Assignment: Project Paper - Comparative Essay
For this assignment, you're going to compare two rulers. Select a group of either two male rulers or two female rulers from different cultures using the following list:
• Ancient Male Rulers: Ramses II, Shihuangdi, Constantine, Ashoka, Pericles, or Charlemagne
• Ancient Female Rulers: Compare Tang Empress Wu Zetian (Chinese Culture) with either the Pharaoh Cleopatra (Egypt Culture) or the Pharaoh Hatshepsut (Egypt Culture)
o Note: Empress Wu Zetian is also known as Empress Wu or as Wu Zhao
Write a 750-1000 word essay where you:
1. Paragraph 1: Establish a clear thesis about your chosen subjects. Include the dates in which each lived and ruled, and add 2-3 sentences on the reason for each choice.
2. Paragraph 2: Compare 2 ways your choices are similar.
1. You may compare their family background, leadership styles, accomplishments, victories, losses, or impact of the culture in which each lived.
3. Paragraph 3: Compare 2 ways your choices are different.
1. You may compare their family background, leadership styles, accomplishments, victories, losses, or impact of the culture in which each lived.
4. Paragraph 4: Compare 2 ways your choices' cultures are different.
1. You may compare their cultural differences in terms of government structure, religion, natural resources, traditions, or goods and services.
5. Paragraph 5: In a concluding paragraph, summarize 2 things you learned about leadership styles or cultures then compared to leadership styles or cultures today.
6. References: Include a reference page that identifies at least 3 references.
1. The class text may be included in the list of 3 or more.
2. In-text citations are required when paraphrasing or quoting another source.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.