Worksheet 5: Doing a Comparative Analysis
Date: Group
Members:
Your
original problem (phrase):
Lack of safety and basic government services
after the fall of
1. State a problem from another
time period that is similar to your original problem and include the time
period
Lack of a strong central government to
unify and protect
2. Present evidence that a problem exists. Be as specific as possible and cite at least
one source of data:
3. Briefly
list several underlying factors that contribute to the problem that you have identified :
4. State
a major policy that was implemented to address this problem and summarize its advantages
and disadvantages:
5. Analyze
and discuss the major similarities and difference between the two social problems,
their causes, and the effectiveness of the policies implemented.
In
both
6. What lessons have you
learned from doing this comparative analysis?
Different
parts of the world faced similar problems but at different times. The cultural, geographic and religious
situations also led to different policies.