HW #11-3

Answers to the essay questions are to be written in the separate essay booklet.

In developing your answer to Part II, be sure to keep these general definitions in mind:

(a) describe means “to illustrate something in words or tell about it”

(b) discuss means “to make observations about something using facts, reasoning, and

argument; to present in some detail”

Part II

THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION

Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task below, and a conclusion.

Theme: Change

Not all revolutions are political. Nonpolitical revolutions have brought important

intellectual, economic, and/or social changes to societies.

Task:

Identify two nonpolitical revolutions that brought important intellectual,

economic, and/or social changes to societies and for each

• Describe one change brought about by this nonpolitical revolution

• Discuss an impact this nonpolitical revolution had on a specific society or

societies

You may use any nonpolitical revolution that brought important intellectual, economic,

and/or social changes from your study of global history. Some suggestions you might wish to

consider include the Neolithic Revolution (10,000–6,000 B.C.), the Commercial Revolution

(11th–18th centuries), the Scientific Revolution (16th–18th centuries), the Enlightenment

(17th–18th centuries), the Agricultural Revolution (18th–19th centuries), the Industrial

Revolution in Europe (18th–19th centuries), and the Green Revolution (late 20th century).

You are not limited to these suggestions. However, do not choose a political revolution

as one of your two revolutions.

Guidelines:

In your essay, be sure to

• Develop all aspects of the task

• Support the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details

• Use a logical and clear plan of organization, including an introduction and a conclusion

that are beyond a restatement of the theme