Sept 2013 OC Library

1. hist110: Survey of
the Ancient World
ROEN JANYK, MLIS
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11. Keywords
• Topic: Compare and contrast life for women in
Mesopotamia and in Egypt
• Keywords:
Mesopotamia
Wom?n
Egypt*
gender
customs
Gender role*
Work
“division of * labo#r” OR
“sex role”

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19. Citing Sources
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Date
Article/ Chapter
Title
Journal / Book Title
Volume (& Issue*)
Page numbers
Publisher & Location
Link, Access date,
DOI
Footnotes or endnotes &
bibliography
Chicago Manual of Style,
16th ed. (online & print)
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