MIDTERM EXAM RESULTS

Student ID	Midterm
2009100102	42
2007100040	77
2008207057	37
2010202093	44
2010404159	54
2009208099	37
2008108057	51
2005103607	13
2009100114	35
2008301087	11
2007102605	59
2008301324	0
2008206114	89
2010404114	50
2007100928	49
2007200139	22
2009209159	25
2007101096	0
2008210006	82
2007103790	85
2009302285	32
2009302198	94
2009207057	8
2008207015	58
2009205024	84
2009209024	64
2009209057	81
2006100655	0
2008301009	15
2009301243	38
2007101348	10
2010207003	81
2008210066	44
2008207003	67
8682458	0
2009404018	48
2009302225	33
2009207069	31
2009208069	49
2009302102	76
2009209099	0
2004102104	0
2008301195	78
2009301201	44
2008301255	35
2009302288	78
2010501117	25
2009301096	40
2009207144	0
2009301312	41
2009207090	66
2008301198	38
2010404066	51
2005200069	0
2009208027	92
2007101474	60
8906453	0
2009301171	33
8670055	47
2009208135	43
2010404177	44
2008209015	51
2008200063	97
2009207135	37
2009207087	50
2009301207	22
2009301147	41
2008209126	0
2007200324	0
2008108102	0
2010209081	90
2009207051	32
2010209015	24
2004104489	45
2007100826	46
2009301174	32
2009301021	34
2009207102	23
2009301078	68
2004102221	0
2007103373	63
2009301318	19
2009302249	71
2008108054	54
2009209030	58
2007200028	0
2009301324	67
2009207048	9
2009208150	56
2007101009	0
2007101297	27
2008200096	87
2009209153	81
2007101510	43
2008207090	81
2009302234	85
2007103001	43
2010301285	52
2009207138	67
2009207132	91
2009301234	45
2009302201	76
2009208030	76
2001101567	0
2010302150	71
2009301051	34
2009301144	76
2010690069	0
2008209135	44
2008301189	79
2009301321	29
2007101939	36
2006102752	81
2008108048	62
2007103025	50
2009301060	27
2009208123	55
2009301198	52
2004101069	0
2008301150	38
2009207111	94
2009302177	95
2009301255	12
2008105015	90
2010208111	38
2009209141	17
2008301021	19
2009209063	95
2009100057	25
2010207144	72
2009207114	43
2008301234	68
2008207021	42
2007102365	70
2008207072	53
2009207108	69
2009209156	73
2007102872	54
2010302171	48
2010207060	60
2008301213	82
2006103508	0
2009207060	31
2008301249	66
2009209096	9
2007100271	58
2009209168	46
2008501114	83
2004100301	94
2009208057	10
2008209090	35
2010208114	71
2009204024	91
2009301204	37
2008209123	40
2008207036	63
2010302255	62
2007102968	0
2009302237	66
2009207117	27
2009208066	13
2008301231	101
2009207084	80
2010302036	62
2008210120	83
2009301138	31
2009302180	95
2009209018	48
2007100325	0
9900223	0
2010302126	58
2009208093	25
2009207153	45
2010208162	18
2008110078	59
2005102338	0
2009209051	30
2008301204	0
2007103454	83
2009301063	94
2008209108	33
2007103283	21
2009301297	11
2005100553	74
2008301270	29
2008209063	57
2009209111	40
2008209111	10
2010208066	65
2008502171	55
2010208081	60
2009301159	34
2010301258	56
2006200330	0
2009208012	88
2009209114	79
2008110141	21
2009207156	81
2010207147	86
2009208156	41
2008110003	28
2007102173	9
2009301057	57
2009207159	54
2009207024	57
2009302141	100
2010208051	69
2009208084	36
2009209042	69
2009301222	95
2007101117	41
2006102416	19
2009209132	66
2008209048	29
2009207162	31
2009207129	34
2009208078	19
2004000167	37
2008207102	22
2009209069	17
2009301303	58
2008208006	0
2009208105	97
2007102098	60
2009209135	0
2009207042	60
2009301240	29
2010105009	13
2005100775	61
2010208036	43
2008207084	17
2010208108	24
2008210132	81
2008207105	53
2009301285	11
2008209018	54
2006103769	54
2009208075	58
2009207033	32
2008108072	51
2009209087	3
2004104228	77
2006104495	38
2009302021	49
2009207045	31
2007101171	75
2006101279	0
2003102932	0
2009207150	85
2010404108	43
2008108006	75
2009100039	0
2009208063	57
2007103856	57
2010207153	91
2009208120	38
2006100172	56
2008200087	88
2009208048	0
2009207093	30
2003104423	25
2009302162	72
2006100730	0
2010208045	77
2008105189	0
2009208108	74
2008209096	24
2007101036	57
2007101048	11
2009207105	38
2010302279	96
2009209108	33
2009302009	97
2008209129	46
2009302027	75
2009209066	5
2008301036	40
2009209075	56
2010208054	73
2008207018	45
2005103286	0
2008501168	20
2006102083	64
2008209009	17
2010660237	31
2007101504	68
2009207147	44
2008108084	43
2008209030	75
2009207126	59
2008110138	22
2006101870	0
2008209093	47
2008209120	63
2009207099	18
2008301168	26
2009302000	52
2009208036	68
2008301219	11
2009207078	74
2007103808	76
2009301015	1
2009207039	59
2007102656	74
2009209021	45
2008209039	56
2009207030	27
2007103922	102
2009301261	76
2009207123	48
2006102428	45
2009209009	2
2009301192	87
2009207072	51
2009208015	16
2009301069	82
2009301126	37
2009208132	61
2009209084	47
2009207141	12
2008200066	76
2007103985	37
2008301315	33
2009207066	22
2008302021	42
2010107003	28
2007102308	34
2006105035	2
2008207030	50
2006103211	61
2008301312	55
9500730	67

