13) The British Royal Family 英国皇室

Henry VIII (1491 – 1547)
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Henry VIII
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Henry VIII (1491-1547), the English Reformation led to the formation of the Church of England the mid-1520s Henry VIII had grown unhappy in his marriage to Catherine of Aragon wanted a male heir 继承人 to stabilise the future succession of the Crown wanted to divorce 离婚 Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn; but Catholic Church forbade divorce without permission from the Pope
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Exam topics
Topic
7: Christianity
Essay
question: Consider the influence of Christianity in the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages and its decline after the Middle Ages. Did religion play a mostly positive or mostly negative role in these periods? Short answer/multiple choice questions: Explain the role of Martin Luther during the Protestant Reformation
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Topic
12: The Royal Family
Short
answer/multiple choice questions: What was the role of Henry VIII during the Reformation? How did the British Empire expand under Queen Victoria? How important is the role played by the monarch in Britain today?
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Exam topics
9: The Rise of the US
Topic
Short
answer/multiple choice questions: Why and how did the American Revolution take place? Briefly explain the expansion of the US in the 19th century. In the future, do you think we will see the dominance of the West or of the East?
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Essay questions

What was the greatest achievement of the Ancient Greeks? Why? Did the Roman Empire mostly use hard or soft power? Was the Middle Ages a period of limited civilisation compared with the Greek/Roman civilisations? Why? Why not? What was the most significant contribution of the Renaissance to Western civilisation? Why? Consider the influence of Christianity in the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages and its decline after the Middle Ages. Did religion play源自文库a mostly positive or mostly negative role in these periods? Essay question: Focussing on the British and Roman empires consider: were empires a good thing for Western civilisation? Why? Why not? How successful were the first and second waves of feminism? Are things now mostly equal between men and women? Choose one historical event that we have discussed over this course. Why was it important?
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The British Royal Family
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Part 1: Exam structure
1) 2) 3)
Multiple choice questions Short-answer questions Essay questions (choose two out of eight)
Your exam will be on Thursday 26th December
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Exam topics
Topic
11: The Role of Women
Essay
question: How successful were the first and second waves of feminism? Are things now mostly equal between men and women? Short answer/multiple choice questions: What role did women play in the Enlightenment period? Briefly explain the first wave or the second wave of feminism





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Any questions?
You
can get the class powerpoints off me during the break or on QQ (1740674004)
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Today‟s class: The British Royal Family
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Important Kings and Queens in history
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Exam topics

We will have a revision class on week 17 Main questions:

Topic 1: Ancient Greece

Example essay question: What was the greatest achievements of the Ancient Greeks? Why?
Short answer/multiple choice questions:


How did democracy emerge in Athens? What were the advantages and disadvantages of Athenian democracy?
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Topic
2: Ancient Rome
Essay
question: Did the Roman Empire mostly use hard or soft power? Short answer/multiple choice questions: What was the „Pax Romana‟? What was the legacy of ancient Rome?
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Topic
10: The Industrial Revolution
Short
answer/multiple choice questions: What changes did the Industrial Revolution bring about? What were working conditions like in the factories during the Industrial Revolution?
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Topic
4: The Renaissance
Essay
question: What was the most significant contribution of the Renaissance to Western civilisation? Why? Short answer/multiple choice questions: What was the biggest difference between the Renaissance and the Middle Ages? Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy? How did the Renaissance end?
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Topic
6: The British Empire
Essay
question: Focussing on the British and Roman empires consider: were empires a good thing for Western civilisation? Why? Why not? Short answer/multiple choice questions: Why and how did the British empire decline? What is the legacy of the British empire?
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3: The Middle Ages
Topic
Essay
question: Was the Middle Ages a period of limited civilisation compared with the Roman/Greek civilisations? Why? Why not? Short answer/multiple choice questions: Compare the High Middle Ages with the Dark Ages. What were some of the cultural achievements of the High Middle Ages?
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Topic
8: The conflicts of the twentieth century
Short
answer/multiple choice questions: What were the main causes of World War One? What was happening in Germany in the inter-war period?
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Topic
5: The Enlightenment
Short
answer/multiple choice questions: Explain how the Enlightenment took place in the United States, France or England (choose one) How and why did the Enlightenment end?