08 Aug Why did the Europeans explore the world from the late 1400s and what did their arrival offshore mean for the leaders of Africa and China?
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Note: Please refer to the important people, places and things from the review sheet in the essay.
Not all of them, of course. Choose some of them that help illustrate your points.
Part I: (50% – 2.5 pages – double-spaced – 12 pt. font)
I could not decide! Please choose one of these questions to answer. Make sure your answer has an
introduction (with a thesis at the end), body paragraphs that provide proof for your thesis, and a
concluding paragraph. Your style and the organization of your ideas are important, here.
1) Why did the Europeans explore the world from the late 1400s and what did their arrival offshore
mean for the leaders of Africa and China?
2) How unusual was the European effort to construct a “new morality” from the 1500s when compared
to life in Mughal India and Qing China at the same time?
Part II: (50%- 2.5 pages – double-spaced – 12 pt. font)
Please answer this question. Make sure your answer has an introduction (with a thesis at the end),
body paragraphs that provide proof for your thesis, and a concluding paragraph. Your style and the
organization of your ideas are important, here.
1) Why did the Enlightenment come to western Europe in the 1700s and what did that mean for the
future of that region’s monarchies?
you may find the documentary’s here:
1-K. Clark’s Civilization – Episode 4: Man is the Measure of All Things / (Mins. 00:00-10:21) Civilisation episode 4 – Man – The Measure of all Things — HDclump
2- K. Clark’s Civilization – Episode 6: Protest and Communication (1970) (Mins. 25:18-38:17) BBC Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation 06 Protest and Communication – YouTube
The readings are attached below in pdf. form:
