Making Claims: Expanding Networks
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1200/ LESSON 2.5ACTIVITYMAKING CLAIMS: EXPANDING NETWORKSUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Making Claims: Expanding Networks”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposePractice making and defending claimsin this activity. Not only will this give you a chance to review what youjust read and watched, it will help you practice claim writing, a key building block in historical writing.Process1.For each claim below, find evidence from “Archipelago of Trade,” “Indian Ocean Routes,” or the video Guilds, Wool, and Trade: Medieval England in a Global Economythat supports the claim. Be sure to include the citation (where did this from?) for each piece of evidence.Claim 1:Trade networks during c. 1200–1450 were vast and interconnected, linking distant regions across Afro-Eurasia.EvidenceCitation EvidenceCitation
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1200/ LESSON 2.5 ACTIVITY MAKING CLAIMS: EXPANDING NETWORKS2Claim 2:Trade led to the exchange of not only goods but also ideas, technologies, and cultures across regions.EvidenceCitation EvidenceCitation2.Now, it’s your turn to make a claim! Craft a claim about the expansion of trade networks in Afro-Eurasia, andthen support it with evidence.Again, be sure to include the citation (where did this come from?) for each piece of evidence.Claim 3: EvidenceCitation EvidenceCitation