Final Examination. A
History 1101, 103 and 143
Peter Petschauer, PhD
Please answer three (3) questions total; one each from each set.
I. Answer this question:
Please discuss the main points of your paper, including your thesis, and then tell me how you would write your paper differently if could redo it.
II. Please answer one of the following:
2. Our three "outside" readings were oral tales that were written down at some point. First, write down the title of each story. Then, consider this: In each case, aspects of the stories pertain to the role of men and women. Compare these roles for each of the societies. You may take one specific woman or man or craft your points from a com-posite picture for each society. Let me know how these two roles changed over time.
OR
3. Please select three of the major religions we have discussed this semester and compare and contrast them. It may help you to work with similar or related religions/sects.
III. Please chose one of these to answer:
4. The decline and fall of the Western Roman empire has inspired many authors and even some students. Describe the principal reasons/causes of this phenomenon. It is ok to provide details for each major point you make.
OR
5. The Renaissance is one of those exciting periods in history that still causes great debates among scholars. Please write about the principal reasons/background for this breakthrough and its main expressions.
OR
6. We have spoken about the differences between the western world and India and China and you saw several videos to assist you in your discovery. What are these differences on the political, economic, and religious level for two of these two civilizations. (Either West and India or West and China.)
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