Paper Assignments
Each paper requires that you read and analyze one of the listed primary source readings.
In your analysis of the document, you should address the following questions:
Who wrote the source? When was the source written? What type of document is it? What is the main storyline?
Who is the intended audience? (One of the most important questions). Why was it written? What assumptions can be made about source and author?
Can you believe this document? What can you learn about society/people who created document? How does source relate to its historical context?
Why you think the writer chose to express him or herself in this way?
What do you think is the lasting importance of the document you chose? Why is it important in the big picture that is Western History?
Paper Option 1: Sept 16 Select one of the sources below to write on
HYPERLINK “https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/hamcode.asp” The code of Hammurabi
HYPERLINK “https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/plotinus-sixennea.txt” The Beautiful and the Good
Aristotle’s HYPERLINK “https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/Aristotle-ethics1.asp” Nichomachaean Ethics
Polybius HYPERLINK “https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/polybius6.asp” \l “Rome%20and%20Carthage%20Compared” Rome and Carthage Compared
HYPERLINK “https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/romrelig3.asp” Roman State Religion
Livy HYPERLINK “https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/livy39.asp” Roman Religious Toleration
HYPERLINK “https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/salvian1.asp” Roman or Barbarian
Paper Option 2: Oct 12 Select one of the sources below to write on
HYPERLINK “https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/carol-devillis.asp” The Capitularies of De Villis
HYPERLINK “https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/carol-missi1.asp” The Capitularies of the Missi
HYPERLINK “https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/byz-arabambas.asp” An Arab Diplomat in Constantinople
The Canons of the Fourth Lateran Council HYPERLINK “https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/lat4-c68.asp” Canon 68 and HYPERLINK “https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/lat4-c3.asp” Canon 3
Peter Abelard HYPERLINK “https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/1120abelard.asp” Sic et Non
HYPERLINK “https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/1431joantrial.asp” The Trial of Joan of Arc
HYPERLINK “https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/goodman.asp” The Goodman of Paris
