Part 3 Essay Question (40%): Your essay should have an introduction with a clear and specific thesis, a body with evidence, and a conclusion that reinforces your central argument. Select the option you feel the most comfortable with and answer it to the best of your ability. You may find it helpful to write out a brief outline of the essay before you begin writing.Choose ONE (1):Why is the Tang Dynasty considered one of the high points of Chinese history?  Describe Tang culture, values, and art in detail.  What prominent city developed as one of the most important, largest, and cosmopolitan cities in the world during Tang times?  Describe the urban culture of this city and how urban planning contributed to its growth and development.What were the major values of the Byzantine Empire; what did the empire accomplish in terms of knowledge, science, medicine, and law?  What helps to explain the empire’s longevity – lasting 1,000 years longer than the Western Roman Empire?  What allowed the empire to withstand numerous invasions and assaults?  Who were the Byzantines’ fiercest foes?Analyze the Trans-Saharan Trade. When did it develop and during what time did this economic trade route flourish? Who came to control the trade across the Sahara? What three main goods made up the bulk of this trade? What societies flourished because of this trade network? How did the Trans-Saharan Trade facilitate the growth of cities in West Africa? List and describe some of those cities.

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One of the key innovations that powered the Medieval Chinese Economic Revolution from 800-1100 occurred during the time of the Song Dynasty. This innovation was [BLANK-1]. Song rulers adopted this from a practice in Chinese deposit shops.

Convened by Constantine in 325, [BLANK-1] was a reaction against Arianism, a form of Christianity that promoted the idea that Jesus was created by the will of God the Father and was thus not co-eternal with him or divine. This ecumenical assembly decided in a close vote that Jesus was divine and co-eternal with God the Father. Arianism was declared heretical and the group split from the church.

Part 3 Essay Question (40%): Your essay should have an introduction with a clear and specific thesis, a body with evidence, and a conclusion that reinforces your central argument. Select the option you feel the most comfortable with and answer it to the best of your ability. You may find it helpful to write out a brief outline of the essay before you begin writing.Choose ONE (1):Compare and contrast the civilizations of Ancient Mesopotamia.  How did Mesopotamian leaders legitimize their authority and effectively manage their empires?  In what ways did these civilizations expand their territories and incorporate new people into their area of rule?Despite the absence of sustained political unity, what allowed for some level of cohesiveness among Indian society?  What cultural elements loosely unified the subcontinent?  What role did the environment play in terms of allowing Indian cultures to flourish?How do Homer’s epic poems illuminate significant cultural values of the Ancient Greeks? What were the three most important Greek cultural values? Describe some key figures from the Iliad – how do these figures reflect Greek values as well as tragic flaws? What lessons would these figures have taught an audience of Ancient Greeks that may have heard this poem?

During the Abbasid Caliphate, the Muslim world underwent a cultural flowering. Perhaps the best-known cultural artifact of the era is a collection of folktales called [BLANK-1]. Attributed to the young bride Scheherazade, tales include Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and Aladdin and His Lamp. While the stories are fictional and embellished folklore, this became the main way in which Europeans came to imagine Islamic lands over the course of centuries.

(02.01 MC)The question below refers to the following image.© The Granger Collection / Universal Images Group /ImageQuest 2024How does the pamphlet reflect a similar motivation for settlement in Virginia as settlers in New Spain?

The Roman Republic never truly recovered from the dictatorship of a Roman general known as [BLANK-1]. Dictator was an official Roman position, and it was not unusual for a man to be granted the title of dictator during a crisis; however, the position only lasted for six months, after which the dictator had to relinquish power. Around 81 B.C.E., this man became dictator but refused to give up power once his term had ended, ruling another nine years. This breach of Roman political etiquette essentially shattered the constitution of the Roman Republic, ushering in decades of civil war.

Author of Antigone and Oedipus Rex, [BLANK-1] was the most important Greek tragedian.