For your Midterm, you are to write an essay on the Silk Road trade network. Specifically, you are focusing on how the Romans of the Roman Empire and Han Chinese of the Han Dynasty utilized the trade connections throughout Silk Road and how they interacted with one another and other peoples and polities. Your essay must be constructed as an argumentative essay. Namely, you are to present your central position (i.e. thesis) on this question and provide evidence that backs up your arguments.
You are to answer the following question:
Did the Romans of the Roman Empire and Han Chinese of the Han Dynasty truly dominate the Ancient Silk Road system? Why or why not?
Your paper must be organized in a paragraph format. It must contain an introductory paragraph, body paragraphs, and conclusion paragraph. Consult the “Potential Approaches to the Argumentative Essay” and “Tips on Composing a Historical Argumentative Essay” files in the “Important Documents and Information” Module for this structure and possible approaches.
Please also remember to use the third-person (he, she, it) voice and not the first-person voice (I, we) in your writing. Although you’re presenting your own argument, you use the third-person/impersonal voice as a means to present your information in a critical and unbiased manner as you can. Using the first person will generally make your paper come off as an opinion piece and not a critical analysis. Consult the “Notes on Academic Writing and Use of Voice” for insight into this.
Write in your own words. and please attach the plagiarism check. 9780393422979.. Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the World, Volume 1:. ISBN: 9780393422979
