Select a Topic

To find a topic of interest to you, consult:

• Textbook
• Classmates
• Professor

Make sure your topic falls within the historical timeframe of the course.

• HIS 101: ancient history to 1715
• Sample topic: Thomas Aquinas and Scholasticism
• HIS 102: 1715 to present
• Sample topic: The Greek Resistance and WWII Italy
• HIS 201: 1400s to 1865
• Sample topic: The Panic of 1819
• HIS 202: 1877 to present
• Sample topic: Susan B. Anthony and the Women’s Suffrage Movement

To focus your topic:

1. Start by entering broad search terms (example: “Persian Wars”)
2. Scan the results to see what historians are writing about.
3. Narrow your topic as you discover items of interest (example: “Xerxes and the Battle of Thermopylae”).

Note: be sure to verify your topic with your professor!