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Assignment 1
After completing the chapter reading, students should consider the following questions. Answers should be in paragraph format, citing all sources in MLA format. (Assignment time expectation: 1-2 hours)
1)Briefly describe the role of women in Etruscan society.
2)How did Augustus change the style of portrait sculpture?
3)How did the Early Christian style change art?

Assignment 2
After reading the article,http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/empiresofabsentmind_article_01.shtml students will discuss issues of empire (tolerance, citizenship, and slavery, for instance) and European/American imperialism and global intervention. Students should begin the discussion by starting a new thread comparing the policies of superpowers Rome and the US and critique them. A response post should then be submitted to two of your peers as you equally defend these same policies. A good argument should always consider the opposing opinion. Submit all discussion texts using the text submission windows. Please do not depend on word document and pdf files for submissions. This will ensure all students are able to read and respond to student submissions.

(Assignment time expectation: 3-4 hours)