Unit 7 Assignment (HIS101)

Due: by 11:59pm EST on Sunday at the end of Unit 7

Using the Empire Comparison Essay Instuctions below and the resource provided in Unit 7, create a thesis statement to reflect the focus of your Empire Comparison Essay. Identify at least five (5) sources that you will use to complete the essay and create a bibliography to include with your thesis statement for this assignment.

Submit a Resource Page of five (5) possible sources that you are going to use on your Research Paper in proper APA format. These sources should be related to the specific empires that you identified in your thesis statement for the Empire Comparison Essay.

The thesis statement and bibliography shall be written in APA format, typed in 12 font Times New Roman and should be submitted as a Microsoft Word Document.

Empire Comparison Essay Instructions: To demonstrate your understanding of world civilizations, your final essay will focus on the analysis of the rise and fall of empires/kingdoms throughout the time period in which we studied. Remember, this is NOT a summary of the events or the empire/kingdom, it is an analysis of the similarities and differences. Also, you will be making one last final connection to today's society. For this assignment, pick an empire/kingdom from each group below and develop an essay addressing each of the following components:

1. Compare and contrast the development/creation of the empires/kingdoms. 2. Compare and contrast the decline/fall of the empires/kingdoms. 3. Explain which of the empires/kingdoms you choose had the greatest influence on our

society today. Make sure to provide examples of how this civilization can be seen in our society today.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Babylonian Empire Tang Dynasty Ottoman Empire

Greek Empire Mongolian Empire Russian Empire

Roman Empire Ghanaian Kingdom British Empire

Egyptian Empire Holy Roman Empire Spanish Empire

Harappa Empire Anglo-Saxon Empire

Shang Dynasty Kingdom of the Franks

Kush Kingdom

Byzantine Empire

Your paper must be 4-5 pages and include a minimum of five (5) sources. All work must be in APA format, including in-text citations and a reference list. If you have any specific questions, contact your instructor.

Unit 7: Empire Comparison Thesis & Sources

HIS 101 – World Civilizations I

Students: Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write. The rubric that will be used for grading this assignment is located on the next page.

Evaluation Rubric for Empire Comparison Thesis & Sources Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient

Proficient Exemplary

Thesis

No thesis or unclear or incomplete and does not demonstrate an understanding of social studies concepts.

0-1 Point

Weak, inadequately developed, and marginally demonstrates an understanding of social studies concepts.

2-3 Points

Clear, well-developed, and demonstrates an understanding of social studies concepts.

4-5 Points

Sources

Provided two (2) or less sources that will be used to support Empire Comparison Thesis.

0-1 Point

Provided three to four (3- 4) sources that will be used to support Empire Comparison Thesis.

2-3 Points

Provided five (5) or more sources that will be used to support Empire Comparison Thesis.

4-5 Points

APA Format of Sources

Sources are NOT formatted in alphabetical order, use a hanging indent, or use the correct style for an article, book, or website reference citation.

0-1 Point

Some sources are formatted in alphabetical order, use a hanging indent, and/or use in the correct style for an article, book, or website reference citation.

2-3 Points

Sources are formatted in alphabetical order, use a hanging indent, and use the correct style for an article, book, or website reference citation.

4-5 Points

Total 15 Points