You will also need to answer two discussion posts for prepared questions addressing larger historical themes. There will be at least five questions to lead the discussion. You must post responses for AT LEAST two, by the deadline in the Tentative Course Calendar. Discussion Post #2 will close on December 5, at 11:59 P.M. Choose one of the […]

Map Exercise, Look carefully at Map 9.3, “Islam and Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa, 700-1000 CE.” Does this map suggest a relationship between the development of trade routes linking Africa and the Islamic world, and the development of empires? If trade was the stimulus for empire in Africa, how might that have affected African culture? In […]

7-1-1 Multimedia Presentation Planning Worksheet  Assignment               Complete the Multimedia Presentation Planning Worksheet, in which you will discuss your potential multimedia presentation for Project 3. Download the Multimedia Presentation Planning Worksheet to help you start Project 3 off on the right foot. Since this course has entailed quite a bit of writing thus far, this assignment provides you […]

Using the textbook, An Examined Life: Critical Thinking and Ethics Today, provide real-world examples of 3 of the fallacies listed in chapter 16. For example, the Appeal to Nature- if one claims that anything that is natural, is good ( or better than something else) then they may be committing the fallacy of appeal to nature. An […]

Discussion#1: https://youtu.be/tilBs32zN7I Compare and contrast the teachings of Jesus and Buddha. What are some main differences between Buddhism and Christianity, Judaism, and Islam? How might Jesus have responded to the following line from the Buddha’s sermons: “… he in whom self has become extinct … will desire neither worldly nor heavenly pleasures”? How might the Buddha have […]