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World History - Fall 2012 - Final Exam Study Guide
AKS 30 & 31 – Ancient River Valley Civilizations
AKS 30 - Ancient World
1. 30a: Summarize the impact/progress of the Neolithic Revolution.
A. Neolithic Revolution
B. Hunter Gatherers
AKS 30 - Ancient Mesopotamia
2. 30b: Explain how geographic features and cultural diffusion affected the development of ancient Mesopotamia.
A. Tigris & Euphrates
B. Fertile Cresent
C. Mesopotamia
3. 30c: Analyze the development of Mesopotamian societies religion:
A. Ziggurat
B. Sumer
4. 30g: Explain the development and importance of Mesopotamian Writing Systems.
A. Cuneiform
B. Scribes
AKS 30 - Ancient Egypt
5. 30b: Explain how geographic features and cultural diffusion affected the development of ancient Egyptian River Valley civilizations.
A. Nile River
B. Natural Barriers
6. 30d: Analyze the Ancient Egyptian societies religion:
A. Polytheism
B. Pyramid
C. Mummification
7. 30d: Describe the relationship of religion and political authority in Ancient Egypt:
A. Pharaoh
B. Theocracy
8. 30g: Explain the development and importance of the Ancient Egyptian writing system:
A. Hieroglyphics
AKS 31 - Ancient India
9. 31a: Explain how geographic features affected the development of the Ancient Indian River Valleys.
A. Indus River Valley
B. Harrappan
C. Harappan writing
10. 31b: Analyze the following Indian civilizations including the rise/fall/accomplishments of the:
A. Mauryan Empire
B. The "Golden Age" under Gupta
C. Emperor Asoka
11. 31c: Explain the development and impact of Hinduism and Buddhism on India & China.
A. Hinduism
E. Atman
I. Eightfold Path
B. Buddhism
F. Karma
J. Enlightment
C. Aryans
G. Moksha
K. Nirvana
D. Vedas
H. Four Noble Truths
AKS: 31 - Ancient China
12. 31a: Explain how geographic features affected the development of the ancient Chinese River Valley civilization
A. Huang He
13. 31d: Describe the following Chinese civilizations:
A. Qin Dynasty’s Legacy
B. Han Dynasty’s Military & Accomplishments
14. 31e: Explain the impact of:
A. Confucius
D. The Mandate of Heaven
B. Confucianism
E. The emphasis on family
C. The Examination system for civil service jobs
AKS 30: Other Ancient People you need to know
15. 30e: Explain the development of monotheistic religion:
A. Monotheism
D. Old Testament
G. Zoroastrians
B. Judaism
E. Ten Commandments
C. Torah
F. Hebrews
16. 30g: Explain the development and importance of the writing system known as the Phoenician alphabet.
AKS 32 – Ancient Greece & Ancient Rome
AKS 32: Ancient Greece
17. 32a: Explain the geography & climate of Ancient Greece. How did this affect the development of Greek culture?
18. 32b: Explain the origins and structure of the Greek polis.
A. Athens
C. Polis
E. Persian Leader Darius
B. Sparta
D. Republic
F. Delian League
19. 32c: Explain how Classical Greece Culture transitioned into Hellenistic Greek Culture
A. Hellenistic Culture
C. Euclid
E. Aristarchus
B. Alexander the Great
D. Pythagoras
F. Archimedes
20. 32e: Identify the ideas AND impact of these important individuals:
A. Socrates
C. Plato
B. Socratic Method
D. Aristotle
AKS 32: Ancient Rome
21. 32a: Explain the geography that affected the development Ancient Roman Civilization.
A. Italian Peninsula B. Tiber River
C. 7 hills around the Tiber River
D. Rome
22. 32d: Trace the development of Rome from Republic to Empire
A. Roman Republic
C. Emperor
E. Constantine
B. Senate
D. Diocletian
23. 32e: Identify the ideas and impact of important individuals:
A. Julius Caesar
B. Augustus Caesar
24. 32f: Analyze the contributions of Roman culture to include government, law, gender, mathematics, and science
A. Coliseum
B. Hippodrome
C. arch
D. aqueducts
25. 32g: Describe the origins and diffusion of Christianity in the Roman world
A. Roman Polytheism
C. Christians
E. Nicene Creed
B. Jesus
D. Disciples
26. Analyze the factors that led to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire:
A. Social, Political, Economic, Military
B. Attila the Hun
AKS 33, 34, 35 – The Byzantine Empire, Islamic World & African Societies
AKS 33: Byzantine Empire
27. 33a: Analyze the relationship of the Byzantine Empire to the Roman Empire
A. Constantine
B. Byzantium
C. Constantinople
28. 33b: Describe the significance of:
A. Justinian's law code
B. Theodora and the role of women
29. 33c: Analyze Constantine’s role in the establishment of Christianity as the official religion of the Byzantine Empire.