Friday's Primary Sources

Dear all,

This week, the primary source "Eusebius of Caesaria" will be an optional reading. You are required to read all the others.

Doctor's Report Required to take the Make-up Exam

Those who will take the make-up exam should bring a doctor's report stating the reason for your absence on November 22. Those who couldn't take the exam due to other problems should get in touch with Elif Unlu in order to take the make-up.

MAKE-UP EXAM

The make-up exam for HIST 105 will be held on November 29 at NH 203, from 17:00 to 18:30.

MOVIE SCREENING FOR TOMORROW

Dear all,

This is to remind you that tomorrow we will have a movie screening, "The Crusades" by Terry Jones, at 17:00 in Ayhan Sahenk, Garanti Kültür.

Midterm Exam - Topics and Places

Dear all,

The midterm exam for HIST 105 will be on November 22 at 17:00. You are required to study all the topics we have examined, except the last lectures on Byzantine Empire. The exam places are as follows:

AÇIKGÖZ - BORA: NH 105
BORAN - ERDİM: NH 301
ERDOĞAN - KARALDI: NH 305
KARAMAN - ÖZSOY: NH 401
ÖZTÜRK - YÜKSEL: NH 405
Have a nice holiday, and good luck!

MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS - Examples from earlier exams

Example - Long Essay Question

1. How would you describe the changes that contributed to the rise of democracy in

    Greece after the end of the “Dark Ages”?

            It is possible to describe the changes that contributed to the rise of democacy in Greece under three categories: Rise of polis, hoplite phalanx, colonization and economic expansion. This essay will explain these topics in detail.

            “Polis” are political institutions controlled by nobility. During the eighth century BC, state was governed by a council of aristocrats. The council elected officials who executed the power that the council gave for one year. Moreover, there was the People’s assembly which was not open to very poor citizens; rather it was again controlled by the aristoctrats. Even though the polis system in Greece was politically aristocratic in its early stages of development, it was inherently more suitable than big states/empires for political participation of its members. Small size of a city, and close interaction of its members would be more condusive to direct democracy than a huge empire.

Hoplite phalanxes were heavy infantries composed of farmer-citizens. This mode of fighting had a leveling effect over the society. Since it placed the safety of the state in the hands of the average citizen-farmer, who fought and returned home, a large portion of the people had high stakes in the government. The demands of the masses could not be ignored

The third change was what may be termed as colonization and economic expansion. Merchants and growing urban manufacturers, whose power was increasing due to commerce, began to challenge the aristocracy. Related to the commercial expansion was the change in the economic structure of Greek cities was well. The opening up of the Greek economy to the outside world made it profitable for Athens to change its agricultural structure from grain production to intensive cultivation of olive oil and wine. Rising merchants challenged the aristocracy. The rise of merchants had a negative effect as well: Small farmers borrowed a lot of money that they could not pay back which resulted in enslavement. Many farmers lost their lands.  These developments resulted in social and political protest. As a response, some politicians rose to the challenge in the sixth century, such as Solon and Cleisthenes, who turned the system into a democratic system in which the People's Assembly became the sole source of power.

Example - Short-Essay Question

1. What developed first, permanent settlements or agriculture? How do we know?

Permanent settlements developed first, then came agriculture. We know that the permanent settlements developed first because there are sites of settlements in the Near East that do not contain remains of domesticated species. The period we speak of roughly dates back to 10,000 BC – an age that is known as the end of the Ice Age. Our knowledge is based on investigations of carbonized plant seeds and animal bones from sites. Investigations can reveal whether domestication (genetic modification) of species has begun. 

 

Example - Definition Questions

Great Wall - Constructed during the Qin Dynasty (ca. 220 BC) by the First Emperor to keep the nomadic invaders out of the Chinese lands.

Upanishads - The literary tradition that evolved as a reaction to the Brahmins' control of religious and political activities. Also known as the "forest literature," created by ascetic mystics who opposed the Brahmins. Date: ca. 800 BC