Explain achievement and discoveries of scientific revolution
Deliverable Length: 12 slides with lecture notes Details: In a PowerPoint presentation, outline the main achievements, discoveries, and individual figures of the scientific revolution. Complete the following: • Highlight at least 4 individuals.
Compare the roman empire and its eastern contemporary
1. Compare and contrastthe height of Egyptian civilization during the Pyramid Age (2682-2181 BC)with the definingVedic-Aryan civilization along the Indus River (c.1500 BC). While earlier civilizations had settled the Nile and Indus Rivers, this was the time when Egyptian and Indian civilization and culture weresolidified. Consider how these civilizations were similar and/or different. What were their achievements? What were the causes of their decline? What is their enduring legacy, if any? How did each influence the development of Western Civilization?
2. Compare and contrast the Roman Empire and its Eastern contemporary, the Han Dynasty, in China. What were their achievements? What were the causes of their decline? What is their enduring legacy, if any?
3. Compare and contrast the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church at the time of their split in 1054 and shortly after. In comparing the theological differences, hierarchical structures, and influence on community, do not go beyond 1517. Include in 1 or 2 paragraphs a short consideration of the modern legacies of these medieval churches and consider how modern European society views them.
4. Compare and contrast Italian and northern humanism using the Italian humanist,Alberti, and the northern humanist, Erasmus, as examples. To what extend did each look to the classical past of Greece and Rome?
5. Compare the Protestant teaching of Luther regarding women to the medieval Catholic view of women. To what extent were these ideas an extension of classical ideas and/or ideas of early church fathers?
6. Describe the rise of the nation-state for either France or England. Consider the origins of the kingdom and significant developments from the Middle Ages through the end of the 1500s. How does this narrative compare to the political development of Germany or Italy in the same period?
7. Compare and contrast early Spanish exploration from 1492-1548 with early English exploration of 1584-1648. Look at the motivations behind Spanish and English exploration; consider how each nation viewed the discoveries made, and how exploration of new lands influenced the political power and economy of each respective nation. *Note that this is a European, not American, topic, so keep the focus on England and Spain throughout the paper.
Explain sumeria-egypt and assyria civilizations
The civilizations of: Sumeria, Egypt, Assyria and Babylon had number of common elements. What do you believe are the most essential similarities shared by these early civilizations? Do we share some of these same characteristics today? Explain why?
Each module has the essay which should be completed. These are 500-word essays and represent your ideas associated to the question. These are significant opinion essays to give you chance to be a bit creative in forming opinion.
Discuss british operation against france during queen war
Discuss British/Colonial operations against New France during Queen Anne’s War. Elaborate on how both parties, Britain and Colonial, viewed the fate of Walker’s expedition. Textbook is for the common defense, a military history of the united states. APA format
Compare and contrast the three monotheistic religions
Compare and contrast the 3 monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Discuss the uniqueness of each religion with regards to its belief system and basic teachings. Consider place of origin, founder, leaders year it was founded original language sacred text place of worship, maid day for worship, religious leader, Holy days and current population.
Write an essay on development of civilization in mesopotamia
This is a writing and research assignment. Your assignment is to research what “civilization” means and what are the keys or certain developments that define a culture as a civilization. You can find this information in the textbook, online, and from the mini-lecture.
At that point, you should take this information and write a well developed essay considering these keys of civilization and how they apply to Mesopotamia. In other words, exactly what things happened in Mesopotamia that changed it from a culture to a civilization. Focus on four things in writing an essay.
1. Thesis-the point you are trying to prove.
2. Content-this is the historical information that you should use to back up your thesis.
3. Analysis- this is the commentary where you demonstrate the links between the information you have included and your point.
4. and mechanics of writing- spelling, grammar, punctuation all of these add to the overall essay in terms of how well you convey your point.
Describe the rise of civilization in mesopotamia
Answer only one of the following questions in essay format. Write at least five (5) pages.
