School of Arts and Humanities
Department of Theology and Pastoral Studies
AUGUST 2017 SEMESTER
INS 313 DAY: HISTORICAL FOUNDATION OF THE MODERN WORLD
Final Exam

Instructions:
1.	Answer Question ONE (30 marks) and any other TWO questions (20 marks each )
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:  (COMPULSORY)                         
a)	
i.	Outline FIVE ways in which India and Maya used the physical environment for their benefit during the early civilization                                     (5 marks)
ii.	 What could African countries borrow from the agricultural and other practices of early Indian and Mayan civilizations?                            (6 marks) 
b)	
i.	Discuss the argument by Karl Marx in his materialistic view of History civilizations                                                                                          (3 marks) 
ii.	Explain FOUR reasons why the ideas of Karl Marx have not worked the way he expected                                                                                           (8 marks)  
c)	                                                                                                                                                                                   
i.	Explain the meaning of the term “Renaissance”                                  (2marks)
ii.	Discuss the economic and social situation in Europe just before the Renaissance                                                                                          (6 marks)
QUESTION TWO 
a)	Analyse FIVE characteristics of the old French regime that contributed to the French Revolution of 1789                                                                                                   (10 marks) 
b)	Citing examples, examine the role played by the philosophers and intelligentsia in the French Revolution                                                                                                     (5 marks)
c)	Assess the contribution of the French Revolution to development of democracy and good governance in the modern world                                                                               (5 marks)                                                                                                      
QUESTION THREE 
a)	Examine the term Industrial Revolution in reference to Europe in the 19th century    (4 marks)                                           
b)	Explain SIX factors behind the rapid industrialisation in Britain in the 19th century(12 marks)      
c)	Outline FOUR reasons for the slow industrialisation in most African countries        (4 marks)                                                                                                                                                
QUESTION FOUR   
a)	Discuss how the industrial revolution contributed to the growth of nationalism in Europe in  the 19th  century                                                                                                           (3 marks)
b)	Highlight THREE reasons that could be used to describe Italy as weak before 1870 (6 marks) 
c)	Assess the roles played by each of the following in the unification of Italy. What lesson could be learnt from each?   
i.	Count Camillo di Cavour                                                                                   (7 marks)
ii.	Garibaldi                                                                                                            (4 marks)