Let’s take a few prompts concerning the Americas, and see if we can write a solid introductory paragraph. Choose one of the following prompts and complete the elements of an intro paragraph below:

1. “Evaluate the extent to which state systems in the Americas were similar in their attempts to expand and maintain power in the period ca. 1200-1450.”

2. “Evaluate the factors responsible for the rise of state systems in the Americas in the period ca. 1200-1450.”

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Historically defensible thesis statement:

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when we think of a­ncient paga­n kings, the ideas of justice and fairness probably aren't the first things to come to mind. we moderns may be more likely to imagine fickle, power-hungry despots who were ready to put someone to death on a whim. but king hammurabi, who ruled a prosperous and thriving babyloniaalmost four millennia ago, doesn't quite fit that mold. he claimed to have protect the weak from oppression, and scholars believe he fostered an atmosphere of justice and righteousness for his people.

this belief is based on an object that was discovered only a century ago. it has already earned a place alongside the rosetta stone as one of the most important artifacts of the ancient world. this stela (stone pillar) bears the inscription of the code of hammurabi, and it has shed light on the laws, culture and life in babylonia.

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