Thursday, December 10, 2009

OPEN ENDED QUESTION 2: TROY

DIRECTIONS: Use instructions from previous OEQR's.

Love is defined as a profound and tender passion for another.

How did the Trojan War start?

Explain Polyxena’s definition of love and why is it a reflection of how the Trojan War began?

USE THE TEXT TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

OPEN ENDED QUESTION 1-C2: Chapter 27

DIRECTIONS:
1. Answer the OEQ using the same format as all the rest.

QUESTION:
In the textbook it states "One European country after another laid claim to parts of Africa. In 1885, 14 nations met in Berlin, Germany, and agreed to partition, or divide, the price King Leopold II of Belgium called "this magnificent African cake."

1. Why did Europeans colonize the continent of Africa?

2. How did the colonization affect the old civilizations, tradition and societies of pre-colonial Africa?


USE THE INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT TO HELP YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION.