World Empires, Belief Systems, and Gender Roles from the Bronze Age to 1500 CE

World Empires, Belief Systems, and Gender Roles from the Bronze Age to 1500 CE

For this paper you will select one of the following three topics; World Empires, Belief Systems, and Gender Roles from the Bronze Age to 1500 CE. You must use at least four scholarly sources. You must also use one primary source that does not come from the weekly Required Reading lists, but may come from the weekly Recommended Reading lists. You are encouraged to also search for scholarly articles using databases such as JSTOR and ebsco, accessible University Library, being sure to choose “peer reviewed” and “full-text” as part of your search parameters. Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:

1. Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style
2. Must include a title page with the following:
a. Title of paper
b. Student’s name
c. Course name and number
d. Instructor’s name
e. Date submitted
3. Must include the following Content Criteria
a. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct and developed thesis statement
b. Topic examples are relevant, well-developed, and accurate.
c. Topic examples are sufficient in number and variety.
d. Must address the topic of the paper with critical analysis and original thought.
e. Show evidence of Final Paper Preparation Assignment feedback being applied.
4. Must exhibit the following Writing Skills
a. Written Communication: Control of syntax and mechanics.
b. Syntax and Mechanics
5. Must include the following Style Criteria
a. Must be written using APA Formatting.
b. Must be six to eight pages in length.
c. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style.
Topic One: World Empires Support
Identify the central features of empire-formation present in the political systems you are considering. You do not need to identify all features that can be compared or contrasted in order to give your work coherence.
Consider the geographic, political, religious, social, economic, or social setting in which each empire developed.
Consider the following specific efforts to define, expand, or defend an empire:
How did the warring city-states of Mesopotamia merge into the world’s first military dictatorship under Sargon of Akkad?

How did Minoan Crete develop its vast sea-based empire (thalassocracy)?
What event undermined its influence and paved the way for the Mycenaean rise?
What role did geography play in the formation and consolidation of Pharaonic Egypt? Explain the conditions for the rapid growth of the Mauryan Empire (ca. 323-185 BCE), and consider its significance for world history.
How and why did Athens, the world’s first democracy, develop into an empire?
How and when did the Roman republic become an empire?
How and when did the Roman Empire fall?
How did Qin unify China? What did he do to keep it unified?
Explain the rise of Islam and its establishment in the Levant, North Africa, and Mesopotamia.
Analyze the fall of the Umayyad Dynasty and the transfer to Baghdad of the Caliphate under the Abbasids. What were the cultural implications of this move?