I will include the entire requirements of the assignment below.
All papers must be properly cited (include footnotes or endnotes AND bibliography) using Turabian or Chicago style formats. All papers must
be submitted ON TIME via Canvas. All papers must be a minimum of 4 COMPLETE pages of the text of your paper, excluding any bibliography,
endnotes, or title pages. You must use Times New Roman 12-point font. You must double space. You do NOT need a title page or even to put
your name on the paper. Late papers will not be accepted. All papers must use your textbook and at least one secondary source. Your
additional secondary source MUST be from a peer-reviewed article accessed via the library database, JSTOR. JSTOR is accessible via the
databases on the librarys website. If you dont know how to access it, please ask either me or the librarians for assistance. I have created a narrated
screencast in the Everything You Need to Know About the paper, peer review, and plagiarism module that walks you through how to access
and search JSTOR. Websites are not acceptable as extra sources unless approved by me in advance. AND THEY CAN NEVER REPLACE THE
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLE REQUIREMENT.
Remember Papers must include Chicago/Turabian footnotes or endnotes and a bibliography. Papers must have a thesis statement. Please
look over the handouts on thesis statements and arguments in the papers module. You may only use the sources provided in Canvas and
proper academic sources. This means no Wikipedia or random websites. You MUST use, at minimum, your textbook and a peer-reviewed
journal article from JSTOR. If you are in doubt about the appropriateness of a source, always ask me in advance. Papers must include an
introduction paragraph, body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph.
DEDUCTIONS:
If your paper does not have footnotes, you will automatically lose 60 points.
If your paper does not have a bibliography, you will automatically lose 50 points.
If your paper does not meet the required length, you will automatically lose 20 point
s.
If your paper does not have a thesis statement, you will automatically lose 50 points.
If you do not use acceptable academic sources, including the required sources of your text and a peer-reviewed journal article from JSTOR
I will include the possible PROMPTS to choose from below.
REMEMBER your paper must have a thesis statement. The rest of your paper must explain/defend/back up/give evidence backing up your thesis statement. Your paper MUST have endnotes OR footnotes AND a bibliography.
Choose one of the following prompts:
Choose any group of people, whether defined by race, ethnicity, language, gender, religion, political affiliation, or economic class.
Describe the experiences of this group of people during a historical event of your choosing that has been covered in this course. Compare and contrast this groups experiences with the experiences of other groups who also experienced that historical event.
Discuss the development of Sumerian writing. Explain why writing is an important development in a civilization; explain the reasons why Sumerian writing developed.
Using the Code of Hammurabi, analyze the role of gender and class in Ancient Babylonian society.
How did Athens take to undermine the Delian League and the steps leading up to the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War? Explore
whether Athens was living up to its stated ideals.
Explain the significant amounts of cultural diffusion and cultural sharing that occur between Greece and Rome. Explain the significance
of Greek culture on Roman civilization.
Discuss the social, legal, and governmental reforms of Augustus and explain why they were important.
Summarize the impact that Charlemagne has on the western Roman Empire. Explain the significance of his taking the title of emperor.
Discuss the relationship between the spread of Islam and the expansion in trade and commerce that accompanied it.
Discuss feudalism and its significance.
Discuss the struggle for power between church and state during the Middle Ages.
Discuss the Crusades. What were the causes and significances?