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PART3—EXTENDEDESSAY

Anenduringissueisanissuethatexistsacrosstime.Itisonethatmanysocietieshaveattemptedto

addresswithvaryingdegreesofsuccess.

Inyouressay:

• Identifyanddefineanenduringissueraisedbythissetofdocuments.• UsingyourknowledgeofSocialStudiesandevidencefromthedocuments,arguewhythe

issueyouselectedissignificantandhowithasenduredacrosstime.

Besureto:

• Identifytheissuebasedonahistoricallyaccurateinterpretationofthreedocuments.• Definetheissueusingevidencefromatleastthreedocuments• Arguethatthisisasignificantissuethathasenduredbyshowing:

o Howtheissuehasaffectedpeopleorbeenaffectedbypeople

o Howtheissuehascontinued to be an issue or changed over time• Include outside information from your knowledge of social studies and evidence from

the documents.

Document1

Document2

“…WhilePhilip[Alexander’sfather]wentonhisexpeditionagainsttheByzantines,heleft

Alexander,thensixteenyearsold,[incharge]inMacedonia…nottositidle,[he]reducedthe

rebellious…,droveoutthebarbarousinhabitants,andplant[ed]acolonyofseveralnations…,

[He]calledtheplaceafterhisownname,Alexandropolis.

…WhenhecametoThebes,…thecity…wassackedandrazed.Alexander’shopebeingthat

sosevereanexamplemightterrifytherestb.ofGreeceintoobedience,…thirtythousand,

werepubliclysoldforslaves;anditiscomputedthatupwardsofsixthousandwereputto

thesword.

Alexander,byfoundingmorethanseventycitiesamongthebarbariantribes,…suppressed

theirsavageanduncivilizedcustoms…ThosewhomAlexanderconqueredweremore

fortunatethanthosewhoescaped…[Hedesiredtogive]allracesintheworld…oneruleand

oneformofgovernment,makingallmankindasinglepeople.”

Source:Plutarch,Historian(AncientGreece).Excerptfromhiswritings,90CE(TranslatedbyJohnDryden)

Document3

ThedecayofRomehasbeenfrequentlyascribed(credited)tothetranslationoftheseatofempire;butthishistoryhasalreadyshownthatthepowersofgovernmentweredivided

ratherthanremoved.ThethroneofConstantinoplewaserectedintheEast;whiletheWest

wasstillpossessedbyaseriesofemperorswhoheldtheirresidenceinItalyandclaimed

theirequalinheritanceofthelegionsandprovinces.

Extremedistress,whichunitesthevirtueofafreepeople,embittersthefactionsofa

decliningmonarchy.ThehostilefavouritesofArcadius(EasternRomanEmperor)andHonorius(WesternRomanEmperor)betrayedtherepublictoitscommonenemies;andtheByzantinecourtbeheldwithindifference,perhapswithpleasure,thedisgraceofRome,the

misfortunesofItaly,andthelossoftheWest.

Underthesucceedingreigns,theallianceofthetwoempireswasrestored;buttheaidofthe

Oriental(Eastern)Romanswastardy,doubtful,andineffectual;andthenationalschismoftheGreeksandLatinswasenlargedbytheperpetualdifferenceoflanguageandmanners,of

interest,andevenofreligion.Yetthesalutaryeventapprovedinsomemeasurethe

judgmentofConstantine.Duringalongperiodofdecay,hisimpregnablecityrepelledthe

victoriousarmiesofBarbarians,protectedthewealthofAsia,andcommanded,bothinpeace

andwar,theimportantstraitswhichconnecttheEuxineandMediterraneanseas.The

foundationofConstantinoplemoreessentiallycontributedtothepreservationoftheEast

thantotheruinoftheWest.

Source:EdwardGibbons,TheDeclineandFalloftheRomanEmpire

Document4

ThefollowingareexcerptsfromthePillarsofAshoka

Document5

UndertheUmayyads,theMuslimrealmhadgrownquiteprosperous…UndertheAbbasids,

theeconomyvirtuallyexplodedwithvigor.AndliketheUmayyads,theAbbasidswere

secularrulerswhousedspies,policepower,andprofessionalarmiestomaintaintheirgrip…

YettheAbbasidsalsomaximizedeverythingthatwasgoodaboutUmayyadrule.The

Umayyadshadpresidedoverafloweringofprosperity,art,thought,culture,andcivilization.

