Final Exam Instructions – World Civilization to 1500 Your final exam consists of three short essays

Final Exam Instructions – World Civilization to 1500 Your final exam consists of three short essays. Each essay is worth 15 points. It should be three paragraphs with five sentences in each paragraph. All three essays combined are worth 45 points. For the five remaining points, please write a complete sentence about something you learned in this course. If you did not learn anything, simply write, "I did not learn anything." Choose two essay topics from section I and one topic from section II. Section I (Choose Two) A. The Song Dynasty of China B. The Mongol (Yuan) Dynasty of China C. Bubonic plague in the fourteenth century compared to Covid-19 (Discuss the geographical spread.) D. Scapegoating of Jews in the Middle Ages compared with challenges faced by people of color in the present. E. Hundred Years' War F. Education and literature in medieval Europe G. Medieval European peasants H. Korea Under the Goryeo Dynasty (also spelled Kory?) I. Aristocratic culture of medieval Japan (Be sure to mention the Fujiwara family.) J. Italian Renaissance compared with your own vision of a coming renaissance in America. K. The Little Ice Age and the Great Famine of the later Middle Ages ***** Section II (Choose One) A. Religious beliefs of ancient Egypt B. Spread of Buddhism from India to Africa and East Asia C. Age of Discovery (Discuss European explorers.) D. Vikings in Europe E. Spread of Christianity from the time of Christ to the reign of Constantine the Great. F. Han dynasty of China G. Neolithic period H. Hellenistic Society