Homework: Culture and Conflict
Choose one of the following topics and discuss how cultures caused or resolved their conflicts
o Jews vs Babylonians @ 600 - 500 BCE
o Egyptians vs Hittites @ 1274 - 1259 BCE
o Romans vs Carthaginians @ 264 -146 BCE
o Greeks vs Persians - 490 - 442 BCE
o Huns vs Romans @ 420-460 CE
o Akhenaten vs Egyptian Religious establishment @ 1353 - 1336 BCE)
o Roman mos maiorum vs. Pan-hellenism (ideologies during Roman imperial period) @ 100 BCE - 300 CE
o Trojans vs Greeks @ 1260 - 1240 BCE
o Achaeans (Mycenaeans) vs Minoans @ 1500-1300 BCE
o Athens vs Sparta @ 431 - 404 BCE
o Marius vs Sulla (1st Roman Civil War) 88-82 BCE
o Any conflict between cultures prior to 500 CE (with teacher approval)
Instructions
Answer the following questions in numerical format (#1-7). 2-3 pages. MLA format. 12 Font Times New Roman only.
All work must be properly cited and unless otherwise noted; do not include pure opinion.
o Outline the basic history of the event(s). You can use a timeline or write it out.
o How do the culture's values relate to the conflict?
o How do the cultures beliefs relate to values?
o How did ways of communication and identity relate to the conflict?
o What were the basic causes of the conflict?
o Was the conflict resolved, if so how? If no, why not?
o In what ways, directly or indirectly, did these conflicts influence ideas, values and beliefs in contemporary America?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.