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Examination Study Guide

Each exam will consist of an essay section in which you are called upon to write one essay from a field of three or more questions based upon lectures and readings. Each essay will be worth 50 points. Each examination will be worth 100 points toward the course grade. Topics for the first examination: 1) Prehistory-(Roberts, pp. 19-54; Web Readings Section I). 2) Mesopotamia and Egypt-(Roberts, pp. 55-100; Web Readings Section II-III). 3) Hittites, Assyrians and Persians-(Roberts, pp. 101-130, 167-172; Web Readings Sections VI). 4) India and China-(Roberts, pp. 131-166; Web Readings Sections IV-V). 5) Israelites and Phoenicians (Roberts, pp. 116-127; Web Readings Sections VII-VIII). Topics for the second examination: 1) Minoans, Myceneans and Early Greece (Roberts, pp. 107-16, 179-92; Web Readings Section IX ). 2) Hellenic and Hellenistic Greece-(Roberts, pp. 193-228; Web Readings Section IX). 3) Republican Rome-(Roberts, 229-243; Web Readings Section X). 4) Imperial Rome & the End of the Ancient World-(Roberts, 244-295; Web Readings Section XI-XIII). 5) Eurasia in the Early Middle Ages (Roberts, pp. 296-310;Web Readings Section XII) Topics for the third examination: 1) Early Medieval Europe-(Roberts, pp. 378-401, 467-498; Web Readings Section XIV). 2) Byzantine civilization and Early Russia-(Roberts, pp. 309-310, 336-358; Web Readings Section XV). 3) Islamic Civilization-(Roberts, pp. 311-339, 359-377; Web Readings Section XVI). 4) East Asia in the Middle Ages-(Roberts, pp. 424-53; Web Readings Section XVII). 5) South Asia in the Middle Ages-(Roberts, pp. 402-423; Web Readings Section XVII). Topics for the fourth examination: 1) Sub-Saharan Africa-(Roberts, pp. 454-459; Web Readings Section XX). 2) Pre-Columbian America-(Roberts, pp. 459-466; Web Readings Section XXI). 3) The Mongol Empire and Its Successors-(Roberts, pp. 359-77, 499-508; Web Readings Section XVIII). 4) Europe in the Fourteenth Century-(Roberts, pp. 467-498; Web Readings Section XIX). 5) The World In the Fifteenth Century-(Roberts, pp. 499-517; Web Readings Section XXII). Evaluation Criteria for Each Essay Examination 1. Pertinance. Does the essay directly address the question? Is there a significant effort to answer the question? (10 points). 2. Analysis. Is the focus of the essay maintained? Are the points or topics clearly conceived, presented and discussed? (10 points). 3. Content. Is the information presented to subtantiate points and topics accurate and clear? Do the facts contribute evidence to the arguments presented? (10 points). 4. Organization. Is the essay composed in a clear and logical manner? Is there an introductory statement, a body of evidence, and a conclusion? (10 points). 5. Mechanics. Are the fundamentals of paragraphing, sentence structure, grammar, spelling, and punctuation followed? (10 points). Sample Score-Sheet for Each Essay Examination  CRITERION #1---Pertinance_____out of 10 points  CRITERION #2----Analysis_____out of 10 points  CRITERION #3-----Content_____out of 10 points  CRITERION #4-Organization____out of 10 points  CRITERION #5---Mechanics____out of 10 points  TOTAL:________out of 50------------EXAMINATION GRADE:_________   copyright 2000 Sam Houston State University.  All rights reserved.