Compare and Contrast two readings_week14

For the Note Assignments, it is asked to provide some basic information about the documents that you have read. There are some basic facts to ascertain about each of the documents:1. Who wrote this document, and when and where?2. What kind of document is it?3. Who is the intended audience for this document?4. What are the main points of the document?5. Why was the document written?6. What can you tell about the society that this document comes from?PS: Those questions have to be answered for each documents or readings (2).All the details (including the readings) are in the documents attached. Thanks a lot!
document2_gelasius__and_innocent_s_letters.pdf

note_assignment_form.docx

note_assignment_instructions_hist_101_western_civilization_i.docx

document2_gelasius__and_innocent_s_letters___copy.pdf

document1_feudal_obligations_1.pdf

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WESTERN CIVILIZATION
Note Assignment
Name:_________________________________
Date:________________________
Documents:__________________________________________________________________
Document 1:
Author:________________________________________________________________
Type of Document:_______________________________________________________
Intended Audience:_______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Main Points:_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Why was the document written?
What can you tell about the society that produced it?
Document 2:
Author:________________________________________________________________
Type of Document:_______________________________________________________
Intended Audience:_______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Main Points:_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Why was the document written?
What can you tell about the society that produced it?
Compare and contrast: How are these documents similar or different? What does that
show?
HIST 101 WESTERN CIVILIZATION I
Spring ‘18
NOTE ASSIGNMENTS
For your Note Assignments, you will be asked to provide some basic information
about the documents that you have read. There are some basic facts to ascertain
about each of the documents:
1. Who wrote this document, and when and where? Most of these documents you
can easily find out who wrote it, and where and when; it’s usually in the
introduction to the document itself, if there is one.
2. What kind of document is it? Is the document written, or part of a speech? Is it a
letter, a note, a decree, declaration, etc.? How can this (document type) aid your
understanding of it historically?
3. Who is the intended audience for this document? Is the document written to be
widely read, or only by a few people? Is the audience supposed to be similar
people (all the Franks), or different (all Christians)? Is it intended for the rich only
or the poor only, or everyone in between, or some other group altogether?
4. What are the main points of the document? Summarize!
These are the main ideas that you should first discover about the document:
the who, what, where and why questions that will get you started in using this
document as a historical source. Once you have this information (and some of it
may very well be listed for you in the introduction to the particular document),
then you can go on to the more important historical questions:
5. Why was the document written?
Is it supposed to do something specific (free the serfs, declare war, brag,
threaten, make law, etc.), or is it more general (here’s my description of the
Crusades)? Is it to share something (like a discovery), or to teach, or correct an
earlier mistake, or merely record (like a journal)? All these things, plus those
above, should help you to figure out why a document was written. A oneline
answer is not sufficient; Gregory VII wrote to all the German princes in response
to questions from just one of them—there are differences between replying to just
one person and writing an open letter.
6. What can you tell about the society that this document comes from?
This is another area where you’ll have to try to synthesize all of the above
information. The audience for the document is one of the most important things
here; if it is written to only a small segment of the population, that might tell you
something about the society (like only a few people really count). If it is a speech
(or contains a speech), you might think that it reflects the thinking of some of the
leaders of a society, (but make sure that they are not too unusual– Not all leaders
reflect their population’s views; or perhaps it just reflects the views of the author
who included that speech!). Also: be careful! Some of these documents may be
influential without being very popular; they express ideas that just never caught on,
or are pretty far afield for most of society. If all else fails, take a guess at this
society; it’s worth a try. Above all, try to be thoughtful; there are reasons that these
documents were chosen for you. They all tell something about their societies, and
you should try to get as much information as possible from them. As above, a
oneline answer is not sufficient!
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