What might you say to your friends to convince them to study history and, more specifically, this time period
(ca. 1350-1789)?
To answer the question, write a 500-750 word essay that finishes ONE of the following prompts:
“You cannot fully understand the present without understanding early modern patterns and developments ….”
[For this section, choose three people, events, developments, and/or documents from the period 1350-1789
and show how they shaped our world today. A good answer will incorporate both description and analysis.]