In your response, you will be assessed on the following. • Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of
reasoning
Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
• Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of
evidence.
• Use historical reasoning (e. g., comparison, causation, continuity or change) to frame or
structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
• Use evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt.
From 1200-1450 trade routes expanded throughout Afro-Eurasia. Develop an argument that analyzes
the extent to which land and sea-based trade routes in this period were similar.