Grammar test, I got 14 out of 15, can you beat me?

Before I start grading your essays and online film discussions, let's have a little fun and test your grammar. Can any of you beat me? I got 14 out of 15 on this test.

Take the Grammar Test.

To go take the grammar quiz, click here or go to the following URL:

http://en.what-character-are-you.com/d/en/927/0.html


Please come back and share your results in this blog post!

Prof. Holbrook

Religious Studies

hey guys, if you need a second class to fulfill the humanities requirement, consider taking REL2011 with me next semester. I will be teaching it at 10AM, at 3PM and at 4PM.  We have a blast, and you will become a better human being! ~ Dr. J

The Storm That Swept Mexico 1/8

LA TORMENTA QUE AZOTO MEXICO pt1/8

 Published on May 3, 2012
The Storm That Swept Mexico tells the gripping story of the Mexican Revolution of 1910, the first major political and social revolution of the 20th century. The revolution not only changed the course of Mexican history, transforming economic and political power within the nation, but also profoundly impacted the relationships between Mexico, the U.S. and the rest of the world.

The Porfiriato by Dr. Michael Brooks

Published on Dec 31, 2012

A brief lecture on the period of Mexican history known as the Porfiriato.

Weaving the Past: Mexico in the Era of Porfirio Diaz

How Goya Interprets Our Modern Moment

ONPOINT with Tom Ashbrook

https://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/10/14/goya-mfa-order-disorder-war-isis-spain

View Goya slide show: "click here"

Listen to Tom Ashbrook's commentary and podcaste: "click here"

La guerra de la Independencia 1 (El comienzo )

(In Spanish)

Uploaded on Mar 4, 2008

Extracto de la serie "Historia de España" sobre los sucesos previos al levantamiento del 2 de Mayo

Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31

Published on Aug 23, 2012

In which John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly under the control of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had recently created the United States and had taken off Louis XVI's head in France arrived in South America, and a racially diverse group of people who felt more South American than European took over. John covers the soft revolution of Brazil, in which Prince Pedro boldly seized power from his father, but promised to give it back if King João ever returned to Brazil. He also covers the decidedly more violent revolutions in Mexico, Venezuela, and Argentina. Watch the video to see Simón Bolívar's dream of a United South America crushed, even as he manages to liberate a bunch of countries and get two currencies and about a thousand schools and parks named after him.

PBS Egalite for All: Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution (2009)

Watch this documentary and leave comments for extra credit. 10 comments during the semester = one extra credit point 

Unknown hominid species interbred with early humans

Unknown hominid species interbred with early humans 

A new study presented to the Royal Society meeting on ancient DNA in London last week has revealed a dramatic finding – the genome of one of our ancient ancestors, the Denisovans, contains a segment of DNA that seems to have come from another species that is currently unknown to science. The discovery suggests that there was rampant interbreeding between ancient human species in Europe and Asia more than 30,000 years ago. But, far more significant was the finding that they also mated with a mystery species from Asia – one that is neither human nor Neanderthal - See more at: http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/ancient-humans-bred-completely-unknown-species-001059#sthash.cO5LW2Lj.dpuf

This guy got around ... 16 million descendants!

Genghis Khan: prolific lover as well as fighter and the father of a good many of us!

The average person who lived in 1200 AD would have about 800 descendants by now, this guy has 16,000,000. He was discovered through DNA testing but who was he?

European Conquest of the Americas : Week 3

Today's lecture on the European conquest of the Americas ....

3European Conquest of America by Joseph Holbrook

This weeks lecture for LAH2020

Week 3, American and Iberian Empires ...

LATIN AMERICAN GEO QUIZ

MAPS.COM - LATIN AMERICA

(for the Prezi on "FIRST PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS" scroll down to the post below)

You think you know the countries and geography of Latin America? Give a try to this Geo-Quiz and post your results!

Click here.

I have a PhD in Latin American History and an MA in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and I only got 24 out of 26.

Once upon a time, in a far away land ..... (well, maybe not so far away)

The First People's of the Americas

China and the Neolithic Era

China Neolithic Era Banpo and Longshan

Uploaded on Aug 14, 2011

www.kenney-mencher.com

An analysis of the timelines concerning the history and art created during the Neolithic Period in China. Primarily at Banpo and Longshan The entire course ($25) with additional texts
https://www.udemy.com/u/kenneymencher/
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Crash Course in World History

Christianity from Judaism to Constantine: Crash Course World History #11

Published on Apr 5, 2012

In which John Green teaches you the history of Christianity, from the beginnings of Judaism and the development of monotheism, right up to Paul and how Christianity stormed the Roman Empire in just a few hundred years. Along the way, John will cover Abram/Abraham, the Covenant, the Roman Occupation of Judea, and the birth, life, death and legacy of Jesus of Nazareth. No flame wars! Let's keep the commentary civil.

