History class research paper 3 pages. PLEASE TAKE IT IF YOU KNOW HISTORY

PICK ONE OF THE TOPICS BELLOW AND PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.

 

History 101 — Western Civilization I

Research Paper Topics 

1. The Peloponnesian War was the “great war” between the principal Greek city-states, Athens 

and Sparta. Describe and discuss the state of the Hellenic world at the time of the start of the 

war, the war’s causes, the alliances involved, the war’s major events, and the reasons for 

Athens’s loss.

2. The Roman Empire began a decline around the 4th to 5th centuries C.E. There are many 

factors that historians attribute to the decline and eventual “fall” of the Western Roman 

Empire. (Remember the Roman Empire was permanently divided into two halves, the Western 

and Eastern Roman Empires in 395 C.E. by the emperor Theodosius.) Determine, describe, and 

discuss those factors that historians believe contributed to the end of the Western Roman 

Empire. 

3. In the 14th century C.E., Europe found itself in crisis – socially, politically, culturally, and in 

religion. The major outcome of this crisis was the Renaissance (meaning “rebirth” in French). 

Discuss what the Renaissance was, some of the major reasons for its occurrence, some of its 

major elements (social, artistic, politically, religious, etc.), and some major changes that 

occurred in Europe as a result of it. (Note: For initial context on this topic you can refer to 

Hunt, et al, Chapter 13’s section on the Renaissance.)

Research Essay Paper 

3 – 4 pages on one of the above topics. 

Due on December 2nd – Upload on Blackboard on SmartAssign. Have SmartAssign 

review your paper and provide a hard copy of the SmartAssign Report with your paper when 

you submit your paper on December 2nd

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Essays should be typed and double spaced. Please use 12 font size. Essays should be a 

minimum of 3 pages and a maximum of 4. The essay’s purpose is to expand your knowledge on 

one particular area during this period of history beyond the text and lecture material. Essay 

writing will also aid in your developing skills to put various thoughts together in a considered, 

cogent way. Your effort here will also begin to develop your research skills which are so 

important for college and beyond in your career. 

Please use citations to credit the quotes and other specific references in your paper. 

The citation system you use can be from MLA (Modern Language Association) or The Chicago Manual of Style. References and examples for both these citation systems can be found online 

and texts for them are also available in libraries and bookstores. At the end of the paper, also 

provide a bibliography of the sources used. Examples of bibliographies for academic papers are 

available online or in the texts for the citation systems noted above. If you use a separate page 

for your bibliography that page does not count toward your paper’s total number of pages. 

One online source of writing style, grammar, and punctuation, etc., I recommend is 

Purdue Owl at https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ This source has excellent, understandable 

explanations for writing in English. It also has explanations and references to the two citation 

systems for this paper.