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World History Honors 9
Midterm Review Materials
Ms. Topping
Ms. Schwartz
Dear Parent/ Guardian:
PLEASE READ THIS SHEET, ESPECIALLY “KEYS TO SUCCESS ON EXAM”
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World History Honors 9 Midterm:
Date:
Time:
Materials to Review:
1. Chapters 1-7 in the textbook (page 6-169). Use the Review Sections at the end of
each chapter and stress the parts of the chapters covered in the lists below.
2. All class notes and handouts
Form of Test: Multiple Choice questions
****BRING TWO #2 PENCILS TO THE EXAM
Keys to Success on the Exam
1. Start studying now. Use note cards OR some other system to make review sheets.
Do a little bit at a time.
2. Go over your class notes carefully. Don’t waste time reviewing content in the
textbook that is not on these review sheets.
3. DON’T THINK OF THE REVIEW SHEETS AS A LIST OF VOCABULARY
WORDS TO BE MEMORIZED. Notice connections – Focus on the big picture.
4. Answer all of the multiple choice questions. Don’t leave any out. Make educated
guesses.
5. Bring pencils (already sharpened) so you don’t have to run around looking for
them right before the exam begins. Bring tissues too, if you think you’ll need
them.
6. Check over your answers if you have time.
GOOD LUCK  !!!
UNIT I : Early Civilizations (Textbook: p. 6-29)
Neolithic Revolution
Cultural Diffusion
Characteristics of a Civilization
Importance of River Valleys & New Technology
Artisan
Metallurgy
Ancient Egypt – Achievements, Social Structure, Government
Theocracy
Polytheism
Hieroglyphics
Ancient Sumer – Achievements, Social Structure, Government
City-State
Cuneiform
Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
Epic of Gilgamesh
Babylonian Empire – Achievements, Social Structure, Government
Hammurabi’s Code
Indus River Valley Civilization – Achievements, Social Structure, Government
Subcontinent
Monsoons
Ancient China – Achievements, Social Structure, Government
Mandate of Heaven
Phoenicians – Achievements, Government, Confederation
Ancient Hebrews
Monotheism
The Persians – Achievements, Government
Zoroaster
Chariots
UNIT II: Classical China (Textbook: p. 30-49)
Zhou Dynasty – Rise, Accomplishments, Fall
Qin Dynasty – Rise, Accomplishments, Fall
Shi Huangdi
Great Wall
Han Dynasty – Rise, Accomplishments, Fall
Wu Ti
Silk Road
Civil Service
Meritocracy
Mandate of Heaven
Dynastic Cycle
Family Life/ Ancestor worship
Patriarchy
Status of Women
Social Classes
Confucius: 5 Relationships, Filial Piety, Analects
Science & Technology
Medicine – Acupunture
Art & Poetry
Music
Farming & Inventions
Daoism
Laozi
Legalism
Primogeniture
Bureaucracy
UNIT III: Classical India (Textbook: p. 50-67)
Chandragupta Maurya
Mauryan Empire – Location, Rise, Accomplishments, Fall
Asoka – Accomplishments
Gupta Empire – Location, Rise, Accomplishments, Fall
Chandra Gupta II
Golden Age
Arabic Numerals
Caste System - Varnas, Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras, Untouchables
Monsoons
Vedic & Epic Ages
Sanskrit
Vedas
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Upanishads
Gautama Buddha
Buddhism
Nirvana
Eightfold Path
Stupas
Hinduism
Dharma
Karma
Reincarnation
Vishnu, Shiva
Kushans
Scholar-gentry
Comparison of classical India & classical China
Hinduism vs. Buddhism
UNIT IV : Classical Greece (Textbook: p. 69-72, 74-76, 77-78, 79-85, 87)
Geography
Hellenic Culture
Homer – Illiad & Odyssey
Polis
Citizens – Rights & Responsibilities
Acropolis
Agora
Athens – Gov’t, social structure, education
Sparta – Gov’t, social structure, education
Social Structure
Aristocrats
Oligarchy
Democracy (Direct Democracy)
Persian Wars
Golden Age of Athens
Pericles
Parthenon
Peloponnesian War – Causes & Effects
Mercenary
Science/ Math/ Drama/Art/Architecture
Philosophy/ Stoics
Socrates/ Socratic Method
Plato
Aristotle
Herodotus
Alexander the Great
Hellenistic Culture
Alexandria/ Bactria
Cyrus the Great
Philip II of Macedon
Comparison to China & India
UNIT V : Classical Rome (Textbook : p. 72-74, 76-83, 86, 87-89, 99-111)
Geography
Forum
Patricians
Plebeians
Social Structure
Status of Women
Republic
Consuls
Senate
12 Tables
Family Structure
Roman Legions
Punic War: 1st & 2nd (Carthage) and Effects
Hannibal
Julius Caesar – Improvements & Death
Aqueducts/ Colosseum
Augustus Caesar – Improvements
Pax Romana
Marcus Aurelius, 180 CE
Fall of Rome - Causes & Effects
Inflation
Diocletian
Constantine
Barbarian Invasions – The Huns, The Vandals, The Visogoths
Judaism
Christianity
UNIT VI: Rise & Spread of Islam (Textbook: p. 112-169)
Muhammed
Islam – 5 Pillars of Faith, Practices
Jihad
Treatment of Women
Qur’an (Koran)
Bedouin
Shaykhs
Mecca
Umayyad Empire – Rise, Accomplishments, Art, Architecture, Literature, Fall
Ka’ba
Medina
Caliph
Abu Bakr
Ridda Wars
Uthman
Sunnis
Shi’a
Damascus
Mawali
Abbasid Empire – Rise, Accomplishments, Art, Architecture, Literature, Fall
Baghdad
Al-Mahdi
Harun al-Rashid
Al-Ma’mun
Buyids
Seljuk Turks
Crusades
Saladin
Al-Ghazali
Mongols
Chinggis Khan (Genghis Khan)
Mamluks
Muhammed ibn Qasim
Mahmud of Ghazni
Mira Bai
Kabir
Malacca
Demak
Sa’di
Shah-Nama, Rubaiyat
Ulama
Hinduism vs. Islam
QUESTIONS TO REVIEW:
1.
What are the differences and similarities between Islam & Hinduism?
2. Which groups of people revolted against the Abassids?
3. Which major idea of Buddhism was stressed the most in all locations that it
spread to?
4. Why did the western part of the Roman Empire fall quicker than the eastern part?
5. How does Greek democracy compare to that of the US? How does it compare to
the republic of Rome?
6. Which group of people held the power in the Roman Republic?
7. How did the ideas of early China differ from early India?
8. What are the similarities & differences between Hinduism & Buddhism?
9. How did the Zhou & Qin Dynasties differ?