Doing History: Texas Read the excerpt from Meir y Teran about Mexican worries of American expansion in Texas Meir y Teran to Pueblo Viejo, Nov 24, 1829 The department of Texas is contiguous to the most avid nation in the world. The North Americans have conquered whatever territory adjoins them. In less than half … Read more
1. Listen to all of the personal accounts of survivors of Nazi Germany, they can be found here: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/concentration-camp-survivors-share-their-storiesLinks to an external site. Answer the following questions for each video: Are the experiences of everyone interviewed similar? What is different? What do you think can be learned from their experiences about what was lost? … Read more
Pick two colonies (New England, Middle, or Southern colonies) and explain how women’s roles differ in the two colonies of your choice. Describe what legal rights women held during the colonial period. Analyze how Native women’s lives were different from colonial women’s lives.
1. Comparing and Contextualizing Totalitarianism, Analyzing the context of Totalitarianism Read Primary Sources 19.1, 19.2 and 19.3 and answer the following: How does Arendt’s view of totalitarianism apply to the three subsequent documents? To which document does the term totalitarian seem most appropriate? To which does it apply least well? What role do ordinary … Read more
1. Watch this video on the Boxer Rebellion Links to an external site.(https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=Y-18lUI8ZBnuxhxe&v=JSe8FmYlYdk&feature=youtu.be)Review this website https://omniatlas.com/maps/asia-pacific/19000616/Links to an external site. These will help you gain insight to the topic. Create a two-column chart that explains the events of the Boxer Rebellion through the perspectives described in the featured sources. Sources: Excerpt from Fei Ch’i-hao’s … Read more
How did Salem witchcraft trials reflect attitudes toward women, and the status of women in New England? Why were colonial New Englanders willing to believe the accusations? And finally, what contemporary parallels are there to the Salem witchcraft trials?
One of the key figures in the history of art, Giotto di Bondone, learned from his (purported) teacher, Cimabue, maniera greca, or “the Greek manner”. Using two specific works of art to compare and contrast, what does Giotto take from his teacher and how is he influenced by the resurgence of interest in the humanities … Read more
The use of stained glass in churches is a hallmark of Gothic style and sensibility. What are its stylistic origins? How does it comment upon Christian ideals of the Gothic era? Be as specific as you can.
How does the treatment of the human figure in Hiberno-Saxon art differ from the treatment of the human form in Greece and Rome. Select specific artworks to compare and contrast and to help support your claims.
1. Explain the goals of Islamic revitalization movements such as Wahhabism in the Arabian Peninsula and dan Fodio’s movement in West Africa. How were these programs affected by the new world order? What alternative did Islamic revitalization propose? 2. Read Primary Source 16.5 and answer the following: According to Marx and Engels, how … Read more