Historical Significance
Please write a six sentence paragraph for each of the terms listed below. Each paragraph should contain two sentences of identification and four sentences of historical significance. The historical significance sentences explain why we are studying the term. Scoring for each term: Identification Historical Significance How do you correctly structure an identification and significance paragraph. Below is an example from my world history course. Term: Fertile Crescent In the study of ancient history, the term fertile crescent describes a vast flat plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The region is also called Mesopotamia, a Greek term meaning the land between two rivers. Humans established the first agricultural societies in this region, also known as the cradle of civilization. In this region, with fertile soil created by flooding rivers, humans developed farming methods to increase food production, such as plowing and irrigation. Surplus food allowed for the specialization of work, which led to a need to trade. As people in different specialized jobs exchanged goods and services, and an economic system developed, which enabled urbanization, the forming of governments, and the need for taxation. Textbook I, Chapter 2, Early Globalization of the Atlantic World, 1492-1650 Textbook II, Chapter 4, The Establishment of the English Colonies Before 1642 and Their Development Through the Late Seventeenth Century Week One: Terms Joint Stock Companies and Jamestown, Textbook I, Chapter 2, pages 46-48 Separatist: Puritans and Pilgrims, Textbook I, Chapter 2, pages 48-49 Encomiendas, Textbook I, Chapter 2, pages 52-54 Columbian Exchange, Textbook I, Chapter 2, pages 55-59 John Rolf, Textbook II, Chapter 4, pages 138-139 French Colonization, Textbook I Chapter 2, pages 49-50 Dutch Colonization, Textbook I, Chapter 2, pages 50-51
