How does the field of International Relation study the world’s complexity? 2. What are the core principles of International Relation? 3. The levels of analysis and examples of each. 4. The different theories and how they explain the international system. 5. What are the differences between realists, liberals, marxists and constructivists? 6.How did the Westphalian system come about and how did it transform what came before it? 7. What challenges did state face, how did they did they overcome them, and are there new challenges emerging against the state today? 8. What are the different styles of foreign policy decision making? 9. How is foreign policy making impacted in a time of crisis? 10. Early US foreign policy. 11. What technological changes and political changes led to the stalemate of WWI? 12. How did the Versailles Treaty change Europe and the rest of the world? 13. What were the great challenges of the 20th century?

Determine how the two slavery systems – one in the Americas and the other in the Muslim states-were similar and different. What reasons would account for the differences between the two systems?  Based on the following documents, discuss the two slave trades. What types of additional documentation would help explain the differences between the two systems?

Explain the major geographic, political-economic, and social-cultural (including religious) factors in ancient Ethiopian civilization. Be sure to use quotations from the document. Remember that outside sources are NOT permitted

The Atlantic slave trade was first and foremost about money. What were some of the important financial aspects that made this system function the way it did? How were Africans who were not slaves involved in the slave trade? How did the slave trade affect African communities, both in the interior and along the coast?