Please read the instructions below

I’m working on a History question and need guidance to help me study.

1. I have posed two topic questions. SELECT ONLY ONE to answer. It is your choice as to which one you select. Here they are:

• What do the remains of Pompeii tell us about the cultural, architectural, social and political beliefs of Romans in the First Century C.E./A.D.?

• What were some short-term and long-term impacts on the people of Europe because of the 1347-1351 “Black Death” (Bubonic Plague)?

2. Because we did not cover these topics in lecture, I have posted to the course website two Power point presentations you would have seen in class. One is “Pompeii Frozen in Time,” which give a large amount of information (and pictures) useful to answer the first question. The other is “The Black Death,” which details events of that tragic 14^th century pandemic (how appropriate given current conditions!); it has pictures too.

3. To support your research, you must also select at least ONE primary source reading (more are OK) from the readings downloaded on the course website. For the Pompeii question, look at “Topic An.23-The Roman Empire and the Pax Romana,” which has several readings about Pompeii as well as other subjects found in the section “Lifestyles and Culture During the Pax Romana.” If you choose the other subject about which to write, read “Topic Me.09-The Black Death” which has numerous articles on the Black Death and its impacts.

4. The paper must have at least 3 FULL pages of text, with you name, student number and class day & time in the upper left corner of the first page (single spaced). No cover or bibliography page is needed. The paper must use 12-point sized Times New Roman type font, and lines must be spaced at 1.5 distance, with just ONE 1.5 space between paragraphs (the same spacing as between lines in each paragraph of text).

5. Your finished paper must be a Word-format document (not PDF).