Project Summary: Essay Option 1: •When, and what are the basis of the idea of Western Civilization? Why? HINT: slavery, colonialism, race, Enlightenment. Instructions: 1.Answer the essay question in the first sentence of your introduction. Make your thesis statement in bold. 2.Use two examples or evidence to explain your thesis. These examples may be documents or visual material included in your textbook. 3.Write at least 500 words and no more than 650 words. Structure well your paper: Introduction, 2 paragraphs that refer to your two examples/sources, and a conclusion. 4.Use Chicago Manual Style to write your references, even the information or sources coming from the textbook.