Question: Were the Vikings "Barbarians"?
Thesis: Yes, Vikings are Barbarians.
Primary Source 1:
"Raids by seaborne Scandinavian pirates on sites in Britain, especially largely undefended monastic sites, began at the end of the eighth century AD. "
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/overview_vikings_01.shtml
Primary Source 2:
" The Vikings were made up of landowning chieftains and clan heads, their retainers, freemen, and any energetic young clan members who sought adventure and booty overseas. "
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/628781/Viking
Primary Source 3:
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Exam 5
Question:
What were Michelangelo's influences? Consider his works in fresco, sculpture, architecture, poetry and underlying humanist beliefs.
Thesis: Michelangelo's influences were the things that happened in his life and the events that occurred that inspired him to do the thinks he did.
Primary Source 1:
"Michelangelo was considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime, and ever since then he has been held to be one of the greatest artists of all times. "
http://www.all-art.org/early_renaissance/michelangelo1.html
Primary Source 2:
"1481 His mother died"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/02_february/05/divine_michelangelo_timeline.shtml
Primary source 3:
Explanation:
Michelangelo had many things in his life that influenced and inspired him to do the things he did. Many of his art pieces tell stories that relate to stories in his life and what he experienced.
What were Michelangelo's influences? Consider his works in fresco, sculpture, architecture, poetry and underlying humanist beliefs.
Thesis: Michelangelo's influences were the things that happened in his life and the events that occurred that inspired him to do the thinks he did.
Primary Source 1:
"Michelangelo was considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime, and ever since then he has been held to be one of the greatest artists of all times. "
http://www.all-art.org/early_renaissance/michelangelo1.html
Primary Source 2:
"1481 His mother died"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/02_february/05/divine_michelangelo_timeline.shtml
Primary source 3:
Explanation:
Michelangelo had many things in his life that influenced and inspired him to do the things he did. Many of his art pieces tell stories that relate to stories in his life and what he experienced.
Exam 4
Question: Do you think Alexander honestly felt like he was avenging Persian wrongs? Or was that just propaganda to mask his goal of conquest?
Thesis: Alexander honestly felt like he was avenging Persian wrongs.
Primary Source 1:
"The Battle of Issus. Darius's mother, wife and children taken captive by Alexander, as well as the immense state treasure of Persia."
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Curtius/home.html
Primary Source 2:
"the Macedonian king who defeated his Persian colleague Darius III Codomannus and conquered the Achaemenid Empire. During his campaigns"
http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/alexander00.htm
Primary Source 3:
"When he arrived in Egypt, Alexander faced no resistance. The Egyptians were glad to be rid of the Persians, who forced Persian gods and customs upon them, and to welcome the Greeks, who liberated them and restored their liberties -- provided, of course, that they become allies of Alexander. "
http://www.the-orb.net/textbooks/westciv/alexander.html
Explanation:
Alexander honestly felt like he was avenging Persian wrongs because he was happy to have destroyed the Persians. He was proud of himself and many other people were proud of him.
Thesis: Alexander honestly felt like he was avenging Persian wrongs.
Primary Source 1:
"The Battle of Issus. Darius's mother, wife and children taken captive by Alexander, as well as the immense state treasure of Persia."
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Curtius/home.html
Primary Source 2:
"the Macedonian king who defeated his Persian colleague Darius III Codomannus and conquered the Achaemenid Empire. During his campaigns"
http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/alexander00.htm
Primary Source 3:
"When he arrived in Egypt, Alexander faced no resistance. The Egyptians were glad to be rid of the Persians, who forced Persian gods and customs upon them, and to welcome the Greeks, who liberated them and restored their liberties -- provided, of course, that they become allies of Alexander. "
http://www.the-orb.net/textbooks/westciv/alexander.html
Explanation:
Alexander honestly felt like he was avenging Persian wrongs because he was happy to have destroyed the Persians. He was proud of himself and many other people were proud of him.
Exam 3
Question:
What was the significance of the Black Death and the 100 Years' War to the development of Europe as we know it today?
Thesis: The significance of the Black Death and the 100 Years' War to the development of Europe as we know it today was it decreased the amount of population in Europe.
Primary Source 1:
"This is one reason why the Black Death marks a dividing line between the central Middle Ages, with medieval culture in full bloom and at its greatest strength, and the later Middle Ages. The later period was one of chronically reduced population. "
http://www.boisestate.edu/courses/westciv/plague/15.shtml
Primary Source 2:
"On average, between 30-45% of the general populace died in the Black Death of 1348-50."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/black_01.shtml#nine
Primary Source 3:
"During the epidemic the people who needed and bought many types of goods and services died,…."
http://books.google.com/books?id=yw3HmjRvVQMC&pg=PA62&dq&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false
Explanation:
The Black Death killed much of the Europe population and they have had a hard struggle to come back from the great loss. Their death rate increased a lot. Also their economy fell due to Black Death.
What was the significance of the Black Death and the 100 Years' War to the development of Europe as we know it today?
Thesis: The significance of the Black Death and the 100 Years' War to the development of Europe as we know it today was it decreased the amount of population in Europe.
