Requirements:

• Your essay must be at least 300 words. This excludes name, titles, citations, etc. It only counts for the body of your essay.
• You must use at least 3 of the “Who, What, Where” (key terms) that are found in your textbook (in the review section). You can choose any three terms you like. Your terms should be bolded. You should demonstrate that you understand the significance of the term. There should be different terms in each essay.
• You must cite at least one relevant primary source in each essay.
• You may use your notes, textbook, PowerPoints, and any other material from class. You may NOT use any other sources including the internet.
• You must cite from where in the textbook or notes that you found your information; in other words, page numbers from the textbook or dates of your notes, etc.
• Try not to use informal language, for example, contractions.
• You must write in paragraphs. In case you are not sure, a paragraph is a sentence or a group of sentences that support a main idea that is often found in a topic sentence. Typically, a paragraph is 3-5 sentences long.

Essay:

• Who had more influence on his respective society, a Roman emperor or a Christian pope? You must discuss why one leader is more influential and why the other isn’t.
• Discuss the end of the Roman Empire. What brought it to an end? Was the end of the Roman Empire more of a collapse or a transition?

PS: Only choose one topic to discuss. (either a or b)

The textbook: Cultures of the West: A History, Vol 1: to 1750. Clifford R. Backman. 2nd edition. ISBN 9780190240462