University of The Rockies HIS120 Module 4 Historical Context of Socrates Discussion

Question Description

Write a 300-500 word paper (1-2 pages) that addresses the following two points using at least one primary source to support your paper. In addition to the primary source, you may also use your textbook and other secondary sources to support your points as needed.

Content and Context: Who or what are you writing about? What is their or its historical context (when and where did they exist)?

Significance: Why is it important to know about this person/society/event/idea for the greater purpose of understanding world history? How does this person/society/event/idea relate to your chosen organizing theme of religion or political structures?

Resources:

To find a primary source related to your topic, you can use any of the following:

Primary source excerpts in your textbook or in the Online Reader for Chapters 1-7 (to get to the sources in the Online Reader go to the Student Site and then click Online Reader).

Fordham’s Internet Ancient History Sourcebook (Enlaces a un sitio externo.)

The Excelsior Library’s Global Primary Sources (Enlaces a un sitio externo.) resource list