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.”

Relevant contextual information:
Relevant evidence to use in the essay:
Historically defensible thesis statement: