Exam 13: E: The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century

Personal Reflection: Of all the fifteenth-century societies explored in Chapter 12,which would you have preferred to live in,and why?

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•An assessment of the pros and cons of living in Paleolithic,agricultural village,herding,and "civilized" societies.
•Class and gender issues should be taken into account where appropriate.

Historical Comparison: What key developments separated the modern era from the fifteenth century?

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•Beginning in the sixteenth century,a set of truly global relationships emerged that linked the previously separate Afro-Eurasian,American,and Pacific zones of interaction.
•A radically new kind of human society took shape,first in Europe in the nineteenth century and then in various places elsewhere in the world;the core feature of such societies was industrialization,rooted in a sustained growth of technological innovation.
•Rapid and unprecedented growth in human population accompanied this industrial or economic revolution.
•Modern societies were far more urbanized and much more commercialized than ever before and gave prominence and power to holders of urban wealth,at the expense of rural landowning elites.
•States became more powerful and intrusive and offered more of their people an opportunity to play an active role in public and political life.
•Literacy in modern societies was far more widespread than ever before.
•New national identities became increasingly prominent.
•To the mix of established religious ideas and folk traditions were now added the challenging outlook and values of modern science,with its secular emphasis on the ability of human rationality to know and manipulate the world.
•European peoples became far more prominent on the global stage.

Historical Comparison: Compare the political organization and state structure of two of the following empires: Inca Empire,Ming dynasty China,the Ottoman Empire.

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•A comparison of each government's actual control over its people
•The ability or desire to impose cultural values
•Governmental structure
•The degree of bureaucracy
•Government control over farming,mining,or industry
•The government's relationship to elites
•The ideology of government (e.g. ,whether rule is by divine sanction)

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Exam 13: E: The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century

Personal Reflection: Of all the fifteenth-century societies explored in Chapter 12,which would you have preferred to live in,and why?

Historical Comparison: What key developments separated the modern era from the fifteenth century?

Historical Comparison: Compare the political organization and state structure of two of the following empires: Inca Empire,Ming dynasty China,the Ottoman Empire.

A: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

B: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

C: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

D: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

E: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

F: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

G: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

A: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

B: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

C: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

D: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

E: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

F: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

A: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

B: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

C: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

D: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

E: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

F: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

G: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

A: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

B: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

C: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

D: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

E: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

F: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

G: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

A: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

B: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

C: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

D: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

E: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

F: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

G: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

A: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

B: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

C: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

D: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

E: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

F: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

G: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

Extension (3-6): First Things First: Beginnings in History, to 500 B.C.E.

A: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

B: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

C: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

D: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

E: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

A: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

B: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

C: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

D: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

E: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

A: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

B: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

C: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

D: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

E: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

A: The Worlds of Christendom Contraction, Expansion, and Division 500-1300

B: The Worlds of Christendom Contraction, Expansion, and Division 500-1300

C: The Worlds of Christendom Contraction, Expansion, and Division 500-1300

D: The Worlds of Christendom Contraction, Expansion, and Division 500-1300

E: The Worlds of Christendom Contraction, Expansion, and Division 500-1300

A: Pastoral Peoples on the Global Stage the Mongol Moment 1200-1500

B: Pastoral Peoples on the Global Stage the Mongol Moment 1200-1500

C: Pastoral Peoples on the Global Stage the Mongol Moment 1200-1500

D: Pastoral Peoples on the Global Stage the Mongol Moment 1200-1500

E: Pastoral Peoples on the Global Stage the Mongol Moment 1200-1500

A: The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century

B: The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century

C: The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century

D: The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century

A: Political Transformations Empires and Encounters 1450-1750

B: Political Transformations Empires and Encounters 1450-1750

C: Political Transformations Empires and Encounters 1450-1750

D: Political Transformations Empires and Encounters 1450-1750

E: Political Transformations Empires and Encounters 1450-1750