Develop an Argument That Analyzes the Differences in the Ways $\bullet$

question 24

Essay

Develop an argument that analyzes the differences in the ways that governments responded to the challenge of religious and cultural pluralism in eestern Europe and EITHER the Ottoman Empire or the Mughal Empire in the period from 1450 to 1600.
In your response you should do the following:
$\bullet$ Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
$\bullet$ Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
$\bullet$ Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence.
$\bullet$ Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity or change) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
$\bullet$ Use evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt.

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