part 3—extended essay · the throne of constantinople was erected in the east; while the west ......
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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)
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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
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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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