What benefits were used to entice men to participate in the Crusades?

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What benefits were used to entice men to participate in the Crusades?  What types of recruitment tactics have been used in more recent wars?  Are there any similarities?

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Your initial post should be around 200 words.

 

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 Overview & Prompts

For this discussion you will write a response of 200-250 words to one of the topics listed below. Your short essay should include evidence of familiarity with the assigned readings in addition to your personal reflections on the topic. Your writing must be well organized and contain correct grammar, spelling and sentence structure. You will not need to perform outside research to write this reflection; after viewing the chapter module and completing the assigned reading for the week, respond thoughtfully with your reasoned and measured opinion, using the chapter materials as context.

Prompt 1

Compare the grid system of city design in Teotihuaca?n in Mesoamerica and the Tang capital Chang’an in China.

Prompt 2

What is the connection between literature and calligraphy in Japan’s Heian Period?

Prompt 3

What is the relationship between the metalwork of the Benin culture of Africa and their worldview? 

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• 200-250 word requirement 

 

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Module 13: Class Discussion

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 Prompt

In what ways are the standards of beauty of the era depicted in the Gothic cathedral?  Post an image from any Gothic Cathedral we’ve studied (an exterior view, interior view, elevation, portal, window, etc.) What formal elements are emphasized, and how does this reflect the aesthetic and spiritual values of the era?

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 Details

Your initial post should be around 200 words. 

 

 

4. 

 Overview & Prompts 

For this discussion you will write a response of 200-250 words to one of the topics listed below. Your short essay should include evidence of familiarity with the assigned readings in addition to your personal reflections on the topic. Your writing must be well organized and contain correct grammar, spelling and sentence structure. You will not need to perform outside research to write this reflection; after viewing the chapter module and completing the assigned reading for the week, respond thoughtfully with your reasoned and measured opinion, using the chapter materials as context.

Prompt 1

Look carefully at Cimabue’s Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets.  What elements of the altarpiece show his Byzantine roots and which elements demonstrate more naturalism?  Support your discussion with specific stylistic and symbolic details from the painting.  

Prompt 2

How does Dante comment on his sense of morality in his Divine Comedy?  Support your discussion with specific examples from the text.

Prompt 3

Consider Christine de Pizan’s contribution to literature and society.  What makes the treatment of women in her writing different than many of her male contemporaries?  Provide specific examples from the to support your analysis.