Student Discussion #5

As we begin our investigation of Islam and the Islamic Empires, read the short overview below.  Why do you believe that Islam spread so far so quickly?  Give at least two reasons for your answer.  Comment on at least one other student's post.

Spread of islam

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Student Discussion #4

Which of the Protestant Reformers do you believe was the most influential?  Why?  Who was the least influential? Why?  Comment on at least TWO other students' posts. 

Student Discussion #3

As we begin our exploration of the European Renaissance, take a look at the video below.  What aspect of the European Renaissance are you most eager to learn about?  Why?  Respond to at least one other student's post.

Student Discussion #2

In "Nefertiti: Resurrected", Dr. Joanne Fletcher claims to have found the elusive remains of Queen Nefertiti in cave KV35.  However, new information published by National Geographic in 2010 suggests that the mummy in KV35 can't be Nefertiti, but rather, the mummy is King Tutankhamen's mother, Kiya.  Read the full article by following the link under Nefertiti's bust below and post a comment on whether you believe Dr. Fletcher or Dr. Hawass.  Respond to at least one other student's comment.

Student Discussion #1

Choose one of the following statements about history by great thinkers.  Do you agree with the statement or not?  Why or why not?  How would you define history?  Write your responses as a comment to this post.  Indicate your quote choice in your comment using the designated number.  More than one student may choose the same quote, but no posts should be similar.

1.  "History . . . is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind." - Edward Gibbon

2.  "There is properly no history; only biography." Ralph Waldo Emerson 

3.  "History is more or less bunk." Henry Ford 

4.  "Every past is worth condemning." Friedrich Nietzsche

5.  "Only a good-for-nothing is not interested in his past." Sigmund Freud  

6.  "Each age tries to form its own conception of the past. Each age writes the history of the past anew with reference to the conditions uppermost in its own time." Frederick Jackson Turner