Write From the Past
WORLD HISTORY PROJECTORIGINS/ LESSON 5.4CLOSERWRITE FROM THE PASTUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Write from the Past,” OER Project, www.oerproject.com/PurposeTake the perspective of different characters living inpost-empire Europe and China. Consider what theymight have said as they looked for new sources of leadership, order, and stability to better understand how societies restructured and what mattered most to the people living through collapse.Process1.You’ll writeone quote (one or two sentences) from three different perspectives. For Character C, choose from one of the following: •A Chinese farmer•A European monk•A Chinese bureaucrat•A European merchant2.For each character, consider:•Whomdo they look to for leadership now?•What changed after the empire collapsed?•How do they feel about the changes?CharacterC: ___________________CharacterA: A European villager after the fall of RomeCharacterB: A Chinese scholar after the fall of the Han Dynasty