The aftermaths of the Black Death in the period 1300-1500 from the perspective of one the Gunpowder empires (the Ottoman, the Safavids, the Mughal), the Ming, or Christian West saying something about their political and cultural system.
Use the same following rubric from last essays
Essay 1 rubric: 100 points
GENERAL: (25 points)
Structure: 5 points
-4 paragraphs with at least four sentences, meets length
Follows Prompt: 10 points
Citations: 10 points
-You must cite your sources
CONTENT
-Thesis statement: in which you give your general statement: (5 points)
Note: make sure you read the entire prompt, read it a couple of times if you need to and follow the instructions. Remember this is not a short answer and full sentences are required.
-Introduction (20 points)
Tell us your what you are arguing in your essay. Briefly say why this was an important thing. (In history we call this answering the “so what?”)
– Background: Give background information about the topic, we just want to make sure you understand the broad scope of what you’re talking about.
-Give example that leads into your thesis
-Identify thesis clearly, briefly state the sub-topics of your following three paragraphs.
**Clearly identified thesis, additional to introduction points** (5 points)
Paragraphs: Use the next paragraphs to talk about each one of the aforementioned aspects separately. Each of the next three paragraph is 15 points
