Debate Test Prompts
1. Revolutions were successful only if the people supported it.
2. European leaders were failures in uniting their countries.
3. Reforms in politics gave people less freedom.
4. Nationalism was inevitable
5. Industrialization created democracy.
6. Socialism was an evil that was tried to destroy capitalism.
7. Colonies lost their importance in the 19th century
8. Economic prosperity causes warfare.
9. Africa has always been dominated because it is a weak continent.
10. Assimilation is a necessary step in imperialism.
11. Europeans were destined to be on top.
12. All imperial powers eventually fall.
Debate Teams:
a. Alex v. Jacob
b. Raquel v. Paris
c. Marianna v. Aminah
d. Austin v. Angela
e. Alicia v. Dylan
f. Chris v. Khari
g. Tre v. Marcus
h. Kentory v. Mark
i. Isaiah v. Jacky
j. Kaitlin v. Gabrielle
Point Spread (out of 200 points)
i. Notes for ALL 12 points including yes/no arguments = 50 points
ii. Ability to state stance plus reasons for your stance = 50 points
iii. Ability to show cause and effect of your issue = 50 points
iv. Ability to answer questions = 50 points
Remember you will have about 4 minutes a piece to do these things above.
Remember Notebooks are due = 100 points
2. European leaders were failures in uniting their countries.
3. Reforms in politics gave people less freedom.
4. Nationalism was inevitable
5. Industrialization created democracy.
6. Socialism was an evil that was tried to destroy capitalism.
7. Colonies lost their importance in the 19th century
8. Economic prosperity causes warfare.
9. Africa has always been dominated because it is a weak continent.
10. Assimilation is a necessary step in imperialism.
11. Europeans were destined to be on top.
12. All imperial powers eventually fall.
Debate Teams:
a. Alex v. Jacob
b. Raquel v. Paris
c. Marianna v. Aminah
d. Austin v. Angela
e. Alicia v. Dylan
f. Chris v. Khari
g. Tre v. Marcus
h. Kentory v. Mark
i. Isaiah v. Jacky
j. Kaitlin v. Gabrielle
Point Spread (out of 200 points)
i. Notes for ALL 12 points including yes/no arguments = 50 points
ii. Ability to state stance plus reasons for your stance = 50 points
iii. Ability to show cause and effect of your issue = 50 points
iv. Ability to answer questions = 50 points
Remember you will have about 4 minutes a piece to do these things above.
Remember Notebooks are due = 100 points
Review Material for the Midterm test
REVIEW
-The test will be multiple choice / true/false / matching / One of these things do not belong / and paragraph writing.
-The test will cover the periods covered in class, starting with religions, then moving to the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Japanese and Chinese, the Gunpowder Empires, the Exploration of the Americas, the rise of Absolutism, the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution, the Revolutionary War, the French Revolution, and the Rise and Fall of Napoleon.
Suggested study:
1. Review the following as many questions are directly or indirectly taken from these websites:
a. http://staff.harrisonburg.k12.va.us/~cwalton/SOLpractest2world2.htm
b. http://demott.weebly.com/sol-potpourri.html World History II Review
2. Review the previous tests and quizzes
a. http://demott.weebly.com/age-of-isolation-and-expansion.html
b. http://demott.weebly.com/powerpoints.html
c. http://demott.weebly.com/december-review.html
d. http://demott.weebly.com/sol-potpourri.html Study Material throughout this page.
Specifics
1. Questions 1-25 General Questions Multiple Choice.
a. Suggestions: review the book; review the sol powerpoints above so that you know them backwards and forwards.
2. Questions 26-55 time period questions True or False (specifically: 26-30 Renaissance; 31-35 Reformation; 36-40 Scientific Revolution; 41-45 Enlightenment; 46-50 French Revolution; 51-55 Napoleon
a. Suggestions: review the book; review the following people so that you know and are to explain their contributions to history:
i. Michealangelo, Durer, El Greco, DaVinci, Raphael, Erasmus, van Eyck, Shakespeare, Machiavelli, Gutenberg, Luther, Calvin, Henry VIII, Cardinal Richelieu, Paul IV, Ignatius Loyola, Anabaptists, John Hus, John Wyclif, Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Diderot, Hobbes, Descartes, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton
ii. Write as many notes on the people listed above on ONE SIDE of a note card (maximum size – ½ a sheet of paper) TO BE USED ON THE TEST.
3. Questions 56-65 Religions Matching
a. Suggestions: review the book; review the SOL potpourri quiz on religions and reformation
b. Create a chart on the differences and similarities in religions, including the different sects (you may use the same note card as listed above on the test. Again, only one side of the note card may be used).
