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World History A Final Exam Study Guide
1. Know about the following religions and philosophies. Important facts
include but are not limited to the following:
 Founder
 Place of Worship
 Key Beliefs
 Holy Book
Religions/Philosophies
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Buddhism
Hinduism
Confucianism
Judaism
Lutheranism
2. Four Ancient River Valley Civilizations
 What were they?
 Where were they
located?
 Key achievements of
each civilization
 Social divisions within
each civilization
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Calvinism
Anglican Church
Islam
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
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Role of religion in each
civilization
Government of each
civilization
Structure of each
civilization
Important leaders
Key Events
3. Mesoamerican Civilizations- Maya, Aztec, Inca, and Olmec
 Who were they conquered by?
 Where did they live?
 Key Achievement?
4. Know about the following groups of people/empires
 Who were they?
 Achievements?
 Key leaders?
 Language?
 Contributions to
 Religion?
society?
Groups of People/Empires
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Hyksos
Greek Empire
Roman Empire
Bantus
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Sunni
Shia
Vikings
Mongols
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Byzantine Empire
Qin Empire
Zhou Empire
Mali Empire
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Songhai Empire
Ghana Empire
Sumerians
Egyptians
5. Forms of Writing and Alphabets
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Phoenician Alphabet
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What were they?
Who created them?
Which was the first form of writing?
6. Key People
 Who were they?
 Why were they significant?
 When did they live/rule?
 What were the achievements?
 What were their contributions to the world?
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Abu Bakr
Allah
Alexander the Great
Asoka
Augustus Caesar
Chandragupta Maurya
Charlemagne
Christopher Columbus
Constantine
Desiderius Erasmus
Elizabeth I
Ferdinand Magellan
Galileo Galilei
Gregory VII
Hammurabi
Hernan Cortes
Ibn Sina
 Isaac Newton
 Ivan III
 James Cook
 Jean Jacques
Rousseau
 Johannes Kepler
 John Locke
 Justinian
 Martin Luther
 Muhammad
 Nero
 Niccolo Machiavelli
 Nicholas Copernicus
 Octavian
 Oleg
 Pope Urban II
 Saladin
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Samuel de Champlain
Siddhartha Gautama
Socrates
Sundiata
Vasco da Gama
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Vladimir
John Calvin
Voltaire
Zheng He
7. Key Terms/ Ideas – Know what the term/idea is and why it is
important.
You are responsible for all vocabulary in Units 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Pay special attention to the ones listed below.
 Polytheistic
 Collapse of the Western
Roman Empire
 Monotheistic
 Great Schism
 Pharaoh
 Feudalism
 Mesopotamia
 Vassal
 Crusades
 Characteristics of a
 Theocracy
civilization
 Justinian’s Code
 Responsibilities of a vassal
 Hammurabi’s Code
 Responsibilities of a Lord
 Pope
 Polis
 Patriarch