This document contains instructions and prompts for four separate weekly assignments in an history course. The first assignment asks students to create a timeline and complete a matrix about developing cultures. The second assignment involves researching medieval Christianity and Islam in a specific region, completing a Venn diagram, and writing a comparative essay. The third assignment repeats the timeline and matrix activities for great empires. The fourth assignment focuses on Japanese civilization with the same timeline and matrix activities. The fifth and final assignment does the same for Islamic and Byzantine civilizations.