HOW HAS HISTORY AFFECTED HUMANITY?
Instructions:
Over the seven weeks of this class, we will discuss many aspects of the human experience and we consider how many of them have changed over time. Your job, for the final presentation, is to choose ONE of these aspects of humanity to delve into deeper and then present a persuasive argument about: why is the idea that you’re exploring especially important to humanity?
For the presentation, you will need to know some of the background of the topic:
How has it historically affected humanity?
What events or ideas have altered the aspect of human life?
You will also need to comment on the current status of the topic.
How is the issue/idea impacting people in modern America?
Are there current ideas or events influencing the topic?
And conclude by drawing some conclusions about the topic in the future.
Will the issue continue to impact modern people and if so, how?
Will there be changes for the issue in the future? How do you know?
Review the list of general topics that you might choose to discuss in your presentation. If you have an idea for one, but donât see it here, ask the instructor for approval.
Agriculture
Architecture
Education
Empires
Equality, gender, race, etc.
Fashion
Food
Genocide
Government
Industrialization
Labor issues
Medicine
Military
Music
Natural resources
Religion
Slavery
Social class
Technology
Visual Arts
Western relations with Africa
Western relations with Asia
Western relations with the Middle East
Warfare
Women in (other cultural topics)
Solution
HOW HAS HISTORY AFFECTED HUMANITY?
