You'll take the Unit #5 Exam next Monday and Tuesday. Monday's two portions of the exam are explained below. Tuesday's "objective" portion of the exam will consist of 60 multiple choice questions and five "document-based" questions.
Unit #5 Identifications: On Monday, September 28th, you will write on your choice of 5 of the 8 identifications that appear on the Unit #5 exam chosen from the list below. You may bring 10 words of "notes" for each of the 15 possible identifications to the exam. (Printed out; not on your computer.) You will need to turn in these notes, and I reserve the right to count symbols, acronyms, etc. as one or more words. Each of the five identifications is worth 5 points.
A good identification is typically in the range of 4 to 6 sentences in length. (You do need to write in complete sentences.) You should demonstrate both an understanding of just who / what the ID "is" and place it in the appropriate historical context. In addition, you need to explain the significance of the ID. In other words, answer the "So what?" question.
Philip II
divine right
Louis XIV
Thirty Years' War
Oliver Cromwell
Galileo Galilei
social contract
John Locke
philosophe
enlightened despot
Reign of Terror
Napoleon Bonaparte
creoles
nationalism
Otto von Bismarck
Unit #5 Essay Exam - Questions and Format - You'll write an essay as part of the Unit #5 Exam. This essay will be written in class on Monday, September 28th. (We'll explain what to do if you run out of time.) Below you can find both the questions from which you will choose and the format for the essay portion on the Unit #5 Exam. The essay is worth 30 points.
Format: The actual essay will be written, by hand or word-processed. You should prepare for a five-paragraph essay. That means that you should include an introduction (with a clear thesis statement), three body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. (Note that the questions lend themselves to such a format. That is on purpose.)
Remember that the questions are not designed for you to tell us everything you have learned. Focus on what the question is requiring you to do. You may bring 100 words of notes for the essay topic of your choice.
1. We considered the reigns of a number of absolute monarchs. Choose THREE specific monarchs and evaluate the impact of their reigns. Overall, was absolutism a positive or negative force in the Europe of the time?
2. The Enlightenment was a time of significant changes in thinking and values. Identify and evaluate the significance of what you consider to be the THREE most significant contributions of the Enlightenment. Which specific figure do you believe best embodied the spirit of the Enlightenment? Why?
3. We studied examples of political revolution in places such as England, the American colonies, France, Haiti and Mexico. Choose THREE of these revolutions and evaluate whether each was justified. Which of the revolutions that you discuss do you believe was ultimately the most successful? Why?
