Describe the political instability and how it can be demonstrated in at least THREE of the following civilizations, (one of them MUST be Ancient Rome),India, Ancient Rome, China(Han Dynasty, Song, etc.), Greece, the Hellenistic Kingdoms, South and Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Americans (Inka and Aztec), the Middle East, and Islamic Empires.
Explain the different ways this issue has impacted the civilizations we have studied. Are its effects similar or different across and between civilizations?
Explain some of the different ways that civilizations have tried to address this issue. What lasting challenges has it caused?
Please make sure that your essay adheres to all of the following:
Min. 1300 words
Double Spaced
Times New Roman Font
12pt Font
Must have at least 6 RELIABLE sources (please see the attached page On Reliable Sources). You may use our textbook as one of the sources.
Must contain a bibliography that adheres to MLA standard citation
Reliable Sources
Scholarly Sources
The following are considered “scholarly” sources – meaning they have been peer-reviewed by experts before publication – and can therefore be considered generally reliable:
Academic journals, papers, or publications
Published books from academic/university presses
These will typically have the phrase “University press” in the name of the publisher (or the name of a well-known institution in the title), such as:
Harvard University Press
MIT Press
Cambridge University Press
Acceptable Popular Sources
The following are considered reliable “popular sources” – that is, they have not been peer-reviewed, but come from institutions generallyconsidered to be reliable:
Published books from well-known publishers.
The Internet Archive, a free non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music https://archive.org
Project Gutenberg, a free library of over 60,000 free eBooks https://gutenberg.org
Well-known and trusted newspapers (sometimes called “papers of record”)
The New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
The Los Angeles Times
The Washington Post
The Times (UK)
The Guardian
Routers
BBC News
Associated Press
Journalistic organizations, longform magazines, and other organizations with robust editorial teams or fact-checking departments
ProPublica
The Atlantic
The New York Times Magazine
The New Yorker
Forbes
Foreign Policy
Vox
Well-known or institutionally respected sites, think-tanks, or policy groups
Rand
Council on Foreign Relations
National Bureau of Economic Research
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Atlantic Council
Reputable encyclopedias
Encyclopedia Britannica
Other print encyclopedias; however, while print encyclopedia are generally considered reliable, they may be out of date, depending on the year of publications
Government Websites
The following are unacceptable sources:
Wikipedia
Blogs or personal websites
While some blogs (especially those run by academics or subject matter experts) can be valuable resources, it is extremely difficult for introductory students to make those determinations. Because of this, avoid using blogs in your research. You can usually identify a blog by identifying the following phrases in the URL:
WordPress
Weebly
Wix
Tumblr
Relatively unknown or state-owned newspapers
RT (Russia Today)
China Daily
A good exercise to determine if a newspaper falls into this category is to ask yourself if you have ever heard of the paper before; if you have not, there is a strong possibility that it is unreliable for research purposes.
Many unreliable papers will also attempt to use a word or phrase associated with a respected paper of record in the title, for example: adding the words “Times,” “Post,” or “Journal”
Websites without an author or any institutional affiliation
worldtravel.com
historyfacts.com
Question-and-Answer websites
Quora
Yahoo Answers
Review, aggregate, or study websites
Study.com
Quizlet
Sources designed primarily for entertainment, rather than information
History.com
YouTube videos
Sources designed primarily for use in a high school setting
Crash Course
Khan Academy
NewselaScholarly Sources
