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__//**HIS 10-82062 Homework Assignments Page **//__  __**Due: Monday, 21 December 2015:** __  **__Final Essay Assignment--Directions __**   Using information from our discussion of the Industrial Revolution (WHW sheets, chapters 29 & 30 in //Traditions & Encounters// as well as the video clips and documentaries from class), please answer the following driving question. Your essay must be typed (12-point font) and double-spaced. There is no need for cover sheets, fancy fonts, or illustrations. Your essay MUST include a thesis statement in the "I Am Studying" format and body paragraphs that comply with the I.D.E. template. //The essays MUST be submitted to me in person on Monday, 21 December 2015 in North Hall #141 between 7:00 and 7:30 pm or in Colston #317 between 8:15 and 8:45 pm. **NO LATE OR EMAILED ESSAYS WILL BE ACCEPTED.**//   //__**Driving Question:**__ How did the changes of the Industrial Revolution make the world more "modern"? How did these changes improve the production process and quality of life in the areas affected by the Industrial Revolution? At what and at whose cost did these changes take place? //  __**Due: Monday, 14 December 2015:**__ Please read the sections on the Russian Empire and Meiji Japan (pages 727 to 732 & pages 739 to 743) in //Traditions and Encounters// and, using a WHW sheet, answer the following Driving and Why-Box questions. Remember to record specific information from the reading in the "what" box. In addition, using the information from the reading, answer the following "why" box question in the appropriate place on the WHW sheet. //**Driving Question:** How did industrialization reshape the economy and society of the Russian Empire and Meiji Japan in the latter decades of the nineteenth century? How did these changes affect their foreign policy? **Why-Box Question:** How do the changes of the Industrial Revolution make the world more "modern"? How do they reflect David Christian's definition of "modern"?// __**Due: Wednesday, 9 December 2015:**__ Please read the section on the American Civil War ( pages 694 to 699) in chapter 30 of Traditions and Encounters and, using a WHW sheet, answer the following driving question. Remember to record specific information from the reading in the "what" box. In addition, using the information from the reading, answer the following "why" box question in the appropriate place on the WHW sheet. //**Driving Question:** What were the principal causes of the American Civil War? What were the reasons that the United States of America defeated the Confederate States of America?// //**Why-Box Question:** How do the changes of the Industrial Revolution make the world more "modern"? How do they reflect David Christian's definition of "modern"? // __**Due: 7 December 2015:**__ Please read chapter 29, "The Making of Industrial Society," (pages 666 - 677) in //Traditions and Encounters// and, using a WHW sheet answer the following driving question. Remember to record specific information from the reading in the "what" box. In addition, using the information from the reading, answer the following "why" box question in the appropriate place on the WHW sheet. //**Driving Question:** What specific examples of the four characteristics of the Industrial Revolution (1. machines, 2. new sources of power, 3. specific location for work, and 4. division of labor) are there in the reading? **Why-Box Question:** How do the changes of the Industrial Revolution make the world more "modern"? How do they reflect David Christian's definition of "modern"?// __<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 25.6px; line-height: 1.5;">**Due: 3o November 2015:** __ **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 25.6px; line-height: 1.5;">//Writing Assignment// //#3--Directions.// **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 25.6px; line-height: 1.5;"> Using your WHW sheets and class notes, please answer the following driving question. Your written response must be typed and double-spaced and use a 12-point font. No cover page, fancy fonts, and illustrations are needed. In addition, you should not go beyond the sources covered in class. There is no need to do additional research on the internet or library. Your written response should be NO MORE than seven-hundred (700) words and MUST be submitted IN PERSON on Monday, November 30th. Remember to include a thesis statement that complies with the "I Am Studying" template and paragraphs that conform to the I.D.E. model. DO NOT EMAIL THE ASSIGNMENT. //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 25.6px;">**Driving Question:** Please select two of the following documents and explain how each one reflects the ideals of the Enlightenment, Make sure that you provide sufficient context (what was happening at the time of the document's writing) to link the document to the Enlightenment. Quotations will be especially helpful in supporting your claims. //
 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 180%;">The Declaration of Independence //
 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 180%;">Haitian Proclamation of 1794 //
 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 25.6px;">Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen //

