Discuss how climate and disease have shaped Western Civilization throughout our course through examples from at least four different weeks’ readings. Provide one slide explaining which you think had the biggest impact and why and another slide explaining whether you think the same is true today.

West European Studies by Geoffrey

Choose one of the following prompts and create a PowerPoint Presentation to address the requirements. Your PowerPoint must have a title slide with a title for the presentation and your name. You must have at least six content slides, a slide with citations for the images you include, and a slide with citations for your source material / documents. You will have, therefore, a minimum of nine slides. You must provide appropriate MLA, APA, or Chicago style citations for your sources. If you need help with any of the citation styles, there are guides within the APUS Online Library.

1. Themes. Choose one of the following themes and offer an example of it from at least four different weeks’ readings. Provide one slide explaining how the theme changed over time and another explaining how it stayed the same. (Example slide layout: title, example 1, example 2, example 3, example 4, how it changed, how it stayed the same, image bibliography, source bibliography = 9 slides) Greed Military technology Education Reasons for war / conquest Philosophy (not religion) Science

2. Climate and Disease. Discuss how climate and disease have shaped Western Civilization throughout our course through examples from at least four different weeks’ readings. Provide one slide explaining which you think had the biggest impact and why and another slide explaining whether you think the same is true today. (Example slide layout: title, climate or disease

1, climate or disease

2, climate or disease

3, climate or disease

4, which had the biggest impact and why, which is most impactful today, image bibliography, source bibliography = 9 slides)

3. Yearbook Superlatives. Choose at least six of the superlatives listed below and offer your nominee and reasoning. You must choose examples from at least four different weeks’ readings. (Example slide layout: title, superlative

1, superlative

2, superlative

3, superlative

4, superlative

5, superlative

6, image bibliography, source bibliography = 9 slides) Best All-Around Life of the Party Most Unforgettable Beauty and Brains Best Clique (group of people) Biggest Drama Queen (or King) Most Upbeat Attitude