World History 1 st Semester Final Review

These essential questions will be the final exam. Be prepared to answer a question from each section. The final exam will be:Gold: Tuesday, December 15Black: Wednesday, December 16

Remember, PROVIDE SPECIFIC EXAMPLESThese questions will be graded using the Ideas and Content rubric found below:

Renaissance – Change

1) Many people refer to the Middle Ages as the “Dark Ages.” - What do you think? Was it “Dark?” (not the color) - Was the Renaissance a reaction to the Middle Ages? Why or why not? - Are we in a “dark age” or “renaissance” today?

2) Choose one of the following:- You’re da Vinci’s paintbrush…- You’re Michelangelo’s hands…- You’re Machiavelli’s pen…

- What do you feel, see?- How is this person changing the world?

3) The Renaissance was a time that brought a lot of change.- If the "delete" button were pushed on the Renaissance, what would society

lose?- How would the world be different?

4) Renaissance means rebirth. - Was the Renaissance a time of rebirth? Why? - Can you think of any other instances where the world has undergone a

rebirth? - What do you consider to be a rebirth?

5) Change was the Big Idea for the Renaissance. - Why does the word Change fit the Renaissance?- If you could give the Renaissance a Big Idea other than Change, what would

it be?

Ideas and Content5 points 3 points 1 point

- Clear, focused, interesting- Insightful

- Details relevant- Writer in control

- Shows imagination/creativity

- Clear and focused- Lacks insight

- Limited development

- Some random thoughts

- Originality not seen in main points

- No sense of purpose

- Dull, uninteresting to reader- Shallow

development- Very random- Not original

Reformation – Change

1) The printing press was an important invention. - Why is the printing press such an important invention?- Why did the printing press play such an important part in the Reformation?  - What would have occurred if the printing press wouldn't have been

invented?

Exploration and Isolation – When One Group Prospers, Another Group Suffers

1) Money was definitely a factor in European exploration.  - Why was money so important to exploration? - Does money play a part in people moving or “exploring” today?  or does it

matter?

2) Europeans had a huge impact on America.  - Do you feel the Europeans coming to America was a positive or a negative?

Or both? - Could it have been done differently? How?  - How would life be different?

3) Isolationism is a concept that has been around for hundreds of years. - Why did China and Japan isolate themselves?- Can you predict the outcome if China and Japan didn’t isolate themselves? - Did it benefit them?

4) “When one group suffers, another group prospers,” is the Big Idea for Exploration and Isolation.- How does this Big Idea fit this unit?- If you could give this unit a different Big Idea, what would that be?

Age of Constitutionalism & Absolutism - Independence

1) Thomas Rainsborough: “Every man that is to live under a government ought first by his own consent to put himself under that government.”

- How does this quote apply to what happened in England? - Does this quote apply to the United States? How?

2) The events that occurred in England had a huge impact on the world.- Why does America have to thank England when it comes to our

government?- If you had the power to change one thing about our government, what

would it be?

3) England and France were different as far as government goes. - Compare and contrast the government in France to the government in

England during this time period. - How did the government in each country during that time affect the people?

4) Russia had a few different rulers that could be considered absolute.- Why could each ruler be considered absolute? Give specific facts for each

ruler. - What is the relationship between an absolute ruler and the people they

rule? - What about the relationship between a ruler that isn’t absolute and the

people?

5) The Big Idea for this unit is “Independence.”- How does the term Independence fit both Constitutionalism and

Absolutism?- If you could give this unit another big idea, what would you call it?

The Enlightenment – Think, Think, Think

1) The Enlightenment helped the founding fathers write the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

- What were some of the Enlightened ideas that were used by the founding fathers in these historic documents?

- Why are they significant?

2) The Enlightenment changed the world in which we live today. - How did the Enlightenment change the world?

- Think about Locke, Hobbes, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Wollstonecraft

- What would happen if the Enlightenment had not occurred?

French Revolution – Freedom!!! 1) The French Revolution was a complicated affair with many different events.- Think about the Estates General, National Assembly and the Reign of Terror - How would you summarize the French Revolution? - Was it Positive or Negative? Why?

2) The French Revolution was a complicated affair with many different events.- Think about the Estates General, National Assembly and the Reign of Terror - How would you summarize the French Revolution? - Was it Positive or Negative? Why?

3) Many people consider the French Revolution to be the most important event in history.

- Can you assess the value or importance of the French Revolution? - Why is it important?