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According to Collins, the book of Ruth is about levirate marriage.  He is wrong, however. What is levirate marriage?  Where does the Bible describe such a custom?  What is its purpose?  And how does the book of Ruth not illustrate it? Further, if not levirate marriage, what custom or provision does the book of Ruth positively […]

Final Reflective Essay: In this essay, you will have a chance to reflect upon the interplay of various cultures covered in this class to research further. Choose one of the three topics to research further, using your text and online resources to explore in-depth. Resources: Use your textbook and online resources from previous modules to […]

1) First, discuss the origins of Southern California Bird Songs. What is the significance of bird songs, and how do they connect to the history we’ve learned this semester? 2) Discuss the main ideas from the “Kumeyaay Lecture Series: Songs of Knowledge.” How do the main ideas connect to this week’s materials as well as […]

Read the following essay on the famous “Oregon Trail”: https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-oregon-trail  This visit this site, and read some of the documents left by individuals who traveled west along the “Oregon Trail” in the 19th century: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/expref/oregtral/ Then post a response of at least 300 of your own words to this material on the forum. What was […]

1. The United States took a leadership role on the world stage in the 1940s. Evaluate the United States’ performance in that regard from World War II through the Cold War.2. Evaluate the role of the federal government in ensuring equality for all Americans from the Great Depression through the 1960s. 3. Evaluate the role of […]

My assigned person in Ronald Vernie Dellums.  Some people argue that African Americans have no past. In an effort to challenge this dominant interpretation of African American History, black people have worked to honor themselves with public displays – plaques, statutes, naming schools or other institutions after our people, and celebrating their birthdays.  Based on […]

Here is the Prompt for your Final Paper:  “The Bubonic Plague ravaged nearly the entire Afro-Eurasia world. In some areas, the plague hit hard while others remained relatively unscathed. Using your textbook only, how did the plague spread, and which, if any, countries or groups of people were affected more than others? What part of […]

Visit the following site and read the transcript of, or listen to, the podcast “A More Perfect Union?: the Reconstruction Era”: https://www.backstoryradio.org/shows/a-more-perfect-union Then make a post of at least 300 of your own words on the forum, summarizing the main points of this podcast, as well as offering your own reflections and analysis. What was […]

The Final journal paper will be based within Chapters 25, 26, and 27 of our textbook, The Unfinished Nation. World War II remains to be one of the most influential events in history; not only were six million Jews executed during the Holocaust, but the war changed the nature of relationships among countries involved. It led […]

Week 4 Discussion Previous Next  Question 1: Monumental Architecture and Sculpture The cultures we studied this week produced architecture, earthworks, and monumental sculpture, in addition to smaller works of art. Using your course textbook locate three examples of architecture, earthworks, or monumental sculpture from three different cultures listed here: Islamic, Chinese, Japanese, or the Americas. First, […]