Describe the three specific empires

Introduction: Submit your introduction to your final historical analysis paper. It should include the following:

A. Introduce your topic related to why humans created societies, states, and empires in the premodern world. In your first journal assignment, you provided a rough idea of your topic, which addressed the statement: “Humans created societies, states, and empires from the late Neolithic period to 1500 CE in order to…” In your introduction, briefly describe your topic and provide reasons for this choice.

B. Create a thesis statement that sets up the argument you will try to prove in your essay. Your argument should provide an answer to the question of why humans created societies, states, and empires. Some possible answers include: to maintain a common defense, to allow for the growth of individuals, to guarantee admission to heaven, and so on. Your thesis statement should be formulated after rereading the primary and secondary sources that you selected from the vetted links in the Research Guide document. You should rely on these sources to support your argument in the Research and Analysis section of your final paper. Your thesis statement can be one or two sentences long.

C. Describe the three specific empires, states, or societies that you will analyze in your paper. Identify the three states or empires you selected from the following world regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, or the Americas. Briefly describe them and the reasons you choose them.

II. Bibliography: Your bibliography for Milestone One must contain at least three scholarly resources [two primary and one secondary from the collections listed in the Shapiro Library’s Research Guide for HIS 117 (http://libguides.snhu.edu/worldcivilizations)] that you will use to support your thesis statement. Make sure each resource is formatted correctly using Turabian style. For information on Turabian style, review the following resources: Shapiro Library and OWL.