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AP Global Studies: Guided Reading
As you read, answer:
Early China
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What are the similarities between early civilizations
(Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley, Shang & Zhou
Dynasties)?
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What tasks did Chinese have to undertake in order to
make their land suitable for intensive agriculture?
Leader Wu of the Zhou dynasty used what idea to
legitimize his rule?
a. Divine Right
b. Mandate of Heaven
c. Ancestor Worship
Why is the structure of Zhou governance referred to as
“feudal?”
What factors facilitated the decline of the Zhou dynasty?
10. What did Confucius emphasize in his philosophy?
11. What was the major objective of Daoism?
12. How are Confucianism and Daoism different?
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With what dynasty does Chinese history begin?
a. Zhou
b. Shang
c. Ming
Which of these is false about the Shang dynasty?
a. The writing system had several hundred
characters
b. Only a small number of people in the court used
the writing system
c. The Supreme god was Di
d. Gods remained as myths, not intervening in
human affairs
What people were at the top of Chinese social hierarchy
in the Shang period?
When did the Zhou overthrow the Shang?
13. Why are males perceived as dominant over females in
Chinese culture?
14. What name has been given to the period between 481221BCE?
a. Autumn Period
b. Qin Era
c. Warring States Period
15. What was the foundation of Legalist thought in Qin
China?
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Nubia
16. What were the causes of the rise of Nubia as a
civilization?
17. During what times did Egypt dominate Nubia?
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24. How was Celtic religious worship different from other
early religions?
Early American Civilizations
25. How did humans get to the Western Hemisphere?
18. During what time did kings of Nubia rule all of Egypt?
26. In what ways did Mesoamericans manipulate and adapt
to their environment?
19. Describe the role of women in politics in Meroe.
27. True or False: Kings combined religious and secular roles
in Olmec civilization.
28. What did the Olmec elite use to control their society?
a. Codex of laws
b. Religious rituals
c. Taxation
29. What commonalities exist between the Olmec and all
subsequent Mesoamerican civilizations?
Celtic Europe
20. What areas were populated by Celtic peoples?
21. What were the class divisions of Celtic society?
22. What group performed religious, judicial, and
educational functions?
a. Druids
b. Warriors
c. Romans
23. How were Celtic women different from other early
women you’ve learned about so far?
30. What was the most important religious symbol of the
Chavin?
a. Eagle-man
b. Jaguar-man
c. Cat-woman
AP Global Studies: Guided Reading
Chapter 2
Big Questions
1.
Describe the response of the peoples of early China, Nubia, Celtic Europe, and Central America to the challenges of their
environments.
2.
Explain the basis of power, status, and wealth in each of the societies treated in this chapter.
3.
Discuss the influence of older cultural centers on the development of Nubian and Celtic society.
4.
Analyze change over time in China, Nubia, Celtic Europe, and Central America in terms of the significance of their varying
environments;