Thursday, February 09, 2006

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History 1040: Paper #1: Due 2/15/06: 2-3 pages

Please answer one of the following. Remember that a good argument uses evidence and requires organization and clarity. Please proof read. An excessive number of errors in grammar and syntax will count against you.


1. What do Jahangir’s Memoirs (A/O, 52-56) tell us about how the Mughal Empire managed to rule successfully such a diverse place as India in the 1500s and early 1600s?
2. What reasons for colonization does Richard Hakluyt offer to Elizabeth I? Which did he stress most, and why?
3. Using the painting of Versailles (Bulliet, 381), please discuss how Louis XIV used architecture to demonstrate and defend his power.

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