Wednesday, October 09, 2002

                           Global History 1 - Test Review

Introduction to Global History: Concepts of the Social Sciences; Pre-historic
cultures (including the Neolithic -agricultural revolution - period; and the Rise of Civilization

1. What is history?  Why study history?

2. Can history provide guidance in our daily lives?

3. Is there a purpose to history?

4. What are the major ideas of economics?

5. What are the major ideas of political science?

6. What are the similarities and differences between behavioral psychology and cognitive psychology?

7. What are the main ideas of psycho-analytic psychology?

8. What are the main ideas of anthropology?  What is the meaning of culture?

9. Why is anthropology considered such a comprehensive social science?

10. What are the main ideas of geography? What are the 5 basic themes of geography?

11. What are some basic ideas behind Charles Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection?  What conclusions have evolutionists come up with about the fossil record of man?

12. How did Paleolithic people (Old Stone Age people) adapt to their environment?

13. How did the "agricultural revolution" change people's lives?

14. Why is the "agricultural revolution" a turning point in man's development?

15. What is civilization?  What are the basic features of civilization?

16. What are 3 causes of cultural change?