Problem: Imagine that you work for an international relief agency, and you are trying to advise the leaders of two of the world's regions as to how they might improve the quality of life for their people by going back to their past. Choose any two non-Western regions (Africa, the Mid-East, Asia, and the non-USA Americas) and compare them against each other, pointing out the keys to success for either one of them or for both of them in specific areas. Your essay should answer the question: "What were the keys to success for non-European societies between 1400 and 1800?