SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY AND PASTORAL 
MAY-AUGUST 2017 BLOCK 
INS 313 DAY: HISTORICAL FOUNDATION OF THE MODERN WORLD
FINAL EXAM
      INSTRUCTIONS:
1.	Answer Question ONE (30 marks) and any other TWO questions (40 marks).
2.	The total marks for the exam is 70% 
3.	The exam is two hours long
4.	This is not an open book exam. Any form of cheating will lead to immediate dismissal from the exam room. The candidate will earn a failing grade.
5.	Follow the instructions carefully.
6.	Please write legibly

QUESTION ONE:  30 MARKS (COMPULSORY)                         
a)	Identify and explain FIVE influences the ancient Egyptian and Aztec civilizations have had in development of the modern world.                                                           (10 marks)                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
b)	Discuss the major characteristics of the following levels of development according to Karl Marx: 
i.	Capitalism                                                                                                  (5 marks)
ii.	Communism                                                                                               (5 marks) 
c)	Explain meanings of the following terms:
i.	Renaissance                                                                                                (2 marks)
ii.	Indulgences                                                                                                 (2 marks)
iii.	Purgatory                                                                                                    (2 marks) 
d)	Highlight FOUR reasons why renaissance started in Italy                                     (4 marks)
 
QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)
a)	Describe the British mercantilism policy showing why the American colonies resented it. 
                                                                                                                                (5 marks)
b)	 State FIVE reasons why the colonies won the war against the British                 (5 marks)
c)	Examine FIVE factors that could be used to explain why the USA has sustained her position as a world power                                                                                     (10 marks)

QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)
a)	Discuss the grievances of the following groups in France by 1789 and their contribution to  the revolution:
i.	The peasantry                                                                                                   (4 marks)                                                                                                                                                                                              
ii.	The working class (wage earners)                                                                    (4 marks)                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
iii.	The middle class (bourgeoisie)                                                                        (4 marks)
b)	Assess FOUR ways in which the French Revolution contributed to development of the modern world                                                                                                               (8 marks)
    QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)   
a)	Explain the meaning of the term “Globalization”                                                (4 marks)                                                                                                                                                     
b)	Analyse reasons why countries took so long before embracing the globalization ideas 
                                                                                                                               (6 marks)                                                                                                                       
c)	Discuss: 
i.	The advantages of globalization                                                                 (5 marks)
ii.	The disadvantages of globalization                                                                  (5 marks)