Final Exam Study Guide

Final Exam – STUDY GUIDE

If you can write 6-minute answers on the following topics you should do well on the final.

1) Discuss the development of social inequality in the first four eras of human history.

2) Discuss some examples of classical-era social variations (i.e. examples of societies that did not fit the standard mold of empire or cosmopolitan urban center or were unique in some way). Why are these important to study?

3) “China will be the next big superpower.” Why should this not be a surprise to anyone?

4) The Mongols got a bad rap. In fact, they should be respected as a significant civilization that made long-term contributions to the development of the Eurasian world. Discuss.

5) What were the Sand and Sea Roads? Were they as significant as the Silk Road?

6) If you were a Classical era woman, why might you want to live in the Mongol civilization?

7) Is it still useful to study the Classical Greeks, even now in the 21^stcentury? Why or why not? Is it still useful to study the people of the Paleolithic period? Why or why not?

8) Does 6^th-14^thcentury Islam fit the description of a Classical civilization? Use examples to support your answer.

9) Trace the development of Christianity during the classical period.

10) Confucius, Socrates and Mohamed were seminal thinkers of their civilizations. Please discuss the life and impact of two of them.

11) There will be a matching-style question requiring you to put the bullets for the first four eras of human history into proper order.

Research Paper Assignment

Student’s Name

World History, Andrews

Research Paper

Date

Original Title for yourPaper

This semester, you have the opportunity to dive more deeply into a specific element of human history that interests you and hopefully helps you learn something about your own ancestors or “tribe.” You will do this by choosing a region, an era and an emphasis, and completing your research on that topic. The era you choose must align with the course content for World History 1… in other words, your research must focus on a time period prior to 1400. Your paper must be 6 double-spaced pages in lengthand contain the following named sections: 

ü  Introduction – Include a purpose statement… What will your research be about? Why did you choose that time, place and focus?

ü  Core of Research – A write-up of what you discovered about your chosen time, place and focus. Be sure to include in-text citations that show where your information comes from. These should be in the format: (Weisner 28).

ü  Key Learnings – 3-4 concise statements, in bullet format, highlighting the most important things you learned while doing your research.

ü  Bibliography – Minimum 4 scholarly sources for your research. You can include sources from your Annotated Bibliography, but please do not attach your Annotated Bibliography. 

Examples of Format for Bibliographic Entries

Aurelius, Marcus. “Meditations.” In Heritage of Western Civilizations.Ed. John L. Beatty and Oliver A. Johnson. Vol 1. 8^thed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall. 1995. 212-220.

Corbett, Bob. The Haitian Revolution of 1791-1803: An Historical Essay in Four Parts. http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/history/revolution/revolution1.htm (accessed 1/18/2012)