Global History Exam #2 A. Schlesinger



Theme: Civilizations

An enduring issue is an issue that exists across time. It is one that many societies have attempted to address with varying degrees of success.

Task:

1. Identify AND define an enduring issue raised by this set of documents.

2. Using evidence from the documents AND relevant outside information, argue why the issue you selected is significant AND how it has continued OR changed across time.

Document 1 From Food Gathering to Food Producing

“…Paleolithic men could not control their food supply. So long as they relied on foraging, hunting, fishing, and trapping, they were dependent on the natural food supply in a given area to keep from starving. But while Paleolithic men continued their food-gathering pattern of existence in Europe, Africa, and Australia, groups of people in the Near East began to cultivate [farm] edible plants and to breed animals. Often described as the “first economic revolution” in the history of man, this momentous change from a food-gathering to a food-producing economy initiated [began] the Neolithic Age. Paleolithic man was a hunter; Neolithic man became a farmer and herdsman…”

Source: T. Walter Wallbank, et al., Civilization: Past and Present, Scott, Foresman and Company. January, 2010 NYS Global History and Geography Regents Examination.

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Document 2 Map of Early River Valley Civilizations

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Document 3 The Hymn of the Nile

Hail to thee, O Nile! Who manifests [demonstrates] thyself over this land, and comes to give life to Egypt!

Mysterious is thy issuing forth from the darkness, on this day whereon it is celebrated!

Watering the orchards created by Ra [the Egyptian Sun god], to cause all the cattle to live, you give the earth to drink, inexhaustible one!

Lord of the fish, during the inundation [flood], no bird alights on the crops.

You create the grain, you bring forth the barley, assuring perpetuity [eternity] to the temples.

If you cease your toil and your work, then all that exists is in anguish. If the gods suffer in heaven, then the faces of men waste away.

Then He torments the flocks of Egypt, and great and small are in agony.

But all is changed for mankind when He comes…

If He shines,the earth is joyous, every stomach is full of rejoicing…

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Choose ONE (1) of the Following Enduring Issues

|CONFLICT |Conflict is a serious disagreement or argument. There can be conflict between individuals, peoples, and nations. |

|POWER |Power is the influence or control over the behavior of people and it is a part of every human interaction. You can see the effects of power in your relationships with your family and friends, and in schools,|

| |sports, business, and government. |

|INEQUITY |Inequity is a lack of fairness or justice. When there is inequity, one person or group of people do not have as much power or opportunity as others. |

|INNOVATION |An innovation is a new method of addressing a problem. Innovations have positive and negative impacts. |

|INTERCONNECTEDNESS |Interconnectedness is the state of having connections or relationships with other people. For example, the more people you know from a neighborhood, the more interconnected you are with it. |

|IDEAS AND BELIEFS |Our ideas and beliefs shape the way we look at the world. Ideas and beliefs can come from one’s conclusions from observation, religion, parents, books, or friends. |

|ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT |Our environment is the area around us in which we live. We are affected by our environment and we have an effect on it. This is true of your local environment (your home, your classroom, and your |

| |neighborhood) and the larger environment (your state, your country, and the world). |

|SCARCITY |Scarcity is the state of not having enough of something. Everything we use in our daily life comes from the Earth and there is a limited supply of resources on this planet. Some places have access to more |

| |water than others, some have access to oil. Since resources are scarce, we trade for them. |

Outline for your Essay

I Introduction

Context: Identify and define your enduring issue. Describe how it has impacted people in the past, and if it has continued or changed in the way it impacts people today.

Thesis: This enduring issue is evident due to __________ and ___________.

II Body Paragraph 1

1. Topic Sentence

2. Show how your enduring issue connects to your 1st document (Include evidence from the document and outside information)

3. Analysis:

a) How has the enduring issue impacted people or places?

b) How has the enduring issue continued or changed over time?

III Body Paragraph 2

1. Topic Sentence

2. Show how your enduring issue connects to your 2nd document (Include evidence from the document and outside information)

3. Analysis:

a) How has the enduring issue impacted people or places?

b) How has the enduring issue continued or changed over time?

V Conclusion

1. Restate your thesis.

2. Summarize each main point of each body paragraph.

3. Make a connection to today.

Enduring Issue Essay Rubric

CATEGORY |5 |4 |3 |2 |1 |0 | |Enduring Issue and Argument |Clearly identifies & defines one enduring issue used in at least 2 of the documents AND develops an in-depth argument. |Identifies and defines one enduring issue used in at least 2 of the documents AND develops an in-depth argument. |Identifies and defines one enduring issue used in at least 1 of the documents. |Identifies but does not clearly define one enduring issue used in at least 1 of the documents. |Identifies but does NOT define the enduring issue. |Does not identify the enduring issue. | |Historical Evidence |Richly supports the task with relevant historical evidence from the documents. |Richly supports the task with relevant historical evidence from the documents but may do so unevenly. |Supports the task with limited relevant historical evidence from the documents. |Presents little to no relevant evidence from the documents. |No relevant historical evidence from the documents. |No historical evidence from the documents. | |Description and Analysis |Is more analytical than descriptive. |Is both descriptive AND analytical. |Is more descriptive than analytical. |Is mostly descriptive. |Is descriptive. |No relevant description. | |Outside Information |Richly supports the task with relevant historical evidence NOT found in the documents. |Supports the task with relevant historical evidence NOT found in the documents but may do so unevenly. |Supports the task with limited historical evidence NOT found in the documents. |Presents little to no relevant outside evidence NOT found in the documents. |No relevant outside information. |No outside information. | |Organization |Develops a logical and clear plan of organization. Includes a well-developed intro and conclusion. |Demonstrates a logical and clear plan of organization. Includes a developed intro and conclusion. |Demonstrates a satisfactory plan of organization. Includes an intro and conclusion. |Demonstrates a general plan of organization. May lack an intro or conclusion. |Limited plan of organization. |No clear plan of organization. | |Spelling, Grammar & Capitalization: First 2 mistakes are “freebies”. Minus 1 point for each subsequent mistake, up to -5 points. ______________

Final Score: ______________________

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In your essay Be Sure to

* Identify the issue based on a historically accurate interpretation of three documents.

* Define the issue using evidence from at least 2 documents

* Argue that this is a significant issue that has endured by showing:

✓ How the issue has affected people or been affected by people

✓ How the issue has continued to be an issue or changed over time

* Include outside information from your knowledge of social studies and evidence from the documents.

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