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 25.6px;">__**Due: Monday, 23 November 2015:**__ Please read the French [|Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen] and the [|Haitian Proclamation of 1794] and, using a WHW sheet, answer the following driving question. //**Driving Question:** How do these two documents reflect the ideals of the Enlightenment? What limitations are there to the extending of the expressed rights to different populations? How does the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen influence the Proclamation of 1794?//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 25.6px;">__**Due: Wednesday, 11 November 2015:**__ Please review pages 642 to 656 in //Traditions & Encounters// AND, using a WHW sheet, watch and take notes on //Crash Course [|Haitian Revolution] and [|Latin America]//[|n] Revolutions answering the following driving question. //**Driving Question:** How are the ideals of the Enlightenment reflected in the Haitian and Latin American revolutions? What are the limitations on the extension of these rights? Which populations are thought to have these rights? Which populations are excluded from these rights?//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 25.6px;">__**Due: Monday, 9 November 2015:**__ Please watch [|__The French Revolution, History Channel__] and, using a WHW sheet, answer the following driving question. //**Driving Question:** In what ways does the French Revolution reflect the ideals of the Enlightenment? How do the objectives and goals of the revolution change over time? How does the revolution move away from its Enlightenment origins?// Remember to include specific supporting evidence in the "what" box of your WHW sheet.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 27.2px;">__**Due: Monday, 2 November 2015:**__ Writing Assignment #2--Directions: Please describe the zeitgeist of the Enlightenment and how these beliefs and values are evident in two of the following events or individuals.


 * __//**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 27.2px;">Movements **//__
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 27.2px;">Haskalah
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 27.2px;">Enlightened Despots
 * __//**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 27.2px;">Individuals & Writings **//__
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 27.2px;">Denis Diderot, //The Encyclopedia//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 27.2px;">Thomas Hobbes, //Leviathan//
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 27.2px;">Adam Smith, //Wealth of Nations//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 27.2px;">Your written response MUST be typed and double-spaced and MUST use a 12-point font. No fancy fonts, illustrations or cover sheets are needed. You have a MAXIMUM of seven-hundred (700) words to answer the question. //Your response MUST be submitted in person on 2 November 2015.//

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 25.6px; text-align: left;">**__Due: Monday, 26 October 2015:__** Please read pages 642 to 656 in //Traditions & Encounters// and the Haskalah webpage on the [|//Jewish Virtual Library//]and watch[| //Essential Lectures in Jewish History (The Haskalah)//] Using a WHW sheet, please use information from these sources to answer the following driving question. //**Driving Question:** How are the ideas of the the Enlightenment evident in the revolutions (//Traditions & Encounters//) and the Haskalah of the nineteenth century?//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 170%;">__**Due: Monday, 19 October 2015:**__ Please watch [|Heroes of the Enlightenment, episode 2] and, using a WHW sheet, answer the following driving question. //**Driving Question:** How are each of the individuals discussed in this episode? How do their actions reflect the values of the Enlightenment discussed in class?// Remember to include specific evidence in your "what" box; you will need the details for the next writing assignment. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 170%;">__**Due: Wednesday, 14 October 2015:**__ Please read pages 634 to 642 in chapter 28 of //Traditions & Encounters// AND watch [|Heroes of the Enlightenment] and, using a WHW sheet, answer the following driving question. //**Driving Question:**// What are the principal tenets/beliefs of the Enlightenment? What are the major achievements of the individuals discussed? In what ways were their ideas and actions "enlightened"?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">__**Due: Wednesday, 7 October 2015:**__ Essay Assignment #1--Directions: Using information from chapters 22, 24 & 25 in //Traditions & Encounters// as well as videos and class notes, please answer the following questions, remembering to include specific evidence from the "what" boxes of your WHW sheets. Your essay should be typed and double-spaced. Please use 12-point font. NO additional research is needed to write a good paper. You must submit your essay in person in class on Wednesday, 7 October 2015.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">//**Essay Questions:**// How were the foundations laid for a global trade network in the 15th through the 18th centuries C.E.? How were David Christian's "World Zones" integrated over this period of time? At whose cost was this system developed? For whose benefit was it developed?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">__**Due: 28 September 2015:**__ Please read chapter 25, "Africa and the Atlantic World," in //Traditions and Encounters// and, using a WHW sheet, answer the following driving question. __**Driving Question:**__ How would you describe the nature of African politics and trade immediately before and during the initial contact between Africans and Europeans? How did this contact lead to a shift in the center of global trade to the Atlantic Ocean? How were the economies of Africa and the Americas linked after this period of initial contact?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">Please review the primary documents on pages 488 (Columbus), 492 (D'Alboquerque), 538 (Spanish/Aztec contact through the eyes of the Spanish), and 556 (James Cook & the English). Using a WHW sheet, answer the following driving question. Driving Question: In what ways are the depictions of initial contact similar? In what ways are they different? Remember to include specific evidence from the documents to support your claims

