World Civilizations 1 HIST 1110-006 Homework Assignment 1

DUE: Monday, September 19th 5% of your Grade – You will be graded out of 5 points for this assignment.

Think of three references to world history, ancient, or classical history in popular culture (TV, movies, song lyrics, books, comics, cartoons, etc) that were unexpected to you.

 Examples (that you may not use!) are: o Dionysus in o Greek homosexuality in Futurama o Caesar’s Palace or the Luxor in Vegas

Do not use movies or TV shows that are ONLY about the past (Rome, Spartacus, 300, etc.)

Instructions: o List your three references and why they are important and how they are historical. o Then, in an essay, explain why you think advertisers or writers, etc. would use that historical event or idea in popular culture? o Do you actually learn any history from this reference? If so, what? o Are you more likely to learn something presented in popular culture than from reading about it in a textbook or listening to the information in a lecture?

 Answer these questions, in essay form, with correct sentence structure, a thesis statement, and paragraph form.  Write at least one paragraph for each pop culture reference. Be sure to answer every part of every question for every pop culture reference you use.  You will turn this in, typed, with one inch margins and Times New Roman, 12 point font.  Your paper should be at least one page double-spaced, but to fully answer the question and all parts, you should count on writing two pages double spaced.

Failure to follow these instruction will result in a loss of points.

Have fun with this question, and think hard! You have a whole week to look around you and notice ancient, world, and classical history around you!