HISTORY 252 - WOMEN IN WORLD WINTER 2008FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONSThe final will be Fisher's jeopardy and a take-home essay. Groups of 3 students will be asked oral questions from the Essays and Identifications listed below on the day of the final. Also, each student willchoose one of the essays from below, write a comprehensive essay at home, and turn it in on the day of the final. If you wish, you may take a regular final like the mid-term by yourself.ESSAYS1. Discuss the economic contributions of women in the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods.2. Discuss the opportunities for women in the various medical care professions in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period. 3. In the late Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period, there were many famous women rulers in Europe. Who were some of these women and what were their accomplishments and influences?4. Discuss some of the notable female writers and artisans in the Renaissance period.5. Why were women accused of being witches in the early modern period in Europe, and what were the consequences?6. Discuss the Medieval, Renaissance, and Protestant view of prostitution, and the various rules and regulations set up by those in control.7. Discuss the position of women in medieval India.8. What were the rights and responsibilities of noble women including queens and empresses in the European Middle Ages. 9. Medieval Christianity offered selected women the opportunity to develop their own talents in nunneries. Discuss the achievements of medieval nuns and abbesses in the Middle Ages.IDENTIFICATIONSIsabella deEstesJane SharpLethal misogynyBlanche of CastilemidwiferyHeptameronSofonisba AnguissolaNur JahanIsabella of CastileArtemesiaGentileschiElizabeth IHammer of the WitchesEleanor of AquitaineCatherine of AragonSt.Theresa of AvilaCatherine of SiennaCatherine de'MediciKatherine Bora LutherRoxelannaHildegard of BingenMargery KempeChristina of SwedenCourtly LoveTrotula of SalernoMaryQueen of Scotswet nurses"The Birth of Venus""Madonna & Child"Renaissance dowriesfoundling homesJoan of ArcHeloiseChristine de PisanTaj MahalErgotpoisoningErasmus on
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