1. Google Ahmad Al Maqrizi. List his name, credentials, and anything else of interest. Find out at least 3 things about tm.
2. According to Ahmad Al Macirizi, what were some of the effects of the plague in Cairo?
a. Include at least Loge double spaced.
Read: Were the Barbarians a Negative or Positive Factor in Ancient and Medieval History, by Gregory G. Guzman (4 edition begins on page 391, 50h edition begins on page 400, also scanned into Blackboard under Scanned Readings)
3. Google Gregory G. Guzman. List his name, credentials, and anything else of interest. Find out at least 3 things about him.
a. Find out at least 3 things about Gregory G. Guzman (he is a professor at Bradley University).
4. Who were the barbarians? (4th edition begins on page 389, 5th edition begins on page 400)
a. Include a few sentences to answer this question.
5. In the past, how did early sources present the history of the barbarians?
a. Include a few sentences to answer this question.
6. How did the horse shape the life of the pastoral nomads?
a. Include at least' ½ a page to answer this question.
7. Why does Guzman think that the barbarians played a positive role in history? List at least 10 of their achievements.
Example:
a. The barbarians created a (write a complete sentence).
b. They also (write another sentence here).
Read: Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond (readings scanned into Blackboard)
• Chapter 4: Farmer Power
• Chapter 6: To Farm or Not to Farm
• Chapter 11: Lethal Gift of Livestock
• Chapter 12: Blueprints and Borrowed Letters
8. After reading the select chapters from Diamond's book, do you agree or disagree with him (or both) that the roots of inequality lie within the geography of the land?
• State your point of view in the ppetgthi paragraph.
• Include at least 2 ones double spaced.
• Include citations.
• You MUST include examples from at least two of the assigned chapters in Diamond's book.
• Optional: You may also include example from other assigned readings.
• If you use outside research, you must include a bibliography and citations. Your sources must be from an academic journal, book, or newspaper only. No Internet sources allowed!
Slavery: What will you do?
9. What will you do to help alleviate the problem of slavery in our world? What will you do in your personal life? Research organizations that do work to help end slavery. Please provide at least one page double spaced.
Citation guidelines for Question #8
Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation
• If you summarize the author's work (write the author's idea into your own words): include the page number at the end of the paragraph.
o Example: A summary would include a few sentences and at the end you would include the citation like this. Kevin Reilly, a professor at Raritan Valley College, discussed yada yada yada. Blah blah blah. Yada yada blah blah (12).
o If you don't say the author's name in the sentence and you summarize their work it would look like this (Reilly 12).
• If you paraphrase the author's work (write the author's idea into your own words): include the page number at the end of what you paraphrased.
o Example: Your paraphrasing of Ben Skinner's work is usually one sentence and it would look like this (32).
o If you don't say the author's name in the sentence and you summarize their work it would look like this (Skinner 32).
• If you include a quote: include the page number in parenthesis at the end of the sentence.
o Example: According to Skinner, "your quote here" (12).
o If you don't say the author's name in the sentence and you summarize their work "it would look like this" (Skinner 12).