Wikipedia Article Analysis #1

The article that I decided to use for this assignment was the result of a basic search: “Ancient Greece.” Also titled “Ancient Greece,” the article attempts to summarize the period of Greek history lasting from 1100 BC to 146 BC. Divided into four periods (Greek Dark Ages, Archaic Period, Classical Period, and The Hellenistic Period), Greek history is analyzed by its pottery styles and political events. The last half of the article breaks down the Greek humanities under several generalized sub-headings: Colonies, Politics and Society, Government and Law, Warfare, Education, Economy, and several others.

Listed Criteria:
1.) Eight Pages, about 5,400 words.
2.) Search Term: “Ancient Greece.” Article title: “Ancient Greece.”
3.) No disambiguation links.
4.) In the Discussion tab I found pages and pages of debate, corrections, and questions regarding the article. Some of it seems somewhat like our blogs.
5.) There have been over 500 changes to the page, starting in 2006. The last change was made in August of 2008.
6.) There are six external links provided.
7.) There are nine references.
8.) There are nine items listed under “see also.”

I felt that this was a good article in the sense that it was very general. There are not many details, just huge paragraphs of “facts.” The article was easy to read (as with most Wikipedia articles), and despite its pithy nature, the article helped to generalize the chronology of the time period. Overall, I would suggest that a student use this article to further refine a search topic.