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Duiker, William & Spielvogel, Jackson, The Essential World History to 1800, 8th Edition.

A study of the Western and Eastern civilizations from their Neolithic origins to the present, with emphasis on cultural and institutional developments. (HGP 110 covers Neolithic times to roughly 1500 C.E.; HGP 111 covers from roughly 1500 C.E. to the present.)


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Essays Answer two of the following multi-part essay questions (40 points each): 1. Buddhism and Islam in India Explain the importance of the Silk Road to the spread of Buddhism. How did the beliefs of followers of the Theravada and Mahayana branches of Buddhism differ? Discuss the reasons, religious and otherwise, which explain the decline of Buddhism in the land of its birth. What factors, religious and non-religious, led to the successful establishment of Islam in India? Why do you think Islam was more successful than Buddhism in India? 2. Religion in China What explains the growing tensions between Buddhism and the state during the later Tang period? What did the Neo-Confucians teach? What purpose did they believe their philosophy served? How did Daoism influence Chinese art? Of the religions/philosophies that had an influence in China, which do you find the most appealing? Explain. 3. Chinese Influence "Japan borrowed from China, but only selectively." Evidence this claim with examples. "China was the paradigm of all East Asian societies." Evidence this claim with examples. How did Korea and Vietnam maintain their cultural identities despite long-term Chinese domination? Discuss family life and the roles of women in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. In which society and at what time did women have more freedom or equality, particularly as compared to women in China? Essays Answer two of the following multi-part essay questions (40 points each): 1. Europe and Exploration What factors lead to European maritime exploration? Compare and contrast slavery in Africa before the sixteenth century to African slavery after the arrival of the Europeans. Compare and contrast the impact of the European colonial nations in the Americas with the impact of the West in Southeast Asia. Would you describe the effects of European impact on native populations generally positive or negative? Justify your answer. 2. Church and the Renaissance What were the factors, internal and external, that led to a decline in the Catholic Church's prestige and a loss of its power by the beginning of the fifteenth century? Did the decline in the authority of the Church contribute to the Italian Renaissance? Justify your answer. What were the key features and values of the Italian Renaissance? How do these values and features differ from those of the Middle Ages? 3. Byzantine Empire Discuss both Justinian's failures and his successes. Provide specific examples of each. In which ways the “new kind” of Byzantine Empire that rose after the problems of the seventh century was different from the Empire of Justinian? “The fall of the Byzantine Empire was caused by the Christian schism and the Crusades.” Do you agree or disagree? Explain, using examples to make your case. Essays Answer two of the following multi-part essay questions (40 points each): 1. Women Discuss the roles and expectations of women in hunter-gatherer societies and early civilizations in Egypt, India, and Mesopotamia. How/Why did the roles of men and women change with the development of civilization? What are similarities and differences in treatment and expectations of women in early civilizations? Between life as a hunter-gather or in civilization, where do women fare best and worst? Justify your answer. 2. Monotheism What are the key features of Israelite monotheism? What are the key historical events of Israelite monotheism? What are the central doctrines of Zoroastrianism? What was Akhenaten's religious innovation? Was the innovation a success? Explain. By considering historical importance and influence on current world religions, of Judaism and Zoroastrianism, which do you think had the most influence on Christianity or Islam? Justify your answer. 3. Hinduism Explain the development of Hinduism. What are the key features/doctrines of Hinduism, explain how these doctrines fit together to support social order. What are the key doctrines of Buddhism? How does salvation in Hinduism and Buddhism differ? How is Jainism different from Hinduism and Buddhism? Explain. Do you think Buddhism is a religion or a psychology? Justify your answer. Essays Answer two of the following multi-part essay questions (40 points each): 1. Greek and Hellenistic Philosophy For Socrates, what is the goal of education, and how would his method fulfill this goal? Explain. Why did his goals/methods lead to his death? Explain. What is different in the methods of Plato and Aristotle for gaining truth? How do you think their methods explain their different views on women? Explain. How are the concerns of Hellenistic philosophy different from and similar to the traditional Greek philosophy of Plato and Aristotle? Between Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, and Zeno which do you think gives the better philosophy of life? Justify your answer. 2. Christianity and Islam Explain the historical context and origins of Christianity and Islam. How are these religions similar, how are they different? Christianity may be a reason for the downfall of Rome, what is the reasoning? What tenets of Islam make it more amiable/friendly to learning/philosophy/science than Christianity? What explains the conflict between Christianity and Islam? Do you think these tensions are necessary? Explain. 3. Religion in Africa Explain the origins and features of Christianity in and Ethiopia's Zagwe dynasty. What role did Islam play in the sub-Saharan African kingdoms? Who was Mansa Musa and what were his contributions? How does Islam and Christianity differ from indigenous African religions? Do you think Africa benefitted from the influence of monotheism? Justify your answer.
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