Download Final Exam Study Guide: AP World History Fall-Winter 2013-14

FinalExamStudyGuide:APWorldHistory
Fall‐Winter2013‐14
Thefollowingconceptsandprincipleswillbeonthefinalexam:
 JaredDiamond’stheoryonthedevelopmentofcivilizationasitrelatestothe
geographicsuitabilityofagriculture.
 TheimportanceofculturaldiffusioninWorldHistory
 CriteriaofcivilizationinWorldHistory
 PoliticalconceptofkingshipinAncientCivilization
 PoliticalorganizationinAncient:
o China
o IndusValley
o MesopotamianCivilizations
o Egypt
 CulturalachievementsinAncient:
o China
o IndusValley
o MesopotamianCivilizations
o Egypt
 Comparison:JudaismandHinduism
 ComparativeAnalysisbetweenAncientCivilizations
 Politicalframeworksoftheclassicalworld
o Athens
o Rome
o Persia
o QinChina
o HanChina
 TheconceptofEmpireinWorldHistory
 ComparativeAnalysisbetweenClassicalCivilizations
 Rome’stransitionfromRepublictoEmpire
 ReligioustransformationoftheClassicalPeriodin:
o Mediterranean
o SouthAsia
o EastAsia
o SouthwestAsia
 FallofRomeandHanChina
 ChinesePhilosophy
o Confucianism
o Legalism
o Daoism
 SocialcomparisonoftheClassicalPeriod:IndiaandChina
 SocialcomparisonoftheClassicalPeriod:RomeandGreece
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PeasantrebellionsinChinesehistory
ImportanceofSilkRoadcommerce
TypesofcommercealongtheSilkRoad
VarianceinSilk/Sea/SandRoadcommerce
Consequencesofcross‐culturalinteraction
ChinesehistoryduringtheeraofregionalismfollowingtheHanDynasty
GoldenAgesinChina
o Tang
o Song
Chinesetributarysystem
LongevityofByzantium
ImpactoftheCrusadesinEuropeanHistory
PoliticalunityafterthefallofRome
CharacteristicsoftheMiddleAgesinEurope
FoundationofIslam
Shia/SunnisplitinIslam
FoundationsofEmpireswithinIslam
Islamictraditionsin
o India
o Anatolia
o WestAfrica
Tradenetworksandthespreadofreligionsduringthepost‐classicalage
CharacteristicsofMongolconquestinPersia,China,andRussia
ImpactofMongolianconquestinHistory
Don’tforgettoreviewthethinkingskills!
Chapters2‐6,8‐12arethefocus