Category: History

Do you think it is important that city councils reflect the racial/ethnic composition of their communities? Why or why not? Describe an issue a city might face where the racial/ethnic composition of the city council might matter in resolving that issue.

Texas Government

According to “Who Governs Texas’ Cities?” in Chapter 10 of the textbook, which city council in Texas best reflects the racial/ethnic composition of its population?

Explain how you came to this conclusion. Which city council diverges the most from its city’s population? Explain how you came to this conclusion.

Do you think it is important that city councils reflect the racial/ethnic composition of their communities? Why or why not? Describe an issue a city might face where the racial/ethnic composition of the city council might matter in resolving that issue.

What were some of the proposed changes to election laws in Texas in 2021 and how would they impact a county’s ability to administer elections? Do you think these changes pose undue restrictions on the ability of Texans to vote?

Texas Government

Is Texas where you thought it would be on the graph? Why or why not? Recalling information from Chapter 1 on the changing demographics of Texas, how might the state’s position on the graph change over the next 20 years? With only 42% of Texas’s population identifying as Republicans, what explains Republicans holding all statewide offices and a majority of the Texas House, Texas Senate, and delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives?

According to Chapter 5 of the textbook, what are some of the historical and more recent barriers to voting in Texas? (Be specific) What accounts for the low level of voter participation in Texas?

What can be done to increase voter participation? (Specifically, discuss at least two policy proposals that election officials could adopt.) After the 2020 election, state legislatures controlled by Republicans (including the Texas Legislature) have been debating and passing election reforms. Counties are in charge of administering elections in Texas.

What were some of the proposed changes to election laws in Texas in 2021 and how would they impact a county’s ability to administer elections? Do you think these changes pose undue restrictions on the ability of Texans to vote?

What are the historical circumstances in which Islam emerged [here, you are being asked to spend a few paragraphs analyzing the early history of Islam–The Prophet Muhammad, Arab expansion, Sunni versus Shia, the Umayyad & Abbasid Caliphates].

Middle Ages

Explain how a fringe Jewish sect that was illegal and persecuted became the official religion of the Empire.

Arguably, each of the civilizations (Byzantine, Islam, and the Barbarian West) could claim the mantle of the Roman Empire. In your view, briefly state which one has the strongest claim to carry forward the legacies of the classical past?

What are the historical circumstances in which Islam emerged [here, you are being asked to spend a few paragraphs analyzing the early history of Islam–The Prophet Muhammad, Arab expansion, Sunni versus Shia, the Umayyad & Abbasid Caliphates].

What is the significance of the Merovingians, Carolingians, and the Vikings for the formation of Europe. You can end the essay at around the year 1000 AD.

Here is a link to Chapter 7 of the book needed for the assignment.

https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:7ef86503-f873-428b-89d4-2a1d8f303d1c

 Analyse and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your chosen room/s from the British Museum, explain why equitable and accessible representation in museums is important for contemporary archaeology AND for Indigenous communities.

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Cropped colour photograph of the Great Court in the British Museum, London. Image from Max Pixel.

Analyse and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your chosen room/s from the British Museum, explain why equitable and accessible representation in museums is important for contemporary archaeology AND for Indigenous communities.

PART 1 | The Museum context? (roughly 200 words)

PART 2 | Whose voices and stories? (roughly 100 words) |

What information is included and excluded? (roughly 100 words)

In your conclusion, based on your analysis in Parts 1-3 above, account for: whose past is represented and for whom?

– Wajid, S., & Kasmani, S., “How Can You Decolonise Musems?“, museumnext.com. 2 June 2020. Accessed 15 March 2022. <https://www.museumnext.com/article/decolonising-museums/>.