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Global History 9
Regents Exam Review Packet
Topic 1: Development of Civilization
Causes
Effects
Main Ideas
Important People
Essential Questions:
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How did early humans develop?
What was the relationship between Early Peoples and their environment?
Why did early Peoples migrate from place to place?
What led to the Neolithic Revolution and why was it a turning point in
history?
How did the Neolithic Revolution lead to the development of civilization?
What are the contributions of ancient river valley civilizations and what do
they have in common?
How did geography influence the development of early river valley
civilizations and in Africa?
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Link characteristics of civilizations with the early civilizations.
Identify early river civilizations on a map.
Identify the physical features of Africa and Asia.
Understand how geography effects the way people live.
Link the movement of people to geographic features.
Describe the impact of geography on political boundaries and social,
economic and political systems.
Describe causes, characteristics, and effects of the Neolithic Revolution.
Define culture and civilization.
Identify characteristics of culture and civilization (emphasis on economic systems
and religious/ ethical systems).
Understand how Early Peoples adapted to their environment.
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Label the four major ancient river valley civilizations below. Color each area with
a different color. Make sure to label the rivers too.
Topic: World Religions
Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Judaism Confucianism Animism
Followers
Worldwide
Name of
Deity
Founder
Holy Book
Leadership
Basic
Beliefs
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Essential Questions:
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What are the origins, beliefs and practices of the world’s major religions?
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Analyze the origin and foundations of world religions.
Understand how religion affects the lives of their believers.
Identify the roles and contributions of individuals and groups to social,
political, economic, cultural, and religious practices and activities.
Locate on a map the prominence of religious systems in different regions of
the world.
Topic: Classical Civilizations
Greece:
Geography
Government
Wars
Cultural
Contributions
Other
Cultural
Contributions
Other
Rome:
Geography
Government
Wars
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What are the contributions of classical civilizations?
Why is the fall of the Roman Empire considered a turning point in world
history?
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Explain the forces that caused the rise and fall of each classical civilization.
Identify advantages and disadvantages of the governmental systems of the
Classical Civilizations.
Describe the major contributions of each civilization and show the impact on
life today.
Describe the impact of geography on political boundaries and social,
economic and political systems of Greek city-states and the Roman Empire.
Topic: Golden Ages
Gupta
Han
Islamic
Achievements
Influence
Geographical
Impact
Political
System
Social Systems
Other
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Byzantine Tang &
Song
Mongols
Japan
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What are the characteristics of a society during a Golden Age?
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Examine conditions present in a civilization experiencing a Golden Age.
Evaluate the achievements of a society during a Golden Age.
Identify advantages and disadvantages of the governmental systems of
these civilizations.
Compare how these civilizations expanded and influenced subsequent
Civilizations
Describe the impact of geography on political boundaries and social,
economic and political systems of these civilizations.
Topic: Changes in Europe
Middle Ages
Political
Conditions
Social
Conditions
Economic
Conditions
Causes
Impacts
Other
Causes
Impacts
Other
Renaissance
Political
Conditions
Social
Conditions
Economic
Conditions
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Reformation
Political
Conditions
Social
Conditions
Economic
Conditions
Causes
Impacts
Other
Impacts
Other
Scientific Revolution
Political
Conditions
Social
Conditions
Economic
Conditions
Causes
Essential Questions:
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What were the political, economic and social conditions in Europe after the
Fall of Rome?
Why is the fall of the Roman Empire considered a turning point in world
history?
Political, economic and social conditions in Europe after the Crusades?
What impact did the Crusades have on Europe and the Middle East?
Where and why did major trade centers emerge and how did they interact?
How did Europe change politically, socially, intellectually and economically
during the age of transition? Why was this a turning point in history?
How did the Scientific Revolution in Europe lead to a new approach to
problem solving?
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Explain how the fall of Rome lead to the emergence of Feudalism.
Describe causes, characteristics and effects of feudalism and manorialism in
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Europe.
Evaluate the spiritual and secular roles of the Catholic Church.
Identify aspects of Middle Ages culture.
Identify and describe the causes and results of the Crusades.
Explain the social, economic and political impact of the Bubonic Plague on
Eurasia.
Discuss the rise of nation-states.
Evaluate the intellectual, religious, economic and political resurgence that
occurred after the Crusades.
Describe the changes that characterized the Scientific Revolution.
Describe the impact of geography on political boundaries and social,
economic and political systems
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Topic: The Age of Exchange & Encounter
Africa
Ottomans
Mughals
China
Japan
Mesoamerica
Contributions
Social Impact
Political
Impact
Economic
Impact
Religious
Impact
Geographical
Impact
Misc. Facts
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What are the contributions of ancient civilizations in Africa?
