Topic 1.3 Essay

Directions: You will have 35–40 minutes to plan and write your essay. Use specific historical evidence to support your argument.

Prompt:
Evaluate the extent to which belief systems and methods of governance shaped the development of states in South and Southeast Asia from 1200 to 1450.

In your response, be sure to:

• Develop a clear, historically defensible thesis that responds to the prompt.
• Use specific examples of evidence from both belief systems (Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam) and governance (Delhi Sultanate, Chola, Khmer, Majapahit).
• Explain how and why these systems reflected continuity and change over time.
• Demonstrate understanding of comparisons between South and Southeast Asia.

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