Regents Review

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Regents Review

• What you should know!!!

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What to expect

• 50 multiple choice questions
• Thematic Essay
• DBQ questions and Essay
• 3 hours

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How to use your time

• You will receive time cues during the test.
• Allot yourself
• 40 minutes for the multiple choice questions
• 10 minutes to outline for your thematic essay
• 50 minutes to write your thematic essay
• 20 minutes to complete your documents
• 10 minutes to outline for your DBQ essay
• 50 minutes to write your DBQ essay

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How to approach studying

• Terms (vocabulary) and Topics
• What it is or was
• Its purpose
• Its causes and effects
• Its significance
• Concepts
• Its significance
• Give evidence, or a historical example
• Famous People
• Know the place and time period in which the
  person lived
• His or her background or position
• The persons accomplishments or impact

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Words to know

• analyze means to determine the nature and
  relationship of the component elements
• describe means to illustrate something in words
  or tell about it
• discuss means to make observations about
  something using facts, reasoning, and argument
  to present in some detail
• explain means to make plain or understandable to
  give reasons for or causes of to show the
  logical development or relationships of
• evaluate means to examine and judge the
  significance, worth, or condition of to
  determine the value of

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L.A.W.

• Using the L.A.W. approach
• L look at the task
• Focus on the action word (i.e. discuss) and the
  topic statement (i.e. historical context)
• A analyze the documents
• Identify which documents you can use to assist in
  answering your essay question
• Make notes next to the documents listing outside
  information which can help you
• W write the essay
• Opening paragraph needs to identify the topic
  and show your point of view
• Supporting paragraphs provide evidence (both
  from the documents and outside information) in an
  organized way which helps support your opening
  paragraph
• Conclusion
• Discuss restate the topic sentence, and add a
  brief summary
• Evaluate compare/contrast the /- effects, then
  make a judgment

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Tips

• Always read the question first so you dont waste
  time
• Make notes on all questions to reinforce what you
  already know about each topic
• Use your own words in your documents and your
  essay.
• When writing use specifics always give examples

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Possible Themes

• Conflict
• Human Physical Geography
• Movement of Peoples and Goods
• Justice and Human Rights

• Political Change
• Political Systems
• Change
• Global Problems
• Economic Systems
• Turning Points
• Belief Systems

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Conflict

• Things to look for when youre thinking about
  conflicts
• Causes of the conflict
• Who are the opposing groups involved
• What are these groups points of view
• Results of the conflict
• Extent to which they were resolved/not resolved

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Possible Conflicts

• European Enlightenment
• French Revolution
• Latin American Independence
• Global Nationalism
• Industrial Revolution
• Meiji Restoration
• Imperialism
• World War One
• Crusades
• Russian Revolution

World War Two Cold War Chinese Communist
Revolution Colonial Independence / Collapse of
Imperialism Conflict in the Middle
East Apartheid in South Africa Collapse of
Communism Political Unrest in Latin
America Post-Cold War Hot Spots
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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Conflicts between groups of people have
  threatened peace in many nations or Regions
• Task
• Identify one conflict that has threatened peace
  in a nation or region and
• Discuss one major cause of that conflict
• Identify two opposing groups involved in the
  conflict and discuss one viewpoint of each group
• Discuss the extend to which the conflict was or
  was not resolved

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Differences among groups have often led to
  conflict
• Task
• Identify two ethnic, religious, political and/or
  cultural conflicts and for each
• Discuss the historical circumstances that led to
  the conflict
• Analyze the effect of this conflict on two groups
  or individuals

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Possible Essay Questions(DBQ)

• Historical Context The first half of the
  twentieth century was shaped by two conflicts
• Task Using the information from the documents
  and your knowledge of global history and
  geography write an essay in which you compare and
  contrast the causes of World War I and World War
  II
• http//www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/brief_r
  eview/global_history/essay_questions/dbq7.cfm

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Human and Physical Geography

• Things to look for when youre thinking about
  conflicts
• Impact geography has on people lives
• Include physical features and the way people
  interact with those features (do the people adapt
  to the environment, or does the environment
  adapts to them?)
• /- effects of geography on the development of a
  nation or region

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Human and Physical Geography

• Positive Changes/Adaptations
• Humans have made many changes to their
  geographical situations to better suit their
  needs and wants. 
• Examples damns, irrigation (reverse
  desertification)
• Most of these changes/adaptations have had a
  positive impact on the lives of humans, but were
  not necessarily good for the environment.
• Examples pollution/o-zone, deforestation

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5 themes of geographyRemember Mr. Help

