Exam Review Sheet 


WC1-  Early Western Civilizations I


There are two exams for this course.  The Midterm Exam deals with material from the first half of the course and the Final Exam deals with material from the second half.  Each exam will feature a 20 item Map section, a Chronology section, and 1 essay.

 

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1 - Map Section:  (20%)

You will be given 2 lists of 10 locations from the following list and asked to place them on maps of the Western World
(Maps to use for review = Blank  Map 


Map items for midterm exam 

Rome

Babylon

Carthage

Aegean Sea

Aral Sea

Athens

Nile River

Alexandria

Knossos

Caspian Sea

Persepolis

Tyre

Macedon

Pompeii

Black Sea

Euphrates River

Iberia

Black Sea

Germania

Persian Gulf

Ur

Gaul

Adriatic Sea

Bactria

Assur

Rhodes

Judea

Balearic Sea

Caledonia

Pillars of Hercules

Syracuse

Mediterranean Sea

Phoenicia

 Delphi
 Red Sea





Map items for final exam 

Bosphorous

Loire River

Wittenberg

Rhone River

Rhine River

London

Shetland Islands

Geneva

Volga River

Novgorod

Seine River

Dublin

Sagres

English Channel

North Sea

Avignon

Baghdad

Vienna

Papal States

Hanseatic League

Paris

Danube River

Byzantium

Levant

Black Sea

Elbe River

Baltic Sea

Po River

Normandy

Byzantium

Venice

Damascus

Cordoba

Castile

Mecca

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II - Chronology: (10%)

--Drawn from historical events and people covered in lecture.     (Review of Lecture Notes on the syllabus may be helpful.)---
 

-matching = You will be given a list of people, events, etc. to be matched to its associated Culture/Region. (Context)


-timeline  = You will be given a list of events or people to be put  in order of when they happened.   (Causation)

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III – Essay: (70%)

You will be given 1 out of the following list of essays and asked to answer it as an argumentative essay.


Final exam will be completed on Canvas
-Citations are not required but documents and quotes must be clearly attributed, or credit will not be given.

-700 word maximum word count.
-Spelling and grammar will be considered.


-You must incorporate the required number of primary sources chosen from those listed/linked in the course schedule.

-Plagiarism policy applies...this must be a product of your own efforts.


-Use of any AI programs to aid with the writing of this essay is strictly prohibited and will result in an Automatic "0" for the exam grade.


-The exam will be released several days before it is due.  You may take the exam when you want but there will be a 1:30min. time limit on the exam.  (Canvas will cut your off once the time limit has been reached.)

Midterm Exam essay questions:  (Dealing with the first half of the course material)

1-Maritime trade appears to be the one consistent across the various cultures we have studied.  What is the role of economic trade in shaping western culture in the ancient world?  Use at least 1 course primary sources to discuss the topic. 

2-Was religion in the ancient world a hindrance or a catalyst for unity and empire building?  Why? Explain with examples.  Use at least 2 course primary sources to discuss the topic. 

3-Greece has been referred to as the heart of Western Civilization, implying that all Western society stems from the accomplishments of a handful of city states in the Mediterranean.  Do you agree with this?  Why or why not?  Be sure to offer evidence as to the accomplishments or shortcomings of the Greeks in your answer.  Use at least 2 course primary sources to discuss the topic. 


4-Why did the Roman Empire maintain long term stability while other city states/empires, such as those in the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Greece, dealt with constant transitions of power?  Use at least 2 course primary sources to discuss the topic. 

 
Final Exam essay questions: (Dealing with the second half of the course material)

1-The Christian Church dominated over our study of the second half of this course.  In what ways did the church itself assert control throughout the late Roman and medieval periods?  Why? Use at least 2 course primary sources to discuss the topic. 

2-Underlying the authority of the clergy and feudal nobles  was a vast network of trade controlled by the Norse, Hansa, Venetians, Genoans, and Islamic traders.  What impact did these trade networks have on the structured feudal Christian society of Europe? Use at least 2 course primary sources to discuss the topic. 

3- Was economics or religion a more dominant force in the years between 0-1500 AD?  Use at least 2 course primary sources to discuss the topic. 

4-Why did conflict as opposed to cooperation prevail between Islamic and Christian worlds?  Address the political, social, and economic interaction throughout the medieval period?  Use at least 2 course primary sources to discuss the topic.