The Mexican Revolution Part 1

The Storm That Swept Mexico Part 1

Uploaded on Aug 26, 2011

http://www.itvs.org/films/storm-that-...

In the history of Mexico, few men have had the conscience and vision of Felipe Angeles, one of the greatest heroes of the revolution of 1910. In this companion video to the public television documentary "The Storm That Swept Mexico," Angeles's role in this turbulent chapter from Mexico's past is depicted.

The Mexican Revolution, the first major political and social revolution of the 20th century, not only changed the course of Mexican history, but also profoundly impacted its relationships with the rest of the world. The Storm That Swept Mexico looks at the complex historical, social, political, economic, and cultural forces that shaped the Revolution, influenced its course, and determined its consequences and legacy.

The Mexican and American War

Published on Dec 18, 2012

A war that every thought would be over quickly, but turned into a long costly war. The Mexican & American War

The History of Slavery in Brazil

Published on Jul 8, 2013

From the BBC Timewatch Series

While the history of slavery in the US is widely known, few people realize that Brazil was the largest participant in the slave trade. Forty percent of all slaves that survived the Atlantic crossing were destined for Brazil, while only four percent were sent to the US. At one time half of the population of Brazil were slaves, and it was the last country to officially abolish slavery in 1888.

This well-researched BBC production charts Brazil's history using original texts, letters, accounts, and decrees. From these original sources, we learn firsthand about the brutality of the slave traders and slave owners, and the hardship of plantation life. With the Portugese colony of Angola acting as a "factor" supplying Africans to Brazil, it was cheaper to replace any slave starved and worked to death than to extend his life by treating him humanely. Few plantation owners sent for their wives to live in this hot climate, so the softening effect of family life was absent among the rough white settlers.

Historians Joao Jose Reis, Cya Teixeira, Marilene Rosa Da Silva, anthropologist Peter Fry, and others recount the effect of centuries of slavery on Brazil today.This is an important documentary for Black history, African history, and Latin American studies.

Iran - People of the Flames Zoroastrians

This post is not for LAH 2020 but for REL 3308. Check out this BBC documentary about Ancient Zorasterianism

Crash course in Latin American Revolutions

Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31

PBS Egalite for All: Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution (2009)

Watch this documentary and leave comments for extra credit. 10 comments during the semester = one extra credit point 

The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26

This is a quick (and somewhat funny) overview of the Seven Years War between the British and the French


 

The Aztecs, Maya, and Incas - History (Documentary)

The Aztecs, Maya, and Incas - History (Youtube Documentary) Watch this documentary (if you want) and comment below. 10 comments overall = 1 percent point of extra credit on the final score

 

Latin American Geoquiz (see how many you can get out of 26)

MAPS.COM - LATIN AMERICA

You think you know the countries and geography of Latin America? Give a try to this Geo-Quiz and post your results!

Click here.

I have a PhD in Latin American History and an MA in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and I only got 24 out of 26.

Religion in Colonial America - Lessons From History Series

Religion in Colonial America - Lessons From History Series #5

Shamanism

(Left: the Shaman Mestigoit, from the film Black Robe). 

Shamans: A distinct class of religious specialist found among Native Americans, Eskimos, and the tribes of south and Southeast Asia. They undergo strenuous initiations by which they gain control over the spirits and are able to use them in healing and in flights to the spirit world. 

I am Mestigoit

Today in 1929 ..... Leon Trotsky

Today in 1929, Leon Trotsky was expelled from the USSR. He lived in Turkey, France, Norway and finally in Mexico where he was killed in 1940 by Ramón Mercader, a Spanish born Soviet agent, in 1940.

Leon Trotsky was born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein in 1879 as the son of a Jewish farmer and grew up speaking Russian and Ukranian. He suffered revolutionary exile form 1896 to 1902. He rose to become the number 2 leader of the Soviet Union under Lenin after the 1917 Revolution but was expelled from the USSR by Stalin and eventually assassinated.

Leon Trotsky

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leon Trotsky Speech in Mexico (1937)