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World History Exam I
Study Guide
Ancient Civilizations
1. Paleolithic is to hunting and gathering as Neolithic is to ______________________
2. How did the development of agriculture change human civilization?
3. How did the development of agriculture lead to the creation of social classes?
4. Name 3 reasons why early towns and cities developed along rivers
5. Who did the Mayans place at the top of their social pyramid and why?
6. What does the town of Catal Huyuk tell us about the Neolithic revolution?
Roman Civilization
7. What were 5 architectural achievements (public works) of the Roman Empire?
8. What was the only Roman public work to be used during the Medieval Ages (and even today)?
9. Why was the Roman Empire too big to handle?
10. Compare the Roman pagan religion to the Christian belief system (view of God)?
11. What were the two sections that the Roman Empire split into? (what was the capital city of each)
12. Why was the Eastern half (Byzantine) able to last 1000 years longer than the Western half?
Silk Road
13. How long was the Silk Road, where did it connect?
14. Explain cultural diffusion in connection with the Silk Road?
15. How did the Silk Road lead to the Black Plague of 1347?
16. Who was Marco Polo? What were his achievements?
17. Why is Marco Polo and his book still controversial today?
18. How does trade promote the golden age of a civilization?
Dark Ages
19. Why did the Western half of the Roman Empire finally collapse? (the last straw)
20. What did the European feudal pyramid look like?
21. How does manoralism work? How did it keep the economy going in medieval Europe?
22. How does feudalism work? How did it keep order in Medieval Europe?
23. What led Europe to remain in the Dark Ages for so long?
24. How were monks “the light” in the Dark Ages?
25. How did the Japanese feudal pyramid compare to the European feudal pyramid?
26. What caused the Black Death of 1347-1352
27. What were the economic effects of the Black Plague on Europe?
28. What were the social effects of the Black Plague on Europe?
29. What are some similarities in the way people reacted to the Black Plague and AIDS epidemics?
Renaissance
30. Explain the Crusades Connection to the Renaissance?
31. Why was Italy a natural choice for the Renaissance to begin? (geography and economics)
32. What is the Renaissance?
33. Why were bankers like the Medici of Florence important to the arts?
34. How does medieval art and music compare to Renaissance art and music?
35. Why is Leonardo da Vinci the perfect example of a Renaissance man?
36. Why was Galileo put on trial by the Catholic Church?
World History Exam I
Study Guide
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Compare heliocentricism with geocentricism
How does Humanism compare with medieval thinking?
What is the scientific revolution?
What was so important about Martin Luther’s 95 Thesis?
How does the Inquisition connect with Martin Luther’s Reformation?
Age of Exploration
42. What scientific discoveries allowed Europeans to seek out a direct route to Asia in the 1400s?
43. What was the Portuguese plan?
44. What was so significant about Columbus’ plan?
45. How did Columbus get it wrong?
46. Who is Zheng He? What is significant about his voyage?
47. Explain the Guns, Germs, and Steel theory presented by Jared Diamond.
48. How was Bartolomeu de Las Casas different from his peers?
49. How did Johann Gutenberg’s Printing Press change Europe and the world?
50. How did the Age of Exploration lead to the Atlantic Slave Trade?
51. How did the Triangle Trade and Middle Passage work?
52. What is the Columbian Exchange?
General Skills
53. Be able to put the following times and headings in chronological order. (be able to tell me which
came first and know the century that it occurred)
1. Neolithic Period
15. Feudal Japan
2. Paleolithic Period
16. Protestant Reformation
3. Dark Ages in Europe
17. Scientific Revolution
4. Black Plague
18. Leonardo da Vinci
5. Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel
19. Marco Polo
painted
20. Japanese Feudal Ages
6. Renaissance
21. Zheng He Voyage
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7. Crusades (1 and 9 )
22. Confucius Teaches
8. Islamic Golden Age
23. Golden Age of Athens
9. Roman Empire
(Aristotle/ Socrates/ Plato)
10. Buddhism Begins
24. Columbus
11. Spanish Inquisition
25. Gutenberg’s Printing Press
12. Christianity Begins
26. Hernan Cortex Conquers the
13. Islam Begins
Aztec Empire
14. Middle Passage Slave Trade
27. Galileo
begins
28. Silk Road (begin/ end)