Question # 1: How does the culture of the West as described in this unit - in the specific period we are studying this week - impact daily life? Try to assess beneficial and less beneficial impacts so that you're not advocating or cheerleading but analyzing what you see of the past in the present.

Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

Question # 2: After reviewing the article by Peter N. Stearns discuss, in your own words, why it is important to study history. What skills can the study of history develop?

Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

Question # 3: How did the European views of Asia change from 1650-1850, and what were the causes?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Question # 4: Was the Scientific Revolution intended to be a war on tradition and religion? Explain including notable works, theories, and figures.

Your response should be at least 500 words in length.