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 21stcentury? Why or why not? Is it still useful to study the people of the Paleolithic period? Why or why not?
8) Does 6th-14thcentury 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.
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