4. Questions 66-75 Trade terms/ exchange One of these things do not belong (students are to find the item that does not fit with the descriptor)
a. Suggestions: review the book; review December test
b. Define terms and identify trade routes related to economics (you may fit as much information as you can on the same side of the note card to be used on the test. Again, only one side total may be used)
5. Questions 76-80 See items below. Paragraph writing (5 full sentences with at least 3 historical examples each) Total of 5 points per question.
a. Suggestions: review the book; review the prompts below (YOU MAY NOT write notes on the note cards regarding these answers).
i. Describe trade in ONE of the regions from the Renaissance to the end of the French Revolution. (Europe, the Americas, South Asia, East Asia, Africa)
ii. Explain the growth of political power in ONE of the regions from the Renaissance to the end of the French Revolution. (Europe, the Americas, South Asia, East Asia, Africa).
iii. Describe the problems related to religion in ONE of the following regions (Europe, the Americas, South Asia, East Asia, Africa)
iv. Who is the most important (most influential) person studied thus far in World History? Why did you choose this person?
v. What is the most significant event studied thus far in World History? Why did you choose this event?
-The test will be multiple choice / true/false / matching / One of these things do not belong / and paragraph writing.
-The test will cover the periods covered in class, starting with religions, then moving to the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Japanese and Chinese, the Gunpowder Empires, the Exploration of the Americas, the rise of Absolutism, the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution, the Revolutionary War, the French Revolution, and the Rise and Fall of Napoleon.
Suggested study:
1. Review the following as many questions are directly or indirectly taken from these websites:
a. http://staff.harrisonburg.k12.va.us/~cwalton/SOLpractest2world2.htm
b. http://demott.weebly.com/sol-potpourri.html World History II Review
2. Review the previous tests and quizzes
a. http://demott.weebly.com/age-of-isolation-and-expansion.html
b. http://demott.weebly.com/powerpoints.html
c. http://demott.weebly.com/december-review.html
d. http://demott.weebly.com/sol-potpourri.html Study Material throughout this page.
Specifics
1. Questions 1-25 General Questions Multiple Choice.
a. Suggestions: review the book; review the sol powerpoints above so that you know them backwards and forwards.
2. Questions 26-55 time period questions True or False (specifically: 26-30 Renaissance; 31-35 Reformation; 36-40 Scientific Revolution; 41-45 Enlightenment; 46-50 French Revolution; 51-55 Napoleon
a. Suggestions: review the book; review the following people so that you know and are to explain their contributions to history:
i. Michealangelo, Durer, El Greco, DaVinci, Raphael, Erasmus, van Eyck, Shakespeare, Machiavelli, Gutenberg, Luther, Calvin, Henry VIII, Cardinal Richelieu, Paul IV, Ignatius Loyola, Anabaptists, John Hus, John Wyclif, Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Diderot, Hobbes, Descartes, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton
ii. Write as many notes on the people listed above on ONE SIDE of a note card (maximum size – ½ a sheet of paper) TO BE USED ON THE TEST.
3. Questions 56-65 Religions Matching
a. Suggestions: review the book; review the SOL potpourri quiz on religions and reformation
b. Create a chart on the differences and similarities in religions, including the different sects (you may use the same note card as listed above on the test. Again, only one side of the note card may be used).
4. Questions 66-75 Trade terms/ exchange One of these things do not belong (students are to find the item that does not fit with the descriptor)
a. Suggestions: review the book; review December test
b. Define terms and identify trade routes related to economics (you may fit as much information as you can on the same side of the note card to be used on the test. Again, only one side total may be used)
5. Questions 76-80 See items below. Paragraph writing (5 full sentences with at least 3 historical examples each) Total of 5 points per question.
a. Suggestions: review the book; review the prompts below (YOU MAY NOT write notes on the note cards regarding these answers).
i. Describe trade in ONE of the regions from the Renaissance to the end of the French Revolution. (Europe, the Americas, South Asia, East Asia, Africa)
ii. Explain the growth of political power in ONE of the regions from the Renaissance to the end of the French Revolution. (Europe, the Americas, South Asia, East Asia, Africa).
iii. Describe the problems related to religion in ONE of the following regions (Europe, the Americas, South Asia, East Asia, Africa)
iv. Who is the most important (most influential) person studied thus far in World History? Why did you choose this person?
v. What is the most significant event studied thus far in World History? Why did you choose this event?