30. 33d: Analyze the role of Constantinople as a trading and religious center.
31. 33e: Explain the influence of the Byzantine Empire and Vikings on Russia.
32. 33f: Explain the split of Christianity into Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox. Include how they are different & how they are the
same.
A. East/West Schism of 1054
C. Pope
E. Excommunication
B. Eastern Orthodox
D. Patriarch
33. 33g: Evaluate the impact of the Mongols on the Eurasian Continent:
A. Rise/Fall of Pax Mongolica
B. Brief timeline of Mongols in Russia
C. Mongol Cavalry
AKS 34: Islamic World
34. 34a: Explain the origins of Islam and the growth of the Islamic Empire:
A. Muhammad
D. Five Pillars of Islam
G. Arabic Language
B. Islam
E. Mecca
C. Muslim
F. Hajj
35. 34b: Identify the Muslim trade routes to India, China, Europe and Africa and assess the economic impact of this trade:
A. Arabian Peninsula
36. 34c: Explain the reasons for the split between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims.
A. Sunni
B. Shi’a
37. 34d: Identify the contributions of Islamic scholars in culture, innovations, and the preservation of Classical knowledge to include:
A. Medicine (Ibn Sina pg. 278)
B. Geography (Ibn Battuta pg. 416/435).
38. 34g: Analyze the relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
A. Ten Commandments
AKS 35: African Societies
39. 35a: Explain how the development of agriculture led to specialization of labor & permanent villages.
40. 35b: Describe the development and decline of the Mali.
41. 35c: Describe the trading networks by examining trans-Saharan trade in gold/salt, and slaves including the Swahili trading cities
and the pilgrimage of Mansa Musa to Mecca.
AKS 37 & 38 : Middle Ages, Renaissance & Reformation
AKS 37: Middle Ages
42. 37a: Explain the manor system and feudalism:
A. Feudalism
D. Lords
G. Social Classes
B. Manor System
E. Knights
C. Serfs
F. Code of Chivalry
43. 37a: Explain the importance of Charlemagne
A. Charlemagne
B. Who crowned him emperor?
C. What happened after he became emperor?
44. 37b: Describe the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and King Henry IV known as the Great Schism.
45. 37c: Explain the role of the church in medieval society.
A. Crusades
B. Pope’s power before & after the Crusades
46. 37d - describe how increasing trade led to the growth of towns and cities.
A. Guilds
B. Plague
C. Hundred Years’ War
AKS 38: Renaissance
47. 38a: Explain the social, economic and political changes that contributed to the rise of the Renaissance in Italy.
48. 38b: Identify artistic and scientific achievements of:
A. Leonardo da Vinci
B. Michelangelo
C. Raphael
49. 38c: Explain the main ideas of humanism to include:
A. Humanists
B. Petrarch
C. Dante D.Erasmus
50. 38g: Explain the importance of Gutenberg’s Printing Press
A. Gutenberg
B. Printing Press
AKS 38: Reformation
51. 38d: Analyze the impact of the Protestant Reformation:
A. Martin Luther
C. Lutherans
E. Predestination
B. 95 Thesis
D. John Calvin
F. Calvinists
52. 38e: Describe the Counter Reformation at the Council of Trent and the role of the Jesuits
A. Counter Reformation
C. Society of Jesus
F. Pope Paul IV
{Catholic Reformation}
D. Jesuits
G. Council of Trent
B. Ignatius of Loyola
E. Pope Paul III
H. Index of Forbidden Books
53. 38f: Describe the English Reformation and the role of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I
A. Henry VIII
C. Act of Supremacy
E. Church of England {Anglican
B. Protestant Parliament
D. Elizabeth I
Church}
AKS 36 - America’s & Exploration
AKS 36: South America
54. 36a: Explain the rise and fall of:
A. The Olmec
B. The Mayan
C. The Aztec
D. The Inca
55. 36b: Compare the culture of the Americas including government, economy, religion, social structure, technology and the
arts of the Mayans, Aztecs and Incas
A. Human Sacrifice
B. Sun God
C. Ball Court Game
AKS 36: Exploration
56. 39a: Explain the roles of the following explorers and conquistadors:
A. Zheng He
C. Christopher Columbus
B. Vasco DaGama
D. Ferdinand Magellan
57. 39b: Explain the Columbian Exchange and its global economic and cultural impact.
58. 39c: Explain the role of the improved technology in European exploration:
A. The astrolabe
B. The compass
E. James Cook
F. Samuel de Champlain