Select a primary source included in the chapter(s) that we read this week. As a reminder, each chapter that you will read contains multiple blue-colored pages with a dark blue heading entitled “Primary Source” (example: Chapter 11, page 412). You will then analyze this primary source by doing three things: ? Discuss the content: What, exactly, is in this primary source? What is it about and what are the specifics? What does it tell us about this time period in history? ? Explore the context: What civilization does this come from and what were some of the major defining characteristics of this civilization? What was the world like at the time this source was created? ? Articulate the significance: What is important about this source? How does it help advance our understanding the civilization it came and history in general?
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