Category: History : History

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 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?  

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)

How does technology impact our social relationships and communication skills in both positive and negative ways

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…

King Arthur was the first ever holder of the sword he got it by pulling the sword out of the stone later it was loss after King Arthur Final Battle there’s rumours that Sir bedivere returned it to the lady of the lake as bedivere throw the sword into the lake A hand emerged to…

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?

 For decades now, US History survey classes have been divided by the Civil War with the first half covering up to 1865 and the second half covering 1865 to the present.  Discuss why you think historians settled upon this demarcation and why it persists to this day.

What are some other turning points in American history that historians have emphasized or should emphasize?  How might these other turning points influence where new American history surveys begin and end?