Category: History : History

How have Europeans redefined their understandings of themselves and the world as a result of global exploration and trade? How have the expansion and contractions of empires affected European self-understandings? Please consider this question across two major periods of European history (defined above)

European history is often conceived of in terms of renaissances and revolutions. Identify what are commonly thought of as revolutions and renaissances in two different periods of European history (as defined above). What characterizes these renaissances and revolutions? Are they, in fact, renaissances and revolutions? Why or why not?

1. Showing by Julian Norwich  2. The Book of Margery Kempe by Margery Kempe  In thesis statement : I would despite their distinct approaches, both Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe present complementary that offer a comprehensive understanding of medieval spirituality.  Each body paragraphs : I will discuss about each of their compare and contrast…

Short Essay 1 (1500-2000 words) – Choose a question from List 1. How did social and intellectual factors contribute to the French Revolution? Should one distinguish between the two or did they combine to bring down the Old Regime? How did the Enlightenment figure in the French Revolution? This question prompts you to define what ‘the…

 How have historians tended to define “politics” over the course of American history? When and why have these definitions changed and varied?  What impact do these definitions have on how historians have approached and written about the nation’s past?  

For your research project, you will need to choose a person that made a significant contribution during the time period we are studying. Person Chosen : Aristotle (384-322 BC) For this assignment, argue why they were important and should remain an important person to study. Present your person and explain why they are important to…

Explain how Europeans have defined themselves in distinction from these internal “others” in two time periods (defined above). How has this process shaped European identity?

 How and why have certain Americans tended to view themselves and their nation as “exceptional”?  How has this notion shaped American culture, politics and economics?

 In what specific ways has this identity been contested? Has this identity been broad and inclusive, or has it tended to create un-American or non-American “Others?”

Describe and analyze the processes by which a distinctively American identity was created and changed over time.