MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE

MIDTERM DATE:

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: 35 questions: 70%   (35 out of 37 questions)

These will be taken from the chapters (not from the documents) and the lectures.

TWO EXAMPLES TO SHOW YOU THE TYPES OF QUESTIONS THAT WILL APPEAR:

In 1793, the King and Queen of France were ______, which marked a new stage of the French Revolution.

a. imprisoned

b. pardoned

c. stripped of their royal powers

d. made Emperor and Empress

e. executed

What happened to Native Americans' religious beliefs when confronted with Catholicism?

a. They rejected Catholicism completely.

b. They blended their old customs easily into Catholic practices.

c. They only pretended to be Catholic when Europeans were around.

d. They completely abandoned their old religions, and embraced Catholicism entirely.

II. ESSAY: 30%

One of the following questions will appear on the test. I will also provide several documents that pertain to the question. You will write the essay, using what you know and using the documents provided:

1. Why did the European empires in the Americas have such an enormously greater impact on the conquered people than the Chinese, Mughal, and Ottoman empires?

2. In what specific ways did international trade foster change in the world of the early modern era? 

3.Consider the goals of the Revolutions in France, Haiti, and Spanish-America. Were those goals fulfilled or betrayed throughout the course of each of these revolutions an in the first years after each revolution?

 

HOW TO STUDY FOR THIS EXAM:

Ø  Go through each chapter (14-18) and locate the key words that seem to indicate key information. Identify those;

Ø  For the essay, make outlines. Make sure that your outlines have way too much detail, way more than any normal human could ever remember. Remember, you cannot bring these to the exam, but you can remember what is on them and use the detail on the exam;

Ø  Try to memorize the outlines. Try to write them word for word without looking at the original. Fill in the gaps where you did not recall something. Do it again. Walk around your study area speaking the outline, looking down only when you need to for a quick reminder of the detail. Speak it again. Write it again…and most of all, have fun;

Ø  Fill in the gaps in your notes and add detail where you lack it. To do this, use a textbook or an online source;

Ø  Come to my office to ask questions, to show me outlines, or just to chat;

Ø  Follow Napoleon’s advice: “In planning a campaign I purposely exaggerate all the dangers and all the calamities that the circumstances make possible.” In essence, over-prepare!