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Which is an example of one of Shakespeare’s comedy plays?

Which of the following best describes Poverty Point?

New Orleans was the first permanent settlement established by the French on the Gulf Coast.

The _____tribe of Native Americans was not a major presence in the state during the late 1600s and early 1700s. Also, the ____ tribe was not one of the 6 tribes that was present in Louisiana at the time of the first French settlement according to the textbook. 

Part II:  Short Answer  Answer each short answer question in a complete paragraph using specific lecture information.  BE SPECIFIC in your answer—use as many names, dates, places, and specific examples as you can remember.  What are some hallmarks of extensive and powerful Empires in World History that we discussed in lecture? In your answer, be sure to provide at least three examples from three different empires we have studied in this course. These can include the empires we discussed in lectures 9, 13, 14, 16, 17, or 18.  Please do not write on the Roman Empire, as I feel we did not cover that empire sufficiently in class to be included in this question.

Part I: Reading IDs  For each quote, write a complete paragraph (no bullet points!) in which you identify the Author (if known), identify the Title (if known), give an approximate date (try to get the right century) of when the reading was written, give an approximate place where the reading was written, describe what the reading is about, describe why the reading is important for the history of World Civilization (You MUST answer this last using a sentence beginning: “It is important because . . .”).  Quote 2: “Righteousness does not consist in whether you face towards the East or the West.  The righteous man is he who believes in God and the Last Day, in the angels and the Book and the prophets; who. . . gives away his wealth to kinsfolk, to orphans, to the destitute . . . who attends to his prayers . . . who is true to his promises . . . such are the true believers; such are the God-fearing.”

Part I:  Reading IDs:  For each quote, write a complete paragraph (no bullet points!) in which you Identify the author, title, approximate date, and approximate location of the reading.  Then describe what the reading is about and why it is important for the history of World Civilization.  This last must use the phrase “This is important for the history of World Civilization because . . .” Quote 1:  “O Mazda . . . be present to me with support and truth . . . O men! When you learn the commands which Mazda has given, and both thriving and not-thriving, and what long torment is for the wicked and salvation for the just—then will it be as is wished with these things.”

Part I:  Reading IDs:  For each quote, write a complete paragraph (no bullet points!) in which you Identify the author, title, approximate date, and approximate location of the reading.  Then describe what the reading is about and why it is important for the history of World Civilization.  This last must use the phrase “This is important for the history of World Civilization because . . .” Quote 4:  “Now there arose in the mind of Gotama Bodhisat, when he had gone to his place and was meditating in seclusion, this thought: Verily this world has fallen upon trouble—one is born, and grows old, and dies . . . and from this suffering, moreover, no one knows of any way of escape . . . O when shall a way of escape from this suffering be made known—from decay and from death?”

Where do you see Procopius’s harsh opinions of Justinian?  Are there any that you think are ‘unbelievable’ or over-exaggerated?  Be sure to provide two examples from the text in your answer.