History

1. What are the four primary factors that led to the emergence of cities according to Harold Carter? Visit https://www.triphistoric.com/explore/articles/the-most-amazing-ancient-cities-in-the-world and choose an ancient city from the interactive map. In your response, discuss how this city includes (or is missing) Carter’s four factors. You could do some supplementary research, and include references to these sources in your response. (minimum 250 words) 2. Ancient Rome contributed a variety of urban elements that are still present on the landscape today, including public monuments, mass housing, and public buildings. Choose a city you live near to or visit frequently, and think about how Rome has influenced the urban landscape. Review this section in the chapter, and discuss how your city relates to the influence of Rome. (minimum 200 words)

Respond to the following questions in a 3-5 page document. How did the territorial state differ from the previous forms of states? Where and when did territorial states form, and what factors encouraged the formation of territorial states? How did the domestication of the horse in Afro-Eurasia affect the development of nomadic and settled societies during the second millennium BCE? How was the horse integrated into military technologies? Compare the maritime development of the Aegean with that of the South Pacific in the second millennium BCE. What accounts for the similarities and differences in the societies that they developed? Compare the territorial states of North Africa and Southwest Asia with the more modest states of Shang China and with the small-scale states of the Central Andes and Europe. What types of factors encouraged or inhibited the development of certain types of state structures? How did nomadic and transhumant peoples shape Afro-Eurasian development? In what ways were these peoples similar and different? Use Textbook: Worlds Together, Worlds Apart, Vol. 1 Beginnings through the Fifteenth Century, Tignor, Adelman, Brown, Elman, Liu, Pittman, Shaw. 2017, 5th ed. ISBN: 978-0393624823

Compare and contrast communism and fascism. Select one example for each to examine the origins of the governments, their accomplishments, and their failures. What accounts for the fact that the masses mobilized to support these movements? Elaborate.

The essay will be a comparison paper centering on the life and times of Jim and Miriam Ferguson. The student will need to compare the article, “Yet another look at the Fergusons of Texas” in A Lone Star Reader and apply it to the recent history of one of two presidents: Bill Clinton or Lyndon Johnson or Warren Harding. How does the scandals and personalities of one of these presidents compare or contrast to Jim Ferguson and the Ferguson years? A balanced approach to the history of the Ferguson era and the president of your choice is required to secure the highest possible grade. Please use 5 outside sources beyond the article on the Fergusons. The essay should be typed, double spaced, and in Times-New Roman 12pt font.

This is a reflective writing assignment on the question “Which historical event would you have liked to see?” In this assignment, you must explain why you would have liked to see the construction of the Great Library of Alexandria. You can explain for example why the Library of Alexandria is so compelling and its historical significance. The text must be written in the first person; no need to put any reference. Answer the question straightforwardly; do not write any introduction or conclusion.

The essay will be a comparison paper centering on the life and times of Jim and Miriam Ferguson. The student will need to compare the article, “Yet another look at the Fergusons of Texas” in A Lone Star Reader and apply it to the recent history of one of two presidents: Bill Clinton or Lyndon Johnson or Warren Harding. How does the scandals and personalities of one of these presidents compare or contrast to Jim Ferguson and the Ferguson years? A balanced approach to the history of the Ferguson era and the president of your choice is required to secure the highest possible grade. Please use 5 outside sources beyond the article on the Fergusons.

What makes the United States a powerful nation today? And what factors and past events have kept the United States number one in the world, and what direction the United States should take to remain the world’s best in the future. Please summarize in a one-page essay.

A primary source reflection asks you to do two things. First, it asks you to give a general summary of the source. Second, it asks you to provide your own thoughts about the source, its ability to communicate about the past, and, most importantly, why you think it’s historically significant. You need to choose one of the primary sources we’ve read so far in the course and write a short 1-2 page essay that contains a summary and reflection component. Please read (or re-read) the How to Write a Primary Source Summary document in the “Course Syllabus and Assignment Guides” module at the top of the course. A tip: You want a balance of summary and reflection. Do not write a full page of summary and then only one or two sentences of reflection. Give yourself the space to really dig into your thoughts and explore. This assignment is graded on a check plus/check/check minus grade system, but the grade will appear as points. A check-plus is a 100 A check is an 80 A check minus is a 50 Generally speaking, the only way to “earn” a check-minus is to not fulfill the basic requirements of the assignment, either by writing less than the minimum or by not choosing a primary source document (The source would be the march of the flag or the white man’s burden)

Why did many black people leave the South from 1915 to 1970?  What factors affected the decision to migrate or stay? What role did Charles Hamilton Houston play in the legal assault against Jim Crow? How do you explain the emergence of the literary and artistic movement known as the Harlem Renaissance? Who were prominent writers of the Harlem Renaissance? Readings : https://www.naacp.org/naacp-history-charles-hamilton-houston/ https://guides.loc.gov/harlem-renaissance https://wayback.archive-it.org/11788/20200107171108/http://exhibitions.nypl.org/harlem/ https://glc.yale.edu/niagaras-declaration-principles-1905 https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129827444?storyId=129827444 https://rrchnm.org/episodes/the-birth-of-a-nation-and-black-protest/

Read the follow sources: http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/colonial-society/alibamo-mingo-choctaw-leader-reflects-on-the-british-and-french-1765/ http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/colonial-society/pontiac-calls-for-war-1763/ Compare the two Native American views on colonists. How have the growing number of European settlers effected their lives?