__**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20.79px;">Due: Monday, 21 September 2015: **__ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20.79px;">Please read chapter 24, "New Worlds: The Americas and Oceania" in //Traditions and Encounters// and, using a WHW sheet, answer the following driving question. __**Driving Question:**__ In what ways were the first encounters in the Americas and Oceania clashes of cultures? In what ways were the first encounters in the Americas and Oceania combinations of cultures? Remember to include specific details in the "what" box on the WHW sheet. __**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20.79px;">Due: Wednesday, 16 September 2015: **__ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">Please watch Crash Course: [|"International Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and the Indian Ocean Trade"] and, using a WHW sheet, answer the following driving question. __**Driving Question:**__ In what ways did the trade routes of the "Monsoon Marketplace" tie the cultures of the Indian Ocean together, creating a unique trade system? Besides goods, what other things were exchanged as a result of contact int he Monsoon Marketplace? Remember to include specific details in the "what" box on the WHW sheet. __**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20.79px;">Due: Thursday, 10 September 2015: **__ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20.79px;">Using a WHW sheet, please answer the following driving question. You will need to transfer relevant information from the WHWs generated in your previous homework assignments to your new WHW. Please remember to transfer specific details (proper names, dates, statistics). __**Driving Question:**__ During the period of time under consideration, how did the center of global trade shift? In what direction did it shift? What were the causes of this shift of the trade center? Please remember to bring ALL WHWs to class on September 10th. You will need them. __**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20.79px;">Due: Wednesday, 9 September 2015: **__ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20.79px;">Please read the following selection and, using a WHW sheet, answer the driving question. Your WHW sheets should include specific evidence (proper names, places, dates, statistics) from the readings. Remember to bring either a hard copy or electronic copy of your WHW sheets to class on September 12th.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20.79px;">"Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections," chapter 22, //Traditions & Encounters//. __**Driving Questions:**__ (1) How did the trade systems of Portugal, Russia, England, and the Netherlands compare in regards to location of trade posts, trade goods, degree of political control of area, and cultural exchange? (2) What were the costs and benefits that came about with the creation of a more extensive transoceanic trade network between the end of the fifteenth century and the beginning of the nineteenth century of the Common Era?

__**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20.79px;">Due: Wednesday, 2 September 2015: **__ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20.79px;">Please read each of the following selections and, using a WHW sheet, answer the driving question for each one. Your WHW sheets should include specific evidence (proper names, places, dates, statistics) from the readings. Remember to bring either a hard copy or electronic copy of your WHW sheets to class on September 2nd.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20.79px;">[|"Those Medici,"][|The Economist][|, 23 December1999]. __**Driving Question:**__ What role did domestic and international banking and trade play in the rise of the Medici family and the wealth of Florence?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20.79px;">[|"The Medici Meltdown," Forbes, 31October2008]. __**Driving Question:**__ In what ways was the Medici bank prone to problems experienced by modern bankers and merchants?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20.79px;">[|"The Medici Meltdown," Forbes, 31October2008]. __**Driving Question:**__ In what ways was the Medici bank prone to problems experienced by modern bankers and merchants?