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Compare and contrast the two Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. Do you think one has had a more lasting impact on the development of Western civilization? Why?
What is the role of deception in politics for Machiavelli? Why is it necessary? What does this say about changing ideas of politics in the context of the Italian Wars?
What is your reaction to Hamlet’s soliloquy? Do you sympathize with his situation? Do you see him as self-absorbed or self-reflective? Explain your responses. Why do you think this play con
The photographic quality of Jan Van Eyck’s work has been both praised and criticized. Describe your impression of this precise painting style in comparison to another Renaissance artist of you
Machiavelli’s instruction on how a ruler can attain and retain power is often summed up in his statement, “the end justifies the means.” Identify a current political leader who seems
How does Pomeroy distinguish between ancient historians and archaeologists? How do archaeologists establish dates by examining pottery remains? What proportion of Greek texts has survived to the moder
Was Bronze-Age Greece more or less advanced than other states to the east and south? What is proto-Indo-European? Where was Minoan civilization centered?
Discuss some of the possible reasons why the European women were not automatically given the same rights that European men gained from the Enlightenment in terms of creating more representative politi
I have to make a venn diagram about ancient greek values and compare them to modern day Americas value but I have no clue what to put in each of the three circles and how to compare it to modern Ameri
Describe the geography of Ancient Egypt and how it provided natural barriers to the Kingdome in the ancient period.
As societies became more complex, it became necessary to devise a means of communication and record-keeping. Describe the various stages that occurred in the invention of writing in Sumer.
What were the three different social groups recognized in the Code of Hammurabi and how did this affect their punishments under the law?
The Hittites were considered to have military superiority at the time, and they were a major challenge to other powerful kings and kingdoms. What were the military advantages the Hittites had at this
What do you feel were some of the influences of religion on the wars of Ancient Greece. Do you believe the involvement of the gods fueled the passion of war? If so, how?
Historians of religion have often posited a Zoroastrian influence upon ancient Judaism (and through Judaism to Christianity and Islam) based upon the extensive time period during which Jews dwelt in
What are the most significant ways Confucius, Laozi, and Han Feizi philosophies differ from one another? Are they similar in any ways? Which do you see as being most influential over the short and lon
saw a rise in their standard of living. experienced a loss in their control over their own work. were forced to contend with arduous and dangerous working conditions.
EXAMINE the theatre productions or films produced in the current (21st century) or previous century (20th century) in a country/culture outside the United States and EXPLAIN how the political situatio
Explain how the stage furnishings used in the Elizabethan theatre and those used in the Bejing opera are similar.
Based on the status and rights of women in ancient Greece, Rome, Babylon, Persia, Assyria, and Phoenicia. How would you describe the position of women in the ancient world? How did their opportuniti
Which god is important to the Hindu epics The Ramayana and The Mahabharata? Which country is not located in the Middle East or South Asia? Ganges Suta Vishnu Bhagavad Gita.
According to the Upshur text, what was the main reason the center of economic power shifted from the Mediterranean to Atlantic societies by the end of the seventeenth century?
What do you think the pharaohs and emperors would have thought of your identification with these myths? Are you likely to become dangerous to them?
How did it happen that by 1775, two differently organized world systems --China's East Asian tribute trade system, and Britain's capitalist world system--came to dominate much of the world, and to c
Intolerance of other ideas and cultures within empire: Identify any actions that reflected intolerance by Catherine the Great.