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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” AND SIGN BELOW. ____________________________________ Parent/ Guardian Signature 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?