What was the impact of social, cultural, political, economic and religious
systems of the kingdoms of Africa?
How did physical geography affect African societies?
What factors led to the growth of the Muslim World?
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What forces came together in the mid-1400’s that led to European
exploration and Asian isolation?
On the eve of the encounter, what were social, cultural, political, economic
and religious characteristics of Mesoamerican civilizations?
How were the peoples of Europe socially, politically and economically
impacted by exploration?
What was the impact of the encounters between peoples in the 15th and early
16th centuries?
What You Need to Know:
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Describe the human and physical geography of Africa.
Describe the impact of geography on political boundaries and social,
economic and political systems in Africa.
Describe the development and interactions of social, cultural, political,
economic, and religious systems of African Kingdoms (Axum, Mali, Ghana,
Songhai)
Identify factors that led the Ottomans to gain control of their empire.
Describe the impact that Ottoman domination had on Europe and the Middle
East (including the spread of Islam).
Compare and contrast Ottoman law to other legal systems.
Discuss the influence rulers of the Mughal rulers had on the political,
religious, and cultural aspects of their empire.
Describe the impact of geography on political boundaries and social,
economic and political systems.
Describe the technologies that made European overseas expansion possible.
Identify the factors that encouraged exploration and its consequences.
Explain why traditional Asian societies turned to policies of isolationism.
Compare and contrast European and Asian perspectives on trade.
Describe the human and physical geography of Meso-America.
Compare and contrast the social, cultural, political, economic, and religious
systems of the Meso-American civilizations.
Describe the impact of geography on political boundaries and social,
economic and political systems on Mesoamerican civilization.
Analyze how the encounter effected both the Europeans and Mesoamericans
Describe the impact of important individuals on history.
Must Know Concepts, Vocabulary, & People:
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Artifact
Culture
Hominid
Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Age
Nomad
Huntergatherer
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Neolithic
Revolution
Domestication
Civilization
Specialization
Cuneiform
Ziggurat
Fertile Crescent
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Mesopotamia
City-State
Dynasty
Cultural
Diffusion
Polytheism
Hammurabi
Delta
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Pharaoh
Hieroglyphics
Papyrus
Subcontinent
Monsoon
Harappan
Civilization
Mandate of
Heaven
Dynastic Cycle
Feudalism
IndoEuropeans
Steppes
Migration
Anatolia
Aryans
Vedas
Brahmin
Caste
Reincarnation
Karma
Jainism
Enlightenment
Minoans
Phoenicians
Nirvana
Palestine
Torah
Monotheism
Covenant
Tribute
New Kingdom
Assyria
Confucius
Filial Piety
Bureaucracy
Daoism
Legalism
Qin Dynasty
Autocracy
Polis
Monarchy
Aristocracy
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Oligarchy
Tyrant
Democracy
Persian Wars
Peloponnesian
War
Alexander the
Great
Hellenistic
Senate
Republic
Dictator
Punic Wars
Civil War
Julius Caesar
Pax Romana
Constantine
Diaspora
Inflation
Constantinople
Greco-Roman
Culture
Aqueduct
Mauryan
Empire
Asoka
Religious
Toleration
Gupta Empire
Patriarchal
Matriarchal
Silk Roads
Han Dynasty
Centralized
Governments
Civil Service
Monopoly
Assimilation
Shara
Sahel
Savanna
Animism
Mesoamerica
Allah
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Muhammad
Islam
Mosque
Justinian
Justinian Code
Hagia Sophia
Excommunicati
on
Pax Mongolica
Genghis Khan
Kublai Khan
Shinto
Samurai
Bushido
Shogun
Middle Ages
Charlemagne
Fief
Tithe
Holy Roman
Empire
Crusades
Commercial
Revolution
Great Schism
Hundred Years’
War
Renaissance
Humanism
Secular
Indulgence
Reformation
Lutheran
Protestant
Anglican
Predestination
Calvinism
Theocracy
Ottoman
Babur
Akbar
Sikh
Dutch East
India Company
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Ming Dynasty
Zheng He
Qing Dynasty
Hernando
Cortes
Conquistador
Francisco
Pizarro
Encomienda
Puritans
Atlantic Slave
Trade
Triangular
Trade
Middle Passage
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Columbian
Exchange
Capitalism
Mercantilism
Phillip II
Absolute
Monarch
Divine Right
Skepticism
Louis XIV
Thirty Years’
War
Maria Theresa
Frederick the
Great
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Seven Years’
War
Ivan the
Terrible
Boyar
Peter the Great
Westernization
Charles I
English Civil
War
Glorious
Revolution
Constitutional
Monarchy