Economics 341. Comparative Economic History Spring 2024 Study Questions 1 Please answer the following in complete paragraphs of at least 5 sentences each with examples. No citations are necessary, but please use quotation marks if you are directly quoting a source. Please ensure that you understand what the question is asking and do not hesitate to ask for clarification. 1. Congratulations. You have been asked by the Encyclopedia Britannica to define "Economic History." After defining that terrn, please consider what you think are its strengths and weaknesses as a field of study. 2. Can we successfully combine History and Economics? Why, or why not? 3. What question about Comparative Economic History would you like to be able to answer by the end of our term? Why did you choose that question? What primary sources could help you? 4. Which of the lecture outline's Dilemmas interests you the most and why? 5. Choose any idea, person, event, group or question from this week's course materials that you did not know about before taking this course. Define your choice, explain why you chose it, and consider its significance to the study of modern comparative economic history. 1000 Words

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