Global History Thematic Essay Review

Global History Thematic Essay Review

New York State has identified twenty-four themes of Global History. Of those twenty-four, only twelve have ever been used for a thematic

essay on the Global History and Geography Regents exam, and only seven have been repeated more than once. This review sheet lists the

seven themes that have been repeated on the Regents exam starting with the those most frequently asked, provides the prompts that have

been used in the past and suggested topics that will help students prepare for the exam. Topic choices have been made so students have less

topics to prepare for the exam. For example, it is suggested that students be prepared to write about Nelson Mandela and the end of Apartheid

because that topic can be prepared for thematic essays on Change and Human Rights,.

Please use this table of contents to help navigate the document.

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Theme

# of Times on the Regents

Review Topics

1a. Change: Individuals who have caused change

8

Mohandas Gandhi

Nelson Mandela

1b. Change: Revolutions and turning points

9

Neolithic Revolution

Industrial Revolution

French Revolution

Russian Revolution

2. Human and Physical Geography

9

Rivers

Mountains

3. Human Rights

4

Indian Independence Movement

Apartheid in South Africa

4. Science and Technology

3

Printing Press

Steam Engine

5. Conflict

3

French Revolution

Russian Revolution

6. Belief Systems

2

Hinduism

Islam

7. Environment and Society

2

Deforestation

Desertification

CHANGE- Individuals who caused change

Previous prompts:

August, 2014

Select?two? political leaders and for e

? ach

? Describe the historical circumstances that brought this

political leader to power

? Explain one policy or practice that was put into effect under

this leader

? Discuss how this policy or practice affected a specific

group of people or society or region

January, 2012

Select t? wo? individuals from your study of global history and

for e

? ach

? Describe the historical circumstances that led this individual

to develop or modify an idea

? Explain an action taken by this individual as a result of this

idea

? Discuss how this individual¡¯s idea affected a society

January, 2006

Choose t? wo? philosophers a

? nd/or? leaders and for e

? ach

? Explain a major idea or belief of that philosopher or leader

? Discuss how that idea or belief changed o

? ne? nation or

region

June, 2014

Select t? wo? individuals who have challenged tradition or

authority and for e

? ach

? Describe the established tradition or authority as it existed

before it was challenged by the individual

? Discuss how the individual challenged established tradition

or authority

? Discuss the extent to which change was achieved as a

result of this challenge

June, 2010

Select t? wo? individuals and for e

? ach

? Explain a specific idea developed by the individual

? Describe the historical circumstances that surrounded the

development of the idea

? Discuss how the idea influenced a group o

? r? a nation o

? r? a

region

August, 2005

Identify t? wo? leaders who changed the society in which they

lived and for e

? ach

? Describe o

? ne? situation the leader attempted to change

? Describe o

? ne? action the leader took to change this situation

? Discuss the impact of that action on the society in which the

leader lived

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January, 2004

August, 2002

Identify?two? individuals who have changed global history and

for e

? ach?:

? Explain o

? ne? belief or achievement of that individual

? Discuss the positive a

? nd/or? negative effects of the

individual¡¯s belief or achievement

Choose t? wo? individuals from your study of global history and

geography and for e

? ach? individual chosen:

? Discuss?two s? pecific changes made by the individual in a

specific nation or region

? Evaluate whether these changes have had a positive or a

negative effect on that nation or region

Change-Individuals Suggested Topics?: M

? ohandas Gandhi and Nelson Mandela

Change-Individuals Topic #1:

Historical Circumstance

Changes Made

Impact (Effects)

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Change-Individuals Topic #2:

Historical Circumstance

Changes Made

Impact (Effects)

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CHANGE- Revolutions and turning points

Previous prompts:

June, 2013

Select t? wo? revolutions and for e

? ach

? Describe the historical circumstances leading to this

revolution

? Discuss the political, economic, a

? nd/or? social effects of this

revolution

January, 2008

Identify t? wo? nonpolitical revolutions that brought important

intellectual, economic, and/or social changes to societies and

for e

? ach

? Describe o

? ne? change brought about by this nonpolitical

revolution

? Discuss an impact this nonpolitical revolution had on a

specific society or societies

January, 2005

Identify t? wo? 20th-century political events and for e

? ach

? Discuss the historical circumstances surrounding the event

? Evaluate the extent to which this event has had a positive o

?r

a negative effect on global history

January, 2013

Select t? wo? situations where the collapse of a government

has led to significant changes in a country or region and for

each

? Describe the historical circumstances that led to the

collapse of a government

? Discuss the political, social, and/or economic changes that

occurred as a result of the collapse of that government

June, 2007

Choose o

? ne? example from global history where a government

attempted to change society and

? Describe the change the government wanted to bring about

? Explain why the government wanted to make this change

? Describe o

? ne? specific policy the government used to try to

bring about this change

? Discuss the extent to which this change was achieved

June, 2004

Identify t? wo? major turning points in global history and for

each?: ? Describe the historical circumstances surrounding

the turning point

? Explain how e

? ach? turning point changed the course of

history

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