Hist 151 Questionnaire

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HIST 151- KNOWLEDGE SURVEY SPRING '09 PROFESSOR ZEIGLER

This is a Knowledge Survey rather than a "test." There are no right or wrong answers. While you will not be graded on this survey, please be very candid in your responses!

By completing this survey, both at the beginning and at the end of the semester, your instructor will be able to gauge your initial level of knowledge and then measure the amount of knowledge you gain during the semester. This information will help your instructor modify and improve the course.

Read each statement carefully and then choose a response based on the following instructions:

Mark A as your response to the item if you are not confident in your skills in the area and do not feel you can adequately demonstrate these skills on a test/essay/research paper.

Mark B as your response to the item if you feel somewhat confident that you are reasonably skilled in the area and can demonstrate these skills at a reasonable level on a test/essay/research paper.

Mark C as your response to the item if you feel very confident that you are highly skilled in the area and can demonstrate these skills at a high level on a test/essay/research paper.

Which class are you in:
M W 10:00 AM	M W 11:30 AM

Is this Survey being conducted at the BEGINNING or at the END of the Semester?
Beginning of Semester	End of Semester

Your skill level in area:

CONFIDENCE IN HISTORICAL TERMS/CONCEPTS -

YOUR ABILITY TO DEFINE, DESCRIBE, CITE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOLLOWING:

	A: Low	B: Modest	C: High
- Fertile Crescent (and advantages)
- Plague and Yersinia pestis
- Hammurabi and his Code
- Hebrew monotheism and the Covenant
- Vedas and Brahmanas
- Confucius and the Golden Age
- Hittites and Hyksos
- Celts and Scythians
- Athens and Sparta
- Alexander and Hellenism
- Hannibul and 2nd Punic War
- Pax Romana and Golden age of Rome
- Bantu and their Migrations
- Bering Land Bridge
- Silk Road
- Visigoths and Battle of Adrianople
- 5 Pillars of Islam
- Mamelukes and the Delhi Sultnate
- Grand Canal
- Nara and Kyoto
- Charlemagne and his achievements
- Vikings and Magyars
- Parliament and Estates General
- Great Schism
- Mansa Musa and Timbuktu
- Aztecs and Tenochtitlan

CONFIDENCE IN HISTORICAL ESSAY WRITING

FOR THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS, rate your confidence in being able to address the main points in a clear, concise, and organized essay answer of 1 1/2 - 2 pages.

	A: Low	B: Modest	C: High
- Explain and describe how various geographical and biological factors gave Eurasian, especially Middle Eastern, civilizations advantages/headstart over the American and African civilizations. Outline the split between farmers and nomads.
- Compare and contrast the Sumerian/Mesopotamian Civilizations with Egypt, especially religious practices/beliefs and political development. Then, describe the unique evolution of Hebrew ethical monotheism through the Bronze and Iron Ages.
- Trace and contrast the 'historical' development and unique features of Indian and Chinese Civilizations especially the role of religion and mysticism versus philosophy and history, and social structure versus bureaucracy.
- Describe the features (groups, culture, technology, values) of the nomadic peoples (c 2000-400 BC) that enabled them to conquer/overrun Ancient Civilizations and summarize the changes that they brought to history.
- Describe the historical and political development of Classical Greek culture and civilization (c 800-300 BC), citing key events, developments, and personalities. Summarize the cultural achievements of Hellenism.
- Describe the rise of Rome from the Republic to the Empire, and then within the decaying empire, outline the evolution of Christianity from Jewish sect to World Religion.
- Using primarily the Roman Empire as an example, describe and explain the collapse of the Eurasian Empires (c 200-700 AD), with a focus on the roles of political and economic failures, nomadic incursions, disease, and new religions.
- Describe the life and teachings of Mohammed, and explain the popularity of Islam. Trace the military expansion of Islam east and west, and especially its impact on India and Persia.
- Compare and contrast China and Japan during the middle period (c 600-1600), especially regarding political development and cultural achievement/borrowing. Also, describe the impact of the Mongol conquests of the civilizations of Eurasia.
- Briefly contrast the development of the Western (Carolingian) European Empire and the Eastern (Byzantine) Roman Empire in the Early Middle Ages (c 500-1000 AD), citing reasons for their divergence and differences.
- Summarize the domination of European society by the Catholic Church in the High Middle Ages (c 1000-1300 AD), and describe the forces that broke up the feudal order and the Church's role. Explain the process of change, and the 'new order' that emerged.

Mahalo for completing the HISTORY 151 Knowledge Survey!