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Pre-AP World History I
Mr. Briscoe
Name: ______________________________
First Semester
FIRST SEMESTER EXAM STUDY GUIDE
The first semester examination will consist of two parts – 60 multiple-choice questions and an essay
section, consisting of two essays. Students will have the full two hours of the exam session to complete
both sections. The multiple-choice section constitutes 60% of the exam grade; the essay section constitutes
40% of the exam grade (20% per essay).
Review for the Exam:
We will review for the semester exam in class on Friday, January 13. If you miss the class for any reason
(illness, snow day, etc.), be prepared to take the exam on the scheduled date (Wednesday, January 18). The
review “quiz” provided separately should be prepared for the start of class on January 13 and, in the event
of an excused absence that day, can be turned in at the start of the exam session for full credit. No credit
will be given for the review quiz after the start of the exam.
Expectations for the Exam Period:
Students are expected to come to the exam period fully prepared. Please make sure that you have the
materials listed below. Students may bring drinks to class but no food. Students will not be excused from
the testing room except for an emergency, so please make sure to use the restroom in advance of the exam
and bring all materials that you need with you. Students who finish the exam early will be expected to read
silently until the end of the exam period. As always, do not use electronic devices to class.
Materials Needed:
#2 pencils (for use with Scantron portion of the exam)
Blue or black ink pens
Notebook paper (at least 4 sheets, for use with the essay section)
Reading material (for silent reading after completion of the exam)
Section I (Multiple-Choice):
Please review the following terms/concepts to help in preparing for the multiple-choice portion of the test.
Use your homework assignments and old quizzes and tests to help you review. You do not need to write
out descriptions for the terms, but you do need to complete the review “quiz” noted above and provided
separately for quiz credit by the start of class on January 13.
Foundations of World History
Early man (hominids, “Lucy”, homo habilis, homo erectus, homo sapiens – Neanderthal & Cro-Magnon)
Paleolithic Age (Ice Age, human migration, Lascaux caves)
Neolithic Revolution (Fertile Crescent)
Civilization (5 major traits)
Geography Essentials (latitude, longitude, scale, compass rose, equator, prime meridian, hemisphere)
Early Civilizations
River Valley Civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River Valley, China
Sumerians (Tigris & Euphrates Rivers, ziggurats, irrigation, cuneiform, Epic of Gilgamesh)
Sargon of Akkad – first empire
Babylonians (Hammurabi’s Code)
Egyptians (Nile River, Menes, Pyramids, Book of the Dead, mummification, hieroglyphics)
Hebrews (monotheism, Torah, Abraham, Moses, Ten Commandments, David, Solomon)
Minoans/Phoenicians
Assyrians/Chaldeans
India (Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, indoor plumbing)
China (Shang Dynasty, Zhou Dynasty, Mandate of Heaven, ancestor worship, oracle bones)
Polytheism vs. Monotheism
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Classical Asia
Persians (Cyrus the Great, Darius I, Royal Road, Immortals, Zoroastrianism)
Indo-Europeans (including Hittites)
Indo-Aryans (Vedas, caste system – varnas)
Hinduism (reincarnation, karma, dharma, moksha)
Buddhism (Siddartha Gautama, Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, nirvana, sangha)
Indian Empires (Mauryan, Gupta)
Asoka
Confucianism (Confucius, filial piety, education, The Analects)
Daoism (Laozi, wuwei, yin and yang, Dao De Ching)
Legalism
Qin Dynasty (Shi Huangdi, Great Wall)
Han Dynasty (Silk Roads, civil service)
Classical Greece
Influence of geography
Mycenaeans (Trojan War)
Dorians
Homer (epics)
Polis, acropolis, agora
Types of government (monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy, tyranny, democracy)
Leaders: Draco, Solon, Cleisthenes, Pericles
Athens vs. Sparta (major characteristics, similarities and differences)
Persian Wars (including major battles)
Peloponnesian War
Philosophers: Sophists, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Stoicism, Epicureanism
Arts & Architecture (pottery, statuary, columns)
The Parthenon
The Olympics
Drama (tragedy, comedy)
Science & Technology (physics, geometry/mathematics, astronomy, medicine)
Alexander the Great (Macedonia, Hellenistic culture)
Section II (Essays):
You will be asked to write two essays dealing with content from the first semester. Each essay will
constitute 20% of the semester exam grade. Essay content will be drawn primarily from second quarter
content.
Pre-AP World History I
Mr. Briscoe
Name: ____________________________________________
Second Quarter
QUIZ #6: SEMESTER REVIEW
To help prepare for the first semester exam, complete the following review “quiz” and bring it with you for
the start of class on Friday, January 11 (or by the start of the exam session on Wednesday, January 18 if
you are absent from class for any reason on January 13). Only students who have the quiz ready for the
start of class will receive full credit. No quiz credit can be earned after the semester exam session starts.
The completed quiz constitutes a full quiz grade and will be averaged in with the previous two quizzes for
the quarter. You may use your textbook and notes to complete the quiz.
Answers can be in the form of bulleted points.
1.
Who was “Lucy” and why was she significant?
2.
What are the Equator and Prime Meridian? Link to latitude and longitude.
3.
What are three major traits of the Neolithic Revolution?
4.
What are the five major traits of a civilization?
5.
What were the four major river valley civilizations of ancient times?
6.
What are three major advances of the Sumerians?
7.
What was the function of the Egyptian pyramids and what did they symbolize?
8.
What is Hammurabi’s Code and why is it significant?
9.
What are the Ten Commandments and why are they significant?
10. What are the major characteristics of the ancient Phoenicians?
11. Who is responsible for cuneiform, hieroglyphics, and the first alphabet (3 different
civilizations)?
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12. What is the Mandate of Heaven? Which Chinese dynasty used it first?
13. What civilization was responsible for Zoroastrianism and the Royal Road?
14. What was the Babylonian Captivity – what two civilizations were involved?
15. Describe the Indo-Aryan caste system.
16. What are karma, dharma, and moksha and what religion originated these concepts?
17. What religious leader introduced the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path?
18. Who was Asoka? Why is he significant?
19. Who was Shi Huangdi? Why is he significant?
20. Who was Alexander the Great? Why is he significant?
21. How do Confucianism and Daoism differ?
22. How did the Qin and Han dynasties differ?
23.-25. Identify major characteristics of classical Athens and Sparta
Traits
Political &
Military
Social &
Economic
Cultural
Athens
Sparta