Jewish literature and civilization
Read the Book of Ruth (4 chapters) from this link: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ruth+1&version=CJB Consider what the reading tells us the history and culture of the period – what does it tell us about people’s beliefs, behaviors, interactions, and the ways they lived and thought about the world around them. Write an analysis of one or some of […]
HIS101 World Civilization I: Eurasian Connections and New Traditions
The class that I’m taking is History 101 World Civilization I Below are my teacher instructions: To answer each of these question sufficiently, your response should be at least 1/2 page in length. 1. What were the distinctive features of the Chinese philosophies that emerged during the late Zhou period? 2. What developments during the […]
World Civilization
Read the paper by Nathan Nunn and Nancy Qian entitled “The Columbian Exchange: A History of Disease, Food, and Ideas, in Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 24, Number 2, Spring 2010, Pages 163-188. Write a two- or three-page paper analyzing the document and showing its relevance to world history. Your submission should be typed, double-spaced, […]
Roman civilization
Description In seminar you have been exploring the Roman world through the structure of the familia. Using your Familia character as a reference point, write about life in the Roman Empire in as much detail as possible. Your account need not hold to every detail of your seminar experience, but it should make sense within […]
