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World History I: Final Exam Review
1. Describe the difference between primary and secondary sources for the study of world history before 1500.
2. Explain advantages of a globe over a map.
3. How is knowledge commonly spread between different regions?
4. What are the characteristics of the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras?
5. Where did Homo sapiens originate?
6. How do archaeologists learn about the ancient past?
7. Where were the ancient Phoenician and Hebrew civilizations?
8. Hereditary rulers were a characteristic of ancient river valley civilizations. Which civilization called their rulers
“pharaoh?” A line of rulers from the same family in China was called a _________________.
9. Know the location of the Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, Indus, Ganges, Huang He, and Yangtze Rivers.
10. Describe the origins and beliefs of Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, and Islam.
11. Describe the connections between reincarnation, karma, and the caste system. Where do most of the people
who hold these beliefs live?
12. Which ancient empires had a uniform system of money?
13. Which Indian dynasty first embraced Buddhism?
14. Describe the geographic distribution and diffusion of Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Shintoism.
15. What is the Mandate of Heaven?
16. What was a major accomplishment of the Chinese civil service system?
17. How did geography influence the development of ancient Greece?
18. How were Athens and Sparta different?
19. Which Athenians contributed to history, science, literature, and architecture?
20. Who were Solon and Draco?
21. What was the geographic extent of the Empire of Alexander the Great?
22. How did the Alps and Mediterranean Sea impact the city of Rome?
23. How did Rome transition from a Republic to an Empire?
24. Why did the capital of the Roman Empire move in 330 A.D.?
25. Who was Julius Caesar?
26. What was the role of the apostle Paul in spreading Christianity?
27. Describe the contributions of Justinian to the Byzantine Empire?
28. Describe the differences between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church.
29. Who were the Greek and Roman deities?
30. Which culture had the greatest influence on Russia?
31. How was Islam divided into two different sects?
32. What language united the Islamic civilization?
33. Identify the Dome of the Rock.
34. What stopped the Muslim advance into Western Europe?
35. What are the three foundations of early Medieval society?
36. Describe feudal system and the economy of the manor in Medieval Europe.
37. Describe the role of the Christian church and monasteries in Medieval Europe?
38. Who were the invaders, where did they come from, where did they settle, and what was the effect of
invasions on Medieval Europe?
39. How did Charlemagne successfully re-unify the majority of the old Roman Empire?
40. Which region had an abundance of amber?
41. What were the major trade routes of the late Middle Ages?
42. Describe trade and trading cities of the West African kingdoms.
43. What religions influenced Japan?
44. Identify the Japanese archipelago?
45. Describe the geography, religions, economies, and representative cities of the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan
civilizations.
46. Who was Joan of Arc?
47. How was Spain unified?
46. Describe the Mongol empire.
47. Who was Ivan the Great?
48. What was the goal of the Crusades, and what were the results of the Crusades?
49. Why was the Magna Carta important?
50. How did the Bubonic Plague get to Europe?
51. Who conquered the Byzantine Empire?
52. Which language did church scholars translate Greek and Arabic texts into?
53. Who invented the printing press and how did it impact Western Europe?
54. Where did the Renaissance begin?
55. Describe the difference between medieval art and literature and Renaissance art and literature.
56. Describe the political ideas of Nicolo Machiavelli?
57. What is a patron?
58. What is humanism?