Primary Source History Assignment 400 Words Essay

STEP ONE:

Pick ONE document/image/article from the links below (OR one of the Primary Sources from Chapters 5-8 accessible at the CourseMate page).

• Han Fei-tzu: Legalist Views on Good Government -   http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/world_civ/worldcivreader/world_civ_reader_1/hanfeitzu.html
• Xenophon: The Spartan War Machine (c. 375 BCE) - http://legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/xenophon-spartanwar.asp
• Accounts of Hellenic Games (470 BCE - 175 CE) - http://legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/greekgames.asp
• The Edicts of King Ashoka - http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/ashoka.html
• Roman Law: The Twelve Tables - http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/12tables.html
• Julius Caesar: War Commentaries - http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Caesar.html

STEP TWO:

Respond to the Following Questions:

1. Provide a basic summary of the document, or event, or activity represented in the image. (1 - 3 sentences MAX.)

2. How does this source relate to what we have covered in class? How do you feel about what you are reading? Can you relate in any way to the situation?

3. What does this source tell us about the people who created this source or participated in the events described?

- Your response should be between 400-600 words.
- No outside sources!

- Be careful with the due time. It's on Thursday June16, 18:00 Dallas TX time zone.