HIS101
– World Civilizations I
Unit
8: Empire Comparison Essay
Final Paper Due: by
11:59pm EST on Sunday at the end of Unit 8
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.
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Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
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Babylonian |
Tang |
Ottoman |
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Greek |
Mongolian |
Russian |
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Roman |
Ghanaian |
British |
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Egyptian |
Holy |
Spanish |
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Harappa |
Anglo-Saxon |
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Shang |
Kingdom |
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Kush |
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Byzantine |
Your
paper must be 4-5 pages and include a minimum of 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.
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 Assignment
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CRITERIA |
Deficient |
Proficient |
Exemplary |
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No thesis or unclear or |
Weak, inadequately |
Clear, well-developed, and |
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incomplete and does not |
developed, |
demonstrates |
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Thesis |
demonstrate |
demonstrates |
understanding |
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understanding |
understanding |
studies |
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studies |
studies |
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0-1 Point |
2-3 Points |
4-5 Points |
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Supporting |
Lacks specific, |
Minimally supported with |
Well supported with a |
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and relevant support OR |
specific, credible, and relevant |
spectrum of specific, credible, |
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Evidence & |
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may |
evidence. Provided minimal |
and |
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Analysis for |
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without |
analysis |
Analysis |
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Development |
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between |
multiple |
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or Creation |
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between |
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of Empires |
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0-6 Points |
7-13 Points |
14-20 Points |
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Supporting |
Lacks specific, credible, |
Minimally supported with |
Well supported with a broad |
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and relevant support OR |
specific, credible, and relevant |
spectrum of specific, credible, |
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Evidence & |
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may |
evidence. |
and |
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Analysis for |
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without |
analysis |
Analysis |
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Decline or |
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between |
multiple |
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Fall of |
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between |
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Empires |
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0-6 Points |
7-13 Points |
14-20 Points |
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Lacks specific, |
Minimally supported with |
Well supported with a |
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Supporting |
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Evidence & |
and relevant support OR |
specific, credible, and |
spectrum of specific, |
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Analysis for |
may include evidence |
evidence. Provided |
and relevant evidence. |
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Empires with |
without analysis |
analysis between empires. |
Analysis shows depth, |
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Greatest |
between empires. |
multiple connections drawn |
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Influence on |
between empires. |
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Our Society |
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Today |
0-6 Points |
7-13 Points |
14-20 Points |
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Clear and |
Errors impede |
Few errors that do not |
Writing and format is clear, |
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professional |
professional |
professional, APA compliant, |
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Professional |
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presentation; guidelines |
and |
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Writing and |
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not |
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Format |
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0-6 Points |
7-13 Points |
14-20 Points |
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Total |
85 |
