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HIST 151 - Visiting a Place in the Past: 1st Step – What Do You Need?

A resource guide for students of HIST 151 completing an assignment in which the student describes visiting a historical place in the past.

On Getting the Right Information for the Task

You're busy. And you have to get ready for your History 151 Time Travel assignments. Before you research anything, take a few minutes to figure out what it is you'll need to know.

  • Read your assignment carefully.
  • Ask clarifying questions.
  • Make a list of what you need to know.

Some Information on the Assignment

Students will be completing a three-part writing assignment related to one of the following historical structures:

  • A Sumerian ziggurat

  • An Egyptian tomb

  • The Harappan citadel

  • King Solomon’s temple

  • A Teotihuacan temple

  • The Athenian Acropolis

  • Baths of Caracalla

  • Qin Shi Huang Di’s tomb

Part I: Exploratory paper explaining why you chose the site, showing preliminary research into the site's history, the reason it was built, and the purpose it serves today. 

Part II: A letter to a classmate explaining observations you've made during a time-travel-enabled visit to the site in history. 

Part III: A travel blog post to inform readers of the site's history and importance and why its remains should be preserved and visited in the present.  

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