AllthissplendoranddynamismacceleratedtoacrescendoduringtheAbbasiddynasty,

makingthefirsttwocenturiesorsooftheirruletheonethatWesternhistory(andmany

contemporaryMuslims)rememberastheGoldenAgeofIslam…

Baghdadmightwellhavebeentheworld’sbusiestcityaswellasitsbiggest.Twogreatrivers

openingontotheIndianOceangaveittremendousportfacilities,plusitwaseasilyaccessible

tolandtrafficfromeveryside,soshipsandcaravansflowedinandouteveryday,brining

goodsandtradersfromeverypartoftheknownworld–China,India,Africa,Spain…

Source:Ansary,Tamim;DestinyDisrupted:AHistoryoftheWorldThroughIslamicEyes,pg.86-88

StepsforChoosinganEnduringIssuefortheEnduringIssuesEssay:

Step1.Drawathreecolumncharteitherunderthedocumentoronthebackofit.Labeltheleft-sideofchart,“MI,”forMainIdea,andthecenterofthechart,“E.I,”meaningpossibleenduringissue,

andtheright-sideofthechart,“OI”foroutsideinformation.

Step2.Readandannotateyourdocument.

Step3.Writea1-2sentencesummarythatexpressestheMAINIDEAofthedocumentaontheLEFTHANDSIDEoftheT-chart.

Step4.WritePOSSIBLEENDURINGISSUESpresentinthedocumentintheCENTERofthechart.WriteoutanyPROBLEMSorCHALLENGESfacedbythepeopleandsocietiesmentionedinthedocument.

Step5.WriteOUTSIDEINFORMATIONaboutthecontextoreffectsoftheevents/ideaspresentinthedocumentontheRIGHTHANDSIDEofthechart.

Step6.RepeatSteps2-5foreachdocument.

Construct Arguments

Construct an Enduring Issues Argument Using the documents and activities above, complete the tasks below to construct an enduring issues argument.

Enduring Issues Bank These nine issues commonly come up in Global History, but they are just a starting point. Choose an issue based on the documents presented, not on this list. When identifying an enduring issue be as specific as possible and try to identify causes and/or effects.

Conflict Desire for Power Inequity Need for and Impact

of Innovation Impact of

Interconnectedness

Impact of Ideas and

Beliefs Environmental

Impact Scarcity Population Growth

Task 1 Identify at least three issues related to the document(s) identified above. You are not limited to the issues in the bank.

1. An Issue is a challenge of a problem.

2.

3.

Task 2 From the list of issues you identified, choose one that is an enduring issue evident in at least three documents.

An enduring issue is an issue that

● exists over time (endures) , even in the present

● has had a significant impact on people or been impacted by people throughout history

Task 3 Make a claim that argues why the enduring issue you chose is significant.

Examples of claims that argue an enduring issue is significant because...

it AFFECTS A LOT OF PEOPLE its EFFECTS are LONG LASTING it AFFECTS A LOT OF PEOPLE and its

EFFECTS are LONG LASTING

Conflict is a significant enduring issue because major conflicts like wars affect millions of people.

Conflict is a significant enduring issue because its effects are felt generations later.

Conflict is a significant enduring issue because major conflicts like wars affect the millions of people involved in them and later generations.

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Task 4 To support your claim, Identify at least three examples from your study of Global History and your observations of the world that show the issue you identified in your claim

● exists over time (endures) , even in the present by choosing examples from multiple time periods ● has had a significant impact on people or been impacted by people throughout history

Example Identify the event, what happened, where it happened, when it happened, and who was

involved.

Time Period (ie- 1492, ancient history, classical era, early modern period,

during the Renaissance, after WWII, modern era)

Example: In 1947, after the British government gave up their power in India, the land was

divided between India and Pakistan, but the separation led to violence. To this day there have

been conflicts between the two nations.

Modern day, 1947-present

1.

2.

3.

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