Assignment 1: Project Paper – Comparative Essay
Due Week 4 and worth 190 points
Write a 750-1,000 word essay which adequately address the topic and requirements stated below.
Step 1: Select a topic from the list below and include this topic on your title page.

Ancient Male Rulers: Selectany two (2) of these rulers: Ramses II, Shihuangdi, Constantine,Ashoka, Pericles, or Charlemagne. Select rulers from different cultures.
Ancient Female Rulers: Comparethe Tang Empress Wu Zetian (also known as Empress Wu or as Wu Zhao;ruled China around 690-705 AD) with either the Pharaoh Cleopatra (ruledEgypt around 51-31 BC) or the Pharaoh Hatshepsut (ruled Egypt around1478-1458 BC).

Step 2: In your first paragraph, establish a clear thesis about your chosen subjects that addresses:

Who or what you are comparing
The dates covered for each
3-4 sentences on the reason for your choice

Step 3: Using reasonable and scholarly resources:

Compare 2 ways your choices are similar
Compare 2 ways your choices are different

Step 4: Consideryour findings on the similarities and differences mentioned earlier andwhat it might suggest about differences between the subjects’ cultures.Using reasonable and scholarly resources:

Compare 3 ways your choices’ cultures are different

Step 5: Using reasonable and scholarly resources:

Suggest a modern day example of your first choice, and provide a rationale for your suggestion
Suggest a modern day example of your second choice, and provide a rationale for your suggestion
For Male rulers”¦.Which President of f U.S, whichGovernor, Senator, Mayor reminds you of each person you havechosen”¦ your dad or granddad, uncle, brother, etc
For Female Rulers”¦.Which First lady, Lady Governor, Lady Senator, Lady Mayor reminds you of your choices.. Grandmother, Mother, Aunt, etc

Step 6: In a concluding paragraph, summarize 2 things you learned that in some way ties together with your original thesis.
Step 7: Include a reference area that identifies at least 3 references. The class text may be included in the list of 3 or more. In-text citations are required when paraphrasing or quoting another source. (i.e., STEPS 3, 4, and 5 above)