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 20thcentury? Has this collapse been effectively mended at this point in the 21stcentury?
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
