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The document provides information about the final exam for the History 9A course on Indian Civilization. It details that the exam will be held on June 9th from 3-6 PM in room Bunche 1209B. It will consist of two parts - a short paragraph response to 10 out of 15 identification questions worth 20% and 4 out of 8 essay questions each worth 20%. Office hours for questions are provided. Students are reminded to keep up with readings and attend remaining lectures as past material may not sufficiently prepare for the exam. Examples of acceptable short responses to two potential identification questions are given.

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You Could Also Answer The ID This Way: Clive Was An Officer Employed by The East India

The document provides information about the final exam for the History 9A course on Indian Civilization. It details that the exam will be held on June 9th from 3-6 PM in room Bunche 1209B. It will consist of two parts - a short paragraph response to 10 out of 15 identification questions worth 20% and 4 out of 8 essay questions each worth 20%. Office hours for questions are provided. Students are reminded to keep up with readings and attend remaining lectures as past material may not sufficiently prepare for the exam. Examples of acceptable short responses to two potential identification questions are given.

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To: All Students in History 9A, Introduction to Indian Civilization

As the quarter draws to a close, I wanted to bring to your attention some issues related to the
course. Last week I spent a few minutes in class describing the nature of the final exam, which will
be held on Monday, June 9, 3-6 PM, in Bunche 1209B. Please make a careful note of the time and
location; and bring blue books with you. You are not allowed the use of any books, computers,
iPads, iPhones, or notebooks during the exam. If you were not present in class when I discussed
the format of the exam, I suggest that you contact your TA or one of the other students taking this
course. But, in brief, the final exam will be comprised of two portions. You will receive 15 IDs and
will write a short paragraph on 10 of thosethis will account for 20% of the final exam grade. The
larger portion of the exam will consist of essay questions, and you shall be responsible for 4 of the 8
questions; each of those answers will account for 20% of the final exam grade. The essay portion, in
other words, accounts for 80% of the final exam grade.

Since I have a great deal of material that I have to cover in the remaining four lectures, it will be
difficult for me to entertain questions in class. I urge you to come see me during my office hours
next week, Wed 2-4:30, if you seek clarifications or have any questions related to the course. For
those who are keen on meeting with me but cannot do so on Wed., I can make myself available on
Tuesday afternoon but you must email me to make an appointment, or we can speak on the phone.

It is imperative that you keep up with readings and, just as importantly, come to class regularly for
the remaining part of the quarter. The YouTube lectures of this course from 2012 will unfortunately
not be sufficient, even if they are helpful, in preparing for the final exam, since some of the material
being covered this time is new; moreover, in different years I have placed emphasis on different
points. I can only reiterate what Ive mentioned several times beforehand, namely that you are
responsible for everything on the syllabus and whatever is covered in lectures for the entire period
of ten weeks. To the question, which is often posed by students, as to how one can best prepare for
the final exam, the answer is relatively straightforward: attend the lectures, do all the readings, and
think of the big questions.

How should you answer the ID questions? Consider the following illustration: Robert Clive.
Clive was an officer employed by the East India Company. When Fort William was captured
by Siraj-ud-daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, Clive succeeded in recapturing Fort William for the
British. It is often said that the victory he achieved at Plassey in 1757 over Siraj-ud-daulah
established the foundations of British rule in India. With this victory, the British found
themselves transformed from traders to rulers.

You could also answer the ID this way: Clive was an officer employed by the East India
Company. When the Company entered into a conflict with the Nawab of Bengal, Clive led
the Companys forces at a battle at Plassey in 1757 that resulted in the Nawabs defeat. Clive
thus became instrumental in securing India for the British. With this victory, the British
found themselves transformed from traders to rulers.

Either of these two answers will easily be adequate to earn you a straight A.

Here is a second example: MOHENJO-DARO. Mohenjo-daro was one of the principal cities of
what is called the Indus Valley Civilization. Archaeological and scholarly work has established that
this was an urban settlement, now in Pakistan, established sometime between 2600-2000 BCE. The
site furnishes evidence of centralized town planning and the extensive ruins point to the presence of
the Great Bath, a granary, streets built according to some plan, and an extensive drainage system.

Note that the above answer is comprised of only three sentences. Since there is some uncertainty
about its exact date, you need not mention 2600 or 2500 BCE but rather can give a range of dates.
This also places less of a burden upon you to remember exact dates. The crucial point is to convey
important information.

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