Moldova Bacalaureat History of Romanians and Universal History study plan
Moldova Bacalaureat History of Romanians and Universal History · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Ancient and medieval history of the Romanians and universal history (to the end of the 15th century) & Historical sources, chronology, cartography, and historical concepts/methods
Build a dated timeline of Romanian territory from Dacian statehood through the founding of the medieval principalities, placing at least 20 events with century-level precision.
Explain orally, without notes, how the Roman withdrawal north of the Danube and subsequent population continuity are argued from archaeological and written evidence, naming at least three source types.
Label on a blank map the Carpathian arc, Danube line, Black Sea coast, and the core territories of Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania, then mark the main migration routes crossing them.
Define the source-criticism vocabulary (primary/secondary, internal/external criticism, anachronism) and apply it to one short excerpt you summarize in your own words.
Your checkpoint
A one-page annotated timeline plus a hand-drawn map photographed and dated, with 20 events and 5 labeled migration routes.
Ancient and medieval history of the Romanians and universal history (to the end of the 15th century)
Compare the institutional development of Wallachia and Moldavia (voivode, council, assembly of estates, church organization) in a two-column table with at least eight rows.
Trace the reigns of Mircea the Elder, Iancu de Hunedoara, Vlad the Impaler, and Stephen the Great, stating for each one major external conflict and one internal reform.
Explain the significance of the battles of Rovine, Vaslui, and the fall of Constantinople for the region, distinguishing cause from consequence.
Identify the main medieval European developments (feudalism, Crusades, Hanseatic trade, Mongol expansion) and connect two of them to Romanian lands.
Your checkpoint
A comparative table of the two Danubian principalities with eight institutional criteria and a 150-word written comparison.
Early modern history (16th–18th centuries): Romanian lands and Europe & Ancient and medieval history of the Romanians and universal history (to the end of the 15th century)
Summarize the Ottoman conquest of southeastern Europe and the resulting tributary status of Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania, listing the obligations and the autonomous institutions preserved.
Describe the reforms of Michael the Brave's reign and explain the 1600 union and its rapid collapse in your own words.
Outline the Counter-Reformation and Habsburg consolidation in Transylvania, naming the confessional and administrative changes that affected Romanians.
Review domain 1 with a closed-book self-test of 30 items and log every error by topic.
Your checkpoint
An error log from the 30-item self-test with each missed item rewritten as a correct one-sentence statement.
Early modern history (16th–18th centuries): Romanian lands and Europe
Explain the Phanariot period, the duties of the hospodars, and the fiscal and administrative effects on the principalities.
Describe the Enlightenment's reach into the region and the reform programs of Habsburg and Russian absolutism, naming two rulers and one reform each.
Analyze the causes and outcomes of the 1784 Transylvanian uprising and the Russo-Turkish treaties that redrew borders, using at least three named treaties with dates.
Map the territorial changes of the 18th century on a single outline map with dated labels.
Your checkpoint
A dated outline map showing at least five 18th-century territorial or treaty changes, each labeled with year and treaty name.
The 19th century: national movements, modernization, and the formation of the Romanian state
Sequence the stages of the national movement (Transylvanian School, 1848, unionist campaigns, 1859, 1877-1878) on a timeline with at least 12 dated entries.
Explain the 1848 programs in Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania, comparing demands point by point.
Describe the 1859 double election, the reforms of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, and the 1866 constitution, identifying the institutional legacy of each.
Explain how independence in 1877-1878 and the acquisition of Dobruja changed the state's status and composition.
Your checkpoint
A written comparison of the three 1848 programs with a shared demand list and a separate list of differences, at least 200 words.
The first half of the 20th century: world wars, Greater Romania, and interwar Europe & The 19th century: national movements, modernization, and the formation of the Romanian state
Explain the causes of the First World War and the Romanian entry decision, then evaluate the 1918 union acts and the peace treaties that confirmed them.
Describe interwar Greater Romania's political system, the 1923 constitution, and the main political movements, distinguishing democratic from authoritarian currents.
Outline the interwar European context (Versailles order, economic crisis, rise of totalitarian movements) and connect three developments to Romanian politics.
Review domain 3 with a 25-item self-test and correct every miss in writing.
Your checkpoint
A corrected 25-item self-test from domain 3 plus a one-page summary of the 1918-1920 settlement.
The first half of the 20th century: world wars, Greater Romania, and interwar Europe & The second half of the 20th century: totalitarianism, the Cold War, and post-war Romania
Trace the Second World War in Europe and Romania's shifting alliances, naming the territorial losses of 1940 and the turning point of 1944.
Explain the establishment of communist rule from 1945 to 1947, listing the mechanisms used to dismantle the monarchy and opposition.
Describe the Cold War's main phases and institutions from both blocs, with one dated example per phase.
Compare totalitarian rule in Romania with one other Eastern Bloc state across three criteria: economy, repression, and foreign policy.
Your checkpoint
A two-column comparison of Romania and one other Eastern Bloc state on economy, repression, and foreign policy, with dated evidence in each cell.
The second half of the 20th century: totalitarianism, the Cold War, and post-war Romania & Historical sources, chronology, cartography, and historical concepts/methods
Summarize the Romanian communist decades by leader and phase, naming one economic policy and one repressive measure per phase.
Explain the 1989 revolution, the transition of the 1990s, and the Euro-Atlantic integration path with key dates.
Practice source-based questions on five unseen excerpts, stating for each the type, author position, and reliability.
Run a full timed mock exam under real conditions and score it against a rubric you write yourself.
Your checkpoint
A scored full mock exam with a written analysis of every lost point and a final one-page revision sheet covering all six domains.
Milestones
Week 2: Closed-book: name 10 medieval Romanian rulers or events with correct centuries, and label the three principalities plus two migration routes on a blank map without notes.
Week 4: Explain the Ottoman tributary system and the Phanariot period aloud in five minutes with no notes, then list five 18th-century treaties or territorial changes with dates.
Week 6: Score at least 80 percent on the 25-item domain 3 self-test and write the 1918-1920 settlement summary from memory before checking it.
Week 8: Complete the full timed mock exam within the time limit, score at least 75 percent overall, and show a written correction for every missed item.