National Geographic Part Two

Select an article from any issue that relates to India, China, Greece, or Israel. Any article that does not relate to that topic will not receive full credit. In your blog post, you MUST include the issue date and the article title. EXAMPLE: September 1996, Gaza

What interesting fact did you learn?
What additional information do you wish was provided?
How does it relate to the history you have learned (make a link)?
I am looking for paragraph answers!!

TSAR

The Analects of Confucius

Confucius was a wise man in China who lived in the 6th century BCE. His teachings and philosophy heavily influenced China and are still key to understanding modern China. This is an excerpt from The Analects. There are seven topics here. Read a verse from at least three different topics. What values are reflected here? How does it influence Chinese culture today?

Life of Buddha--The Attainment of Buddhaship

This is the story of how Siddhartha Guatama becomes the Buddha or "the Enlightened One". What stands out in this story? What ideas or principles are valued? What is unusual or unique about this document?

Hindu Myth of Creation

In this document, you have the Hindu myth of creation. How does this compare with other creation stories you may have heard? Does it express any unique values or ideas for Indian civilization?

Moses and Laws: Exodus 19 and 20

Here is the story of Moses and the Ten Commandments. What is Moses' reason for issueing these laws? What do laws represent? How does it compare with other sets of Laws that we have discussed in class (i.e. Hammurabi's Code)?

The link will take you to Exodus 19 and then you can get to Exodus 20 from there.

Plato The Republic

Plato was one of the greatest philosophers of Ancient Greece. His teacher was Socrates. What does he say in this excerpt from The Republic would be the characteristics of an ideal ruler? Why would he say this? What values and ideals do you see in this text? Do you agree or disagree with Plato?

Pericles Funeral Oration

I know this document is a bit long but it is very interesting. Who is Pericles? Why is he issueing an Oration? Who died? What is the main point of his speech? Why is he so proud of his city? What values are expressed in this document? Do you see Arete?

National Geographic Article

What did you learn from the article you read? What interesting fact or information was there? What is missing--what more information did you wish to have?

TSAR

Ramses Conquers

Here you have an account of a battle. Who is telling the story? What is their point of view? Is there a bias or perspective in the story? What evidence can support your points?

TSAR

Herodotus on Mummification

So you want to know how they made mummies--well here it is. Who is Herodotus? Is he qualified to write about mummification? Why all the fuss over a dead Pharaoh?

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Hammurabi's Code

Here you see a set of laws created for the Babylonians. Why are laws created? What do they tell you about the society and civilization? What do these laws tell us about the Babylonians? Use the link above to check these out. I love the introduction and conclusion to these laws. Why did Hammurabi feel the need to say those things?

TSAR

Epic of Gilgamesh

In your textbook on page 32 is a brief excerpt from the Gilgamesh. Here is a more detailed version of the same story. Try this website and read the more detailed excerpt. Remember that the Gilgamesh is an example of an epic. So note its strengths and weaknesses. What can we learn about Mesopotamian civilization from this story? When was it written? How? Other thoughts?



Click on the title above and it should take you to the full text. If not then try this website (http://alexm.here.ru/mirrors/www.enteract.com/jwalz/Eliade/073.html).

TSAR

Welcome Honors World History Students

Welcome to the Hoya Blog for Honors World History. We will use this site until the software arrives for us to create our own blogs. Your first assignment is to sign in and get registered on this site. You will have to sign up so follow those instructions. You are welcome to make your own blog or you can simply skip that step if you want. Either way, once you are registered, post a response here that lets me know you understand the basic process. From here you will analyze documents during the course and analyze your National Geographic articles. I will post some guided questions to help you as you do this. Take it seriously and make sure that your posts are appropriate. I encourage you to post questions, debate, discuss, and challenge each other. Do so with respect and intellect.

Tsar