• Movement
• Describes the movement of people, goods, and
  ideas. 
• This occurs through migration, trade, and
  cultural diffusion
• Region
• Describes an area that has its own unifying
  characteristics. 
• This is done politically -- the Middle East is a
  political region, physically -- the rainforests
  of Brazil, and culturally -- Muslim areas are
  influenced by the religion of Islam.
• Human/Environment Interaction
• Describes how people change their environment or
  adapt to it

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• Location
• Describes where a place is -- its position on the
  Earth's surface. 
• Two ways to describe location Relative Location
  and Absolute Location.
• Relative Location The description of a place in
  relation to another.
• Absolute Location The exact location of a place
  using lines of longitude and latitude
• Place
• Describes an area in terms of it's physical and
  human characteristics such as climate, landforms,
  waterways, language, religion, social activities,
  etc...

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Possible scenarios where people interact with
their geography

• River Valleys (Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Indus,
  Yellow)
• Mineral Wealth in Africa (gold and salt)
• Monsoons in South Asia
• Oil in the Middle East
• Japan (lack of resourcesgt China, Manchuria, and
  Korea)
• Rain Forests in Latin America

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Geographic factors such as land features,
  resources, location, and climate of nations and
  regions affect how people live.
• Tasks
• Select one geographic factor that influenced life
  in a nation or region before A.D. 1500, and using
  specific examples, discuss the influence of that
  geographic factor on the people of that nation or
  region
• Select a different geographic factor that
  influenced life in a nation or region after A.D.
  1500, and using specific examples discuss the
  influence of that geographic factor on the people
  of that nation or region

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Geographic features can positively or
  negatively affect the development of a nation or
  region
• Tasks
• Select one geographic feature from your study of
  global history
• Explain how this geographic features has had an
  effect on the historical development of two
  nations or regions
• Be sure to include specific historical examples
  in your essay

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Geographic factors have influenced
  historical developments and historical events of
  nations and regions
• Task
• Choose two nations and/or regions and for each
• Identify and describe two geographic factors in
  each nation and/or region
• Explain how each factor has influenced the
  historical development or a specific historical
  event in each nation and/or region

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Throughout history, global problems have
  posed major challenges for nations and regions
• Task
• Select two different global problems and for each
• Describe one major cause of the global problem
• Discuss one effect of the global problem on a
  specific nation or region

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Possible Essay Questions(DBQ)

• Historical Context The development of early
  civilizations was greatly affected by geographic
  factors.
• Task
• Using information from the documents and your
  knowledge of global history and geography write
  an essay in which you discuss how the lives of
  the peoples of the ancient world were shaped by
  the geography of their region
• http//www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/brief_r
  eview/global_history/essay_questions/dbq1.cfm

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Possible Essay Questions(DBQ)

• Historical Context The geographic factors of
  location and availability of resources have
  affected the history of Great Britain and Japan
• Task
• Compare and contrast the effects of geographic
  factors such as location and availability of
  resources on the political and economic
  development of Great Britain and Japan
• http//web000.greece.k12.ny.us/SocialStudiesResour
  ces/Social_Studies_Resources/GHG_DBQs/GHG_DBQ_01.0
  3.pdf

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Movement of People and Goods

• Things to look for when youre thinking about the
  movement of people and goods
• What are the major trade routes (both historical
  and modern)
• Who is in charge of the trade routes (both
  historical and modern)
• What are the /- effects of these trade routes

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Possible Movement of People and Goods

• Silk Road
• Trans-Saharan Trade Routes (African Trading
  Kingdoms)
• Mediterranean Trade Routes
• Hanseatic League
• British East India Company
• Industrial Revolution (impact of the railroads)
• Columbian Exchange
• O.P.E.C.
• European Union
• NAFTA

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Trade routes and trade organizations have
  had an impact on nations and regions. The
  effects have been both positive and negative
• Tasks
• Identify two trade routes and/or trade
  organizations and for each
• Explain one reason for the establishment of the
  trade route or trade organization
• Discuss one positive effect or one negative
  effect of the trade route or trade organization
  on a specific nation or region

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Human Rights Violations

• Thinks to look for when youre thinking about the
  human rights violations
• Identify a human rights violation
• What were the causes of the conflict
• Describe the violation
• Did anyone intervene during the process of the
  violation (government, group, or individual?)
• Know that human rights violations did not
  occur until after World War II
• when United Nations published its Universal
  Declaration of Human Rights.
• This document states that all people are free
  and equal regardless of "race, color, sex,
  language, religion, political or other opinion,
  national or social origin, property, birth or
  other status."  Since this time, efforts have
  been made to end human rights abuses around the
  world.

