Cultural Impact on Human Civilization

Essay Assignment: will consist of a Critical Thinking Essay, which will focus on a student’s ability to use their Critical Thinking skills in evaluating the impact of some specific past human cultural contributions that were covered in this course. Read the following instructions to prepare for the Critical Thinking Essay  Part 1: Review the following six cultural contributions that you studied this semester: The Law Code of Hammurabi The Illiad and Odyssey of Homer Ancient Greek Tragedies The Roman Colisseum  Carolingian Minuscule Script  Michelangelo’s David Part 2: Answer the following question in relation to one of the above cultural contributions to human history: The Question: In your own opinion, which out of the six cultural contributions has contributed to the greatest social and cultural impact on human civilization? (Make sure to back up your answer with three specific examples as explained in Part 3 of the assignment.) Part 3: There is no required length for this essay, but you need to back up your answer by finding three specific examples from scholarly sources. These sources cannot include Wikipedia. You can use your course text, other books, videos, academic websites, and journal articles from the library. Particularly good library databases  for this project are Academic Search Complete and World History in Context. You can access them here: Library Databases.  (Links to an external site.)   Remember to cite your sources in your essay and create a Work Cited Page using MLA format.  If you need help with MLA format contact a librarian or visit the guide on the Purdue OWL website  (Links to an external site.) . It is highly recommended that you contact a librarian for help. You can do that on-campus in the Center for Learning Resources (2nd floor). From off-campus, you can contact the library here: Ask a Librarian