SKILLS 1200-1450 CE Long Essay Question

In your response you should do the following: Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning. Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt. Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence. Use historical reasoning (e.g. comparison, continuity and change over time, causation) to frame or structure an argument that responds to the prompt. Uses evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt.

2. In the period 600 B.C.E. to 600 C.E., the rise of large-scale empires led to increasing regional and transregional trade. Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which the rise of one or more empires contributed to an increase in trade in this time period.

3. In the period 600 to 1450 C.E., trade networks expanded and economic productive capacity increased. Technological innovations and transfers often contributed to this process. Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which technological innovations or transfers led to increased economic growth in this period.