Paper Guidelines 1
What is the word count for the final paper?
2000 words.
Where should you insert a footnote and why?
At the end of sentence or the end of a paragraph.
Why is a marathon known as a marathon?
Pheidippides, a Greek, ran 26 miles to announce the Persian defeat at the Battle of Marathon.
Who was the last Roman monarch?
Tarquin the Proud
How long should your introduction be?
At least 500 words.
What is the average sentence length? (As mentioned a few minutes ago)
22-28 words per sentence.
What were the Greeks known for and where did it originate? (think politics)
Democracy & athens
Who was in charge of the city of Rome when the consuls were away?
Praetors
What total percentage of the grade is the rough draft and final draft worth?
40%
What titles are italicized and what titles are in quotes?
Books italicized, primary documents italicized, journal articles in quotes.
What was important about the Delian league?
It was organized for common defense, but when Athens seized control this led to the outbreak of the Peloponnesian war.
This general received broad support from his soldiers, so much so that the Senate felt the need to hire this general in order to fight the first general, which led to a civil war.
Marius (first general) and Sulla (senate general)
What does the P.A.P.E.R. method stand for?
Purpose; Argument; Presuppositions and values; Epistemology (truth content); and Relation to other texts.
Per Dr. Hanne in lecture, how many of each source should you have?
At least 2 primary and 1 secondary.
Around 600 BPE, this member of the Athenian Aristocracy wanted to "fix the system" and prevent a tyrant by supporting a series of reforms which included what? (Tell me the name of the man and what some reforms mentioned were)
Solon and he opened up the vote and outlawed debt slavery.
Who fought during the War of the Orders and what did it lead to? (Two sides, and led to two things)
Between the Particians and Plebians, led to the creation of the Concilium Plebis and the 12 tables.
What does S.T.A.M.P. stand for?
Structure; Thesis; Argument; Motives; Primaries (sources)
What are the three clauses of a thesis? As covered in this class.
Concessive clause, the main clause, the because clause.
Who were some of the "Pioneers in Wisdom"? (Name three and what they did)
Thales-Focus on water; Democratis-spirit of the universe, basis for atomic theory; Anaximander-movement of moisture in air causes thunder and lightning; Socrates-socratic method; Plato-real truth and real beauty; Aristotle-student of plato, believed people could understand the truth & beauty if they were studied, tutored Alexander the Great
What does the phrase Venni-Vetti-Vicci mean in English and who was quoted as saying this?
I (he) came, I (he) saw, I (he) conquered-Julius Ceasar
This phrase, which derives from an action taken by Ceasar, means to take a decisive, irrevocable step.
To cross the Rubicon.