Category: History homework help

1. Early cities (and cities even today) tend to be built by rivers or seas, yet the archaeological
sites for ancient Mesopotamian cities are often found far away from the Tigris and
Euphrates rivers and from the Persian Gulf. Why are these sites so far away? Explain what
happened.
2. Explain how the unpredictability of the rivers (described in both the text – around page 25)
and in the annotated power point led to making important documents in the form of clay
tablets.
3. How does the image on top of the stele of Hammurabi (page 33 of the text, 42 of the PDF)
illustrate the status of the king in Mesopotamia? Explain, do not just write a term! (Hint –
one of the terms to know below uses a term to describe this position.)
4. What is a doppelgänger, and why is the relationship between the pair of people involved
both difficult and close? Use examples from movies, books, and even music in addition to
Gilgamesh to illustrate your point. 
One page only

Please don’t accept if can’t be completed by the due date of Sunday. 
The textbook is free online The American Yawp volume 1 Please use it. In class, We have only read chapters  1-8. 

Provide your own definition of art. Is art a reflection of nature? Is art a form of expression? What about imagination, creativity, and originality? Explain your reasoning and provide examples.
What is your definition of Art?
In this class discussion, decide how you would define “art.” Please write a good, solid paragraph (at least 250 words or more) describing your definition and provide examples.
And 
Response Post: 
In this response post part of the class discussion, respond to at least one of your fellow students initial post. Choose a fellow students post that differs from your ideas and compare/contrast the two sets of ideas. Please write a good, solid paragraph (at least 250 words or more).. I’ll upload this after one of my classmates writes their post. 

Please read chapters 1-4 of The American Yawp to complete this assignment (this a free textbook)
https://www.americanyawp.com/ 
this is worth 50 points so please read the attached instructions! i can not get a bad grade on this. it worth a lot. 

 
 Were the Black Codes another form of slavery?   
Based on Okten’s statements, discuss how the sharecropping/crop lien system created a vicious cycle.  Was this system simply another version of slavery?  Why or why not.   
Consider the following statement:  “The persistence of racism in both the North and the South lay at the heart of Reconstruction’s failure.” Agree or disagree, and explain your position.
Links relevant to the questions
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/reconstruction-white-southern-responses-black-emancipation/
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/civil-war-era/reconstruction/a/black-codes
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=37&page=transcript

1)  Are Enlightenment ideals still relevant as a guiding force in current American society?  How so? In your answer, please be sure to address current events and issues.  
2)  How did Enlightenment Era thought to influence the Declaration of Independence? In your answer, be sure to address how political thought evolved during the Enlightenment Era and how those shifts are represented within the Declaration of Independence. 
Use the links to support the discussion above:
http://www.ushistory.org/gov/2.asp
 The Declaration of Independence 

Art and Architecture: Uniting Culture, Innovation, and Religious Ideals
ASSIGNMENT: In this assignment, you will explore the crossroads of culture, innovation, and religious expression through art and architecture. Drawing from the course material, you will complete two distinct yet interconnected parts 

Innovations in Art and Architecture: Examine innovations in art or architecture by analyzing how they built upon past innovations to create something entirely new. 

Art, Architecture, and Religious Expression: Delve into the connection between art and architecture and the values of different religions. You will select specific works and discuss how they embody the ideals and values of their respective cultures.

 In addition to this website evaluation, reflect carefully and candidly on the work you’ve done in this course and what you’ve learned. NOTE: this is not a week-by-week report, but a big-picture reflection on your efforts, on course content you engaged, on insights gained, and on growing edges. Reflecting and synthesizing new material is a vital academic skill that leads to further competency and growth. 

 
This evaluation will hone your critical thinking and evaluative skills, give you an opportunity to support an academic argument, and collectively your work and that of your classmates – when shared –will provide for us all a wide-ranging annotated bibliography of sorts of terrific websites we can all use to continue our studies beyond this course.

 
This week, you will submit your position p aper on the topic   see attachment on sample of position p aper
Behaviorism vs. psychodynamic-historical perspectives and current applications
For the main sections, it should have:
A title p age
An abstract (not more than 250 words)
An introduction
A literature review
Conclusions
References
Please review the assignment template for details on each section.
Reference page: Remember to follow the APA format and style.