History Answers

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Question: Why do you think Blumenbach regarded physical beauty as proof of superiority? Would he agree that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”? How do notions of beauty affect the value we attach to individuals and groups?

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Question: What kinds of proofs do you find more powerful—written proofs or visual evidence? Which is more likely to stretch the mind and inspire the imagination? Which is more difficult to forget? How do you think ideas like those of Blumenbach and Camper might have influenced people of the time? To what extent might the mystique of science keep the average person from questioning their ideas?

Context: The country that I researched is Portugal and this is during when Portugal was imperializing other places.

Question: Which article(s) from the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights were violated in the country you researched?  Describe how it was violated.

Context: The colonization I researched is Portugal.

Question: Is someone responsible for intervention in the colonization you researched?

Context Link: https://www.facinghistory.org/holocaust-and-human-behavior/understanding-universe-obligation

Question: What have you learned about the forces that shape a nation’s universe of obligation?

How are the Srutis different from the Smritis?

Context Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaR8Y0nbZ6A

Question: What is the symbolism in this piece?

Context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaR8Y0nbZ6A

Question: What is the symbolism of this piece?

Last Response: The activity or art of utilizing an object or a word to represent an abstract idea is known as symbolism. Symbolic connotations can be attached to an action, person, location, term, or item. When authors wish to imply a particular mood or sentiment, they utilize symbolism rather than just saying it outright. < This gives the definition of symbolism but doesn't answer my question.

Why do humans so often divide themselves into “we” and “they”?  What historical examples from Holocaust unit in Facing History and Ourselves help you answer this question? What examples from Portugal help you answer that question?

How could you implement Osborne’s Checklist For Transforming Ideas in an art project on imperialism?