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Past units to review:
Be able to discuss, in detail, the answers to the following materials for each unit. You
may also reference any past study guides still available on my webpage. This list is not exhaustive.
I. Middle Ages
1. Be familiar with the following terms: Germanic tribes, Anglo Saxon, Franks, Constantinople, Trial by Ordeal,
Charlemagne, Vikings, Magyars, Muslims, Guilds, Charters, Byzantine Empire.
2. Describe that situation that bridged the time period from the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages. What were the
three main influences that combined to form the middle ages? What events took place that led to the feudal
system?
3. Detail how the feudal system worked, who made up the roles within it, and what responsibilities different groups
had to each other.
4. Describe how the growth of trade came about (from serfs to townspeople) and some of the changes that it caused
during the Middle Ages. Take into consideration the new way of life and business practices created in towns and
how trade caused their revival.
5. Describe the changing role of kings; how they gained and lost and then gained back their authority. Also,
describe the changes taking place concerning English Law (Common law, Magna Carta, etc.)
6. Understand the powerful role of the church and what part it played during the Middle Ages.
7. Understand the important events that led to the crusades including: effect of the eastern Roman Empire becoming
the Byzantine Empire (know lands included in new empire).
8. Discuss the goal of the crusades along with the variety of motivations that influenced certain groups into
participation.
9. Be familiar the outcome of the different crusades.
10. Describe significant during the late Middle Ages that both helped and hindered people of the time (The plague,
Hundred years’, War of the roses, etc.)
II. Renaissance/ Reformation/ Age of Exploration Renaissance
Renaissance
11. Explain the basic concepts and ideas of the Renaissance era. How did attitudes and beliefs change?
12. Describe the events that occurred which prompted the Renaissance. Include where it started, how it started, why
it started, and the roots of Renaissance values.
13. What was the importance of the printed word to the spread of Renaissance ideals?
14. Know the beliefs and techniques related to Machiavelli, Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and other Renaissance
artists?
15. What importance did humanities, patrons, and artists play during this time and what was their focus?
Reformation
Complete the table comparing early Protestant reformers
Describe complaints
Did they form a new religion?
What was is?
If so, what countries was it
practiced in?
What were important
features of the religion?
Martin Luther
John Huss
John Calvin
King Henry VIII
16. How did the belief and events of the Reformation fit into the thinking of the Renaissance?
17. What were the causes of the Reformation?
18. What were the major accomplishments of John Wycliffe, John Huss, Martin Luther, and John Calvin? What new
religions did they form?
19. Explain the events surrounding England’s Reformation and its struggle between a Catholic and Protestant
identity.
Exploration
20. Explain the three motivations for exploration and the thoughts behind them.
21. Discuss the countries on the cutting edge of exploration and all the factors that made it possible.
22. Discuss Europe’s interest in trade. Who was it with and what advantages and disadvantages were in place with
the current trade conditions before exploration?
23. Explain how the “encomienda” and the “mita” were used to force Native Americans to work.
24. Detail the accomplishments of the countries involved in exploration and trade. Which countries had colonies
where and what where they known for trading?
25. Be able to explain the concept of the Columbian Exchange and detail the impact that European trade had on the
Native American people.
26. Detail the history of slavery in Africa and how it came to the Americas.
27. Detail aspect of notable African cultures and how they compare to Native American and European ones.
28. Detail the impact that European trade had on Africa and its people.
29. Explain the concept of triangular trade. What routes were taken and what products went where?
30. Explain what the middle passage was. Where did it go? How long did it take? Who went? What were
conditions like?
31. What is the concept of mercantilism? How do the other practices associated with it (trade balance, joint stock
companies, etc) play a part? Compare and contrast it to today’s economy.
32. Discuss the changes in European trading practices of the 1500’s that were brought about by global trade.
33. Formulate an explanation about how growth in the economy was good, but also caused more hardships for
European people, especially the middle class.
III. Age of Reason
34. How did information change between the Middle Ages and the Scientific Revolution?
35. How did the processes involved with science change?
36. Who were key figures involved in the Scientific Revolution?
37. How did the Scientific Revolution help cultivate the period of Enlightenment?
38. What new ideas were created?
39. Who were the key figures associated with the movement.
40. Which Enlightenment thinkers influence the creation of the United States and how?
IV. Evolution of Modern Europe
41. Complete the chart below describing the effects of Enlightenment ideas in Europe.
List the Monarch(s)
Describe to how they embraced or rejected Enlightenment ideas and why
Prussia
Austria
Russia
42. Describe the events of the Seven Years War
a. List the two countries it started with and why
b. List the alliances of the two countries above
c. List the geographical locations where fighting was centered
d. Describe the impact of the French and Indian War
i. Who was fighting and what alliances, if any, did they have?
ii. What lessons did British colonists learn about successful rebellion?
43. Describe the events of the French Revolution
a. What were the causes?
b. What changes happened within the French government throughout the rebellion?
c. How did France’s lowest class achieve more equality?
V. Geography
1. Study all maps given this semester and be familiar with the following:
The countries of Africa, the Americas and Europe
Italian city states
Major religions of the Reformation
Major routes of explorers
RESOURCES:
-Textbook: Chapters
9,10,11,12,13,14,17
-Review all the Guided Reading
notes issues for the chapters above
-Go back and look over the
PowerPoint’s online for the units
above
-Movies from the last two units are
available online