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Possible Human Rights Violations

• Women Islam, Asia
• Amritsar Massacre
• Khmer Rouge
• Stalinist Russia The Great Purge
• Cambodia Pol Pot
• Hitler Holocaust
• Irish Republican Army (IRA)
• Apartheid Nelson Mandela
• Child labor (Industrial Revolution/Asia/Africa)

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme The human rights of many groups have been
  violated at different times in various nations
  and regions. Efforts by governments, groups, and
  individuals to resolve these human rights
  violations have met with mixed results.
• Tasks
• Select two groups who have experienced human
  rights violations in a specific nation or region
  and for each
• Describe one historical circumstance that led to
  a human rights violation in the nation or region
• Describe one example of a human rights violation
  in that nation or region
• Discuss the extent to which a government, a
  group, or an individual made an attempt to
  resolve this human rights violation

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Throughout history, the human rights of
  certain groups of people have been violated.
  Efforts have been made to address these
  violations.
• Tasks
• Define the term Human Rights
• Identify two examples of human rights violations
  that have occurred in a specific time and place
• Describe the causes of these human rights
  violations
• For one of the violations identified, discuss one
  specific effort that was made or is being made to
  deal with the violation

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Possible Essay Questions(DBQ)

• Historical Context Genocide, threats to the
  environment, and weapons of mass destruction are
  problems that the world has had to face. Various
  attempts have been made by the international
  community and its members to address and resolve
  these problems.
• Task
• Select two problems mentioned in the historical
  context and for each
• Describe the problem
• Discuss attempts made to address and/or resolve
  the problem

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Possible Essay Questions(DBQ)

• Historical Context Throughout history, social
  and political factors have influenced the roles
  of women in different societies. As a result,
  the roles of women have varied across time and in
  different places.
• Task
• Compare and contrast the role of women in
  different societies throughout history
• Discuss the impact of social or political factors
  on the status of women in those societies

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Possible Essay Questions(DBQ)

• Historical Context Despite the horrors of the
  Holocaust, abuses of human rights have continued
  in the post-World War II era.
• Task
• Describe examples of human rights abuses in the
  post-World War II era
• Discuss efforts that the world community has made
  to eliminate these human rights abuses
• http//web000.greece.k12.ny.us/SocialStudiesResour
  ces/Social_Studies_Resources/GHG_DBQs/GHG_DBQ_06.0
  2.pdf

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Possible Essay Questions(DBQ)

• Historical Context Throughout history, children
  have frequently suffered from human rights
  abuses. Some people believe that significant
  progress has been made toward eliminating these
  abuses.
• Task
• Identify and explain two specific human rights
  abuses that children have suffered
• Discuss two attempts that have been made to
  eliminate human rights abuses against children
• Evaluate the extent to which progress has been
  made in eliminating human rights abuses against
  children
• http//web000.greece.k12.ny.us/SocialStudiesResour
  ces/Social_Studies_Resources/GHG_DBQs/GHG_DBQ_08.0
  0.pdf

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Political Change

• Things to look for when youre thinking about
  Political Change
• Old governments style
• Explain the causes effects of the change in
  government/revolution
• Change the government wanted to bring
• New policies used
• Evaluate the extent to which the change was
  achieved (success or failure)

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Possible examples of Political Change

• Empire of Mali under Mansa Musa
• Reformation under Henry VIII
• Westernization of Russia under Peter the Great
• Reign of Terror under Robespierre
• Meiji Restoration
• Modernization of Turkey under Ataturk
• Stalins 5 year plan
• Mussolinis Fascism
• Mao Zedongs Cultural Revolution in China
• Nelson Mandelas opposition to the apartheid in
  South Africa
• Chavez oil policies in Venezuela

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Often, government implement policies in an
  attempt to change society
• Task
• Choose one example from global history where a
  government attempted to change society and
• Describe the change the government wanted to
  bring about
• Explain why the government wanted to make this
  change
• Describe one specific policy the government used
  to try to bring about this change
• Discuss the extent to which this change was
  achieved

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Throughout history, political revolutions
  had many causes. These revolutions affected
  society and led to many changes. The changes may
  or may not have resolved the problems that caused
  the revolutions.
• Task
• Chose one political revolution from your study of
  global history and geography and
• Explain the causes of the revolution
• Describe the effects this political revolution
  had on society
• Evaluate whether the changes that resulted from
  the political revolution resolved the problems
  that caused it

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Twentieth-century political events have
  had positive and negative effects on global
  history
• Task
• Identify two 20th century political events and
  for each
• Discuss the historical circumstances surrounding
  the event
• Evaluate the extent to which this event has had a
  positive or a negative effect on global history

