History of people and culture

History of people and culture

You are a close friend of H.G. Wells. As you know in 1895 he will publish a book entitled Time Machine. He indeed built a time machine and his book is the story of the places in the future he visited to include the people and their cultures. By the way, the historical significance of that book is that the book launches the science fiction genre in general and time travel fascination in particular. At Christmas Eve dinner, in 1894, Wells shares copies of his manuscript with all those in attendance —including you. At the end of the evening, you linger and soon discover that you are the last guest. At which point you honk Wells over the head, run into his laboratory, jump into his time machine and zip back to your favorite period in world history to any of the regions covered in this class. Upon your return you find Wells, now fully conscious and rather upset at what you’ve done. However, as an academic Wells forgives you when you hand over a paper you’ve written that explains: 1) Why you selected the region and time period you visited; 2) A description of what you witnessed such as their politics, religion, and culture ; and 3) An explanation as to why you would or would not want to permanently live in that region and time