Discipline: History

This essay will require you to reflect on the importance of Asia in the fifteenth century, including how it shaped the expectations and behavior of Europeans such as Christopher Columbus.This essay will require you to reflect on the importance of Asia in the fifteenth century, including how it shaped the expectations and behavior of Europeans such as Christopher Columbus.

During the Middle Ages, China and India were the wealthiest and most populous countries on earth. Products such as silk, spices, and porcelain were traded from China and India to Europe overland along a series of trade routes called the Silk Roads. However, with rare exceptions such as Marco Polo, who traveled to the court […]

Book Essay 1: Karen Kampwirth, LGBTQ Politics in Nicaragua: Revolution, Dictatorship, and Social Movements (2022)Book Essay 1: Karen Kampwirth, LGBTQ Politics in Nicaragua: Revolution, Dictatorship, and Social Movements (2022)

Suggestions for reading historical monographs:    Read the introduction carefully and answer the following questions: a. What are the major themes and arguments of this chapter based on your reading of the introduction? b. Is the author engaged in a debate or “conversation” with other scholars? If so, what is it about? c. Can you […]

Book Essay 1: Lisa Sousa, The Woman Who Turned into a Jaguar, and Other Narratives of Native Women in Archives of Colonial Mexico (2017)Book Essay 1: Lisa Sousa, The Woman Who Turned into a Jaguar, and Other Narratives of Native Women in Archives of Colonial Mexico (2017)

Suggestions for reading historical monographs:    Read the introduction carefully and answer the following questions: a. What are the major themes and arguments of this chapter based on your reading of the introduction? b. Is the author engaged in a debate or “conversation” with other scholars? If so, what is it about? c. Can you […]

How did ancient civilizations justify and perpetuate social class, race, and gender inequalities?How did ancient civilizations justify and perpetuate social class, race, and gender inequalities?

 analyzed multiple ancient civilizations by examining their adaptions to the natural world, physical development, social structures, cultural development, economic systems, and political elements. We also explored how all these elements had implications for people’s lives and how they influenced other civilizations.  Using two or more different civilizations   (Mesopotamia &  Ancient China)   and at least two of the elemenanswer […]

Discuss and describe the Negro Project. What was its purpose? Who was the primary individual responsible for its emergence and subsequent development?Discuss and describe the Negro Project. What was its purpose? Who was the primary individual responsible for its emergence and subsequent development?

Discuss and describe the Negro Project. What was its purpose? Who was the primary individual responsible for its emergence and subsequent development? What principles guided the behavior and decision-making of eugenicists of the period? From your understanding of the chapter, what agency did African Americans have in deciding whether or not to participate in such […]

Summarize the Native American Creation Stories & Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca Travels through North America, 1542Summarize the Native American Creation Stories & Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca Travels through North America, 1542

Summarize the major themes of the readings for each discussion assignment and present your afterthought or feedback. Good work depends on both quantity and quality with a clear thought-provoking thesis. Right format: introduction, two body, and conclusion with no major grammatical or spelling errors. Minimum of 300 words http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/the-new-world/indian-creation-stories/ http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/the-new-world/alvar-nunez-cabeza-de-vaca-travels-through-north-america-1542/

During the Russo-Japanese War, Was Japan’s success due more to the strategic and operational skills of Japanese leaders or to a cooperative Russian adversary?”During the Russo-Japanese War, Was Japan’s success due more to the strategic and operational skills of Japanese leaders or to a cooperative Russian adversary?”

  Opening paragraph: Opening paragraphs are the most important part of most types of writing because they set the tone for the entire work. You win or lose readers in this paragraph. Long e-mails with wandering opening paragraphs meet the delete button sooner rather than later. Ideally your opening paragraph should capture the reader’s attention, […]

How the period of reconstruction and westward expansion was more detrimental than benificalHow the period of reconstruction and westward expansion was more detrimental than benifical

In your essay the argument you make must be focused on two documents from Voices of Freedom, as well as two examples from the lectures for a total of four specific examples.  You will be graded primarily on the selection of your examples as well as your ability to explain how they support your argument.  Explaining your […]

How time has affected a group, culture, place, movement, business, industry. It is critical that through your research, you determine the leading cause of the change that has occurred.How time has affected a group, culture, place, movement, business, industry. It is critical that through your research, you determine the leading cause of the change that has occurred.

How time has affected a group, culture, place, movement, business, industry… The changes can refer to economics, equal rights, demographics, and any other area of advancement or degradation that may have occurred over a set amount of time.  It is critical that through your research, you determine the leading cause of the change that has […]