Writing an Essay for each with a thesis answering the question.
Part 1:
Over the course of about 1800 years the foundations for Western Civilization were lain in the Mediterranean basin, the “cultural hearth” of the West, from about 1200 BCE to about 500 CE: that is, from about the time of the events memorialized as the Trojan War and the Exodus to the end of antiquity and the end of the Western Roman Empire. · Explain the contributions of the Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans to the evolution of Western Civilization, how the cultural values of each affected the others, and the legacy of each to Western Civilization. · Helpful hint: There is more to the Hebrews than monotheism
Part 2: Everyone answer this question (50 points): How and why did Christianity transition from a minor Jewish sect into a world religion? What did Christianity mean for the Roman Empire and the soon to emerge Europe? · Please keep in mind that we are considering Christianity from a historical perspective.
Part 3: Select and answer ONE of the following (25 points): 1. Describe the geographic framework in which early Western civilizations emerged and developed. What role did geography and climate play in shaping the course of Western civilization from its origins to about 500 CE? o Helpful hint: the timeframe in question stretches to 500 CE, the end of the Western Roman Empire and to the beginnings of Europe. You don’t necessarily need to discuss each culture individually; rather you should focus on common geographical and environmental elements that affected the emergence of Western Civilization, both positively and negatively. What I’m not looking for is “In Mesopotamia the environment……. In Egypt the environment…….. In Greece the environment…..” What I am looking for is discussion of the importance of geography and climate to the success of civilizations with specific examples from various cultures. 2. What led to the administrative and military collapse of the Western Roman Empire? To what extent did Rome fall in 476 CE? 3. Were someone to say to you that he doubted that Jesus ever lived, how would you, as a budding historian, respond? To what extent were the actions and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth revolutionary? a. Please keep in mind, we are speaking of the historical Jesus.
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1. Writing an Essay for each with a thesis answering the question.
Part 1:
Over the course of about 1800 years the foundations for
Western Civilization were lain in the Mediterranean basin, the
“cultural hearth” of the West, from about 1200 BCE to about
500 CE: that is, from about the time of the events memorialized
as the Trojan War and the Exodus to the end of antiquity and
the end of the Western Roman Empire. · Explain the
contributions of the Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans to the
evolution of Western Civilization, how the cultural values of
each affected the others, and the legacy of each to Western
Civilization. · Helpful hint: There is more to the Hebrews than
monotheism
Part 2: Everyone answer this question (50 points): How and why
did Christianity transition from a minor Jewish sect into a world
religion? What did Christianity mean for the Roman Empire and
the soon to emerge Europe? · Please keep in mind that we are
considering Christianity from a historical perspective.
Part 3: Select and answer ONE of the following (25 points): 1.
Describe the geographic framework in which early Western
civilizations emerged and developed. What role did geography
and climate play in shaping the course of Western civilization
from its origins to about 500 CE? o Helpful hint: the timeframe
in question stretches to 500 CE, the end of the Western Roman
Empire and to the beginnings of Europe. You don’t necessarily
need to discuss each culture individually; rather you should
focus on common geographical and environmental elements that
affected the emergence of Western Civilization, both positively
and negatively. What I’m not looking for is “In Mesopotamia
the environment……. In Egypt the environment…….. In Greece
2. the environment…..” What I am looking for is discussion of the
importance of geography and climate to the success of
civilizations with specific examples from various cultures. 2.
What led to the administrative and military collapse of the
Western Roman Empire? To what extent did Rome fall in 476
CE? 3. Were someone to say to you that he doubted that Jesus
ever lived, how would you, as a budding historian, respond? To
what extent were the actions and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
revolutionary? a. Please keep in mind, we are speaking of the
historical Jesus.
