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World History I Final Exam
Study Guide
Purpose
Why is there a final exam? The final is meant to help you:
 Review important ideas and events from the regions of the world we’ve studied
 Bring together ideas from different units to better understand the world before 1600
 Demonstrate your ability to use evidence and analysis to answer a question
Format
 70 multiple choice questions
 2 open response answers
Big Questions/Big Ideas
The World History I Final Exam asks you to bring together ideas from different units to
create a picture of the world before 1600. You should be able to answer these “Big
Questions” as a way to connect the regions of the world we studied this year
In what ways did leaders gain and maintain legitimacy?
How did trade networks change societies?
What sparked technological and intellectual innovations, and what changed because of
them?
How did religion and philosophy influence government, art, social class or gender?
Open Response
For each open response question, you will be asked to write a well-organized answer that:
 Begins with an idea-driven claim or argumentative topic sentence
 Presents 3 pieces of evidence--each from a different unit (3 pieces of evidence total)
 Analyzes each piece of evidence and explain how the evidence helps answer the
question
 Concludes with a sentence that links back to the claim
Regions of the World
On the following pages is a list of each region of the world we studied this year and the
objectives, or things you should know about, each region. You are encouraged to create
either a two-column study guide in your notebook or flash cards about each bullet point
to prepare for the final.
World History I Final Exam
8:30 am Wednesday, June 19, 2013
South Asia
 Describe how Chandragupta ruled the Mauryan Empire
 Explain Ashoka’s role in spreading Buddhism
 Describe the accomplishments of the Gupta Empire and explain why it was a Golden Age
 Explain the basic beliefs of Hinduism and their relationship to each other (karma,
moksha, reincarnation, caste)
 Retell the story of the Buddha’s life
 Explain the basic beliefs of Buddhism and their relationship to each other (Four Noble
Truths, Eightfold Path, nirvana, dharma)
 Compare Hinduism and Buddhism
Chapter 3-1 and 3-2, p. 57-61; Chapter 7-1 and 7-2, p. 172-176
China
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Explain why China described itself as the Middle Kingdom
Explain how the Mandate of Heaven relates to the Dynastic Cycle
Describe the main ideas of Confucianism (filial piety, civil service, five relationships)
Describe the basic ideas of Legalism and Daoism
Describe the Qin Dynasty and Shi Huang Di’s accomplishments
Describe the accomplishments of the Han Dynasty
Use the innovations of the Tang and Song Dynasties to describe life in China
Describe the Mongols’ way of life using the terms pastoralist, nomad, clan
Describe the ways in which the Mongols were both a regressive force and agents of
cultural diffusion
Chapter 2-4, p. 46-51; Chapter 4-4, p. 97-101; Chapter 7-3, p. 181-187; Chapter 12-1, 2,
and 3, p. 286-302
Rome and Byzantium
 Describe the Roman Republic using the terms consul, patrician, plebeian, senate, tribune
 Explain the importance of civic virtue to a republic
 Compare and contrast the Roman republic and Roman Empire
 Explain the importance of Pax Romana
 Evaluate the accomplishments of Julius Caesar, Augustus and Constantine
 Explain why the Roman Empire was divided and why the western empire collapsed
 Compare the impact of the Roman Empire on Judaism, and Christianity
 Describe the basic beliefs of Judaism and Christianity, their relationship to each other,
and how these religions spread during the Roman Empire (Torah, Abraham, Ancient
Hebrews, covenant, diaspora, Jesus, Bible)
 Compare the Roman and Byzantine Empires
 Describe ways the Byzantines were the “New Romans”
Chapter 6-1 through 6-5, p. 141-169; Chapter 11-1, p. 268-273
Islamic Empires
 Describe the origins, beliefs and practices of Muslims (Muhammad, Qur’an, Five Pillars)
 Identify several ways in which Islam is rooted in Judaism and Christianity
 Describe the geographic growth of Islamic Empires
 Explain how disagreements about leadership of the caliphates led to different beliefs
between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims
 Explain why Islamic Empires succeeded militarily, politically, and religiously
 Explain the importance of trade in the growth of the Islamic Empires
 Explain how the scientific, artistic and intellectual accomplishments of the Islamic
Golden Age were influenced by religion and trade
Chapter 10-1 through 10-3, p. 233-249
Africa
 Compare and contrast the trans-Saharan and Swahili Coast trading networks
 Explain the political and economic reasons East and West Africans converted to Islam
 Explain how Mansa Musa influenced the culture and economy of West Africa
Chapter 15-2 and 15-3, p. 371-381
European Middle Ages
 Provide examples that show how religious and secular leaders interacted during the
Middle Ages (Charlemagne, Pope, Henry IV)
 Explain how monasteries helped increase the legitimacy of the Church
 Describe the role of vassals, lords, knights and manors in a feudal system
 Identify the innovations that improved agriculture and explain how these innovations led
to the development of cities and towns
 Identify the causes and consequences of the Crusades
 Explain the causes and consequences of the Schism of 1054
 Explain how the plague spread and contributed to the chaos of the late Middle Ages
Chapter 13 and 14, p. 314-362
European Renaissance & Reformation
 Describe the Renaissance, explain why it took place, describe the values of humanism
 Compare the Renaissance to the Middle Ages
 Explain the importance of the printing press
 Describe the reasons for the Reformation and the changes that resulted from it
 Describe the advice Machiavelli gave leaders
Chapter 17-1 through 17-3, p. 415-432
Cross-Unit (ideas, events and people that come up in more than one unit)
 Compare pastoral nomads and settled people
 List the goods, ideas, and aspects of culture traded along the Silk Road
 Explain the accomplishments of ibn Battuta and their significance to historians today
 Describe the role of Hajj in linking societies across Afroeurasia
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Compare Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Mapping
Use the blank map on the next page to help you prepare for the mapping questions
 Locate the following cities on a map of Afroeuraisa
Baghdad
Timbuktu
Jerusalem
Xi’an
Mecca
Constantinople
Rome
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Locate the following physical features on a map of Afroeurasia
Arabian Peninsula
Mediterranean Sea
Ganges River
Sahara Desert
Himalayas
Taklamakan Desert
Indian Ocean
Yangtze River
Indus River
Yellow River
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Identify the following empires when shaded on a map
Byzantine Empire
Roman Empire
Gupta Empire
Swahili Coast
Han Dynasty
West African Empires (Ghana, Mali and
Islamic Empire
Songhai)
Mongolian Empire
Key Vocabulary
Knowing the terms listed below will help you both to better understand the multiple
choice questions and to write a more sophisticated open response.
absolute power
aristocracy
bureaucracy
civic virtue
civil service
commercialization
cosmopolitan
cultural diffusion
infrastructure
monotheism
pagan
peasant
pluralism
polytheism
urbanization