Compare and contrast th diet of wealthy and peasant Medieval Europeans. Things to consider: daily fare, special fare (holiday/celebration), availability of food, preparation of food, rhe health effects (positive and negative) of each group’s diet, storage of food, unusual food.

Compare and contrast the life of a Roman slave and that of a Greek slave. You may focus on either male or female slaves. Things to consider:
who became slaves, what functions they performed, what-if any-rights they had, if and how they gained freedom, how they would be punished, rules they had to follow, any laws that applied to slaves.
Compare and contrast th diet of wealthy and peasant Medieval Europeans. Things to consider:
daily fare, special fare (holiday/celebration), availability of food, preparation of food, rhe health effects (positive and negative) of each group’s diet, storage of food, unusual food.
Compare and contrast Roman and Egyptian burial rituals. You may focus on either the wealthy or the poor. Things to consider:
Burial preparation, location, memorials/cenotaphs/tombs, rituals, funerary offerings, family roles, memorial/remembrance ceremonies.
Compare and contrast divorce in any two of the following ancient Egypt, Israel, Greece and (pre-Christian) Rome. Things to consider:
grounds for divorce, laws surrounding divorce, the rituals of a divorce,the man’s and the woman’s role in a divorce, property/settlements in a divorce, children and divorce, the society’s attitude concerning divorce/divorced men/women.
Medieval (500 AD thru 1450) sports or games for either men or women. Things to consider:
how the sport/game developed, where the game originated, the rules of the game, who could/could not participate (by class or gender), popularity of the game, contests/prizes, seasonal games, longevity of the games (did it develop into a modern version or did it eventually disappear and why)

After carefully considering/doing some initial research on 2 or 3 of the above topics, select the one you have the most interest in and be sure to focus it so it is neither too narrow nor too broad. Getting research done early will help you determine how to focus the paper to your advantage.
Use a variety of academic and vetted (reliable) sources: books, websites, academic journals, podcasts, videos. I ahbve suggested several aspects to consider for each topic. If you can provide for info for those and organize them into a logical flow, you will have a good outline for your paper.
A research paper should examine the facts you have uncovered, ask questions about those facts, form an opinion/analysis reflecting on the time period under question and what you have learned-generally-about that period from your course. How does that topic reflect what you have learned about the period (consider each aspect/question under each topic)? What does it tell us about that place/time? How does it relate to history generally (past and present)?
I include a link to MLA research paper organization, formatting/citations/quotes/paraphrases. The (cut and paste)! https://style.mla.org/works-cited/citations-by-format/
Rule of thumb: A research paper incorporates quotes/paraphrases from sources to illustrate or prove a point. Use quotes judiciously. If you highlight the quotes on a a page, if it is more than 2/3 highlighted, the quotes are writing the paper, not you.
Your paper should be 6-8 pages long. The number of sources you have will depend upon how many you need to find your facts/responses. However, minimally, you should have 5 sources from a variety of media (books, articles etc).
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