Ancient Greek Political Theory
Description An Essay that required to read 2-3 long readings to complete the writing Please write a four-page (maximum) paper that offers a carefully considered, persuasive argument in response to one of the prompts below. Any argument made should be as sympathetic as possible to the thinkers in question (i.e., not present them as “straw […]
Ancient Forum
1. How is writing important to the development of civilization? Is the written word still important? Are we losing our ability to write? 2. What does the enormous amount of labor required to build something like Stonehenge say about their culture? Compare this to our “ticky-tacky” houses and strip malls, and what that says about […]
Ancient Egypt -An in class essay exam
Be prepared to answer following questions in the form of an essay. Your answer should make extensive use of primary sources (original documents, translated from ancient Egyptian or Greek), but should also put those documents into the appropriate historical and cultural context. In your exam, you may bring two pages (one page front and back, […]
Annotated bib: Ancient City Established in either the Near East or
Choose one of the following topics for Assignment #1: 1. Submit an annotated bibliography about an ancient (pre-industrial) city established in either the Near East (Mesopotamia, the Nile Valley, or the Indus Valley) or Mesoamerica (Aztec, Maya, or Inca). There should be ten (10) sources followed by a summary of each source. Do not make […]
Clothing in the prehistoric and Ancient near East eras
Your online lessons for this week are posted in Content. 01 Prehistoric 02 Ancient Near East Also in Content you can find the syllabus, the study guide with terms, and the handouts from the first class. As you read the online lessons follow along on your study guide. For your online lesson, your assignment / […]
Ancient Egyptian Farming/Agriculture and its relationship/reliance on
Research Paper written in Turabian Format with foot notes. How did the Agriculture in Ancient Egypt thrive from the geographical location of the its civilization and it reliance of the Nile River? Throughout history, Egypt has celebrated the relationship between the land they farm and the Nile River. What are developing factors of the relationship […]
How did the Agriculture in Ancient Egypt thrive from the geographical
Research Paper written in Turabian Format with foot notes. How did the Agriculture in Ancient Egypt thrive from the geographical location of the its civilization and it reliance of the Nile River? Throughout history, Egypt has celebrated the relationship between the land they farm and the Nile River. What are developing factors of the relationship […]
Why are the ancient legends of China of interest to historians?
You must use at least one appropriate scholarly source and one appropriate primary source. Double check with your professor to make sure the sources are appropriate. DO support your argument with brief, appropriate quotations from the primary sources, properly cited and with quotation marks. Quotations from secondary sources (properly cited and with quotation marks) […]
Families and politics in ancient drama
The Athenian audience for the Oresteia believed that the dead retained their identities from life and after death could influence the situation of the living. You have encountered two ghosts in this trilogy. (1) Orestes, Electra, and the chorus pray to the dead Agamemnon and to the gods of the dead in Choephoroi/ Libation Bearers […]
Discuss 4 theories prevalent within Jewish circles from ancient to
Part A (25 points): Required question (600 words) 1. Discuss 4 theories prevalent within Jewish circles from ancient to modern times about how the Hebrew Bible came to be. What do each of these theories tell us about God and the ultimate authority of the biblical text? Relevant readings: • Dan Cohn-Sherbok, Judaism: History, Belief […]
