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Select a historical period from the timeline we used to map the historical terrain of this course during our Thursday, January 11, class meeting. Please look this up in the Encyclopedia Britannica, Wikipedia, and the Oxford English Dictionary, using this form as a guide. When you have completed the exercise, click the button to submit the form electronically, and follow the instructions to print two copies - one for your reference and one for submission in class.

1. Encyclopedia Britannica
   1. Search Term: [1 line box]
   2. Were there multiple results for this term? Y/N
   3. If so, which entries look like they might tell you what you need to know for this course? [5 lines]
   4. Pick the most promising of these. Paste the full heading of the article you selected below, including the titles of the larger entries of which it is a part. [1 line]
   5. Paste the link to your article here. [1 line]
   6. Where does this period fit in time and space? What dates does it cover? When does it begin and end? To what geographic regions does it apply? [5 lines]
   7. List the most important events or themes that characterize the period. (2-3 should be enough in most cases. Use your best judgment.) [15 lines]
   8. Who wrote this article?
   9. On what sources did the writer(s) of this article base the information? [10 lines]
   10. Based on this entry, does your mental picture of this period have any women in it? Why or why not? [15 lines]
2. Wikipedia
   1. Search Term:
   2. Were there multiple results for this term? Y/N
   3. Paste the full heading of the article you selected below, including the titles of the larger entries of which it is a part. [1 line]
   4. Paste the link to your article here. [1 line]
   5. Where does this period fit in time and space? What dates does it cover? When does it begin and end? To what geographic regions does it apply?
   6. List the two most important events or themes that characterize the period. Are these the same as in the Encyclopedia Britannica?
   7. Who wrote this article?
   8. On what sources did the writer(s) of this article base the information?
   9. Based on this entry, does your mental picture of this period have any women in it? Why or why not?
3. Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
   1. Search Term:
   2. Are there any results for your term? Y/N
   3. If no, try a different single-word term that will help you learn something about the period you selected. Term:
   4. In what ways is the OED useful for learning about history? [5 lines]
4. What gives the period you researched its name? [15 lines]
5. Perform one more internet search to look for women in the period you selected. You can do this by following links within the one of the previous three resources, or by using one of the following internet search engines: Google, Yahoo, Excite, About.com, Alta-Vista, or Ask.com. Paste the link of one website you find interesting here: [2 lines]
6. How did you find it: [2 lines]
7. Why did you select this source? (Be sure to explain what makes it interesting you.) [15 lines]
8. Which of these sources do you think is most reliable? [1 line]
9. What makes it reliable? [10 lines]
10. Are any of them unreliable? If so, why? [15 lines]