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Summer World History – Quiz 4

Please email your answers to me no later than 6pm on Tuesday, July 9 if you want me to complete your grade evaluation by our final class session on Wednesday. Answer all 3 questions… no time limit. You may use your books and notes.

1) “Hallmark Five: We Embrace the Gift of Diversity.” In what way does Strayer’s textbook, Ways of the World, reflect Hallmark 5 of the SND de Namur?

2) In what ways did Modern Western Humanistic Civilization show signs of collapse (break down) during the 20^thcentury? Has this collapse been effectively mended at this point in the 21^stcentury?

3) Are we moving into a new historical era? Do the items listed under “Post-Modern” reflect the world we live in today and/or an aspirational future? Discuss. Offer alternative bullets for “Post-Modern” if you would like to.

Paleolithic

1) We evolved as Homo sapiens

2) We used basic (old) stone tools (lithic = stone)

3) Socially, we formed ourselves into moving bands of gatherer-hunters

4) We migrated out of Africa to other continents

Neolithic

1) We outcompeted all other species of Homo

2) We used advanced (new) stone tools for more complex purposes

3) We formed ourselves into small, settled agricultural communities

4) All continents except Antarctica inhabited by Homo sapiens

Ancient

1) Homo sapienscompeted with each other for wealth, power, status àsocial hierarchy

2) We developed more sophisticated technologies, including writing

3) Agricultural surpluses àspecialization àcivilizations & city-states

4) Interaction between humans from different continents increases due to trade

Classical

1) Competition for dominance between civilizations

2) Unique thinkers develop the seminal ideas that still define us as peoples

3) Formation of complex Empires & cosmopolitan urban centers

4) Political units arise which straddle more than one continent

Modern

1) Capitalism intensifies competition within and among peoples

2) Industrial Revolution multiplies human productivity and output

3) Development of Colonial Empires and relationships

4) Western European civilization asserts superiority over all others

Post-Modern?

1) Regulation of capitalism & cooperation among peoples

2) Environmental sustainability becomes a critical goal of technology

3) Government is increasingly global with emphasis on cooperation

4) Western European civilization recognizes co-equality of other peoples

What do you think?

Quiz 3 Study Guide

Summer World History – Quiz 3 Study Guide

If you can write good 6-minute responses to the following questions / topics, you will do well on Quiz 3.

1) In what sense can the Modern Era be considered a “European Era”?

2) What was The Great Dying? Could it be considered a genocide? Why/not?

3) Both 1348 and 1492 can be seen as pivotal years in the transition to the Modern Era. In what ways are these dates relevant? 

4) Discuss the history and impact of the Indian Ocean trade network (the Sea Roads) from the Classical to Modern periods.

5) Should the United States continue to celebrate Columbus Day? Why or why not?

6) What does Strayer mean by the “echoes of Atlantic Revolutions”? Are the Atlantic Revolutions still echoing in the 21^stCentury?

7) Describe and discuss the long-term significance of the Industrial Revolution.

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Quiz 2 Study Guide

World History Summer 2019

Quiz 2 Study Guide

If you can write 6-minute answers on the following topics, you should do well on Quiz 2.

1) 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.

2) In what ways does Islam highlight the reason why the entire period from 500 BC to 1400 AD should be considered a "Classical Era" from a World Historical point of view? Why does it matter?

3) What were the Sand and Sea Roads? Were they as significant as the Silk Road? If you were a Classical era woman, which “Road” would you want to live on or near? Why? 

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

5) The Classical Era marked a period of rebirth in China that was just as significant as the Renaissance in Europe. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why?

6) What is an “Empire”? How is it different from other forms of political organization?

7) Place the following civilizations on a Classical Era timeline: China, Byzantium, Greece, Mongols, Roman Empire, Teotihuacan, Persia, Islam. Include approximate dates. Briefly summarize the rise and fall of these major Classical Era civilizations.

World History Summer 2019

Quiz 1 Study Guide

If you can write good 6-minute answers to these questions, you will do well on next week’s quiz.

1) What was the significance of the development of agriculture?

2) Discuss the evidence that Paleolithic societies were more egalitarian than later societies. Is this evidence convincing? Why or why not?

3) What did it mean to be civilized to the Mesopotamians who created the Gilgamesh story?

4) Who were the Big 5 seminal thinkers of the Classical era? What can you say about them in six minutes?

5) Why does Strayer change the term “hunter-gatherer” to the term “gatherer-hunter”? Is this change consistent or inconsistent with the values of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur as outlined in the Hallmarks? Should other scholars who write textbooks on World History adopt this change?

6) Please discuss the accomplishments of the Ancient peoples of the Indus Valley. Why don’t scholars know more about them?

Schedule

World History – Andrews // Summer 2019

Tentative Schedule of Meetings & Assignments

Week 1            Introductions. Syllabus and guidelines. Course overview. Blog setup. Big History:

(May 8)           Cosmic, Gaic. Early humans. Timeline of major eras.

Week 2      Neolithic and Ancient civilizations.

(May 15)   Due:          WW Prologue, Intro to Part 1, Ch 1 (First Peoples), Ch 2 (First Civilizations)

Week 3      Early Classical Era.

(May 22)   Due:          WW Intro to Part 2, Ch 3 (State & Empire), Ch 4 (Culture & Religion),
                  Ch 5 (Society & Inequality), Ch 6 (Africa & Americas)

Week 4      Late Classical Era. Quiz 1on WW Prologue to Chapter 6. Writing workshop for RA.

(May 29)   Due:          WW Intro to Part 3, Ch 7 (Commerce & Culture), Ch 8 (China & the World),
                  Ch 10 (the Worlds of Christendom)

Week 5      Late Classical Era. Research methodologies.

(June 5)     Due:          RA, WW Intro to Part 3, Ch 9 (Worlds of Islam), Ch 11 (Pastoral Peoples),
                  Ch 12 (Worlds of 15^thC)

Week 6      Early Modern World. Quiz 2on WW Chapters 7-12. RP check-in.

(June 12)   Due:          WW Intro to Part 4, Ch 13 (Empires & Encounters),
                  Ch 14 (Commerce & Consequence), Ch 15 (Religion & Science)

Week 7      Western expansion & globalization.

(June 19)   Due:          WW Intro to Part 5, Ch 16 (Atlantic Revolutions),
                  Ch 17 (Revolutions of Industrialization), Ch 18 (Colonial Encounters)

Week 8      The 20^thCentury. Quiz 3on WW Ch’s 13-18.

(June 26)   Due:          RP. WW Intro to Part 6, Ch 19 (Empires in Collision),
                  Ch 20 (Collapse at Center), Ch 21 (Rise & Fall of World Communism)

Week 9      21^stCentury conflicts & issues. Semester review.

(July 3)      Due:          Ch 22 (End of Empire), Ch 23 (Capitalism & Culture)

Week 10    Quiz 4on WW Ch’s 19-23. World Historical Feast. Project presentations.

July 10      Due:          Preparation for formal presentation of research results.