Discipline: History

What factors contributed to the emergence of Western Europe as a dynamic civilization after 1000 C.E.?What factors contributed to the emergence of Western Europe as a dynamic civilization after 1000 C.E.?

What factors contributed to the emergence of Western Europe as a dynamic civilization after 1000 C.E.? Your main posting this week is a short essay. Typically, a short essay has an introductory paragraph, three paragraphs or so of main points with supporting evidence, and a concluding paragraph.

What did Joe Beef’s Canteen reveal about working-class culture in Montreal in the 1870s-80s?What did Joe Beef’s Canteen reveal about working-class culture in Montreal in the 1870s-80s?

What did Joe Beef’s Canteen reveal about working-class culture in Montreal in the 1870s-80s? Identify and discuss the two themes that you would argue were the most significant. ———— Your informed participation is based on the required readings: Peter DeLottinville, “Joe Beef of Montreal: Working-Class Culture, Community, and the Tavern, 1869-1889,” Labour/Le Travail 8/9 (1981-82): 9-40. Compose an initial 250 […]

During the years 1877-1900, which president was most successful with domestic affairs? Defend your answer.During the years 1877-1900, which president was most successful with domestic affairs? Defend your answer.

nswer the following question. Suggested length is 4-7 pages with notes. Paper must at least one outside source. Your text and encyclopedias are not considered outside sources. Refer to the style guide or Turabian for proper form. Please submit as an attachment in WORD. Do not write in the text box or email your paper. Papers should be double-spaced, and […]

Compare and contrast the contributions of the French philosophes and Britain’s Enlightenment figures. How do they differ, if they do, and why?Compare and contrast the contributions of the French philosophes and Britain’s Enlightenment figures. How do they differ, if they do, and why?

After reviewing the material from this section, construct your research article thesis. You may need to conduct preliminary research on the topic via Wikipedia, Encyclopedias, or the library’s “Research Starter” series in order to establish a baseline knowledge of the topic that allows for a cogent thesis. Those sources are great for this purpose, but […]

Cahokia: Ancient America’s Great City on the Mississippi by Timothy R. PauketatCahokia: Ancient America’s Great City on the Mississippi by Timothy R. Pauketat

From page 3: Archeological findings about Cahokia “call into question some long held beliefs—for instance, that ecologically sensitive, peaceful, mystical, and egalitarian peoples freely roamed the North American continent, never overpopulating or overexploiting their environments; or that these peoples were not subject to such…human emotions as avarice, greed, and covetousness and thus could not have […]

Charles Robert Jenkins, The Reluctant Communist: My Desertion Court-Martial, and Forty -Year imprisonment in North Korea, 13-75Charles Robert Jenkins, The Reluctant Communist: My Desertion Court-Martial, and Forty -Year imprisonment in North Korea, 13-75

Summarize the primary source in 3-5 sentences and then tell the reader your overall view of the source in two or three sentences. This is your papers argument: Note: your review must lead with a clear analytical argument about the primary source and its historical importance for our understanding of the Global Cold War. Offer […]

What are the economic and political issues raised by having an imbalance between free and slave states? Why did the balance of free and slave states matter?What are the economic and political issues raised by having an imbalance between free and slave states? Why did the balance of free and slave states matter?

Please View Files attached for instructions on the essay. This assignment topic I chose was from the Unit 5 overview, this is the topic of the essay.  I also dragged the textbook chapter so you can view it.  Please feel free to ask questions. 

Around the world, Did the different feminist movements have similar aims from 1800-1930?Around the world, Did the different feminist movements have similar aims from 1800-1930?

1400-1600 word essay. word count is not incuding footnotes and bibliography Include these sources and 4 additional (You choose). Include primary and secondary sources and seperate them in the bibliography, Use chicago 17th citation style – Marilyn Booth, ‘Textured feminisms: Cairo, Tokyo, Beijing, 1907’, Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, 35: 1 […]

RESPONSE PROMPT: Who are the ‘barbarians’? How might we understand shifts in power in this period from the Romans to the ‘barbarian’ peoples?RESPONSE PROMPT: Who are the ‘barbarians’? How might we understand shifts in power in this period from the Romans to the ‘barbarian’ peoples?

Class 3, February 7th: Barbarians and Continental Migrations RESPONSE PROMPT: Who are the ‘barbarians’? How might we understand shifts in power in this period from the Romans to the ‘barbarian’ peoples?  Primary sources: – Jordanes, ‘History of the Goths’ in Readings in Medieval History, Vol. I, ed. Patrick Geary, 5th edition (Toronto, 2016), pp. 69–96 [online via library] – ‘Hidebrandslied’ […]

Examine the reign of Hammurabi. In what ways was his reign the high point of Mesopotamian history?Examine the reign of Hammurabi. In what ways was his reign the high point of Mesopotamian history?

 Please address the topic by using minimum of 300 words, and post replies to other students’ discussions by using minimum of 50 words. Please be specific: use dates and facts! Examine the reign of Hammurabi. In what ways was his reign the high point of Mesopotamian history? Explain the significance of his code of law […]