World History A Unit 3 Essay
Post date: Jan 09, 2012 5:52:8 PM
In order to get credit for this project you must write an essay on ONE of the following topics:
Topic A:
In many societies throughout the world, the Iron Age (1200 BC to AD 500) brought improved government and a better quality of life. Using knowledge of historical developments you have gained from the lessons in this unit, write a five paragraph essay of 600 or more words illustrating this idea.
Some civilizations to discuss in your essay:
The best way to organize this essay would be to pick three civilizations from the list above to discuss and find good things about these civilizations to list in your body para. For your analysis, ask yourself, "How did this civilization represent an improvement from life in the Bronze Age? What makes this better than what came before it?
Topic B:
During the time of the Mycenaeans and Minoans, Greek Civilization was considered inferior compared to the Bronze Age empires of the Fertile Crescent, but during the Iron Age the Greeks and later the Romans so dominated the Mediterranean region, Europe, and Africa that the focus of world power and economy shifted west. During the Greco-Persian Wars, the city of Athens held off the mighty Persian Empire, and in the third century BC Alexander the Great conquered the entire Fertile Crescent. By AD 300, the Romans had assimilated Alexander's empire and added the continent of Europe, making them the world's most powerful empire at the time. Using knowledge you have gained from the lessons in this unit, write an essay of 600 or more words that identifies the economic, cultural, and political developments that helped Greece and Rome achieve mastery of the Mediterranean World.