1. In 2-3 sentences explain how Islam affected the culture and traditions of Africa after 700 C.E.

2. Write 2-3 sentences that gives two examples of American Indian political, economic or artistic achievement described in the textbook.

3.Did Europeans act immorally when they colonized the Americas and forcibly converted Native Americans to Christianity, or is all fair in love and war (meaning that in a state of war the means justify the ends)? Write 2-3 sentences

4- Compare the beliefs of one Enlightenment thinker with the beliefs of one religious leader at the time. What were their differences? What were their similarities?

5- The Great Awakening gathered many adherents to Christianity by preaching damnation to hell for remaining outside the Christian fold. Do you think the threat of hell changed the character of America? How so, or how not? Does hell still hold the imagination of America today?

6. Of all the kinds of people described in the book that lived in the English colonies, describe in 3 sentences which ones you think were most willing to die for the cause of the American Revolution. Describe, as well, which kinds of people were not willing to give their lives for the Revolution.

7. Explain why you think that certain kinds of people that were living in the colonies at the time were willing to die, while other colonists were not.

8. After reading about the armed conflicts between Native Americans and European settlers in previous chapters and in this chapter, do you think that the prosperity and power enjoyed by the descendants of the European settlers today comes in any way from the annihilation of nearly all of the Native Americans and the seizure of their lands?

9- The Civil War was fought in two general areas known as the Eastern Theater and the Western theater. Describe one battle that was fought in each theater, and describe one of the commanding officers that fought in the battles. 4 sentences

10- Go to the following website, which is a site maintained by the Library of Congress.

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/lincoln/

Choose one of the primary sources on Abraham Lincoln and describe it in a 4 sentences.

11-If you had been alive during the time of the Civil War, which would you have preferred to have been and why?:

1. A Union foot soldier
2. A Confederate officer
3. A runaway slave working as a spy
4. A wealthy northener that paid $300 to get out of the army
5. A woman hiding her lover, a man that recently deserted from the army.
6. A female nurse working in field hospitals near battlefields.
7. A smuggler running goods into the South from Mexico or Cuba.