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Student Name: Manushi Desai Student ID #: 6841704 CLAS 1P92 Research Exercise: Identifying and Citing Primary and Secondary Sources What is the point of this assignment? A key element of this course is applying evidence from the ancient world (primary sources) and critical scholarship (secondary sources) to create coherent arguments. 45% of your final grade requires you to do this effectively (Object Lessons and Final Essay). This exercise has 2 main goals: 1) To enable you to understand the distinction between primary and secondary sources in ANCIENT History and use them correctly with the appropriate citation format (note: ancient history has different conventions to modern history) 2) To train you in transferrable skills that can be applied to other areas of learning and professional life. This assignment focuses on flexible thinking and attention to detail. But I’m a [INSERT AREA HERE] Major! I don’t need to know this! Every area of professional life, every company, has its own unique set of internal rules and standards. The ability to learn new standards and apply them correctly is a key skill. What do I need to do? Answer the questions below by highlighting the correct answer and/or writing it in blue text. PART 1: Read the document Primary and Secondary Sources in Classics and answer the following questions: 1. Primary sources are: (1pt) a. the first part of a book or article b. the most important sources c. firsthand evidence d. sources written by the most important scholars e. your lecture notes 2. Which of the following is not a primary source? (1pt) a. an encyclopedia b. an artifact c. the text of a speech d. a letter 3. Read the following texts and answer the questions below: a) “Slaves who formed friendships when they worked in the same household or factory often remained close friends after manumission. Since slaves were frequently separated from their friends and family by sale and resale, these friendships must have been especially important to them.”

Student Name: Manushi Desai Student ID #: 6841704 b) “Aulus Memmius Urbanus erected this memorial for his very dear friend and fellow freedman, Aulus Memmius Clarus. I was never aware of any quarrel between me and you, my highly esteemed fellow freedman. With this memorial I call to witness the gods of heaven and the underworld that you and I were sold as slaves at the same time and that we became freedmen at the same time in the same household.” Which of these texts is primary and which is secondary and why? (4pts)  Paragraph one is a secondary source because it looks like it is a narrated or is an inference made from a primary source. For example, ‘Since the slaves were separated’ or ‘the friendships must have been important’. 

Paragraph two is a primary source as it is a direct quote/translation from the memorial.

PART 2: Using DLAR and the PDF How to use a Sourcebook answer the following questions 4. DLAR # 6 describes how a Roman official abused his power. You want to include evidence from this letter in your assignment. What is the correct way to cite the letter? (1pt) a) Cicero b) Cicero, Letters to His Friends 11 c) Cicero, Letters to His Friends 10.32 d) Cicero, Letters e) Harvey 2016, 11 5. DLAR # 106 concerns dogs in the Roman world. a) How would you reference the information that the most famous breeds were Cretan hunting dogs and the Molossian hound? (1pt)  Harvey 2016, 142 b) How would you reference the description of the dog fight? (1pt)  Petronius, Satyricon 64 6. How would you reference the second inscription in DLAR #84? (1pt)  CIL 6.17313 (Rome) 7. How would you reference the fifth inscription in DLAR #84? (1pt)  AE 1984, 347 Pagus Interpromium , Samnium, Italy 6. What does CIL stand for? (3pts)  CIL stands for The Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum.

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