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*how different China and India are, but how together they have perhaps 8 times the population of the U.S. | *how different China and India are, but how together they have perhaps 8 times the population of the U.S. | ||
*how the development of China and India's economies supposedly affected the value of commodities like oil. | *how the development of China and India's economies supposedly affected the value of commodities like oil. | ||
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| + | == More Current Events == | ||
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| + | *economy - outsourcing jobs | ||
| + | *economy - price of oil | ||
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| + | == More Bible history == | ||
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| + | *When the books were written (example of Esther) | ||
| + | *Dead Sea Scrolls | ||
| + | *Split of Israel due to its civil war (draw analogy to American Civil War) | ||
| + | *date of translations of Bible | ||
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| + | == More on Development of Ideas == | ||
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| + | *paucity of humor in ancient world | ||
| + | *concept of zero | ||
| + | *concept of invisible hand | ||
| + | *concept of democracy | ||
[[Category:World History lectures]] | [[Category:World History lectures]] | ||
Revision as of 14:21, December 30, 2008
Some items to be sure to include:
- an example or two of Aesop's Fables
- more on the history of democracy
- more discussion of the origin of language
- the history of the English Bible, including discussion of King James I, with reference to Bible sales annually
- more detail about the Spanish Inquisition
- more detail about Galileo
- how virtually Christians agree on the contents of the New Testament, and on the Nicene Creed
- introduction to term list
- incorporate material from Essay:Conservativism, Christianity, and the Making of the Western World, focusing on the development of thought
- include references to history of mathematics and mathematicians [1]
- how different China and India are, but how together they have perhaps 8 times the population of the U.S.
- how the development of China and India's economies supposedly affected the value of commodities like oil.
More Current Events
- economy - outsourcing jobs
- economy - price of oil
More Bible history
- When the books were written (example of Esther)
- Dead Sea Scrolls
- Split of Israel due to its civil war (draw analogy to American Civil War)
- date of translations of Bible
More on Development of Ideas
- paucity of humor in ancient world
- concept of zero
- concept of invisible hand
- concept of democracy