Welcome to Ms. Feldman's 8th Grade History Class!
  • About Ms. Feldman
    • Biography
    • Contact
  • Class Information
    • Course Syllabus
    • Grading Policy
    • Historical Skills
    • Novels
    • Field Trips
    • Finals
  • Resources
    • Chapter Summaries >
      • Middle East
      • South Asia >
        • Ancient SA - Chapter Summaries
        • Medieval SA - Chapter Summaries
        • Modern SA - Chapter Summaries
        • World Religions - Chapter Summaries
      • East Asia >
        • Ancient EA - Chapter Summaries
        • Medieval EA - Chapter Summaries
        • Modern EA - Chapter Summaries
      • Africa
    • Content Videos >
      • Middle East >
        • Religions of the Middle East
        • Making of the Modern Middle East
        • Modern Middle East
      • South Asia >
        • Medieval South Asia
        • Modern South Asia
      • East Asia >
        • Medieval East Asia
        • Modern East Asia
      • Africa >
        • Medieval Africa
        • Modern Africa
    • Study Resources >
      • Middle East
      • South Asia
      • East Asia
      • Africa
    • Glossaries of Key Terms
    • On the Web >
      • How to Study Terms
      • Essay Test Tips
      • Learning Styles
      • Other Websites
    • Boston Area
  • Class Projects
    • Middle East >
      • Nation-State Book Project
      • Islam Basics Webquest
      • Jerusalem Activity Options
      • Israeli-Palestinian Peace Summit >
        • History
        • Roles
        • Research
        • Resources
        • Simulation
      • Civil War in Syria
      • Arab Spring
    • Africa >
      • Apartheid
      • Research Paper Search Bar
      • Suggested Research Sources by Topic
    • South Asia >
      • Taj Mahal Webquest >
        • Taj Mahal Assignments
      • Legacy of the Mughals
      • Dinner Party Project
      • Indian Independence Webquest
      • Nuclear Weapons Webquest
      • Partition Simulation
    • East Asia >
      • Buddhism in China Webquest
      • Great Wall Webquest
      • Silk Road Webquest
      • Mao Webquest
      • Mock Trial Project
      • Nuclear North Korea
  • Research Paper
    • 2012-13 Workshops >
      • How to Find Sources
      • How to Write a Question
      • In-Text Citations
      • Works Cited Page
      • Thesis Statements
      • 2013 Research Questions Blog
      • Research Topics
      • Thesis Statements
  • Presentations

The History Final Exam is on June 16 and June 17.

Logistical Information:
  • The exam will be two class periods long (approximately 2 hours total).
  • The exam will have two sections: open response on Thursday and multiple choice on Friday.
  • The exam is worth 10% of the students' overall course grade.
  • The exam is cumulative and covers all information studied from August through June.  
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Unit 1: Global Bootcamp

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Terms, Events, People, Places, and Ideas:
  •  Cultural diffusion
  • Interdependence
  • Export
  • Import
  • Global trade

Unit 2: Africa

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Terms, Events, People, Places, and Ideas:
  • Ghana, Mali, and Songhai (Western Trading Empires)

  • Gold and salt trade
  • Caravan
  • Mansa Musa
  • Spread of Islam
  • Transatlantic Slave Trade
  • European encounter
  • Berlin Conference
  • Colonialism and imperialism
  • Age of imperialism (positives and negatives; long-term and short-term consequences)
  • South Africa: apartheid, Steve Biko, Nelson Mandela

 

 


Unit 3: South Asia

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Unit 4: East Asia

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Unit 5: Latin America

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General Skills

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