Armstrong, Karen. A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. 1994. Analyzes the sociopolitical context in which the three major global monotheistic religions developed.
Diamond, Jared. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. 1997. Examines world history in terms of geography, demography, and ecological developments.
Friedman, Thomas. The Lexus and the [...]
Work with a local National Honor Society chapter to trace the role of salt in your geographic area. Salt is a commodity that has been prized by humans across time and around the world. Find out if trade routes were made in your area based on control and/or acquisition of salt.
Read the newspaper daily and [...]
Gold
1. How has the pursuit of gold or wealth as a source of power determined the course of history? Consider as examples the search for spices in the East Indies and the quest for gold and silver in the New World.
Gods
2. How have the organization and reorganization of religions created shifts in power? Consider as [...]
