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Academic World History – Mid-term Review 2013
Ancient World
Code of Hammurabi – 1st law code
Neolithic Revolution- farm food
Cultural Diffusion- mixing cultures
Nomadic- move from place to place
Hunter-Gatherer- nomadic
Polytheistic- belief in many gods
Jewish Monotheism- belief in One God
Theocracy- religion controls govt.
Mandate of Heaven- China/ blame the king
Tigris/Euphrates- Mesopotamia / first civ.
1. List the characteristics of a civilizationSpecialize Workers, Complex Institutions, Writing, Technology,
2. As workers became more specialized and wealth increased, what impact can be seen on the
social classes of the Ancient civilizations?
King/Queens, Little Middle Class, Peasants
3. How did the development of agriculture impact societies?
Increase population. More food, better health
4. How did the development of writing impact societies of the Ancient world?
Record, Learn, Communication
5. Identify the chronology of events leading to the establishment of civilization.
Leader, Land, Workers, Irrigation, Farms,
6. On which continent did humans first appear?
Africa
7. What Mesopotamian culture developed the first written laws? Who wrote them and what were
they called?
Hammurabi
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8. Why did civilizations develop around River Valleys? WATER/ CROPS
9. What types of architecture did Egypt develop? PYRAMIDS, TEMPLES , SCUPLTURES.
10. What types of architecture did Mesopotamia develop? ZIGGURATS TEMPLES, SQUARE.
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Classical World
Alexander the Great- MACEDONIAN
Republic- PEOPLE VOTE
Cyrus the Great- GREAT MILITARY LEADER
Rome- EMPIRE, CONTROL, ITALY
Athens- GREECE/ ART, INTELLECTUAL
Sparta-GREECE, MILITARY
Augustus Caesar- 1ST Emperor of Rome
Twelve Tables- ROME LAWS
Caste System- SOCIAL SYSTEM OF INDIA
Aristotle-PHILOSOPHER
Democracy- VOTE, GREECE
Socrates- PHILOSOPHER
Han China- DYANASTY, GREAT WALL OF CHINA
Plato- PHILOSOPHER
Pax Romana- PEACE IN ROME
Caste System
1. What impact did geography have on the development of Greek society?
MOUNTAINS, COMMUNICATION /BOATS
2. What place was the first to practice democracy?
GREECE/ ATHENS
3. What major differences existed between the Classical world and the previous ancient
civilizations?
MORE DEVELOPED, MORE TECHNOLOGY, BIGGER
4. How were the silk roads and West African trade routes similar?
TRANSPORT/ COMMUNICATE TECHNOLOGIES.
5. Hellenistic culture consisted of a combination of what societies?
GREECE, EGYPT, PERSIA, INDIA- COMBINED
6. What influence did the Phoenician’s have on the Classical Civilizations of Greece and Rome?
ALPHABET
7. What were the primary similarities and differences between Athens and Sparta?
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Both in GREECE,,,,DIFFERENT- ATHENS- ART, INTELLECT, , SPARTA- MILITARY
8. What were the reasons for the spread of Christianity?
BELIEF IN AN AFTERLIFE FOR THE POOR, EQUALITY, FORGIVEN OF SINS
9. What types of architecture did the Romans develop?
ARCHES, DOMES, AQUADUCTS
10. What were the primary similarities and differences between Hinduism and Buddhism?
SIMILAR- REINCARNATION
HINDUS- CASTE SYSTEM BUDDHISTS- ALL ARE EQUAL
11. What are the major beliefs of Hinduism?
REINCARNATION, CASTE SYSTEM,
12. What are the major beliefs of Buddhism?
END ALL DESIRE, LIVE IN MODERATION
13. What are the major beliefs of Confucianism?
TEST BEFORE YOU WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT, OPPROTUNITES TO ALL
Post-Classical
Black Death- 50-75 MILLION/ RATS
Islam- EMPIRE
Byzantine Empire- CONSTANTINE, LOTS OF
TRADE
Justinian’s Code- BYZANTINE EMPIRE/LAWS
Constantinople- TAKEN OVER BY TURKS
Feudalism- SERVICES FOR LAND
Five Pillars- ISLAM
Genghis Khan- EMPIRE FOR MONGOLS
Manor- HOUSE, PEASANTS , FARM,
Qur’an-HOLY BOOK FOR MUSLIMS
Samurai- KNIGHTS OF MIDDLES AGES
Code of Bushido/Chivalry- GUIDE TO BEHAVIOR
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1. What were the results of the fall of Rome?
