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You can substitute in a question from honors into your regular assignment, if you are not in honors.  You can also substitute in a question raised from class or the lecture.
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Answer six of the following questions (honors - answer eight of the following):
  
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1.  List the "Five Pillars of Islam."
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1.  Describe two fundamental differences between Islam and Christianity. Which religion originated first?
 
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2.  How is Islam different from Christianity?
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2.  Where did chivalry come from, and what is your view of it? Describe a modern example of chivalry.
 
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3.  Charles the Hammer, Pepin the Short, and Charlemagne: which one is your favorite, and why?
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3.  Explain what feudalism in Western Europe was, and how it differed from feudalism in Japan around the same time period.
 
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4.  Describe what you like about feudalism in Western Europe.
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4.  Do you agree with the term "Dark Ages"?  Include in your answer a description of when and what the Dark Ages were.
 
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5.  Explain the difference between the Sunnis and the Shiites, and give examples of one country controlled by each.
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5.  What was the "Holy Roman Empire"?  Include a basic difference between it and the Roman empire.
 
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6. Current events: Comment on the table of Islamic populations by country.
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6.  What did "Charles the Hammer" accomplish?  Discuss briefly.
 
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7.  Briefly describe four major civilizations or tribes in South America, as discussed in the lecture. 
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7.  Briefly describe the "pillars" of [[Islam]].
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== Honors Questions (answer '''any 3''' in addition to the above questions) ==
 
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H1. Do you think King Arthur, or anything told about him, is based in fact?
 
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H2. Current events: Is democracy possible in Iraq, as the United States has been trying to accomplish for six years?
 
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H3. What is your view of "chivalry"?
 
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H4. Do you think Islam will overtake Christianity in the number of believers?  Explain your view.
 
 
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H5.  Why do you think feudalism developed independently in Western Europe and Japan at around the same time in history?
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8.  Discuss one of the major civilizations or tribes in Central and South America in the lecture.
 
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H5. Revisit the issue of Muhammad Ali being allowed to avoid the United States draft based on converting to Islam.  Islam allows fighting only in "Holy Wars," and Ali said that the Vietnam War was not a "Holy War" and thus it was against his conscience to fight in it.
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9. Write an essay about any aspect of the lecture.
 
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H6. Do you think the term "faith" properly applies to any religion other than [[Christianity]]?
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10. What was the Carolingian Court?
 
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H7. Comment on the history of feudalism in Japan.
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11. "Islam is more than a religion."  Do you agree?  Discuss.
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[[Category:World History lectures]]

Latest revision as of 00:55, December 17, 2015

World History Homework Five
Instructor: Andy Schlafly

Read the lecture.

Answer six of the following questions (honors - answer eight of the following):

1. Describe two fundamental differences between Islam and Christianity. Which religion originated first?

2. Where did chivalry come from, and what is your view of it? Describe a modern example of chivalry.

3. Explain what feudalism in Western Europe was, and how it differed from feudalism in Japan around the same time period.

4. Do you agree with the term "Dark Ages"? Include in your answer a description of when and what the Dark Ages were.

5. What was the "Holy Roman Empire"? Include a basic difference between it and the Roman empire.

6. What did "Charles the Hammer" accomplish? Discuss briefly.

7. Briefly describe the "pillars" of Islam.

8. Discuss one of the major civilizations or tribes in Central and South America in the lecture.

9. Write an essay about any aspect of the lecture.

10. What was the Carolingian Court?

11. "Islam is more than a religion." Do you agree? Discuss.



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