World Civilizations Midterm Exam

If anything, what is wrong with consumerism as we have discussed it? Is it hurting our culture? Helping it? Both?
July 28, 2020
Module 2 Assignment: Ways of Knowing
July 28, 2020

World Civilizations Midterm Exam

Answerone question from each list with a thoughtful essay of two to three pages (typed and double-spaced). A successful essay will contain a clear thesis statement and make effective use of the assigned primary sources as evidence, showing awareness of both change and continuity in historical developments.Be sure to cite your sources.List A:(1.) How do cultural differences help us to understand how Christopher Columbus and Zheng He described their encounters with unfamiliar societies during the fifteenth century? Include evidence from the assigned readings to demonstrate and explain these differences.
(2.) The so-called Columbian exchange that developed after Columbus arrival in the Caribbean involved the transfer of biological organisms (plants and animals) between the Old World of Afro-Eurasia and the New World of the Americas. Which organism do you think did the most to define the new relationship between the Old World and the New World? Include evidence from the assigned readings to support your position.
(3.) The societies of East Asia and Europe were aware of each other for centuries before the Age of Exploration that began in the 15th century. How and why did East Asians and Europeans respond differently as new networks of exchange developed between the 1400s and the 1600s? Include evidence from the assigned readings to support your argument.
List B:(1.) How did religion and government relate to each other in early modern societies? Be sure to address examples from different geographic and cultural areas (i.e., Christian Europe, the Islamic world, East Asia), and consider how this relationship may have changed between the 15th and 18th centuries. Include evidence from the assigned readings to support your argument.
(2.) The exploitation of slave labor has been widespread in human history, but slaves have been viewed differently and served different roles in different societies. How did slavery in the European empires in the Americas differ from slavery in the Ottoman Empire? Include evidence from the assigned readings to support your argument.
(3.) From the late 17th century through the early 19th century, revolutions swept across the Atlantic world. What, if anything, did these various revolutions have in common?Include evidence from the assigned readings to support your argument.Completed exams must be submitted via SafeAssign no later than Friday, March 4. Late work will not be accepted unless arrangements are made beforehand with the instructor, except in the event of a documented emergency.