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STEP 1

To begin your analysis, choose two different societies or civilizations that we have covered in this class, within the time period we have considered (ca. 5000 BCE–1600 CE).

USE ANCIENT EGYPT AND ANCIENT CHINA

Step 2

Choose One Theme

Then, choose one of the following themes for your analysis:

· Mortality

· Birth or Rebirth

· Evil

· Justice

· Truth

· Beauty

· Suffering

· Happiness

· Enslavement

· Order

· Common Good

Step 3

Choose Two Works From Each Civilization

Next, select at least two works (literature, philosophy, theology, art, architecture, or music) from each culture or society that expresses the chosen theme of your analysis.

Step 4

Prepare Your Analysis

In your analysis,

· Compare how one human theme is expressed in two different societies covered in the course.

· Examine at least two works from each of the chosen cultures that express the human theme.

· Explain how the culture in which it was created influenced each work.

· Discuss how ideas about the theme in the societies you have chosen influence our thinking today.

· Utilize two scholarly sources in your project.

Step 5

A six-page double-spaced research paper (not including title and references pages).

The Comparative Human Experience final project

· Must include a separate title page, slide, or frame with the following:

· Title of project in bold font

· Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.

· Student’s name

· Name of institution

· Course name and number

· Instructor’s name

· Due date

· Must utilize academic voice.

· Must include an introduction and conclusion. Your introduction needs to include a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your project.

· Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

· Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper

Project Checklist

All final project submissions, regardless of format, must include the following requirements (use the check boxes to check off each requirement when complete):

· Title page, slide, or screen ☐

· Introduction (paragraph, slide, or screen) ☐

· Thesis statement (at the end of the introduction) ☐

· Comparison of how one human theme is expressed in two different societies covered in the course ☐

· Examination of at least 2 works from each of the chosen cultures that express the human theme ☐

· Discussion of how the cultures in which they were created influenced each work ☐

· Discussion of how ideas about the theme in the societies you have chosen influence our thinking today ☐

· References list

· 2 scholarly sources ☐

· 4 primary sources discussed in the paper (the 4 works analyzed; 2 from each civilization) ☐

Check off the following requirements, depending upon the project format you have chosen:

Research paper

· 6 pages, double-spaced (not including title and reference pages) ☒

· Formatted in APA style ☐

Final Steps:

· Check for content, grammar, and citation accuracy, and make any necessary edits ☐