Choose one of the following themes and offer an example of it from at least four different weeks’ readings. Provide one slide explaining how the theme changed over time and another explaining how it stayed the same.

1. Themes.

Choose one of the following themes and offer an example of it from at least four different weeks’ readings. Provide one slide explaining how the theme changed over time and another explaining how it stayed the same.

Greed Military technology Education Reasons for war / conquest Philosophy (not religion) Science

2. Climate and Disease.

Discuss how climate and disease have shaped Western Civilization throughout our course through examples from at least four different weeks’ readings. Provide one slide explaining which you think had the biggest impact and why and another slide explaining whether you think the same is true today.

3. Yearbook Superlatives.

Choose at least six of the superlatives listed below and offer your nominee and reasoning. You must choose examples from at least four different weeks’ readings. Best All-Around Life of the Party Most Unforgettable Beauty and Brains Best Clique (group of people) Biggest Drama Queen (or King) Most Upbeat Attitude

References:

Brain A. Pavlac. A Concise survey of Western Civilization: Supremacies and diversities throughout history. Chapter 9, Volume 1, second edition (lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2015.)

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