MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE 2012

DATE: FRIDAY, MAY 18

FORMAT:

• PART 1: Multiple choice
• PART 2: Vocabulary
• PART 3: Map (Middle East) 
• PART 4: Free Response (open note)

TOPICS TO FOCUS ON:

Expect to apply GENERALIZATIONS from our stages of history to specific examples studied in class. 

What motivated Europeans to colonize Africa?

How did the European view of colonialism differ from the Africa understanding?

Describe how the history of the Congo is a classic example of imperialism.  Refer to the generalizations used in class.

What does it mean to “bear witness?”  What impact does bearing witness have on an individual?  What impact can an individual have on events in history?  Describe examples of individuals “bearing witness” in the history we studied in class.

How did colonialism impact Rwanda?  How did ethnic division lead to the genocide?  How did struggle for political power lead to the genocide?  Why did the Rwandan genocide become a regional issue that impact Rwanda’s neighbors?   How did the West respond to the genocide?

What was apartheid?  What were the goals of apartheid?  How was apartheid enforced?  How did apartheid impact blacks in South Africa?  Describe examples of resistance to apartheid.  What caused apartheid to end?

How did colonialism impact Sudan?  Why is Sudan considering splitting into two countries?  How have oil, ethnicity, and desertification intensified the Darfur crisis?  Who is responsible for the Darfur genocide?  How did the struggle for political power lead to the genocide? 

Why are the stories of Abraham and Moses important to Judaism?  What are the central beliefs of Judaism?  Describe rituals and holidays associated with the beliefs.  What are the branches of Judaism?

Why is the story of Jesus important to Christianity?  What are the central beliefs of Christianity?  Describe rituals and holidays associated with the beliefs.  What are the branches of Christianity?

Why is the story of Mohammad important to Islam?  What are the central beliefs of Islam?  Describe rituals and holidays associated with the beliefs.  What are the branches of Islam?

Describe why the roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict can be found in WWI.  What events lead to the creation of the state of Israel? 

Analyze the arguments supporting both the Israeli and Palestinian points of view on the Arab Israeli Conflict.

IMPORTANT VOCABULARY: Can you identify the following terms/people?  Can you place them in their correct context (time and place)?  Can you tell why they are important to our study of history?

• Nelson Mandela
• Steve Biko
• Globalization
• Gaza Strip
• Shiite
• Darfur
• Janjaweed
• Interahamwe  
• Paul Kagame
• Desertification 
• Genocide
• Koran
• Hutu
• Tutsi
• HAMAS
• Mecca
• Omar Bashir
• Balfour Declaration
• Soweto Uprising 
• Apartheid
• Pass Laws
• Allah
• Berlin Conference
• West Bank settlements
• Afrikaan 
• Boers
• Rwandan Patriotic Front
• Mobutu
• 1967 Six Day War
• PLO
• Palestinians
• Sunni
• Kleptocracy
• King Leopold II
• Dome of the Rock
• Western Wall
• West Bank
• Five Pillars of Islam
• Monotheism