Read The Twelve Tables, 450 BCE. Answer and discuss the accompanying questions: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/12tables.a… 1.What kinds of issues do these laws address? Which appear most important and why? Is there any overarching theme to these laws? Why was it important for plebeians to have a written law code? How might it have protected them? Why were […]
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How does this image highlight the nature of Louis XIV’s Reign?
Based on an image, write 2-3 paragraphs and wherever possible incorporate at least one primary source per question Image-based questions. To answer, use what you have learned: your answer should be 2-3 paragraphs and wherever possible incorporate at least one primary source per question. Image: Louis as Apollo How does this image highlight the nature […]
Do you think there’s any truth to this notion of Natives thinking that Europeans were gods?
Perceived Gods Think about the way that Native and European perceive each other. Columbus thought that Natives perceived Europeans as gods, and Michael Wood repeats the old commonplace that Moctezuma thought that Cortes was Quetzalcoatl returned. And yet if Natives perceived Europeans as gods, it didn’t last long, given that they often did rebel, flee, […]
What were the signs of nationalism in Europe between 1880 and 1918?
One history question What were the signs of nationalism in Europe between 1880 and 1918?
How did the growth of industry, rise of immigration, and political corruption impact the development of cities during the Gilded Age?
Questions assigned Chapter 16 & 18 from The American Yawp 1)How did the Gilded Age of the late 1800s led to greater economic, industrial productivity and technological innovation in America? Questions assigned 2) What were the common struggles and hardships of industrial workers, populists, African Americans, and women during the Gilded Age? Questions assigned 3)How […]
Discuss the reality and myths that have been presented when relating the history of the American Frontier and its development.
Write a well-organized essay, a minimum of 700 words (but not limited to), including supporting details from the documents/textbook/other sources in which you analyze and discuss the material that has been assigned by addressing the following question: Discuss the reality and myths that have been presented when relating the history of the American Frontier and […]
Compare the issue pf tradition versus modernization in the stories of these two Mexican-American writers: Roberta Fernandez (Filomena) and Mary Helen Ponce (La Doctora Barr)
1.How is bilingual used in the story “Filomena”? Support your opinions with examples from the story. 2.Compare the issue pf tradition versus modernization in the stories of these two Mexican-American writers: Roberta Fernandez (Filomena) and Mary Helen Ponce (La Doctora Barr) 3.In Filomena, by Roberta Fernandez the authors refers to the mexican rituals for the […]
Does the USA need more immigrants or less immigrants?
Write a minimum of 2 paragraphs answering the following question: Does the USA need more immigrants or less immigrants? Be sure that in your answers you demonstrate that you have read the following articles: Does the USA need more immigrants? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Comparing USA, Canada and Australia immigration […]
Is consumerism used today as a tool of American foreign policy?
Short Essay Question History House Beautiful magazine stated that the country’s most powerful weapon in the Cold War was “the freedom offered by washing machines and dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, automobiles, and refrigerators.” Analyze this statement, explaining how consumerism was used in the 1950s to combat the Cold War. Is consumerism used today as a tool […]
What are the proposed solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Palestine and Israel Questions: What is the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? Why are they fighting? What is the One State Solution? What is the Two-State Solution? What are the pros and cons of the One and Two-State solution? Based on the readings, what do you believe is the best solution to this conflict and why? Instructions: Focus […]
