Using only the three excerpts attached from 19th century travelers’ accounts of particular regions of Northeast and West Africa, construct an argument supporting, opposing, or revising John Iliffe’s view that Africa’s ancient rocks, poor soils, fickle rainfall, abundant insects, and unique prevalence of disease produced an environment hostile to agriculture and populations that were short lived and sparse. The aim of this assignment is to […]

Nation building is a lot of hard work, including physical labor. Nations (and cities) aren’t built only through proclamations and laws but depend on farmers, laborers, and local industries. Read the selections on working class women and girls working in the Lowell mills (pages 156–57, 168–172). How do the life experiences of working class women differ from what is idealized for “true women,” (discussed at […]

  FINAL EXAM – WORLD HISTORY 020 Exams are to be submitted via iLearn no latter than 11:00 AM on Monday, th March16 .Formatting:Pleasesubmityourexamasasinglefilewith12- point font, 1” margins, and double-spacing. Be certain to include your TA’s name on your document heading. Part  I. Cumulative Essay [50 points]. Please respond to ONE of the two  prompts listed below in a 2.5 – 3 page essay. Be […]

How did the indigenous people of Latin America react to Iberians? How did they adapt to Iberian culture (that is, how did indigenous cultures and societies change during the colonial period)? How did they resist Spanish and Portuguese rule? How did the responses and experiences of sedentary, semi-sedentary, and non-sedentary indigenous people differ during the colonial period, and how were they the same (if at […]

Discussion Question 1) Post a discussion question of your own, and tell the class why you want to talk about it.  Rules for discussion  1) Post an original comment responding to the discussion question, utilizing the readings in your response. There must be at least two citations from the readings to receive credit for discussion. This post must be at least 200 words. Lecture 14 Alright, […]

  chapter 11 https://www.studocu.com/en-us/document/university-of-north-florida/dir-readings-american-history/other/give-me-liberty-an-american-history-seagull-fifth-edition-vol-2-5th-edition/3616575/view    Nat Turner is a controversial historical figure. On one side he is a hero that decided to change the direction of his life through his own actions. On the other hand, he decided to do this in a violent and bloody manner. The fact is that we are still trying to position Nat Turner in his proper historical place. Based […]

Choose one of the texts (in the reading materials assigned this week ) and explain what is most significant about it – there is no wrong or right answer – the significance of the text is entirely yours to explore, judge and explain How does the text you chose tie in with the events/transformations you have been learning about so far. Does the text you […]

Is there are way to write history that isn’t boring? We think so – and I am sure you can too.  Meme’s are one of these powerful mechansims – they convey meaning, they convey emotion and they convey information. Your assignment this week is the first step towards completing the final project (go take a look at it under modules). No matter what your topic […]

As we will discuss over the next 3 classes, the original colonization of the Pacific Islands (including Easter Island) has been a fascinating discussion for over a century.  One of the most interesting characters within this discussion is the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl. I’d like you to do some on-line research and come up with (I am hoping) really interesting and not-well-known facts about his […]

              Chapter 15: Cuba: The revolutionary socialist alternative to populism. Discuss the causes of the 1933 Cuban Revolution, and how it laid the political foundation for Cuban populism How did U.S. intervention in Cuba affect the development of Cuban national identity?   Chapter 16: Storm over the Andes: Indigenous rights and the corporatist military alternative. Why did military officers, […]