Discuss the arguments advanced in favour of the regional continuity model of human origins. Do you think it provides a convincing explanation of the archaeological evidence? Give reasons for your answer.

Why would the early temple have been much like a house?

What do ancient stories tell us about the civilisation of Mesopotamia?

Compare the Venetian idea of good government with those in contemporary France.

Compare the conditions of life for a French serf and a Roman slave.

Why do we say that it was not natural fertility and high levels of food production that were the causes of early urbanisation?

What was the function of medieval monasteries?

Why did knights become a distinct group and when did they decline?

Why did Genghis Khan feel the need to fragment the Mongol tribes into new social and military groupings?

How did long-term changes in population levels affect economy and society in Europe

Why was trade so significant to the Mongols?

What were the effects of the Crusades on Europe and Asia?

What did the ‘frontier’ mean to the Americans?
 

What were the new developments helping European navigation in the 15th century?

Why did knights become a distinct group and when did they decline?

Why do we say that it was not natural fertility and high levels of food production that were the causes of early urbanisation?

What do ancient stories tell us about the civilisation of Mesopotamia?

Which of the following were necessary conditions and which the causes, of early urbanisation, and which would you say were the outcome of the growth of cities:

(a) highly productive agriculture,

(b) water transport,

(c) the lack of metal and stone,

(d) the division of labour,

(e) the use of seals,

(f) the military power of kings that made labour compulsory?

Compare the effects of the coming of the railways in different countries of the world.

Describe two features of early feudal society in France.

Compare the conditions of life for a French serf and a Roman slave.