Instruction
How did the French Revolution and the new power alignment of Europe affect the idea of civilization in the early nineteenth century? Who and from where were Europeans’ most important points of reference to define themselves as civilized?
HINT: freedom, reason, Enlightenment, secularism.
Answer the essay question in the first sentence of your introduction. Make your thesis statement in bold.
Use two examples or evidence to explain your thesis. These examples may be documents or visual material included in your textbook.
Write at least 600 words and not more than 750 if this is your second paper. Structure well your paper: Introduction, 2 paragraphs that refer to your two examples/sources, and a conclusion.
Please only use this textbook: The making of the West: People and Culture, Volume 2
Lynn Hunt, Thomas R. Martin, Barbara H. Rosenwein, Bonnie G. Smith
Bedford/St. Martin's, 5th Edition, 2015
ISBN-10: 1457681536
ISBN-13: 9781319021542