Discuss. A historian once said that between 1000-1500 C.E., Asia was the world. What do you think he meant by that? Draw on examples from at least three regions.

Assignment Question

Construct your argument in response to the prompt using specifics from lectures, films and readings to support your contention. The terms listed in part three are some useful suggestions for specific examples you can use, but you can also bring in terms that aren’t on the list as long as they are relevant. Essays are graded on content, not length, but essays should be long enough to answer the question prompt and provide supporting information to illustrate your contentions.

These questions may be approached in very different ways and there is no SINGLE way to frame your answers. 1. A historian once said that between 1000-1500 C.E., Asia was the world. What do you think he meant by that? Draw on examples from at least three regions: China, and the South Asian trade world, Central Asia, or Korea and Japan. Contrast these places with other parts of the world as necessary.