History 310, Essay 2, Fall 2011 Due in class on Friday, November 18.

NO LATE PAPERS ACCEPTED If you are absent, please email your paper as an attachment to ahpo any!csupomona"e u Essay Topic: You have copies of the following letters from kings, in the handouts: EA 1 from Amenhotep III of Egypt (aka Ni muarea! to "adashman#Enlil of $a ylon EA % from "adashman#Enlil of $a ylon to Amenhotep III of Egypt (aka Nimu&wareya! EA 1' from (ushratta of )ittani to Amenhotep III of Egypt (Nimmureya! EA %1 from Amenhotep III of Egypt to (arhundaradu of Ar*awa (in Anatolia! EA %+ from (arhundaradu of Ar*awa to Amenhotep III of Egypt Analyze the ways in which the kings of this era used royal marriages and luxury gifts to maintain their alliances, as reflected in these five letters. $e sure to address the following: ,hat did other kings want from the king of Egypt and what did he want from them ,hat were some of the pro lems that arose ,hat roles did the messengers play in facilitating the relationships etween the kings .o you detect any differences etween the kings of $a ylon, )ittani, and Ar*awa in the ways that they interacted with Amenhotep IIIGuideli es: #our paper shoul be at least fi$e pa%es lon%, type , ouble&space , in '(&point Times or Times Roman font" #ou shoul use )uotes from the primary sources in the han outs an in Pritchar to support your points, %i$in% the pa%e number from *hich you re* the )uote in parentheses" Please on+t )uote the te,tboo-s or other secon ary sources" Come up *ith your o*n analysis. on+t use other *ebsites or sources /thou%h you shoul rea the materials about the assi%ne chapters from the Po any boofor bac-%roun information0 1a-e sure your essay has an intro uction, *ith a clear thesis statement /statin% your main ar%ument0, an a conclusion" 2e sure to analy3e the ocuments4 on+t 5ust summari3e them" 2e sure to ans*er all parts of the )uestion" Please spell chec- an rea carefully for %rammatical mista-es or a*-*ar sentences" This shoul be a formal analytical essay, so a$oi usin% the first person /6I7 or 6*e70"