ECONOMIC DISORDER AND WEAK CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
2. How did feudalism differ from slavery?
LAND GRANTS
3. Identify the accomplishments associated with the Islamic Golden Age.
HOUSE OF WISDOM, ALGEBRA, CALLIGRAPHY AS ART
4. The Byzantine Empire was known for what great accomplishments?
TRADING, INTELLECTUAL LEARNING FROM ROME
5. What development is associated with the beginning of the Byzantine Empire?
FALL OF ROME
6. What did Christianity and Islam share?
MONOTHEISTIC
7. What impact did the Byzantine Empire have on Russia?
TRADING, RELIGION SPREADS
8. What impact did the Crusades have on Islamic history and on the Christian West?
INCREASE TRADE B/W EUROPE AND MIDDLE EAST
9. What institution can be seen as the primary unifying force in medieval Western Europe?
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CHURCH
10. What motives did Europeans have for going on Crusade?
CAPTURE THE HOLY LAND FROM ISLAMIC RULERS
11. What were the causes and effects of the Crusades?
GET LAND, MONEY, SPREAD CHRISTIANITY, FIGHT MUSLIMS, FORGIVE OF SINS
12. Where did the Mongols invade and how were they able to conquer so quickly?
RISE OF THE MONGOL EMPIRE CHINA, BYZANTINE EMPIRE, SADDLE, GOOD WITH BOW AND
ARROWS
13. What are the Tang and Song dynasties of China famous for inventing?
GUNPOWDER AND MOVABLE WOODEN TYPE
14. Describe the Japanese feudal system.
SAME AS EUROPEAN/ RULERS AND PEASANTS AND MERCHANTS ARTISANS LOYAL
Early Modern
Mercantilism- make money
Martin Luther- Starts Reformation/ 95
Thesis
Absolute Monarchs- absolute power
Indulgences- buying forgiveness
Divine Right Rule- GOD
John Calvin- PREDESTINATION
Reformation- REFORM CATHOLIC CHURCH
Gutenberg- PRINTING PRESS
Renaissance- rebirth of art and learning
Humanism- HUMAN POTENTIAL
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Magna Carta- LIMIT THE RIGHTS OF THE
KING / ENGLAND
Vasco Da Gama- to India
Columbus- 1492- Americas
Niccolo Machiavelli- “THE PRINCE” IT IS
BETTER TO BE FEARED THAN LOVED.
Columbian Exchange- EXCHANGE OF
GOODS NEW AND OLD WORLDS
Prince Henry – navigation school
1. What new ideas developed during the Renaissance in Europe?- PRINTING PRESS, ART,
MATH, SCIENCE.
2. What impact did new technologies have on Early Modern Europe?
PRINTING PRESS
3. Where did the protestant reformation begin?
GERMANY
4. What were the causes and effects of the Protestant Reformation?
INDULGENCES, CATHOLIC CHURCH TRIES TO KILL MARTIN.
5. What impact did the printing press have on Early Modern Europe?
SPREAD IDEAS, BOOKS ARE EASY TO FIND, EVERYONE WANT TO LEARN TO READ
6. Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
SURROUNDED BY THE MED. SEA.
7. Why did Henry VII create the Anglican church?
DIVORCE HIS WIFE….WANTS A SON
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8. What basis did 15-17th century monarchs use for their claim to absolute power in Europe?
DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS
9. Give an example of a country that had a parliamentary monarchy instead of an absolute
monarchy.
ENGLAND
10. What were the effects of the Columbian Exchange on the Americas and Europe?
BETTER DIET, DISEASE,
11. What impacts did European conquest have on Native American populations?
DECREASED
12. What unique type of farming did the Aztecs create? What type of farming did the Inca use?
FLOATING ISLANDS GARDENS CHINAMPAS ….. GROW ON SIDES OF MOUNTAINS/ TERRA
FARMING
13. What were some of the Mayan achievements?
ASTRONOMY, PYRAMIDS, CALENDAR, MATH, SCIENCE,
14. List reasons why the Spanish so easily conquered the Aztecs.
DISEASES, WEAPONS, SPANISH MADE DEALS WITH OTHER TRIBES.
15. What was the goal of mercantilism?
MAKE MONEY, HAVE COUNTRIES HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES
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16. Why were explorers able to travel the world more easily in the 15th and 16th centuries?
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, BETTER MAPS, COMPASS, SEXTON,