Your questions are generally very good and specific. I think that for question number 3 you should have not asked if it was intended to show someone’s wealth. This is because in question number 1 you made it seem as if you were uncertain who would have used the object. In question number 3 you act as if it was intended for only a wealthy person. Question number 4 is very helpful because finding out whether there were other parts may help you determine who it was used by and how. For example if there were playing pieces it would most likely be used and not simply to show wealth.
Great job!
I really like your research questions – especially questions 1 and 4. 🙂
I’m just going to say a couple of things about each research question by number.
1. This is a fantastic question because using this question, you can research how leisure was viewed in the 16th century. I don’t really have much to say about it, except that maybe after finding out what social/economic class used it, you could also talk about when someone would use this game board and for what.
2. I think that this question is important, not only because it relates to question 1 in terms of who used it, but also because you can research how much it cost compared to today’s game board/leisure technology (although I guess the technology part wouldn’t be so fair). Anyway, it might have cost ___ in Italian money in the 16th century, but it costs ___ in Italian money now, which would be ___ USD. Or something like that.
3. For this question, I think that instead of making it a separate question, you can just also talk about it alongside questions 1 and 2. It ties in nicely, especially because in question 1, you’re talking about what class of people would use a game board. So maybe you can just add this question with either question 1 or 2 and then come up with another question if you want to talk about a different topic on the game board? (I actually came up with a question, If you want to use it: Who designed the first game board? What class was he/she from? What did the maker originally want it to be used for?)
4. This is my favorite question! If there’s a game board — where are its pieces? Did it even have pieces to begin with? You can definitely take full advantage of this question and research the evolution (If that’s the right word…) of leisure – maybe it started with rock, paper, and scissors, changing to game boards, to finally, technology games such as the Wii. (Don’t take my word for this! I just made it up as an example.)
All in all, your research questions are great and I see a lot of interesting topics that you could talk about in your research paper with these questions. Have fun! 😉
Chess board?
1. What kind of people would use this object? Rich? Poor? Warriors? Noblemen?
2. Where would you acquire an object like this? And for how much?
3. Would the people who had this object actually use it, with the knowledge of how to use it, or only possess it to show their wealth?
4. Were there other parts to this object, perhaps something along the lines of playing pieces?
Your questions are generally very good and specific. I think that for question number 3 you should have not asked if it was intended to show someone’s wealth. This is because in question number 1 you made it seem as if you were uncertain who would have used the object. In question number 3 you act as if it was intended for only a wealthy person. Question number 4 is very helpful because finding out whether there were other parts may help you determine who it was used by and how. For example if there were playing pieces it would most likely be used and not simply to show wealth.
Hey Eric,
Great job!
I really like your research questions – especially questions 1 and 4. 🙂
I’m just going to say a couple of things about each research question by number.
1. This is a fantastic question because using this question, you can research how leisure was viewed in the 16th century. I don’t really have much to say about it, except that maybe after finding out what social/economic class used it, you could also talk about when someone would use this game board and for what.
2. I think that this question is important, not only because it relates to question 1 in terms of who used it, but also because you can research how much it cost compared to today’s game board/leisure technology (although I guess the technology part wouldn’t be so fair). Anyway, it might have cost ___ in Italian money in the 16th century, but it costs ___ in Italian money now, which would be ___ USD. Or something like that.
3. For this question, I think that instead of making it a separate question, you can just also talk about it alongside questions 1 and 2. It ties in nicely, especially because in question 1, you’re talking about what class of people would use a game board. So maybe you can just add this question with either question 1 or 2 and then come up with another question if you want to talk about a different topic on the game board? (I actually came up with a question, If you want to use it: Who designed the first game board? What class was he/she from? What did the maker originally want it to be used for?)
4. This is my favorite question! If there’s a game board — where are its pieces? Did it even have pieces to begin with? You can definitely take full advantage of this question and research the evolution (If that’s the right word…) of leisure – maybe it started with rock, paper, and scissors, changing to game boards, to finally, technology games such as the Wii. (Don’t take my word for this! I just made it up as an example.)
All in all, your research questions are great and I see a lot of interesting topics that you could talk about in your research paper with these questions. Have fun! 😉
~Anna