Primary Source 1:
"This is one reason why the Black Death marks a dividing line between the central Middle Ages, with medieval culture in full bloom and at its greatest strength, and the later Middle Ages. The later period was one of chronically reduced population. "
http://www.boisestate.edu/courses/westciv/plague/15.shtml
Primary Source 2:
"On average, between 30-45% of the general populace died in the Black Death of 1348-50."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/black_01.shtml#nine
Primary Source 3:
"During the epidemic the people who needed and bought many types of goods and services died,…."
http://books.google.com/books?id=yw3HmjRvVQMC&pg=PA62&dq&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false
Explanation:
The Black Death killed much of the Europe population and they have had a hard struggle to come back from the great loss. Their death rate increased a lot. Also their economy fell due to Black Death.
Exam 2
Question: Who is a better model for modern historians: Herodotus or Thucydides? Why?
Thesis: Herodotus is a better model for modern historians because he was lived through much more and had much more educational background.
Primary Source 1:
"Greek historian, called the Father of History, was born at Halicarnassus in Asia Minor, then dependent upon the Persians, in or about the year 484 B.C. "
11th Brittanica: Herodotus
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/eb11-herodotus.html
Primary Source 2:
"THESE are the researches of Herodotus of Halicarnassus, which he
publishes, in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the
remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and
wonderful actions of the Greeks and the Barbarians from losing their
due meed of glory; and withal to put on record what were their grounds
of feuds."
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/herodotus-history.txt
Primary Source 3:
"He seems to have made but few journeys, one to Crotona, one to Metapontum, and one to Athens (about 430 B.C.) being all that his work indicates."
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/eb11-herodotus.html
Explanation:
Herodotus had a better education than Thucydides. He had a background of better more important things. He lived through a lot and it improved and gave him a better education. He wrote many things to prove he had a good education. He traveled the world to many places which helped enhance his education.
Thesis: Herodotus is a better model for modern historians because he was lived through much more and had much more educational background.
Primary Source 1:
"Greek historian, called the Father of History, was born at Halicarnassus in Asia Minor, then dependent upon the Persians, in or about the year 484 B.C. "
11th Brittanica: Herodotus
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/eb11-herodotus.html
Primary Source 2:
"THESE are the researches of Herodotus of Halicarnassus, which he
publishes, in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the
remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and
wonderful actions of the Greeks and the Barbarians from losing their
due meed of glory; and withal to put on record what were their grounds
of feuds."
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/herodotus-history.txt
Primary Source 3:
"He seems to have made but few journeys, one to Crotona, one to Metapontum, and one to Athens (about 430 B.C.) being all that his work indicates."
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/eb11-herodotus.html
Explanation:
Herodotus had a better education than Thucydides. He had a background of better more important things. He lived through a lot and it improved and gave him a better education. He wrote many things to prove he had a good education. He traveled the world to many places which helped enhance his education.
Exam 1
Question: Why do you think so many conspiracy theories surround the pyramids and the megaliths?
Thesis:
So many conspiracy theories surround the pryamids because they are widely known around the world but not much information is given about them. we do not have a lot of background information on the pyramids and they are a big deal in Egypyt.
Primary Source 1:
Builders arrange a variety of megaliths from Wales at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain. Although the exact use and meaning of the structure remains unexplained, it probably served in a ceremony associated with the changing of the seasons.
Source:Western and Central Europe, 2000–1000 B.C. | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=03®ion=euw#/Key-Events
Primary Source 2:
"However, there are actually over 100 pyramids in Egypt, many of which are relatively unknown to anyone who is not an ancient Egypt enthusiast. "
Source: http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/pyramids.htm
Primary Source 3:
"Djoser's Step Pyramid is generally considered the first tomb in Egypt to be built entirely of stone. "
Source: http://www.arthistory.upenn.edu//zoser/zoser.html
Explantation:
In Egypt everyone knows about pyramids. They may not know a lot about them, but they do know about them. when most people think of Egypt they think of pyramids. We do not have very much background education on them so theories were made up to fill in the blanks of what we do not know.
Thesis:
So many conspiracy theories surround the pryamids because they are widely known around the world but not much information is given about them. we do not have a lot of background information on the pyramids and they are a big deal in Egypyt.
Primary Source 1:
Builders arrange a variety of megaliths from Wales at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain. Although the exact use and meaning of the structure remains unexplained, it probably served in a ceremony associated with the changing of the seasons.
Source:Western and Central Europe, 2000–1000 B.C. | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=03®ion=euw#/Key-Events
Primary Source 2:
"However, there are actually over 100 pyramids in Egypt, many of which are relatively unknown to anyone who is not an ancient Egypt enthusiast. "
Source: http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/pyramids.htm
Primary Source 3:
"Djoser's Step Pyramid is generally considered the first tomb in Egypt to be built entirely of stone. "
Source: http://www.arthistory.upenn.edu//zoser/zoser.html
Explantation:
In Egypt everyone knows about pyramids. They may not know a lot about them, but they do know about them. when most people think of Egypt they think of pyramids. We do not have very much background education on them so theories were made up to fill in the blanks of what we do not know.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
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