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UNB/Year 5/Semester 1/HIST1001/Exam Stuff.md

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-Final Exam Info
+# Final Exam Info
 - 2 short essays, one for each prior module
 	- 1 cold war
 	- 1 renaissance
 - 1 long essay, prehistory
-- Person, place things that we studied
+- Person, place things that we studied
+
+# Review:
+Taking note of what they said not the slides, look at slides for slide stuff
+- What makes an Era
+- 3 Hour Exam
+- 3 Sections
+
+Section 1:
+- Section of short ID questions
+- See 18 questions, 12 will be on the exam, 6 you have to pick on the exam 
+- 30 Points/100 Points 
+- Question Topics are good study guides for following sections 
+
+Section 2:
+- Long Essay Question (On Ancient History)
+- 3-4 Pages (Double Spaced)
+- Worth 40/100 Points 
+- Give as much detail as possible, and give as many examples as possible
+- Think about the texts we studied and how they are useful in historical analysis and how we can actually use them in history 
+
+Section 3:
+- Short Essay Questions 
+- Two Short essays, Two modules we didn't end with (Cold war, Renaissance )
+
+Format:
+- Intro, thesis, arguments with examples (would be strong answer)
+- But content over formatting, use formatting to allow good argument flow 
+- Examples but quotes not expected or required
+
+To Prepare:
+- Study lecture slides 
+- Re-reread readings to familiarize yourself and give example
+- What did we learn about social hierarchies in early modern Europe
+- Describe and discuss early modern inequality and in relation to examples from the module (Religion, Technology, Slave trade etc)
+- Questions will compare policies of any two soviet leaders that we talked about 
+- What did they do, what actions did they take, what were the consequences that they had
+- Leaders are listed in slides, review readings as well, focuses on leaders
+- You can pick any two leaders, will not be predetermined 
+- Focus more on analysis and policy and not historical facts, facts are for supporting arguments on their policy and my analysis
+
+To Prepare Generally
+- Add exam dates to calendar
+- Think ahead about work to due and prepare accordingly
+- Review notes, slides, and assigned readings 
+- Practice with the list of terms for section 1
+- Reflect on major course themes and topics 
+- Study with classmates (!!!)
+	- Try to setup study time either online or in person at library
+	- d6edc@unb.ca
+	- eeshpal.s@unb.ca
+- Take breaks
+
+In the Exam:
+- Read the entire exam before writing
+- Prepare your notes on a page marked draft
+- Keep track of time, allocate time for each sections
+	- Expect each section to be about equal timing
+	- Can be out of order (with proper marking)
+- Read your exam answers over before submitting , make sure to count them
+
+Writing Exam Questions 
+- Avoid generalization , use examples, be specific,
+- If you can't remember specific dates, use levels of specificity
+	- 1542 > mid 16th century > 16th century > early modern
+
+Last Friday is a study day