans were the engineers or the "doers." Is this perception accurate? Support your discussion with
Identify six elements or themes where you notice similarities or differences in the four creation tales given on page 14 of the introduction. You can replace the element text with the name of the simi
Explain how Africa's geography divided its history into semi-isolated regions. How does geography account for the origin of diverse societies and agricultural technologies?
Why is the Late Middle Ages in Europe viewed as a period of catastrophe and crisis? Support your essay with specific examples.
What factors influence a historian’s interpretation of the past?
Describe the most important measures taken by the Sui government to unify China politically, socially, and culturally following a prolonged period of disunity between the South and the North after the
Identify who you think was the single most important person in human history to 1500. In your essay explain what this person did and why this person’s deeds are significant in history.
From the list below identify and explain the single most important event in human history. In your essay discuss reasons why the event you selected is more significant than the others on the list, and
Explain why peoples of Africa and Eurasia explored and settled the Americas before peoples of the Americas explored and settled Africa and/or Eurasia . In your essay contrast the development of the tw
Three important reasons for the success of various empires up to 1500 have been military conquest, trade, and assimilation. Explain how these factors facilitated the success of the ancient Mesopotamia
Cultural legacies have been the longest lasting legacies of various empires in history. Discuss the cultural legacies which the ancient Mesopotamian, Alexandrian, Roman, Han, and Mongolian empires lef