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• tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion
• directly answers the question asked of you
• is an interpretation of a question or subject, not the subject itself. (The subject, or topic, of an essay might be the Sumerian achievements; a thesis must then offer a way to understand these achievements.)
• makes a claim that others might dispute
• is usually a single sentence
A Thesis Statement
•Beginning of human life-10,000 BCE
•Nomads
•Lived in groups of 20-20
•Hunting & gathering
The Paleolithic Period
•Agriculture
•Permanent settlements
•Social classes
•Eventual rise of civilizations
•Technologies -better tools/weapons
•Calendar to keep track of planting
The Neolithic Revolution
•People feel helpless & held down by restrictions
•Scholars & thinkers give up on current way of life
•Change, overturn, overthrow
•Often associated with violence
•A revolution is a sudden overthrow of established political, economic, social and cultural institutions and their replacement with new ones, usually accompanied by violence.
Revolution:
• The Neolithic Revolution can be considered a revolution because it resulted in a radical, fundamental change in the way people lived.• The Neolithic Revolution cannot be
considered a revolution because there is no overthrow of established political, economic, social and cultural institutions and their replacement with new ones, usually accompanied by violence.
Sample Thesis Statements
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