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Political Systems

• Things to look for when youre thinking about
  Political Systems
• Identify different political systems
• Identify their characteristics (things that help
  define them)
• Determine their effect on the history, culture,
  or society of that particular nation
• Be able to compare and contrast the advantages
  and disadvantages of different political systems

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Possible examples of Political Systems

• Absolute Monarchy
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Parliamentary Democracy
• Direct Democracy
• Theocracy
• Fascism
• Communism

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Political systems have affected the
  history and culture of nations and societies
• Task
• Choose two different political systems and for
  each
• Describe the characteristics of the political
  systems
• Discuss how the political system has affected the
  history or culture of a specific nation or
  society

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Possible Essay Questions(DBQ)

• Historical Context Throughout history,
  societies have held different viewpoints on
  governmental decision making and the role of
  citizens in this decision-making process. The
  decision-making process can range from absolute
  control to democracy.
• Tasks
• Using information from the documents and your
  knowledge of global history and geography, write
  an essay that
• Compare and contrasts the different viewpoints
  societies have held about the process of
  governmental decision making and about the role
  of citizens in the political decision-making
  process
• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a
  political system that is under the absolute
  control of a single individual or a few
  individuals, or a political system that is
  democracy

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Change

• Things to look for when youre thinking about
  Change
• The situation that a leader attempted to change
• The actions that leader took to change the
  situation
• /- effect of the changes that person made

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Possible examples of Change

• Mao Zedong
• Ho Chi Min
• Fidel Castro
• Nelson Mandela
• Vladimir Lenin
• John Locke
• Adam Smith

• Martin Luther (95 thesis)
• Queen Elizabeth I
• Toussaint LOuverture
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Simon Bolivar
• Otto von Bismarck
• Mohandas Gandhi

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Throughout history, the actions of leaders
  have changed the society in which they lived
• Task
• Identify two leaders who changed the society in
  which they lied and for each
• Describe one situation the leader attempted to
  change
• Describe one action the leader took to change
  this situation
• Discuss the impact of that action on the society
  in which the leader lived

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Individuals have brought about great
  changes in history. These individuals have had
  positive and/or negative effects on nations or
  regions.
• Task
• Choose two individuals from your study of global
  history and geography and for each individual
  chosen
• Discuss two specific changes made by the
  individual in a specific nation or region
• Evaluate whether these changes have had a
  positive or negative effect on that nation or
  region

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Possible Essay Questions (Thematic)

• Theme The ideas and beliefs of philosophers and
  leaders have led to changes in nations and
  regions
• Task
• Choose two philosophers and/or leaders and for
  each
• Explain a major idea or belief of that
  philosopher or leader
• Discuss how that idea or belief changed one
  nation or region

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Global Problems

• Things to look for when youre thinking about
  Global Problems
• Identify global problems
• Major causes
• Effects on a nation/region

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Possible examples of Global Problems

• Environmental Pollution
• Desertification
• Deforestation
• Overpopulation
• Refugees
• Spread of disease
• International drug trafficking
• Ethnic conflicts

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Throughout history, global problems have
  posed major challenges for nations and regions
• Task
• Select two different global problems and for each
• Describe one major cause of the global problem
• Discuss one effect of the global problem on a
  specific nation or region

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Possible Essay Questions(DBQ)

• Historical Context Throughout global history,
  rapidly spreading diseases have had an impact on
  many societies. Epidemics such as the Black Death
  in the 14th centuries have had significant
  effects on societies.
• Task
• Chose two epidemics and for each
• Explain why the epidemic spread
• Discuss the effects of the epidemic on a specific
  society or societies
• http//web000.greece.k12.ny.us/SocialStudiesResour
  ces/Social_Studies_Resources/GHG_DBQs/GHG_DBQ_08.0
  4.pdf

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Possible Essay Questions(DBQ)

• Historical Context The success of
  industrialization has led to environmental
  problems throughout the world. As the 21st
  century begins, many nations are trying to deal
  with the environmental effects of
  industrialization.
• Task
• Discuss the problems that industrialization has
  caused in the nations of the world
• Explain how nations are responding to the
  problems created by industrialization
• http//web000.greece.k12.ny.us/SocialStudiesResour
  ces/Social_Studies_Resources/GHG_DBQs/GHG_DBQ_06.0
  1.pdf

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Economic Systems

• Things to look for when youre thinking about
  Economic Systems
• Identify the economic system
• What are the historical circumstances that led to
  the use of these systems
• Were there any changes?
• Identify the features that make that economic
  system
• Identify the impact on society during that
  historical period
• Does it meet the needs of the people