1. Describe the rise of mankind from the earliest hominid to the city of Jericho. At a minimum include Proconsul, genus Australopithecus, genus Homo, the Leakys and the Orduvai Gorge, “Lucy,” Donald Johanson, Neanderthal Man, Cro-Magnon Man, Catal Huyuk and Jericho.
2. Describe the rise of civilization in Mesopotamia from the development of Sumer through the reign of Nebuchadnezzar. At a minimum include Sumer, Sumerian religion and slavery, Gilgamesh, Sargon the Great, Hammurabi, Kassites and Hittites, Assyrians, the New Babylonians and Nebuchadnezzar.
3. Describe the rise of Ancient Egypt from King Narmer through the reign of Ramses the Great. At a minimum include King Narmer, provide details on each of the six historical periods, describe the pyramids and Sphinx, Egyptian religion, Ahkenaton, Tutankhamen, and Ramses the Great.
4. Describe the rise of Israel from Abraham to the Diaspora. At a minimum include Abraham, Moses, the Ark of the Covenant, Israelite religious development Yahweh, Joshua, Saul and David, Solomon, the Babylonian Captivity, the Maccabean Revolt, the Zealots, Masada and the Diaspora.
5. Describe the Minoan-Mycenean Synthesis from its beginnings in Greek mythology to the Dorian invasion. At a minimum include the Schliemanns, Arthur Evans, the Old Palace Period of Minoan history, Knossos, the legend of the Minotaur, Minoan religion and society, art and sports, Thera, Mycenea, the Trojan War, and the Dorians.
6. Describe the rise of Greece from the fall of the Minoan-Mycenean Synthesis to the Peloponnesian War. At a minimum include the Dorians, the Dark Age, the rise of the city-states, Greek colonization of the Mediterranean, Sparta, Athens, Greek religion, Athenian governmental development, the Persian War, the Peloponnesian War, Greek philosophy, art, literature, and architecture.
7. Describe the rise of women from the first female Astralopithecus through Homo erectus, to the women of Classic Greece. At a minimum include the development of religious beliefs in a mother-goddess, women’s roles in Jericho and Catal Huyuk, the rise and fall of women’s social equality in Mesopotamia and Egypt, women of Ancient Israel, the feminine aspects of the Minoan-Mycenean Synthesis, and finally the status of women in Classic Greece.
Describe the development of the young turk era.Write an essay review of a book on michigan history
Essay Review of a Book on Michigan History
Our course is a survey of the grand sweep of Michigan history, as presented in a textbook. In order to give you the opportunity to learn more about a particular aspect of the state’s history, I want you to read a book on the history of Michigan to be selected from the books listed in the Michigan History Bibliography (see Blackboard/Course Information/Bibliography of Michigan History), selecting from a category that most interests you. I suggest that you take the list with you to the library and leaf through potential books before you make your selection. I want you to enjoy reading this book!
For this assignment, you will write a 5-7-page paper that critically analyzes and reflects on the subject matter of the book. Note that this assignment is not a book review but rather asks for you to write an essay review of the chosen book. In addition to the particular information included in the work, you should think about how the author put the work together-the sources he or she used, the particular approach taken, whether it is intellectual, social, or cultural history, etc. That is, I want you to explore the kind of process that historians engage in.
Body of the paper:
In fashioning the essay review, be sure to follow the format listed below (although you may find that the questions you ask of your book are different from these general ones!):
1. Identify the thesis of the book.
a. Why is the author writing?
b. What is the message he/she is attempting to convey?
c. Why does it matter, that is, what is the significance of the topic?
2. Summarize the book.
a. How is it organized?
b. What is the focus of its chapters?
c. What kinds of historical evidence does the author use to support his/her argument (that is, archival records, oral histories, secondary sources, etc.)?
3. Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the book.
a. In what way is the author’s argument compelling?
b. What aspect is particularly persuasive?
c. Where does it fall short?
d. Is anything missing?
