World War I
World War I demonstrated the continued creativity of the Era of Invention.Choose 1 military and 1 medical invention that played a role in WWI.Why were they important in WWI? Are they still important in our world today?
History
The Harlem Renaissance
Of the various authors, artists, and musicians who participated in the Harlem Renaissance, identify the person whose autograph you would most want and explain the reasons why.Select one work by the artist that you believe showcases the individual’s skills.Provide one example that illustrates the reason why you selected the person that you did.
An in-depth exploration of a person
This project will be an in-depth exploration of a person from the eras we studied in order to discover more about their life and the contribution they made to culture. You can get to know the great Greek leaders Pericles, Leonidas, or Aristotle better. Or perhaps you would prefer the great Romans: Augustus, Marcus …
How the Axial Age was a period of great thought
Consider how the Axial Age was a period of great thought, philosophy and change across the societies we’ve looked at. Many people think that we are living in times of great change now. Do you think our current age (last 150 years or so) is experiencing another type of Axial age? Make an …
The Civil Rights Movement
Using the Internet, locate and read Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech given in Washington D.C., August 1963. Copy and paste the following keywords into your Google search bar: “I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr.” Feel free also to locate and incorporate additional scholarly sources …
Being historically informed.
Discuss what responsibilities, if any, citizens should have related to being historically informed. For example, what historical inquiry skills might be important for a citizenry to have to address current global challenges?
Historical inquiry skills to classes
What changes, big or small, have occurred in how you apply historical inquiry skills to classes, your personal life, and/or your career?
Race and class intersect in American cities
In what ways did race and class intersect in American cities around the turn of the 20th century?
Technology or migration and industrial urbanization
Did technology or migration play a more important role in industrial urbanization?
Labor conflicts of the 1890s
Why were the labor conflicts of the 1890s so often marked by violence?
