PPT-“Worst Mistake in History in the history of human race”

Worst Mistake in History in the history of human race Socratic seminar Worst Mistake in history Read Jared Diamonds Worst Mistake in History and answer the questions below What was the main point of the article. History of Human Dissection. Claudius Galen 129 – 217 AD – Greek physician and anatomist. At the age of 28 Galen served as the chief surgeon to the High Priest of Asia who was the largest operator of gladiatorial games in Asia. By the age of 33 he was the personal physician of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161 – 180 AD). What is history?. Explaining the past. Understanding the past. Historians devote considerable energy to establishing what happened and then to . why. We know WWI happened but what were the main reasons. Lecture 2: . Historiography 2014/15. Immanuel Kant, 1724-1804 . ‘. Enlightenment is mankind’s exit from self-incurred immaturity. . . Immaturity. is the inability to make use of one’s own understanding without the guidance of another. Self-incurred is the inability if its cause lies not in the lack of understanding but rather in the lack of the resolution and the courage to use it without the guidance of another. . A dialogue. . Facilitated by UIC SNMA & LMSA chapters. Game Plan. 1. :15 -- 1:25 Introduction . 1. :25 -- 1:30 Transition to r. ooms . 1:30 -- 2:05 Breakout Sessions (30 min for 6-7 questions). 2:05 -- 2:15 . Frank . Bongiorno. School of History. Research School of Social Sciences. Australian National University. Puzzles in Cultural History. ‘ ... . a. nthropologists have found that the best points of entry in an attempt to penetrate an alien culture can be those where it seems to be most opaque. When you realize that you are not getting something – a joke, a proverb, a ceremony – that is particularly meaningful to the natives, you can see where to grasp a foreign system of meaning in order to unravel it.’ . . Dr. Claudia Stein . 2 meanings of ‘historiography’: . It . can describe the body of work written on a specific topic. The historiography of a specific topic covers how historians have studied that topic using particular sources, techniques, and theoretical approaches. Scholars discuss historiography topically – such as the . A brief description about the politics of history, and where you may fit into the grand narrative of history. Let’s discuss history…. A form of story telling created by humans. Reflects cultural, social, economic conditions. Humans show similarities with ‘apes’ (gibbons, orang, gorilla, chimps). . shared derived traits. : large brain, no tail, more upright posture. other Old World monkeys. ‘apes’ and humans. increased brain size. A sad commentary on humanity. Abraham Rinquist September 24, . 2016. . Genocide . Even the very definition of genocide is contested, but generally speaking, it refers to the intentional destruction of a particular race, ethnicity, religious group, or nationality. Genocides have occurred (and continue to occur) in every corner of the globe, in societies ancient and modern, for reasons as diverse as the acquisition of land and resources, to the demented hatred of a single man. Some scientists have even gone so far as to assert that genocide led to the extinction of Neanderthal man. Here are ten of the most heinous incidents in human history:. A sad commentary on humanity. Abraham Rinquist September 24, . 2016. . Genocide . Even the very definition of genocide is contested, but generally speaking, it refers to the intentional destruction of a particular race, ethnicity, religious group, or nationality. Genocides have occurred (and continue to occur) in every corner of the globe, in societies ancient and modern, for reasons as diverse as the acquisition of land and resources, to the demented hatred of a single man. Some scientists have even gone so far as to assert that genocide led to the extinction of Neanderthal man. Here are ten of the most heinous incidents in human history:. What is history?. What story is being told?. The dating of the poem sets the context in the immediate aftermath of the attacks on the Twin Towers in 2001.. Begins with the word ‘today’. The big events, symbolised by the war planes are set against the present – the beach and the child and parents there.. Lecture 2: . Historiography 2014/15. Immanuel Kant, 1724-1804 . ‘. Enlightenment is mankind’s exit from self-incurred immaturity. . . Immaturity. is the inability to make use of one’s own understanding without the guidance of another. Self-incurred is the inability if its cause lies not in the lack of understanding but rather in the lack of the resolution and the courage to use it without the guidance of another. . Lecture 2: . Historiography 2018/19. The question of human agency and human experience? . The question of historical change and what causes change?. The question of scale. The relationship between ‘particulars’ and ‘universals’ or, to frame it otherwise, between historical ‘facts’ and their wider meaning. . Environmental history, American West, race/ethnicity/gender. Environmental history, American West, urban history. African-American history, Civil War/Reconstruction, abolitionism. Colonial, gender, family, community, environmental.