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Why did the Carolingian Empire come to be known as the Holy Roman Empire? Was it really Roman? Was it even an empire in the usual historical sense of that term?
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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
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What was roles of women and the family during the classical period in Greece, Rome, China, and India 500BCE-500CE. How were gender roles and family dynamics shaped?
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Latin America has been characterized by extreme income inequality since the beginning of the colonial era to this point. Why do you believe this is so?
What was the US's policy towards Latin America during the 20th century? What were the motives behind this policy? Give one example of the US executing this policy?
Why is it important the the Enlightenment grew out of the salons and other meeting places of Europe? Who was leading the charge? Why was this significant? Where there any names or organizations you re
What were the two main political parties that formed in the majority of the new nations of Latin America post independence? In what ways were they different?
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Based upon the primary sources, describe at least three characteristics that mark the early modern world as distinctly different than the Medieval world that preceded it.
Explain this statement " As we begin the 21st century, the dilemmas of America's minority groups remain perhaps the primary unresolved domestic issue facing the nation." How might you personally be af