Ahistorian uses the comparative method to
look at similarities and differences across cultures
examine how different cultures formed
determine the meaning of an artifact
record relationships between people and the environment

Which side was right? write a paragraph in which you explain which side made a stronger argument and why. remember to use evidence from the lesson and from primary source documents you have read.

Look at the painting the lictors bring to brutus the bodies of his sons by jacques-louis david (1789). the most likely message this painting sends to french citizens is that one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve france. loyalty to one’s country stops short of sacrificing one’s own children. brutality is an integral part of revolution and the reign of terror. no one is immune to death, not even the leaders of the revolution.

Where did john jacob astor establish a fur trading post