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Global History and Geography Content-Specific Rubric Thematic Essay June 2008 Scoring otes: Theme: Belief Systems The world has many different belief systems. Each is distinctive, but all greatly influenced the lives of their followers and the society in which the belief system was practiced. Task: Choose two major belief systems and for each.Scoring Key, Part I and Rating Guide, Part II - Thematic Essay (4.1 MB) Rating Guide, Part IIIA and Part IIIB - DBQ (4.8 MB) Conversion Chart PDF version (14 KB) Excel version (28 KB) August 2010 Global History and Geography Examination (579 KB) Scoring Key, Part I (52 KB) Scoring Key, Part I and Rating Guide, Part II - Thematic Essay (3.4 MB).Global History Thematic Essay Review New York State has identified twenty-four themes of Global History. Of those twenty-four, only twelve have ever been used for a thematic essay on the Global History and Geography Regents exam, and only seven have been repeated more than once.
Essay Topics. Year Date Thematic D.B.Q. 2001 Jan. Industrialization Events: French Rev. Chinese Rev. Iranian Rev. 2001 June Geography Industrialization. 2001 August Turning Points Role of Women. 2002 Jan. Geography: Historical Event Economic Systems. 2002 June Geography: Change in Physical Human Rights. Environment.August 2009 - Thematic Essay - Regents Exam. A belief system is an established, orderly way that groups or individuals look at religious faith or philosophical principles. These systems have often affected politics, society, and the economy in the nations or regions in which they are practiced.
THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task below, and a conclusion. Theme: Belief Systems Task: You may use any example from your study of global history. Do not use the United States in your answer. Some suggestions that you may wish to consider include: Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam.
