Research Topics

Students in English I will be writing a research paper on a first-century Palestine topic in conjunction with their religion class. Below is a list of potential topics:



Alexander the Great
Architecture
Art
Christian lituragy
Climate
Clothing
Codex
Cultural groups
Dance
Destruction of Jerusalem
Disease
Education
Essenes
Fire in Rome
Food production/agriculture
Gladiators
Greek religion
Hellization
Herod Agrippa
Herod the Great
Hygiene
Ignatius of Antioch
Jessius Florus
Jewelry
Josephus
Leisure Activities/Games/Entertainment
Literature
Martyrdom
Masada
Medicine
Military
Money
Music
Nero
Occupations
Pharisees
Physical geography
Political Regions
Polycarp of Syrna
Pontius Pilate
Poor
Rabbi Hillel
Rabbi Shammai
Roman Government
Roman government
Roman Religion
Sadducees
Samaritans
Sicarii
Slavery
Sports
Synagogues
Temple destruction
The Didache
The First Jewish Revolt
Tiberius
Time Keeping (Calendars, Clocks, etc)
Titus
Trade/merchants
Transportation
Ventidius Cumanus
Vespasian
War
Wealthy
Women
Zealots
Zoroastrian


Students should make a list of their five top choices of topic and bring it to Mr. Stone on Monday. Topics will be assigned on a first come first serve basis.

Do check back as the weekend progresses. This list will be expanded.