AP World Mid Term Review 8000 BCE

AP World Mid Term Review 8000 BCE – 600 CE 600 – 1450 CE 1450 – 1750 CE Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 1

AP World Mid Term • What is peridoization? • What is History? • What are pastoral nomadism, hunting and gathering, horticulture, shifting cultivation, and sedentary agriculture? • Which established a larger surplus? • Where did the earliest transition in Agriculture take place? Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 2

AP World Mid Term • Why settle near a river? • What were the early cultural hearths of civilization? • • • What were major rivers of civilization? Which cultural hearth had no river? Describe cultural diffuse vs. independent invention? What was the role of women in agriculture? Agriculture in Mesopotamia depended on artificial canals for irrigations. What other civilizations developed such canals? Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 3

AP World Mid Term • Describe the early religions within Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus river valley region and China. • Why are the deities worshipped by Mesopotamia and Egypt considered anthropomorphic? • Know the political developments of Mesopotamia (A B H A C P), Egypt (Old, Middle, New), India (Dravidian to Aryan) and China (Xia, Shang and Zhou and Qin). • Describe artworks and monuments that were important to the above regions’ cultures and religions. (ex: ziggurat…) Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 4

AP World Mid Term • What created the first major conflicts of civilization? • Why did writing develop and where do historians have evidence of its’ first appearance? • What society developed the first codified law code? Early Eastern Ideas and Philosophies: • Why and where did the concept of the Mandate of Heaven develop? • What is ying and yang? What is feng shui? • Identify the following philosophies: Confucianism, Daoism (Taoism) and Legalism Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 5

AP World Mid Term • Unifiers of Ancient Civilizations: – Sargon (Mesopotamia) – Menes (Egypt) – Cyrus (Iran) • Review religion in the ancient world – What country focused more on family ties then life after death? • What was the main early Holy text of the Israel / of Zoroastrianism / of Hinduism? • Who were the Phoenicians? • Language Families? • Monotheism develops form what Civilization? What about Dualism? Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 6

AP World Mid Term • Who were the Minoans of Crete and Mycenaean's of the Peloponnesians? • Important epic myths of the Ancient and Classical world? (Gilgamesh, Homer’s…) • What was the Greek’s view of their geography? (i. e. the Sea) • Why where the Acropolis and Agora important to Ancient Greek city-states? • Describe the cause of the Greek Dark Age. • Who where three key Greek philosophers? Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 7

AP World Mid Term • What were the causes and effects of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars on Greek society? • Why is Alexander the Great important to the development of World history? What happened to his empire after his death? • What was the Hellenistic Age? What was the greatest city of that age? • What natural resources did Rome rely on as they developed into a Mediterranean super power? • What was the economic wealth of the Roman state based on? Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 8

AP World Mid Term • Why can it be said that the Roman state was not a true democracy? • What was the role of women in Ancient Greek and Roman society? How did this compare to other societies? • How did Roman society view the natural world? • One success in winning loyalty of all Italy was… • Why could Christianity be considered an act of disloyalty at times in Roman society? Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 9

AP World Mid Term • What was the fundamental resources of China? • List the important innovations of Rome and Han China. • What was the influence of Confucianism on Chinese society? • What were the natural borders of the classical civilizations? • List the major classical civilizations form East to West. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 10

AP World Mid Term • What natural boundary exists between Northern India and China? • Describe the varna system and how it developed in India. • Know the major tenants of Hinduism and Buddhism. • Who was Siddhartha? What did the Four Noble truths state? • Describe the rise and fall of the Mauryan and Gupta. What was there lasting influence? Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 11

AP World Mid Term • Describe the Silk Road in general. • What type of goods traveled along this road? Know some examples (other than silk – from different regions) • Describe early maritime trade? What religion (as well as the Silk road) helped to spread? • What was the technological advancement that helped to navigate the Indian Ocean? • What is a universalizing religion? Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 12

AP World Mid Term • What was the belief structure of Manichaeism? How did this faith spread? • In general where the Parthian and Sassanid Empires located? How had they risen a fallen (very brief)? • Describe the founding of Islam. • What created division in Islam? • What is the meaning of Muslim? What is the meaning of Islam? • Why did the Umayyad Dynasty Collapse? • Conversion to Islam. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 13

AP World Mid Term • Causes of the Fall of Rome and the Han Empire. • What was the remaining section of the Roman empire? Why had it remained intact? • What was the role of Christianity in the Middle ages? • Why had the Great Schism taken place? • How did Byzantine culture differ from the west? • What was the “Plague of Justinian”? • What were Byzantine cultural achievements? • What is the importance of Justinian? Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 14

AP World Mid Term • What linguistic zones developed after the fall of Rome? • What were the primary centers of agricultural development after the fall of Rome? • Who was Charlemagne? How had he risen to prominence? • Who were the new invaders of this Medieval world? (From the north and the east) • Briefly describe feudalism. • What was the role of women in Islamic and in Western Medieval society? Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 15

AP World Mid Term • What was the Investiture Controversy? (later ended by the Concordant of Worms) • What was the most important impact of monastic orders? • What caused a revival in Western Europe between 1000 – 1200, which caused a population boom? • Describe the causes and effects of the Crusades. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 16

AP World Mid Term Gothic v. s Romanesque Architecture http: //www. mentalfloss. com/differen ce/romanesque-vs-gothicarchitecture/ Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 17

AP World Mid Term • Be able to compare and contrast Medieval Japan and Medieval Europe. • Which empire reunited China in the 6 th century? • During the period of disunity in China what philosophy came to dominate and why? • What major achievement did the Sui build? • Why was the Tang empire considered cosmopolitan? • Know the importance of Chang’an • Describe the tributary system and why it was practiced. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 18

AP World Mid Term • What goods and ideas did Central Asia and the Islamic world introduce to China? • Describe the rise and fall of the Tang. What religion did the Tang blame their instability on? • What was a major Song achievement in navigation? • Describe the Song government and the civil service examinations. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 19

AP World Mid Term • South East Asia – What goods did SE ASIA supply that merchants wanted? – How did Hinduism, Buddhism and then Islam influence SE Asia? – Describe the developments of SE Asia between 600 – 1450 and 1450 – 1750. • Africa – What goods did Africa supply the classical world? – How did Islam change Africa. – Describe the developments of Africa between 600 – 1450 and 1450 – 1750. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 20

AP World Mid Term • Review the five themes of AP World during each time period (Wood Text) • Review Rubrics of the essays! (Wood Text & Online) • Review important dates (online) • Review Iconic Images (online) • Review the list of Who’s Who (online) Mr. A. Smith - AP World History 21