Exam+Study+Notes

=Final Exam: 9:00AM Monday 16th November 2009= Read these two annotated examples of exam answers. [] []

=Use your Trial Exam Workbook with this page= Time: 3 hours Examination material: one 6-page question booklet
 * one 16-page script book
 * one single-sided sheet of sources
 * one SACE registration number label
 * Approved dictionaries may be used.

Instructions to Students
1. You will have 10 minutes to read the paper. You must not write in your script book or question booklet or on your sheet of sources during this reading time but you may make notes on the scribbling paper provided.

2. This paper is in three parts:

Part 1: Comparative Study (Questions 1 to 18)
This part consists of essay questions on Topics 1 to 6. You must answer one question from Part 1. In your answer, you must compare two case-studies.

Part 2: Depth Study (Questions 19 to 33)
This part consists of essay questions on Topics 7 to 11. You must answer one question from Part 2. In your answer, you must focus on one or more societies, events, or periods.

Part 3: Sources Analysis (Question 34)
You must answer all parts of the question in Part 3. Refer to the separate sheet of sources when answering this question.

3. All questions are of equal value. 4. Attach your SACE registration number label to the box on the front cover of your script book. =Exam Questions= =2006=

Topic 1. Pain and Gain: Modernisation and Society since c. 1500 (Questions 1 to 3)
In your answer, you must compare the two societies that you have studied from different continents. 1. ‘Before modernisation, traditional societies were stable.’ How valid is this statement? 2. ‘Overseas trade was an essential feature of modernisation.’ Do you agree with this statement? Argue your case. 3. To what extent did modernisation change society?

(Questions 31 to 33)
31. ‘Persecution arose out of a desire to create an ideal society.’ Do you agree with this statement? Argue your case with reference to the society you have studied. 32. To what extent were the media important in the movement for the rights and freedom of oppressed people in the society you have studied? 33. ‘Oppressed people gained little else after they had achieved freedom from persecution.’ How valid is this statement in relation to the society you have studied?

=2007=

In your answer, you must compare the two societies that you have studied from different continents.
1. ‘The economic and social nature of traditional societies changed little before modernisation.’ How valid is this statement? 2. To what extent did industrialisation improve society? 3. ‘Newly modernised societies were characterised by rapid economic change.’ Do you agree with this statement? Argue your case.

(Questions 31 to 33)
31. ‘The need for cheap labour led to persecution.’ How accurate is this statement in relation to the society you have studied? 32. ‘Foreign influences played a key role in shaping the movement for freedom of persecuted people.’ Do you agree with this statement? Argue your case with reference to the society you have studied. 33. To what extent were political organisations successful in challenging power structures in the society you have studied?

=2008=

In your answer, you must compare the two societies that you have studied from different continents.
1. ‘Before modernisation, traditional societies were unsettled.’ Do you agree with this statement? Argue your case. 2. To what extent was technology a feature of modernised societies? 3. ‘Modernisation created new roles for the State.’ Do you agree with this statement? Argue your case.

(Questions 31 to 33)
31. To what extent was religion responsible for persecution in the society you have studied? 32. ‘Economic factors shaped movements for the rights and freedom of the oppressed and persecuted.’ Do you agree with this statement? Argue your case with reference to the society you have studied. 33. ‘The oppressed and persecuted achieved much in their lives, despite the obstacles they faced.’ How far do you agree with this statement in relation to the society you have studied?