Author: chris

Examine the influences of intellectual, religious, political, and socio-economic forces on social, cultural, and artistic expressions.

Explain the importance of situating a society’s cultural and artistic expressions within a historical context.

Explain how key social, cultural, and artistic contributions contribute to historical changes.

• Evaluate one example of how liberals use a label to describe a conservative policy position.  What are the benefits and shortcomings of this label?

• Evaluate one example of how conservatives use a label to describe a liberal policy position.  What are the benefits and shortcomings of this label?

Describe the impact of the civil war in the US during 1861-1865.

• How do you think recent events affecting the people of the country have their roots in what you have learned about historical cultural trends in religion and government?

Discuss the significance of religion and government on other characteristics of the country’s culture.

• Analyze the ways in which the two lines of cultural tradition—government and religion—interact with each other. What influence does one have over the other?

• Explain the general evolutionary lines of both the governmental and religious cultural histories of the country, giving probable reasons for evolutionary trends that you see.