Assignment task: Write a 250-300 word response to the questions below based on your reading of ONE of the sources in the Europe and China in 1750 Document Set. Use the OER and the sources provided (no outside sources unless they are approved in advance by the instructor).
Who wrote the document? What do we know about him and his place (social, economic, political, etc) in his society? What form does the document take (i.e. what kind of document is it)? What is its intended audience?
When and where did he write it? What is the context of the document?
Why did he write it? What purpose does it serve?
What does can the document tell us about the experiences of European and/or Chinese trade in this period? What questions would you have to assess the usefulness of the document as a historical source? What are its limits? What sources might you use to corroborate or compare its claims?
Post: Primary Sources: Europe and China in 1750 by Sources compiled by Eman M. Elshaikh