In your response you should do 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 at least two pieces of specific and relevant evidence.
- Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity or change over time) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
- Demonstrate a complex understanding of a historical development related to the prompt through sophisticated argumentation and/or effective use of evidence.
2. Evaluate the extent to which the Mongol Empire significantly altered the political or economic development of Eurasia from 1200 to 1450.
3. Evaluate the extent to which the causes of the growth of the Silk Roads were similar to the causes of the growth of the Indian Ocean trade networks from 1200 to 1450.
4. Evaluate the extent to which the diffusion of religions, such as Buddhism and Islam, shaped societies in Afro-Eurasia from 1200 to 1450.