Final Exam Study Guide

WOH2022
Instructions: During the midterm exam you will be expected to provide answers to 4 “key terms” and 2 “essay
questions.” Your instructor will select key terms and essay questions from those listed below.
KEY TERMS must be answered in at least one paragraph (minimum 4 sentences per paragraph). Your
answers must define the term and establish its historical significance.
ESSAY QUESTIONS must be answered in at least three paragraphs (minimum 4 sentences per
paragraph). Your answer must answer all aspects of the question in a clear and convincing manner in
order to receive full points. Please review the rubric for more information.
Essay Rubric
D and below C B A
 Doesn’t answer  Answers only part of  Answers most but not all of  Answers entire
question the question the question and/or question
 Inaccurate  Overly vague  Partially inaccurate and/or  Accurate
 Too short  Too short  Lacks sufficient detail  Detailed
 No thesis  No thesis  Weak thesis  Strong thesis

Cheat Sheet: During the exam you may use one side of a 8.5x11 piece of paper as a “cheat sheet.” If you write
on both sides, you will not be allowed to use your notes during the exam. You may hand write anything and
everything on that piece of paper. Typing is not allowed.
Warning: All cases of plagiarism (attempting to pass off other people’s words as your own) will result in
an automatic failure of the exam.

UNIT 6 (Ch. 21)

KEY TERMS
 encyclopedia
 René Descartes
 Carl Linnaeus
 invisible hand

ESSAY QUESTIONS
 Discuss the impact of the travels of Captain Cook and James Bank on the native population of Oceania
and Australia.
 Discuss the role of women during the Enlightenment. Did women have more or fewer rights and
opportunities? Give examples.

UNIT 7 (Ch. 22 and 23, pages 683 to 705)

KEY TERMS
 Tupac Amaru II
 Third Estate
 Toussaint L'Ouverture
 Edmund Burke
ESSAY QUESTIONS
 Revolutions in western Europe and the Americas created new political systems, but did they
fundamentally change society? Why, or why not? Be specific and use evidence from the chapter.
 Discuss Napoleon’s accomplishments and what can be considered his enduring legacy.

UNIT 8 (Ch. 24)

KEY TERMS
 Taiping Rebellion
 Commodore Matthew Perry
 Meiji Restoration
 sepoys

ESSAY QUESTIONS
 Describe the social interactions between the British and Indian people. How did they respond to each
other’s culture? Did one culture influence the other more?
 According to the textbook, why did the British turn to the poppy and the opium trade in China? What
were the results in China?

UNIT 9 (Ch. 26)

KEY TERMS
 Quinine
 Berlin Conference
 Cecil Rhodes
 Menelik II

ESSAY QUESTION
 How did Belgians justified their actions in the Congo during the late 19th and early 20 centuries?
 Given the power and determination of European empires at this time, how were Ethiopia and Siam
(Thailand) able to maintain their independence?
