Assignment details: Write an essay on a topic we have studied that interests you. Make an argument with a strong thesis. Provide outside evidence to support your claim.
MLA style, Times New Roman, 12-point, double-spaced.
If you use outside sources, then you MUST include a Works Cited page and in-text citations. If you use outside sources and do not properly cite them, then it can be considered plagiarism. Do NOT use AI-generation tools for this assignment.
5-7 pages including analysis and Works Cited.
Choose one of the topics from this weeks I took from the class syllabus and write about it.
WEEK 1: Course Intro/16th century
May 13: Syllabus/Introductions/Lecture: Civ 1 recap
May 15: Lecture: The Renaissance & the Protestant Reformation
WEEK 2: 17th century
May 20: Lecture: The Age of Exploration & Religious Wars
May 22: Lecture: Absolutism & the Scientific Revolution
WEEK 3: The 18th century
May 29: Lecture: The Enlightenment & The French Revolution
WEEK 4: Early-to-mid 19th century
June 3: Lecture: Napoleon & The Congress of Vienna
June 5: MIDTERM/Lecture: The Industrial Revolution
WEEK 5: Mid-to-late 19th century
June 10: Lecture: Nation-States and Mid-19thcentury thought
June 12: Lecture: Imperialism & Modernity
WEEK 6: Early-to-mid 20th century
June 17: Lecture: WWI & Totalitarian Systems
WEEK 7: Mid-to-late 20th century
June 24: Lecture: World War II
June 26: Lecture: The Cold War
WEEK 8: The 21st century
July 1: Lecture: The 21st century