Choose one of the following prompts and, in a  5-6 page essay , answer the question in essay format based  on the assigned  textbook  and  primary source readings .  Suggested primary sources to consult are listed below each question. Choose at  least two (2 ) primary sources to include in your essay. Essay 1 is due on  Sun day,  March 26 th by 11:59  pm  to Essay 1 dropbox on e-learn. 1.  Identify  AND  analyze at  least two (2)  new patterns of development  that  are visible in the empire-building projects of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? Primary sources to consult :  Cortes and the Aztecs, Portuguese Views of the Chinese, “Silver, the Devil, a nd the Coca Leaf in the Andes” , Nicolo Machiavelli’s  The Prince  excerpts,  Olaudah Equiano excerpt ,  Declaration of Independence 2 . Asians, Africans, and Native Americans experienced early modern European ex pansion in quite different ways. Analyze, i n what respects were these people active agents in the historical process than simply victims of European actions?  How do they challenge a Eurocentric understanding of the early modern era in light of the growing role of Europeans on the global stage? Primary sources to consult :  Cortes and the Aztecs, Portuguese Views of the Chinese, “Silver, the Devil, a nd the Coca Leaf in the Andes” , Nicolo Machiavelli’s  The Prince  excerpts,  Olaudah Equiano excerpt , Martin Luther’s  95 Theses ,  Declar ation of Independence , Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen 3 . How did European expansion give rise to new ideas about race? How did global expansion complicate European’s understanding of themselves and their place in the world? Primary sources to consult : Portuguese Views of the Chinese, “Silver, the Devil, and the Coca Leaf in the A ndes”, Olaudah Equiano excerpt ,  Nicolo Machiavelli’s  The Prince  excerpts 4. Identify and analyze two or three of the most important motivations behind European expansion? Use evidence from the a ssigned readings to support you r claims. Primary sources to consult : Cortes and the Aztecs, Portuguese Views of the Chinese, “Silver, the Devil, a nd the Coca Leaf in the Andes” , Nicolo Machiavelli’s  The Prince  excerpts,  Olaudah Equiano excerpt , Martin Luther’s  95 Theses , Declaration of Independence, Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen 5 .  Compare AND contrast at least two (2)  revolutions that occurred in the world between 1750 and 1850. What ideas inspired these changes?  To what extent did these impact revolutions influence early modern historical developments? Primary sources to consult :  Declaration of Independence, Haitian revolution documents, Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen ...

1. Choose one of the following prompts and, in a
5-6 page essay
, answer the question in essay format
based
on the assigned
textbook
and
primary source readings
.
Suggested primary sources to consult are listed below each
question. Choose at
least two (2
)
primary sources
to include in your essay.
Essay 1 is due on
Sun
day,
March 26
th
by 11:59
pm
to Essay 1 dropbox on e-learn.
1.
Identify
AND
analyze at
least two
(2)
new patterns of development
that

2. are visible in the empire-building projects of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries?
Primary sources to consult
:
Cortes and the Aztecs, Portuguese Views of the Chinese,
“Silver, the Devil, a
nd the Coca Leaf in the Andes”
, Nicolo Machiavelli’s
The Prince
excerpts,
Olaudah Equiano excerpt
,
Declaration of Independence
2
. Asians, Africans, and Native Americans experienced early
modern European ex
pansion in quite different ways. Analyze, i
n what respects were these people active agents in the historical
process than simply victims of European actions?
How do they challenge a Eurocentric understanding of the early
modern era in light of the growing role of Europeans on the
global stage?
Primary sources to consult
:
Cortes and the Aztecs, Portuguese Views of the Chinese,
“Silver, the Devil, a
nd the Coca Leaf in the Andes”
, Nicolo Machiavelli’s
The Prince
excerpts,
Olaudah Equiano excerpt
, Martin Luther’s
95 Theses
,

3. Declar
ation of Independence
, Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
3
. How did European expansion give rise to new ideas about
race? How did global expansion complicate European’s
understanding of themselves and their place in the world?
Primary sources to consult
: Portuguese Views of the Chinese, “Silver, the Devil, and the
Coca Leaf in the A
ndes”, Olaudah Equiano excerpt
,
Nicolo Machiavelli’s
The Prince
excerpts
4. Identify and analyze two or three of the most important
motivations behind European expansion? Use evidence from the
a
ssigned readings to support you
r claims.
Primary sources to consult
: Cortes and the Aztecs, Portuguese Views of the Chinese,
“Silver, the Devil, a
nd the Coca Leaf in the Andes”
, Nicolo Machiavelli’s
The Prince
excerpts,
Olaudah Equiano excerpt
, Martin Luther’s

4. 95 Theses
, Declaration of Independence, Declaration of the Rights of Man
and Citizen
5
.
Compare AND contrast at least two (2)
revolutions that occurred in the world between 1750 and 1850.
What ideas inspired these changes?
To what extent did these impact revolutions influence early
modern historical developments?
Primary sources to consult
:
Declaration of Independence, Haitian revolution documents,
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen