Analyze the effects of trade on Asia and the Americas before the year 1200 CE. How did access to long-distance routes, or the lack thereof, impact civilizations living there? What were the most salient outcomes on technology as a result during this period?

Topic: Analyze the effects of trade on Asia and the Americas before the year 1200 CE. How did access to long-distance routes, or the lack thereof, impact civilizations living there? What were the most salient outcomes on technology as a result during this period?

To address the prompt effectively, you might consider some of the following aspects: geography, transportation, commerce, social structures, politics, writing, and arts. Please note that your discussion is not solely limited to these points nor does it have to include them all.

The objective of this assignment is to advance an argument supported by the synthesis of relevant materials. A complete response requires the textbook and four additional readings of your choice from the course and/or outside resources. Similar to the Analytical Essay, the same stipulation applies: All information must be digital and either publicly available online or accessible through the National University Library website; therefore, physical books or materials only in print are impermissible. This means that a robust essay will integrate a minimum of five sources referenced in the paper with in-text citations and then listed in the works cited.

Present your essay in 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides. A complete document will be at least 1,000 words of original writing: Quotations, citations, and references will push the total word count higher. Formatting and citations need to follow either The Chicago Manual of Style or APA. You will use footnotes when inserting citations and must provide not only the source, but also the page number when referencing a paginated document. Simply placing the author’s name is not sufficient. Your document will be evaluated using the rubric in the syllabus.

Throughout the drafting process, be precise in your writing and careful to avoid plagiarism. Unless inside quotation marks and followed by a full citation, all ideas and words need to be your own. Do not forget that paraphrased passages must also be properly cited. Concerning academic integrity, you cannot resubmit work from a previous assignment, as this is self-plagiarism. For further guidance in the syllabus, review the sections on plagiarism and paraphrasing as well as the rubric.

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