Research Paper Instructions In this paper, you will discuss various elements of

Research Paper Instructions
In this paper, you will discuss various elements of a pre-approved cultural study. Some examples are listed below, but always confirm with your professor first.
Africa Asia Americas Europe Middle East Oceania *More Specific Topics
Ancient Egypt Dravidian Culture (India) Aztec Classical Greece Ottoman Empire Aborigines (Australia) Colonial America
Nok Culture Zhou Dynasty (China) Maya Hellenistic Greece Persian Empire Austronesian People 18th-century Haiti
Mali Empire Han Dynasty (China) Inca Roman Republic Hittites Lapita People 19th-century Poland
Benin Empire Song Dynasty (China) Olmec Roman Empire Ancient Israel Tongan Empire 20th-century Costa Rica
Mossi Kingdom Maurya Empire (India) Pueblo Etruscans Phoenicians Moai Culture Medieval Ages France
Ghana Empire Gupta Period (India) Adena Celts Babylonians Melanesian Culture Renaissance Italy
Kingdom of Sine Heian Period (Japan) Hohokam Magyars Fatimid Dynasty Micronesian Culture Alabama (1950–1980)
Kingdom of Nri Muromachi Period (Japan) Arawak Vikings Abbasid Dynasty Pohnpei People 1950s America
Zulu Edo Period (Japan) Camdeba Merovingian Dynasty Umayyad Dynasty Chamorro Culture The Modern Cherokee Nation
Songhai Empire Three Kingdoms Period (Korea) Iroquois Carolingian Dynasty Sumerians Papuan People
Ashanti Empire Kingdom of Nam-Viet Inuit Tudor England Assyrians Kingdom of Hawaii
Aksumite Empire Khmer Period (Cambodia) Taino Byzantine Empire Akkadians Maori Culture (New Zealand)
Kingdom of Zimbabwe Mon Dvaravati Period (Thailand) Toltec Visigoths Medes *Using these ideas, you can also come up with your own, but they must be approved by professor.
Please provide the following information about your culture:
Content
Introduction with a thesis statement
Provide a brief history of your culture
Explain how your chosen culture is represented in the United States
Is your culture individualistic or collectivistic? Provide at least one example
What are some of the artistic (art, music, architecture, dance) contributions of your culture?
What are some values of your culture? Provide at least three examples
Discuss your culture’s religion(s)? Include name and basic belief system of at least one of the major faiths
What are some of the sex and gender role differences in your culture? Provide at least three examples
Discuss what we would need to know to acculturate (How it relates to you) into your culture (if it is a culture from the past, what would we need to do in order to fit in during that timeframe). Provide at least one concrete suggestion
(Im a Cuban Argentinian female born in the United States)
Conclusion
Specific Paper Requirements:
Four-page minimum: six-page maximum (Times New Roman, 1-inch marginsm 12-pt. font, double-spaced)
Quality of writing: Must contain in-text citations in APA format
Spelling and Grammar
Correct APA style format
A minimum of three or more credible sources (books, journal articles, magazine/newspaper articles, etc.)
Paper Outline:
Introduction
History
Cultural Context
Represented in the United States
Individualistic/Collective
Artistic
Values
Religion
Sex and Gender Roles
Acculturation
Conclusion
References