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World History | Graded Assignment | Looking Back
Name: Wilson Garcia
Date: 4/26/2023
Graded Assignment
Looking Back Time Line
Complete and submit this assignment by the due date to receive full credit. Total Score: 100
(10 points)
1.
Choose two themes that would be appropriate for thematic time lines of important events from prehistory
to A.D. 1600. Write these themes below.
Answer:
Theme 1: Literature
Theme 2: Christianity
(10 points)
2.
Write five events for each of the two themes you chose.
Answer:
Theme 1: Literature
Event 1: Aeschylus composed "Strong tragedies" in the year 475 B.C
Event 2: “The Divine Comedy” was consummated by Dante in 1321.
Event 3: In Germany, the primary compositions of Gutenberg bibles were printed in 1455.
Event 4: Niccolò Machiavelli in his book The Prince in 1513 discussed the retention of power by rulers.
Event 5: 1600- In England, William Shakespeare writes the great tragedy Hamlet.
Theme 2: Christianity
Event 1: Julius Caesar deified by the Roman Senate (44BC).
Event 2: Paul writes a letter to the Christians in Rome in preparation for his future visit there (55-56 CE).
Event 3: Paul’s imprisonment in Rome (58-60 CE).
Event 4: Death of Paul (60-65 CE).
Event 5: Death of Peter Death of James, brother of Jesus and head of the church in Jerusalem (60-68).
(5 points)
3.
Choose one of the two themes from #1 on which to create a thematic time line. Write the theme below.
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Answer:
Theme: Theme 2 Christianity
(25 points)
4.
Write the five time line entries below for the theme you chose in #3. For each entry, write a short
paragraph that explains why you included the event on your time line.
Answer:
Event 1: The birth of Jesus (4 B.C)
Rationale: The birth of Jesus marks the beginning of Christianity. As such, this event has huge impacts to
Christians and often they celebrate the day annually.
Event 2: Death of Jesus (30 CE).
Rationale: The events mark a significant transition in the lives of Christians as they get hope of eternal life
through the resurrection of Christ. The event is celebrated this year as a remembrance of faith.
Event 3: Persecution of Christians by Nero the Roman Emperor (64 AD).
Rationale: The event shapes the history of Christianity and increases their faith. The suffering that other
Christians faced is a mark that helps others follow in their footsteps.
Event 4: Declaration of Christianity as the official religion in the Roman Empire by Emperor Theodosius
(380 AD).
Rationale: This event shows the development of Christianity as a religion and sets its roots in it.
Event 5: Division of the Christian Church into the eastern (Orthodox) and western (Catholic), (1504 AD).
Rationale: The event helps the Christians in the two divisions understand that they both have a common
origin and serve God to the best of their knowledge and might.
(50 points)
5.
Submit a thematic time line for the theme you chose that includes at least five events. (You can include up
to ten events on your time line.) You can create the time line below or submit a separate Word or PowerPoint
document containing the time line. If your timeline is in a separate document, submit that document to your
teacher by the due date.
Answer:
The history of the American Revolution:
1763 - The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Seven Years' War and giving control of North America to
Britain.
1765 - The Stamp Act is passed, sparking outrage in the American colonies.
1770 - The Boston Massacre takes place, further stoking anti-British sentiment.
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1773 - The Boston Tea Party takes place, leading to the Intolerable Acts being passed by Parliament.
1775 - The American Revolutionary War begins with the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
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