Prompt: Based on what we have  learned in the class so far, what was the most important  theme/t ...

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Prompt: Based on what we have  learned in the class so far, what was the most important  theme/trend/event in the making of the modern world that we’ve talked  about (i.e. the world that we have inherited)? You must make an explicit or implicit  argument/claim that aims to convince the reader or viewer of the  importance of the theme/trend/event that you’ve chosen. Explicit: The responses of the "colonized" people to  empires were the most important events in forging our world because  _____________________. Implicit: Performance or visual representation that  highlights the ways in which local/indigenous responses to empire were  important.