APEH Free-Response Thematic Question Bank 2010-11 Midterm Exam
Write an essay that:
-Has a relevant thesis
-Addresses all parts of the question
-Supports thesis with specific evidence
-Is well organized
You will have to choose 1 question from each from 2 separate groups. Only 6 of these questions will be on the exam.
1. Discuss the pre-existing conditions that contributed to the health crisis of the Black Death during the late Middle Ages.
2. Discuss the impact of the invention of the printing press on the northern Renaissance.
3. Compare and contrast the policies of the Catholic Church in Europe before and after the Council of Trent.
4. Analyze some of the existing conditions that led to the Thirty Years’ War.
5. Describe the experience of the Huguenots in seventeenth-century France.
6. Compare and contrast the political views of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes.
7. How and to what extent did the Whigs participate in the English government under George I?
8. Describe some of the ways in which the Industrial Revolution transformed the workplace for women.
9. Analyze how William Pitt’s strategy in the French West Indies and India led to England’s acquisition of America.
10. Discuss the attitudes of Enlightenment thinkers toward organized religion.
11. To what extent was the Third Estate responsible for altering the course of the French government?
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Online Discussion-French Revolution
Due to yet another school closing, we will be having our roundtable discussion online.
Post a comment on this post which includes the following:
-Your name
-Your POV (assigned in class)
-Your response to the discussion question, "To what extent was the French Revolution a success?"Your response should be a minimum of 2, but no more than 5 paragraphs. You must include a reference to 1-2 primary sources. Make sure to cite the name, author, and date (if available) of your source. Remember, you are answering this from your assigned point of view, not you as an American in 2011.
-You must post your comment by Sunday night 1/23 (12:00 midnight)in order to receive full credit
-You must also comment on a classmate's post (not your partner) explaining why you agree or disagree with their assessment (1-2 paragraphs). This comment must be submitted by 12:00 midnight on Monday 1/24.
-You must also complete the French Revolution discussion chart (available on my BMHS website) and turn in on Tuesday 1/25.
-Email me at melia@norwalkps.org with any questions or problems posting
Post a comment on this post which includes the following:
-Your name
-Your POV (assigned in class)
-Your response to the discussion question, "To what extent was the French Revolution a success?"Your response should be a minimum of 2, but no more than 5 paragraphs. You must include a reference to 1-2 primary sources. Make sure to cite the name, author, and date (if available) of your source. Remember, you are answering this from your assigned point of view, not you as an American in 2011.
-You must post your comment by Sunday night 1/23 (12:00 midnight)in order to receive full credit
-You must also comment on a classmate's post (not your partner) explaining why you agree or disagree with their assessment (1-2 paragraphs). This comment must be submitted by 12:00 midnight on Monday 1/24.
-You must also complete the French Revolution discussion chart (available on my BMHS website) and turn in on Tuesday 1/25.
-Email me at melia@norwalkps.org with any questions or problems posting
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
1979 French Revolution DBQ Thesis
The following question is based on the documents in the 1979 DBQ Packet:
"Discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of the Terror as an instrument of the French Revolution."
Post your thesis as a comment on this post. Must post by 1/21/2011.
"Discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of the Terror as an instrument of the French Revolution."
Post your thesis as a comment on this post. Must post by 1/21/2011.
Roundtable Discussion- Friday 1/21/2011
Culminating Activity: Roundtable – To what extent was the French Revolution a success?
1) Complete the French Revolution Chart in order to see change over time—to what extent reforms were made in different aspects of French society.
Old Regime Moderate stage Radical Stage Reaction
Political
Economic
Religious
Social
2) You will be assigned a POV to represent during the Panel Discussion (with 1 partner):
• Peasants
• Sans-culottes
• Bourgeoisie – Jacobin
• Bourgeoisie -- Girondin
• Women
• Clergy
• Nobles
• Solider in the French Revolutionary Army
• Free people of color in Saint Domingue
3) You must research and prepare for discussion by gathering historical information and evidence from 1-2 primary sources to respond to the question: To what extent was the French Revolution a success?
4) During roundtable, you must write brief notes on chart (full version handed out separately)
POV + -
Peasants
Workers
Middle Class--Jacobin
Middle Class—Girondin
5) HW: Read scholarly article “Legacies of the French Revolution”
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/chap10a.html
1) Complete the French Revolution Chart in order to see change over time—to what extent reforms were made in different aspects of French society.
Old Regime Moderate stage Radical Stage Reaction
Political
Economic
Religious
Social
2) You will be assigned a POV to represent during the Panel Discussion (with 1 partner):
• Peasants
• Sans-culottes
• Bourgeoisie – Jacobin
• Bourgeoisie -- Girondin
• Women
• Clergy
• Nobles
• Solider in the French Revolutionary Army
• Free people of color in Saint Domingue
3) You must research and prepare for discussion by gathering historical information and evidence from 1-2 primary sources to respond to the question: To what extent was the French Revolution a success?
4) During roundtable, you must write brief notes on chart (full version handed out separately)
POV + -
Peasants
Workers
Middle Class--Jacobin
Middle Class—Girondin
5) HW: Read scholarly article “Legacies of the French Revolution”
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/chap10a.html
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Homework for Week of 1/18 through 1/21/2011
Tuesday 1/18:
Have chapter 19 of Kagan & chapter 9 of Sherman read
Friday 1/21:
French Revolution DBQ Chart & Thesis (post on blog)
French Rev. Events Sheet
Kagan, chapter 19 questions
Sherman chapter 9 questions
PERSIA Chart (French Revolution)
Be Prepared for Roundtable Discussion (details will be given in class on 1/19)
Have chapter 19 of Kagan & chapter 9 of Sherman read
Friday 1/21:
French Revolution DBQ Chart & Thesis (post on blog)
French Rev. Events Sheet
Kagan, chapter 19 questions
Sherman chapter 9 questions
PERSIA Chart (French Revolution)
Be Prepared for Roundtable Discussion (details will be given in class on 1/19)
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Homework for 1/4/2011
Kagan: pp. 601-610 (stop at Enlightened Absolutism)
Sherman: pp. 97-101 (stop at Propaganda)
Sherman: pp. 97-101 (stop at Propaganda)
Monday, January 3, 2011
Homework for 1/3/2011
Kagan: pp. 590-601 (stop at Islam)
Sherman: pp. 93-97 (stop at the Philosophy Dictionary)
Sherman: pp. 93-97 (stop at the Philosophy Dictionary)
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