Author: chris

Explain the difference between the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Supreme Court Case and verdict from the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS (1954) Supreme Court case and verdict. (Hint- Explain what Amendment both cases use as the basis of their arguements)

• Identify major historical developments in world cultures during the eras of antiquity to the Renaissance.

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

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

Compare Lucretius and Wang Chong (=Wang Ch’ung), skeptical philosophers of ancient Rome and China.

Discuss the differences between ancient Mesopotamian and Greek cultures in their ideals and expectations.

Compare Gilgamesh and Odysseus as to their heroic qualities, noting similarities and differences, using specific examples from the epics.

Why weren’t reformers able to “clean up” government and politics in the mid –to late – 1800’s?

• Discuss the different working conditions of slaves in the antebellum South.

Explain the “American System” and its benefits.