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WORLD HISTORY FIRST SEMESTER EXAM TOPICS
Must be ​HANDWRITTEN​. Worth 15 pts.
Name: ________________________________________________ Date: ______________________ Hour: __________
The exam consists of 44 questions of READING TEXT, MAPS, and CHARTS. These are not designed to be studied for.
There are also 56 questions about key CONCEPTS, FACTS, and PATTERNS in the history of the civilizations studied.
All exams are challenging: you will have to study for this exam to do well. Since it is a shared exam with all world
history classes, it does not matter who you study with—in fact studying cross-teacher may be of value. Start to
prepare early: 20 minutes a day will go a long way until the exam.
Get plenty of sleep the night before your exams and eat a good breakfast!
My exam is on __________________ January __________ at______________ AM.
Religion
1. What is the definition of monotheism? (p.78-79)
2. What is the definition of polytheism? (p.31)
3. Fill out the chart with the required information:
Religion
Judaism
P 77-82, 292
Christianity
(168-172)
Islam
p.290
Hinduism
p.288
Main Ideas
Locations
Common Practices/Behavior Codes
Religion
Main Ideas
Locations
Common Practices/Behavior Codes
Buddhism
(68-71)
Confucianism
p.294
4. What were the effects of Confucianism on China? (104-105, 194-195)
5. What is Pax Romana? (p.162)
6. What was the Diaspora? (77-82)
7. List three of the major trade goods (objects, not ideas) that came from each Silk Road empire
Byzantine
Gupta
Abbasid
Tang/Song
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
8. List two of the major ideas (not objects) that came from each Silk Road empire
Byzantine
Gupta
Abbasid
Tang/Song
1.
2.
1.
2.
1.
2.
1.
2.
Empires
9. For what major achievement is Byzantine Emperor Justinian known? (p.301-302)
10. Explain two reasons why Constantinople was important to the Byzantine Empire. (302-303)
a.
b.
11. What is Pax Mongolica? (p.333)
12. What was the ruling style of the Mongols? (p.333)
13. Describe the lifestyle of the Mongols and how they treated those they conquered. (p.330)
Renaissance/Reformation
14. List three reasons why the Renaissance began in Italy. (p.471-476)
a.
b.
c.
15. Explain the three main characteristics of the Italian Renaissance (p.470-472)
Individualism-Humanism-Secularism-16. Define patron (include their contributions during this time period). (p.470)
17. Define Vernacular (p. 475)
18. Describe two important characteristics of the Northern Renaissance (p.480-484)
a.
b.
19. List two results of the Reformation. (p.500)
a.
b.
20. What inspired Martin Luther to write his 95 Theses and began the Protestant Reformation? (p.489)
21. Who invented the printing press? (p.484)
22. What effect did the printing press have on Europe? (p.484)
Exploration
23. For what purpose was the Great Wall of China built? (p.323-324)
24. Why did Japan and China seek to isolate themselves? (p.539-547)
25. What is the Columbian Exchange? (p.571)
26. Explain the impact of the Columbian Exchange on Europe/Americas? (p.571-572)
27. Why did the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade begin? (p.566-567)
28. What impact did the Transatlantic Slave Trade have on Africa? (p.566-567)
29. What impact did the Transatlantic Slave Trade have on America? (p.566-567)
30. What is triangular trade? How did it work? (p.568)
Absolute Rulers
31. What was an ​absolute monarch? (pg 594-95)
32. What is ​divine right?
33. List two purposes of the Palace at Versailles under Louis XIV? (pg 599)
a.
b.
34. What was the effect of the Spanish Armada of 1588? (pg 591)
35. List major accomplishments and weaknesses for each Absolute Ruler:
Leader
Accomplishments
Weaknesses
Philip II (pg
589-91)
Louis XIV
(598-602)
Frederick the Great
(pg 606-607)
Peter the Great
(pg 609-611)
36. What is a ​constitutional monarchy and where was it found in the era of Absolute Rulers? (pg 617)
37. Explain each individual’s​ unique Enlightenment beliefs. (pg 630)
Hobbes
Locke
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Wollstonecraft
38. What led to the ​scientific revolution? (pg 623-626)
Revolutions
39. What ​enlightenment ideas are in the ​Declaration of Independence? (pg 632 pg 643)
40. List one economic and one political similarity between the ​American Revolution and ​French Revolution? (Pg
652-653; pg 641)
41. What were the causes of the ​French Revolution? (pg 651-53)
42. Who makes up each of the Estates under the French Government? (651-653)
a. First Estate b. Second Estate c. Third Estate 43. What is a ​coup d’etat? (pg 663-64)
44. How and why did Napoleon rise to power in France? (pg 663-64)
45. How and why did Napoleon fall from power in France? (pg 668-671)
46. What impact did the Congress of Vienna have on Europe? (672-675)
Industrial Revolution
47. What was the Industrial Revolution? (pg 717)
48. List three reasons the Industrial Revolution began in Britain. (pg 718)
a.
b.
c.
49. Briefly describe life as a proletariat during the Industrial Revolution. (pg 724-726)
50. Explain Karl Marx’s famous beliefs from this era. (pg 736-738)
51. What are some results of Industrialization? (738-740)
Nationalism
52. What is Nationalism? (pg 687)
53. How did the French Revolution impact nationalism? (p. 692)
54. How did nationalism change the political geography of Europe in the 1800s? (693-697)