Deeper Dive: Choose a certain aspect of the chapter reading (person, event, geographical location, artistic style, intellectual movement, government policy, etc.) that you feel has not been discussed in as much detail as it should. Create a slide deck in the following 5-4-3-2-1 format: – 5 information slides that contain (the Title Slide does not […]

Are we as a people doing enough to reverse climate change, or should we develop new technology to adapt to climate change?   COVID-19 lockdowns were clearly a positive for the environment – should the government intervene to help more people work from home if they can?   Does the US have a responsibility to […]

How did the trade of goods along the Silk Roads influence different societies between China, Europe, and Africa? More broadly, what types of goods and non-material things (e.g., culture, religion, knowledge) travelled over distances in the medieval period, and what facilitated their movement? The medieval period is often portrayed as a stagnant society with little […]

What were some of the major achievements of medieval Arab scholars and scientists? What were some of the major achievements of medieval European scholars and scientists? How do these compare? How have they influenced modern science and/or the modern world? Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

How did religion and science interact in medieval universities? How did medieval European scholars expand our knowledge of science and apply science to society? Provide specific examples. Was the medieval period a “dark age” of science or an important period of scientific advancement? Why? Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

What were some major developments that were necessary to create the conditions for the medieval Arab translation movement in the ‘Abbasid Caliphate? How did this influence what was translated and why it was translated? How did Arab scholars utilize translations to expand scientific knowledge? Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

In the Week 4 Discussion, we looked at networks in general; however, in this discussion we’re looking at wireless networks, mostly focusing on mobile networks. Mobile networks in a global economy can be a challenge for multiple reasons. First, governments in other countries control the mobile networks. Second is the technology. Mobile networks in other […]

In Part 6 of this course you read about Hubble’s “tuning fork” diagram for classifying galaxies according as their shapes and features. In this assignment you will classify 10 galaxies and give brief justifications for your choices. Each galaxy is worth 4 points: 2 for the classification and 2 for the description Requirements: good Galaxy […]

Based on the enclosed piece, “How Slavery Really Ended in America” by Adam Goodheart, you will be developing and writing a five-paragraph essay about the problems facing the United States on the eve of the Civil War in 1860. Writing Prompt: Use the attach article and 2 other peer reviewed scholarly sources. In your opinion […]

Part l: When taking a look at the similarities and differences between Stefani and Battuta’s descriptions of the Black Death in the readings that we were given it shows mostly differences. The main difference that is seen is that the Islamic response to the Black Death was that of people staying together and worshiping in […]