Write a 4 page (1000 words minimum) history paper, using only primary sources (minimum 2)
from the course reader, or other relevant primary sources.
You will derive your thesis based on what your chosen primary sources tell you together.
Basically, your primary sources are the evidence, and you will base your thesis (argument) on
what you concluded, based on your thorough reading and analysis of the sources.
*You can also create a thesis based on your analysis of a compare contrast of two or more
primary sources.
Suggested subtopics:
What does the history of _[TOPIC FROM LIST BELOW] suggest about one (or two in a
compare contrast) of the Western Civilizations we study for this course?
• God
• Technology
• Democracy/politics
• War
• Women
• Trade
• Empires
• Rich and Poor
