What were the Chinese pilgrims hoping to achieve in undertaking such long and dangerous journeys to India and what material objects, cultural and religious insights, and forms of learning did they take with them when they returned to China? February 26, 2019 Read More »
Outline the main forms of contact between ancient India and ancient China and discuss the impact these exchanges had on each civilization February 26, 2019 Read More »
Compare the forms of Buddhism encountered in two or three Buddhist centres along the eastern Silk Route in Central Asia. Two examples are (1) Khotan, Kucha, and Kroraina/Shan Shan; and (2) Khotan, Turfan, and February 26, 2019 Read More »
What factors facilitated the spread of Buddhism throughout India and then into Central Asia and China? February 26, 2019 Read More »
In The Name of War, Jill Lepore asserts that in late 17th century New England, in a time of change and cultural anxieties, King Philip’s War served as a way for colonists to “reclaim their Englishness. February 26, 2019 Read More »
Analyzing a Historical Debate For this assignment, you will analyze a historical issue from the 2nd half of U.S. History (post-1877). February 21, 2019 Read More »
Witch Hunt 1628 – After 1480, witch hunting became a major movement within Western Christendom February 15, 2019 Read More »
Explain what Arians believe vis-à-vis the Trinity. What are some of the beliefs and practices of the Waldensians? February 15, 2019 Read More »
Erasmites and Augustinians: authority on Erasmus, Augustine’s confessions, and petrach’s spiritual vision of Augustine contained within Humanism? February 14, 2019 Read More »