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Question #1: My general topic is the silk road and how it effected the economy

Question #2: a. My core question is: How the silk road effected the western economy of the old world.

b. I chose this topic because the silk road was a very significant trade route in the ancient world. With the main export being silk, China exported many other things which had an affect on the surrounding civilizations. Not only was it significant, I just don’t know that much about it and would like to learn more about the silk road and in what ways it expanded the world of trade.

Question #3:

a. What impact did the silk road have on the western economy?

b. silk road, old world, Chinese exports, western economy, western trade, eastern economy

c. Marco Polo, silk worms, eastern exports

RESEARCH QUESTION:

Question 1. What is your general topic?   

Baroque Music

In the Baroque time period, One thing that It was known for was its style of music. compared to the music today, the way it was played, the instruments, and the written music were all different. An example of this is that instead of the soloist being accompanied by a piano, it was a clavichord. Something unique about reading the music is the articulations. This includes things like trills, slurs, repeats, and special note ornamentation.

Question 2.   

 1. What is your core question? 

What influences in the Baroque period reflect in its music?

1. Explain
   I’m currently studying flute here at Weber State. This semester, I am going to be performing 2-3 pieces from the baroque time period. Something interesting about the music from the period is on how you play it. (For example, the trills, the articulation, and the feeling it gives.) I thought it would be interesting to see what was behind the music and why. Some things that I wondered was: what was happening during this time period. What were the people and government like? Who were well known Baroque musicians? Or What drew the people to participate in the Baroque music?
   

Question 3.  

1. Write your research question.
   In the Baroque time period, what societal influences reflected into the baroque music style?
   
2.  List all of the keywords and key phrases in your research question.  (3 pts)
   “baroque music”, “societal influences”, “Baroque period”
   
3. List at least 2 alternative keywords/phrases you could use.  (2 pts)

“Cultural influences”, “social effects”

1. My general topic is medical history in the medieval era, what was some of the techniques scientists used? How did they discover treatments?
2. 1. My core question is how did science grow in the medical field, did it start off with one thing, then in (x) amount of years how did it change, and why.
   2. I chose this topic because it genuinely interest me, I love medical research. Learning how it changed, how people discovered and studied their findings is worth learning about. There is a lot of different little subjects surrounding medical history, but this certain era really interests me, especially because they did not have ethics at all like we do today when it comes to studies and discoveries.
3. 1. “How has the history changed beginning in the Medieval times?”
   2. history, medical, change, ethics, and medieval
   3. evolution, documents, and science

1. Topic: Anesthetics used in the 1800’s
2.  Core Question: What were the affects of anesthetics?
3. Research Question: What were the affects from anesthetics used by surgeons in the 1800’s?
4. Keywords & Key Phrases: “affects”, “anesthetics”, and “1800’s”
5. Alternative Keywords & Phrases: “Surgeons”

1. My general topic is the Nazi non-supporters view on the events during World War II.
2. My core question is what was life like for the non-supportive Nazi’s during World War II and how they went against what they used to believe in to help others. I chose this topic because i am interested in World War II. It was such a horrible time and i want to know how it came to be and what happened during it. There were some Nazi’s that were against what the other Nazi’s believed and they actually helped some of the captives free from the concentration camps . I think that is really amazing how they risked their lives to save another even when they know what would happen if they got caught.
3. a. How did the non-supporters of the Nazi’s impact the survival rate during World War II?

b. World War II, Nazi, non-supporter, survive

c. Hitler, concentration camps

1. Topic: Ancient Roman medicine
2. Core Question: How did Ancient Roman medicine affect Roman people?
3. Research Question: How did Ancient Roman Military medicine affect the health/outcome of Roman soldiers during their battles?
4. Keywords and key phrases: “Ancient Roman Military medicine” “battles” “health/outcome” “Roman soldiers”
5. Alternative keywords/phrases: “Legionaries”