Order 348616: an extra credit history paper

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1. In what ways and to what extent do recent findings of paleontologists in Africa agree or conflict with the Biblical account of creation?

2. What evidences does the Bible offer to support or refute modern archaeological assessment of Neolithic culture?

3. Why, if the human race first emerged in Africa, did civilization first develop in Mesopotamia?

4. In what ways and to what extent was Daniel’s prophetic interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream a prediction of actual future historical events, and to what extent was it metaphorical?

5. What geographical, historical, economic, and/or technological factors contributed to the rise of Egypt as a world power before 1000 B.C.?

6. What geographical, historical, economic, and/or technological factors contributed to the demise of Egyptian power and influence after 1000 B.C.?

7. Why was organized civilization late to develop in India, compared with the Middle East, and what historical and geographic factors contributed to its uniquely distinct characteristics?

8. In what ways and to what extent did the Persian Empire choose a different path from the Middle East empires that preceded it?

9. What key features set Ancient Chinese culture apart from Egypt, India, or the Middle East, and in what ways was it the basically the same?

10. In what ways and to what extent does the New Testament message regarding social and interpersonal relationships compare and contrast with the teachings of Confucius?

11. In what ways and to what extent does the New Testament message regarding social and interpersonal relationships compare and contrast with the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama?

12. In what ways did the Ancient Greek learning and mindset contribute to the Italian Renaissance?

13. In what ways and to what extent did the life and exploits of Alexander the Great permanently alter the course of human history for people in Egypt and the Middle East?

14. What political, social and economic factors made it inevitable that Rome would evolve from a republic to an empire by the end of the Punic Wars?

15. In what ways did Roman culture influence the development of early Christianity, and/or what affect and to what extent did Christianity alter the later development of Rome?

16. What political, social, and economic factors contributed to the collapse of Roman government in the West by the end of the 5th century A.D.?

17. What social, culture, and religious factors contributed to Charlemagne being crowned Emperor of the Romans in 800 A.D., 324 years after Roman government had vanished in the West?

18. In what ways and to what extent did the reign of Emperor Constantine alter the development of Christianity in the centuries that followed?

19. What cultural and historical factors contributed to the spread of Hinduism in Indian society?

20. What cultural and historical factors contributed to the spread of Buddhism in East Asian society?

21. What cultural and historical factors contributed to the rapid spread of Islam in Africa and the Middle East?

22. In what ways and to what extent did the Byzantine Empire differ from late Roman civilization, and in what ways was it the same?

23. What geographical, cultural and religious factors contributed to the eventual collapse of Byzantine power and influence by the middle of the 15th century A.D.?

24. In what ways and to what extent might the Byzantine Empire have either aided or hindered the success of the Crusades?

25. In what ways and to what extent did the Vatican and its influence stray from the ministry of the early Catholic Church by the time of the Crusades?

26. In what ways and to what extent do any of the three large Islamic empires of the Ottomans, the Safavids or the Mughals compare and contrast with the later European Renaissance?

27. In what ways and to what extent was Medieval Europe “dark” in comparison to late Roman civilization, and/or in what ways was learning and culture still advancing toward a Renaissance?

28. In what ways and to what extent did medieval culture in North or West Africa compare and contrast with medieval culture in Europe between 800-1500 A.D.?

29. In what ways and to what extent did medieval culture in North, Central or South America compare and contrast with medieval culture in Europe between 800-1500 A.D.?

30. In what ways and to what extent did the voyages of China’s Zheng He (1371-1433) compare and contrast with those of Columbus a century later?

31. In what ways and to what extent did Ming culture in China compare and contrast with former rule by the Mongols?

32. What historical, cultural and religious factors contributed the continued failure of the Crusades to recapture the Holy Land for Western Christendom?

33. What political, social and religious factors stunted the development of learning, science and invention in Medieval Europe until the 15th century A.D.?

34. What political, social and religious changes in late Medieval Europe contributed to the development of powerful nation-states in the west that were capable of sponsoring extensive voyages of discovery?

35. What political, social and economic developments contributed to maritime nations in Europe deciding to launch out onto the Atlantic in a quest for a new route to the Indies?