4. Place the book in the context of the course.
a. How does the book fit in with the material we have covered in the textbook, our lectures, and discussions?
b. What does it add to your understanding of the historical topic it addresses that is different from the textbook?
c. How does it compare to the coverage of the particular topic (if any) given in our textbook?
Analyze how Mughal and European rulers responded to religious diversity in their realms. How did each seek to resolve the problems posed by religious pluralism? What were the consequences of each type of response?
Describe the colonial empires that emerged in North America and the Caribbean between 1600 and 1750. How did the specific environmental settings and resources of a colony shape its development? What other factors influenced colonial development, and how?
Compare and contrast the evolution of the English state and its policies with the evolution of the Russian state and its policies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. How were they similar and how did they differ, and why?
Write an essay on the transcontinental railroad
Choose a topic below to write the paper on.
List of possible topics:
1. Grant as President
2. “Jim Crow”
3. Boss Tweed
4. J.P. Morgan
5. The Transcontinental Railroad
6. The Steel Industry
7. J.D. Rockefeller
8. The American Labor Movement
9. The New Immigration
10. Booker T. Washington
11. The Growth of American Cities
12. The Suffrage Movement
13. The Indian Wars
14. The Settlement of the West
16. William Jennings Bryan
17. The Spanish American War
18. Theodore Roosevelt
19. The Conquest of the Philippines
20. Theodore Roosevelt and the Monroe Doctrine
21. The Building of the Panama Canal
22. The Great White Fleet
23. The Conservation Movement
24. Woodrow Wilson
25. The United States in World War I
26. The Sinking of the Lusitania
27. Wilson’s Fourteen Points
28. Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference
29. The United States and the League of Nations
30. The Roaring Twenties
31. Prohibition
32. Al Capone
33. The Scopes Monkey Trial
34. The Rise of Professional Sports
35. The Stock Market Crash of 1929
36. Interwar U.S. Foreign Policy
37. The Washington Naval Treaty
38. Franklin D. Roosevelt
39. The New Deal
40. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
41. The Dust Bowl
42. The America First Movement
43. U.S. Neutrality 1939-1941
44. Lend-Lease
45. The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
46. George C. Marshall
47. Any U.S. Military Leader of World War II
48. Individual Battles and Campaigns of World War II
49. The U.S. Army in World War II
50. The U.S. Navy in World War II
51. Allied Grand Strategy in World War II
52. The United States and the Atomic Bomb
53. Women in the Military: World War II
54. The Battle of Midway
55. Douglas MacArthur
56. The Truman Doctrine
57. Post War American Society
58. The Early Days of the Cold War
59. The Civil Rights Movement
60. Martin Luther King
61. The Occupation of Germany
62. The Korean War
63. MacArthur in Japan
64. The Red Scare
65. Senator Joseph McCarthy
66. Eisenhower as President
67. The Sixties
68. John F. Kennedy
69. The Bay of Pigs
70. The Cuban Missile Crisis
71. Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society
72. Any Aspect of the Vietnam War
73. Nixon and Vietnam
74. Nixon and China
75. Watergate
76. The Arab Oil Embargo of 1973
77. Feminism
78. Jimmy Carter as President
79. The Reagan Revolution
80. Arms Control Treaties
81. Reagan and the Soviet Union
82. George Bush and the End of the Cold War
83. Desert Shield/Desert Storm
84. The Impeachment of Bill Clinton
85. The United States in the Post Cold War World
86. The 2000 Presidential Election
87. September 11, 2001
88. The War on Terrorism
89. Immigration in the 1990s
90. Minorities in Contemporary America
91. The Changing American Family
92. The Drug Wars
93. The United States and the Global Economy
94. PAX Americana
95. Contemporary American Foreign Policy
96. The United States Military in the 21st Century
97. U.S. Policy Toward Cuba
98. Operation Iraqi Freedom
99. The War in Afghanistan
100. Kosovo Crisis 1999.