Rise_of_the_West

Paper #3: The Rise of the West

Discuss the rising importance of western Europe in the global system of 1500-1800. What are the causes and symptoms of this rise? What are its effects? Consider the effects it had on at least three different societies.

Use your textbook and the following readings to write an essay analyzing the causes and effects of the rise of European power in the world.

Documents on Japan and the West

Pierre du Jarric. Akbar and the Jesuits (1610)

Jan van Linschoten on Dutch business in the Indian Ocean (1598)

Excerpt from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789)

Bartolome de Las Casas, Very Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies (1542)

You must cite your sources, and list them at the end of your paper as a List of References.

Typed, double-spaced, with citations and a list of references (formatted according to MLA style), approximately 800-1000 words, to be submitted to the Canvas website.

For assistance with MLA formatting, consult the Purdue Owl website.

Briefly, references and citations to the primary sources should adhere to the following guidelines:

According to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.), section 5.6.2.c. ("A Work on the Web Cited with Print Publication Data,") you would include the print publication data, and then in addition to that information, you would record, in the place of the concluding word Print, the following information in order:

1.Title of the database or Web site (italicized).

2.Medium of publication consulted (Web)

3.Date of access (day, month, and year).

So the citation would be (Buddha, point 4).

The reference would be

Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. “Sermon at Benares.” Documents in World History. Ed. Peter N. Stearns, Stephen S. Gosch, and Erwin P. Grieshaber. New York: Longman, 2000. Chris Jackson's History. Web. 18 April 2013.

The above reference, like all your references in the list of works cited, would be double-spaced, with a hanging indent.

Typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides (this is usually the default for most word processing programs), approximately 700-900 words. Note: before sending the assignment, you must rename the file in the following format: LastnameFirstname-papernumber. Example: JacksonChristopher-paper1. If the file is not properly named, it will not be accepted. Please do not “borrow” material from the web without providing proper citations and enclosing direct quotations in quotation marks. Otherwise, it will be considered plagiarism, and the penalties will be severe.