A MONARCH’S RESUME
In studying the rise and development of nation states, we have focused a lot on the roles played
by leaders. Some of the leaders were successful, some were not. When historians evaluate how
successful or unsuccessful a leader was, they are looking back and analyzing what happened
and why it happened. From that, historians will study how people’s actions impacted events and
whether or not those actions led to positive outcomes.
A resume is a listing of your accomplishments, educational experiences and career goals that you
submit as part of a college or job application. Each of you will select a ruler and develop a
resume which reflects the accomplishments of that person. Obviously this would be a resume
that could have been written only once the ruler was dead and the results of all that they did were
known.
Monarch choices:
Ghana/Mali
Sundiata
Sonni Ali
Askia Muhammad
Mansa Musa
China
Kublai Khan
Hung Wu
Kangxi
Ch’ien-Long
Shi Huandhi
Japan
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Minamoto Yoritomo
India
Chandragupta Maurya
Asoka
Harsha
Sweden
Margaret I
Gustavus Adolphus
Spain
Ferdinand II
Isabella
Germany
Otto I
Frederick I
France
Hugh Capet
Louis VI
Philip II
Louis IX
Charles VII
England
Henry II
Richard I
William I
Edward I
John, king of England
Mary I
Elizabeth I
Information needed on Resume:
The basics:
1) the person’s nationality, place and date of birth (if known)
2) what education/training they had (including military experience)
3) the person’s goals as ruler ( what did they want to get done)
Their accomplishments:
1) what did they do, when did they do it
2) outcomes of actions taken (if known during their own lifetime)
3) other, important or unique things about their life