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HIST 111: Exam One Study Guide

Exam: Thursday, September 21

6 ID Questions

· Taken from lecture material not covered in the essay question

· 5 points each, 30 points total

· Include the following in a few sentences:

· Who or what

· When

· A few important details

· Why it was important – significance

· Don’t write too much – just a few sentences each -you have the essay coming!

ID Question Example

· This example will NOT appear on the exam.

Pocahontas

Pocahontas was the daughter of the Algonquin chief, Powhatan. She assisted Jamestown, VA, settlers in the early 1600s. She was a friend of John Smith. Pocahontas married an Englishman and moved to Britain. She is a significant historical figure because she assisted the first permanent New World settlement and symbolized the blending of Native American and British cultures.

Essay Requirements

· Qualities of a good essay

· Uses outline structure

· Material in the essay must come from the class lectures.

· Covers 3 pages of a blue book, minimum - no 1 paragraph essays please!

(FYI: Front + back of a page = 2 pages)

Essay Question - 50 points

· You will be required to answer ONE of the following questions. Choose either question you prefer and prepare to answer it on the exam. Responses should be based on class lectures.

· Compare and contrast class, race, gender, economy, and religion in the New England and Chesapeake colonial societies.

· Compare and contrast class, race, gender, economy, and religion in the Middle Colonies and Lower South colonial societies.

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This is the required outline. Points will be deducted for failure to use this outline.

Introduction – State the topic

I. Class system

II. Race system

III. Gender system

IV. Economic system

V. Religious system

Conclusion – Briefly sum up points

Multiple Choice

· MC questions on primary sources

· 10 questions - 2 points each, 20 points total

· This example will NOT appear on the exam.

Which of the following is NOT true about Martin Luther?

A. He posted the 95 Theses on the Wittenberg church door on Halloween, 1517.

B. He was executed by the Catholic Church.

C. He married a former nun.

D. He said salvation was possible through “justification by faith.”

· Circle letter B.

Other Info

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· Read the syllabus.

· All requirements are as stated in the syllabus.

· You will have 75 minutes (the entire class period) to take the exam.