THE WORLD SINCE 1492

Study Guide for First Midterm

All of the questions on the exam will be chosen from those presented in this study guide. To help you study for the exam, between now and Wed the 16^th, I will have the following extended office hours:

Wed, Feb 9, 3-4:30 pm

Thu, Feb 10, 2-4 pm

Fri, Feb 11, 1-5 pm

Sun, Feb 13, 9-noon

Tue, Feb 15, 5:45-7 pm

Wed, Feb 9, 3-4 pm

During these office hours, you can review my lecture notes.

Please note that the exam will be designed, in terms of how many questions will be on it, so that it can be completed within the allotted workshop time (60 minutes)—assuming you have studied and prepared using this study guide.

The exam will have the following three sections: (1) a map, (2) key terms, and (3) key term pairs.

(1) The Map: You will be given a printed world map with numbered places on it, and a list of geographic terms (or place names). You will be asked to identify the number on the map for each of the listed geographic terms. The geographic terms will be a subset of this list:

Aoudaghost

Aragon

Castille

Constantinople

Grenada

Istanbul

Mali

Middle Kingdom

Moluccas

Potosí

Sijilmâsa

Tenochtitlan

the Sahel

Zacatecas

(2) Key Terms. You are responsible for all the key terms from the lectures from the start of the course through the lecture on Wed, Feb. 16. A subset of these key terms will appear on the exam. For each key term on the exam, you should provide a clear, precise, and concise definition. In addition, if the term is a theoretical or general term, such as “restricted sphere of exchange” or “ecumene,” you should also provide and briefly discuss one example from the course, locating the example in time an place (when and where it occurred; for a specific term, such as “Latin Christendom,” this does not apply of course.

(3) Pairings of Key Terms. A subset of the following pairs of key terms will also appear on the exam. For each key term pairing on the exam, both of the key terms should be defined as indicated above (including an example or illustration, as appropriate). And then after your definitions, you should provide one (or at most two) paragraphs discussing what you see as an important relationship (or relationships) between the two key terms.

1. the invention of tradition & neo-Confucianism

2. three orders & the differentiation (or dichotomization) of cousins

3. three orders & class

4. commons & monocrop agriculture

5. city & nitrogen (as soil nutrient)