9th Grade Research Paper Topics



Remember: After you select a topic from and ancient culture, then you will research the topic, develop a thesis and outline, and finally a paper 3 to 5 pages in length. This is not a report. It is a paper in which you must support a thesis statement, so choose your topic with great care. To develop your thesis, you will choose one of the following approaches:

• cause and effect of one subject on another

• the relationship of one subject to another

• analysis of a problem

Key Dates to Consider:

000 B.C.-A.D.1700 (Ancient East)

500 B.C.-A.D. 1500 (Persia/ India)

000 B.C.-A.D.1700 (Far East)

750 B.C.- A.D. 150 (Ancient Greece)

800 - 1400 (Middle Ages/Medieval)

Suggested Topics

1. What was the role of women in ancient Egypt?

2. What was the role of women in ancient Greece?

3. What was the role of women in ancient Rome?

4. Who was the most significant Egyptian pharaoh?

5. Which gods/goddesses had the most influence on Greek daily life?

6. Who was the most important Greek writer?

7. What were common character traits of Greek heroes?

8. What important contributions did the Egyptians make to science, math and medicine?

9. What important contributions did the Greeks make to science, math and medicine?

10. What important contributions did the Romans make to science, math and medicine?

11. What important contributions did the Egyptians make in architecture?

12. What important contributions did the Greeks make in architecture?

13. What important contributions did the Romans make in architecture?

14. What was the political structure of ancient Greece?

15. What was the political structure of ancient Rome?

16. What was Augustus’ impact on Rome? (Roman emperor)

17. What was Constantine’s impact on Rome? (Roman emperor)

18. What impact did Socrates have on society? (philosopher)

19. What impact did Plato have on society? (philosopher)

20. What impact did Aristotle have on society? (philosopher)

21. What impact did Euclid have on society? (philosopher)

22. What impact did Eratosthenes have on society? (philosopher)

23. What impact did Cicero have on society? (philosopher)

24. What impact did Alexander the Great have on the world?

25. What impact did Cleopatra have on women’s roles?

26. What impact did Claudius Ptolemy have on society? (philosopher)

27. What impact did Boethius have on society? (philosopher)

28. What impact did Aeschylus have on society? (playwright)

29. What impact did Aristophanes have on society? (playwright)

30. What impact did Plautus have on society? (playwright)

31. What impact did Seneca have on society? (playwright)

32. What impact did Sophocles have on society? (playwright)

33. What impact did Greek theater have on the society?

34. What unique techniques did the Greeks have for war and combat?

35. What unique techniques did the Romans have for war and combat?

36. What was the role and impact of the gladiator in Roman society?

37. What were the similarities and differences between the Egyptians and Greeks in regards to burial rites and the afterlife?

38. What were the similarities and differences between the Greeks and Roman gods/goddesses?

39. How does ancient Egypt influence early Greek culture as shown through art?

40. What influence did Greek philosophy have on Roman republicans?

41. How did the concept of money change throughout the ancient cultures?

42. What is the origin and impact of the ancient Olympics?

43. How does the ancient Greek Olympics impact sports today?

44. What are the similarities and differences between the modern and ancient Olympics?

45. How did ancient religion affect ancient society?

46. How did modern democratic thought originate from ancient Greece and Rome?

47. What are the similarities and differences between the ancient religions of Egypt and Greece?

48. What influence did Greek and Roman literature have on modern civilization?

49. What are the factors that determine social status within the ancient cities of the Romans and Greeks?

50. What are the similarities and differences of three heroes of ancient cultures? (i.e. Gilgamesh, Achilles, Odysseus, Moses, Beowulf)

51. How did the Black Death change the way people lived?

52. How has the role of women evolved during the ancient cultures to Medieval times?

53. How did the customs, dress and fashion affect Medieval life?

54. What caused the downfall of Roman society?

55. What impact did Joan of Arc have on society?

56. What impact did the gladiators and the arena have on Roman life? What was their role as entertainment as well as their military purpose?

57. Is the world-wide flood fact or fiction?

58. What scientific facts support creationism?

59. How did music evolve throughout the ancient civilizations? What were the instruments used, etc?

60. What impact did the Vikings have on society?

61. What impact did the medieval knight have on society?

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