Test rewrite instructions:

Rewriting the test is optional.  If you wish to do so, your rewrite is due Oct. 5 in class.  Late rewrites will not be accepted.  I will give you the average between your grade on the rewrite and your original grade.  Please type your rewrite, print it out, and hand it in at the beginning of class along with the graded version of your original test.

It is not sufficient on a rewrite to simply change a few sentences where the person who graded your test made comments.  You must substantially revise your essay to do a better job of answering the question, organizing your argument, and using specific examples.  You may want to go talk to the person who graded your test during their office hours (or email for an appointment at another time) to get more help on rewriting.  We expect a slightly higher standard of writing and particularly of organization on a rewrite where you are not so limited by time.  If your grade on the rewrite is lower than on the original test the posted grade will be lowered to the average of the two grades.
 

Here are the original questions:


1.  Ecology is a science of interrelationships.  How did ecological interrelationships help Europeans take over the neo-Europes?  Explain two or three examples of unexpected interrelationships--for example, a situation where plants would not have succeeded without animals or animals would not have succeeded without the actions of humans or humans would not have succeeded without some benefit they got from plants and animals that they didn't fully understand.  Do not use examples where the people knew exactly what they were doing (eg. that crops grew where they were planted).  Your examples should each be specific to one neo-Europe.

 

2.  Could the Europeans have taken over the neo-Europes if diseases had not killed off many of the natives?  Would the success of European plants and animals been enough to allow the Europeans to take over in the absence of disease?  What I am looking for in this question is how effectively you prove your point (and answer both parts of the question, using two or three detailed examples, whether you answer yes or no.