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Possible Economic Systems

• Traditional Economy (subsistence agriculture)
• Barter Economy
• Manorialism
• Mercantilism
• Communism
• Capitalism

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Societies have developed different
  economic systems for many reasons. Some of these
  economic systems include manorialism, capitalism,
  and communism.
• Task
• Identify one society and one economic system that
  has been used or is being used in that society
  and
• Discuss the historical circumstances surrounding
  the development of that economic system
• Describe two features of the economic system
• Evaluate the impact the economic system had on
  this society during a specific historical period

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Possible Essay Questions(DBQ)

• Historical Context Economic systems attempt to
  meet the needs of the people. Capitalism and
  communism represent two different ways to meet
  peoples economic needs.
• Task
• Describe how these two economic systems attempt
  to meet the needs of the people
• Evaluate how successful each system has been at
  meeting the economic needs of the people.
• http//web000.greece.k12.ny.us/SocialStudiesResour
  ces/Social_Studies_Resources/GHG_DBQs/GHG_DBQ_06.0
  0.pdf

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Possible Essay Questions(DBQ)

• Historical Context Throughout history, many
  nations have attempted to change their economic
  systems with mixed results.
• Task
• Discuss a way in which two nations have attempted
  to bring about economic reform over time and
  describe the economic system that was in place
  before the change
• Evaluate the impact of the economic reform in
  each nation
• http//web000.greece.k12.ny.us/SocialStudiesResour
  ces/Social_Studies_Resources/GHG_DBQs/GHG_DBQ_01.0
  2.pdf

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Turning Points

• Things to look for when youre thinking about
  Turing Points
• Define what a turning point is
• Identify a turning point in history
• Identify the historical circumstances
• What are the social, political and economic
  conditions that led to the change
• Identify how it changed history
• Did it have a /- effect

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Possible Turning Points

• Neolithic Revolution
• Crusades
• Renaissance
• Exploration
• French Revolution
• Russian Revolution
• World War I
• Creation of Israel
• Apartheid in South Africa
• Fall of the Berlin Wall
• Science and Technology

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Turning points are major events in history
  that have led to lasting change.
• Task
• Identify two major turning points in global
  history and for each
• Describe the historical circumstances surrounding
  the turning point
• Explain how each turning point changed the course
  of history

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme Political, economic, and social conditions
  have often led to turning points that have
  changed the course of history for nations and
  peoples.
• Task
• Identify two turning points from your study of
  global history and for each
• Describe the causes and key events that led to
  the turning point
• Explain how each turning point changed the course
  of history for nations and peoples

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Possible Essay Question(Thematic)

• Theme Science and technology have played a
  critical role in altering the course of human
  history.
• Task
• Identify two scientific or technological advances
  that had a major impact on global history
• Explain the relationship between the scientific
  or technological advance and a specific
  historical event or period in history
• Analyze how these advances changed the course of
  history

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Possible Essay Questions(DBQ)

• Historical Context A turning point is defined as
  a period in history when a significant change
  occurs. Three of these turning points were the
  Neolithic Revolution, the Age of Exploration, and
  the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union.
• Task
• Choose two of these turning points and for each
• Explain why it is considered a turning point
• Evaluate whether the impact of the turning point
  has been positive or negative
• http//web000.greece.k12.ny.us/SocialStudiesResour
  ces/Social_Studies_Resources/GHG_DBQs/GHG_DBQ_06.0
  3.pdf

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Belief Systems

• Things to look for when youre thinking about
  Belief Systems
• Location of the belief system (origin)
• Founder of the belief system
• Monotheistic/polytheistic
• Major beliefs
• Important text

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Possible Belief Systems

• Christianity
• Judaism
• Animism
• Shintoism
• Islam
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Confucianism
• Taoism/Daoism

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Possible Essay Questions(Thematic)

• Theme At various times in global history,
  members of different religions have acted to
  bring people together. Members of these same
  religions have also acted to divide people and
  have caused conflict.
• Task
• Choose two religions from your study of global
  history and geography and for each
• Describe two basic beliefs of the religion
• Explain how members of the religion, at a
  specific time and place, acted either to unify
  society or to cause conflict in society

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Additional Study Resources

• Review Book
• Review Packs
• Class notes
• Practice old Regents exams. See the following
  web sites
• New York State Regents Web Site
• www.nysedregents.org
• Regents Prep
• http//www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/global.c
  fm
• Study Stack
• http//www.studystack.com/menu-75535