Discuss the impact of technology on Medieval society and culture and the impact of society and culture on the development of Medieval technology.

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  1. Discuss the impact of technology on Medieval society and culture and the impact of society and culture on the development of Medieval technology.
  2. Choose any of the questions asked by Hans Peter Broedel in the section of “The Medieval Period” chapter, and answer it, tying your response to other areas of The Medieval Period chapter.
  3. The concept of the Middle Ages or the medieval period comes from the Renaissance. The Renaissance saw a reaching back to the classical past of Greece and Rome, a rebirth of classical ideals. The Middle Ages were seen as dark and sterile, an age of ignorance and superstition when little to nothing new or of value was produced. Do you agree with this? Why or why not?
  4. Discuss the nature of the Medieval university and the ways in which its structure influenced the reception of Aristotelianism in the Latin West.
  5. The intellectual history of the later Middle Ages has traditionally been described as decadent, autumnal, waning. Yet recently a few scholars have asserted that the period between 1250-1450 was one of innovation, change, possibility. Which view is more accurate and why? Medievalists tend to dismiss this argument out of hand. Take a fresh look at this argument and consider the extent to which the Middle Ages was an sterile age, merely passing on diluted versions of the heritage of antiquity, and the extent to which it contributed new and vital elements to the European tradition.

 

What, if anything, do these memoirs reveal about the Jewish community in Hamburg and their relationship to the Christian majority?

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Please write answers to the following questions. Use the Memoirs of Glückel of Hameln to complete your answer (your answers should include specific references to the text). Construct thoughtful, 2-3-paragraph responses each, approximately 6-8 sentences in length with references to the text (specific citations are required). Your answers must be typed with double-spaced formatting and written in 12-point, Times New Roman font. The assignment is due on Sunday, October 22 by 11:59 pm. You must submit the assignment via “TURNITIN.”

1. What do these memoirs reveal about the lives of women in the seventeenth-century Hamburg Jewish community?

2. What, if anything, do these memoirs reveal about the Jewish community in Hamburg and their relationship to the Christian majority?

3. What kinds of networks connected this small, minority community to the broader global trends we’ve been discussing in class? And how did Glückel’s professional and personal achievements reflect these connections?

Reading Primer – 

To set the stage, the Mediterranean basin transformed in early modern times. Far more compact and less resource rich than that of the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean was very diverse. In this period, the Ottoman Empire, centered at Istanbul, deployed weapons using gunpowder and an effective administrative apparatus to encompass much of southwest Asia, the Arabian peninsula, and North Africa. The Ottomans were also a formidable sea power, particularly in the sixteenth century. As Sunni Muslims, the Ottomans clashed with the Shi’ite Safavids to their east, and with mostly Catholic Christians, especially the Habsburgs, to their west. Relations with orthodox Russians to the north were somewhat more friendly. Other Europeans, meanwhile, split into nationalistic and schismatic Christian camps, mostly Protestants against Catholics. Long wars fueled by religious and ethnic differences nearly filled the early modern period. Caught in between, the Jews of Europe and the Mediterranean remained mobile, often subject to persecution. Many fled to Ottoman territories, but others found haven in Amsterdam and a few other Protestant-dominated cities. In the midst of general conflict and a number of natural crieses, science flourished in Europe. The resulting discoveries revolutionized the pursuit of knowledge worldwide.

Born in the German merchant crossroads of Hamburg at the end of the Thirty Years’ War, Gikl Bas Judah Leib (1646-1724), also known as Gluckel of Hameln, spent the remainder of the seventeenth century coming of age, marrying, having children (fourteen of them, twelve surviving), and learning to manage her family’s jewel business. As a widow in her forties, she began composing a memoir in Yiddish for her children’s sake, and it serves as one of the very few diaries from the period not written by a noblewoman at court. As an observant Jew and member of the Ashkenazi community, Gluckel weaves her faith and providential understanding of history closely together. She also chronicles both the good fortunes and hardships faced by European Jews in an age of severely limited religious tolerance.

With all that in mind, you might look at themes that address the following to help guide your reading:

1. Gluckel’s description of the Jews living in Hamburg.

2. Gluckel’s perspective as a woman.

3. Everyday life for Jewish and non-Jewish women alike.

4. Jewish-Christian relations in Europe.

5. Merchant and commercial international connections in an emergent global era.

What were the principal reasons that Great Britain, despite its enormous military advantages, lost the War for Independence?

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Question History : Making War and Republican Governments 1776-1789 small paragraph 5-9 sentences except 7 around 10-15 sentences.

 

1.What were the principal reasons that Great Britain, despite its enormous military advantages, lost the War for Independence?

 

2.The war had wrenching effects on the American economy. What economic problems became especially acute during wartime? How did the states and the Second Continental Congress attempt to address them?

 

3.Federalists and Antifederalists both claimed to represent the true spirit of the American Revolution. Which of these competing visions of national identity do you think was right? Why?

 

4.THEMATIC UNDERSTANDING Consider the events listed under “Work, Exchange, and Technology” and “Politics and Power” for the period 1776–1787 on the thematic timeline. How did war debt and inflation influence the development of political institutions during these years?

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5.ACROSS TIME AND PLACE In Chapter 5, we saw the way that protests against imperial policy grew until colonists chose to declare their independence rather than submit to Parliament’s authority. By 1787, the problems created by the Revolutionary War forced leaders of the newly independent states to consider plans for their own powerful central government. What problems led nationalists to believe such a step was necessary? How did Antifederalists draw on Revolutionary ideas to make their case against the Constitution? What claims did nationalists make in response to dampen Antifederalist fears?

 

6.VISUAL EVIDENCE Look again at Map 6.5 showing western land claims in the 1780s. If these claims had not been ceded to the Continental Congress, what would have been the likely result? Why was it so important to the survival of the Confederation that individual states give up their claims to these western lands?

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7.KEY TURNING POINTS: Gates defeats Burgoyne at Saratoga (1777), the Franco-American alliance (1778), and Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown (1781). How were these three events linked? How important was the French alliance to the Patriot victory?

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Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:  1. Analyze the leadership style(s) of a senior executive (CEO, CFO, COO, Director, etc.) in your  current or previous organization who made a positive or negative impact on you. 

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Must be on Walmart leadership style. Only original work, no plagriasm. Organizational leaders are expected to create realistic visions for their companies and the employees they guide, but these visions often have characteristics or properties that differ. There is, therefore, the realization that there is no one best leadership style to guide employees toward accomplishing organizational goals.

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze the leadership style(s) of a senior executive (CEO, CFO, COO, Director, etc.) in your

current or previous organization who made a positive or negative impact on you.

2. Analyze the organizational structure and culture of the company for which you work (or would like

to work) to determine its approach to team development, and whether that approach helped to

enhance your relationship skills in the workplace.

3. Evaluate the performance of your selected leader based on his or her ethical conduct and

effective communication to determine if this leader was successful in motivating and empowering

you to improve on your work performance. Explain your answer.

4. Determine three (3) best practices organizational leaders can use to motivate employees and

discuss their potential benefits.

5. Discuss some of the challenges leaders encounter when managing diversity and how diversity

helps business organizations better compete in global markets.

6. Develop an effective business strategy to address the challenges and issues you have identified

above.

7. Use at least five (5) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as

academic resources

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all

sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any

additional instructions.

 Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s

name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in

the required page length.