Ap World History Summary
AP WORLD HISTORY
STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM ONE:
“FOUNDATIONS: PREHISTORY – 600 C.E.”
TERMS/IDEAS TO KNOW: 1. Pastorialism 2. Patrilineal 3. Matrilineal 4. Hominids 5. Cuneiform 6. Hammurabi’s Code of Law 7. Upper Egypt 8. Lower Egypt 9. Mandate of Heaven 10. Scholar-gentry 11. Legalism 12. city-state 13. Monotheism 14. Polytheism 15. Maize 16. Civil service examination system 17. Delian League 18. Peloponnesian League 19. Council of 500 20. Hellenic culture 21. Hellenistic culture 22. Eunuchs 23. Jati 24. Varna 25. Karma 26. nirvana 27. reincarnation 28. Transmigration 29. monasticism 30. diffusion 31. Oligarchy 32. democracy 33. Silk Road …show more content…
INDIVIDUALS/PEOPLES TO KNOW: 34. King Menes 35. Queen Hatshepsut 36. Confucius 37. Laozi 38. King David 39. Abraham 40. Moses 41. Alexander the Great 42. Julius Caesar 43. Marc Antony 44. Octavian (Augustus Caesar) 45.
Marcus Aurelius 46. Constantine 47. Diocletian 48. Aryans 49. Dasas 50. Chandragupta Maurya 51. Ashoka 52. Chandra Gupta
RELIGIONS/BELIEF SYSTEMS TO KNOW: 53. Confucianism 54. Daoism 55. Animism 56. Buddhism 57. Christianity 58. Hinduism 59. Judaism
PERIODS, AGES, ERAS TO KNOW: 60. Mesolithic era 61. Neolithic era 62. Paleolithic era 63. Bronze Age 64. Iron Age
WARS AND CONFLICTS TO KNOW (WHO, WHY, RESULTS): 65. Persian Wars 66. Peloponnesian War 67. Punic Wars
CIVILIZATIONS, KINGDOMS, EMPIRES TO KNOW THINGS ABOUT: 68. Indus River civilization 69. Nile River civilization 70. Huang He civilization 71. Tigris-Euphrates civilization 72. Shang Dynasty 73. Zhou Dynasty 74. Qin Dynasty 75. Olmecs 76. Chavin 77. Maya 78. Sumeria 79. Phoenicia 80. Athens 81. Sparta 82. Etruscans 83. Roman Empire 84. Han Dynasty 85. Mauryan Empire 86. Gupta Empire 87. Kingdom of Israel 88. Kingdom of Judea 89. Assyrian Empire 90. Sasanid Empire
ARCHITECTURAL, ARTISTIC, LITERARY WORKS TO KNOW: 91. Lascaux cave paintings 92. Parthenon 93. Pantheon 94. Upanishads 95.
Ramayana 96. Bhagavad-Gita
QUESTIONS TO PONDER:
1. Characteristics of pastorialism/nomadic societies. 2. How long ago did hominids begin to evolve? 3. What period did people begin developing the arts? 4. Effects of pastorialism on history and society? 5. Characteristics and benefits of early agricultural societies? 6. Importance of bronze? Iron? 7. Reasons why cities are important to civilization? 8. How was Sumeria politically organized? 9. What event/happening do most historians begin the history of Egypt? 10. On what did Egyptian civilization depend? 11. How did ancient Egypt civilization and the Mesopotamian civilization resemble each other? How did they differ? 12. What major similarities did the four great river systems have in common? Where are they? What differences do they have? 13. Major characteristics of the Shang dynasty? 14. What was the longest Chinese dynasty and what were the factors for its longevity? 15. Major results for the fall of the Zhou Dynasty? What major philosophies came out of this time period? Explain basic tenets of each. 16. What were the major roles of the scholar-gentry? 17. What are the “Five Relationships”? 18. What were the major civilizations in Classical Mesoamerica? Major reasons why pastorialism did not develop in the Americas? 19. Most significant contribution of Judaism? 20. Contributions of the Phoenicians? 21. Treatment of women in Greek city-states? 22. The common enemy of the Greek city-state? 23. What were Alexander the Great’s ideas for this new empire? 24. Characteristics of Greek architecture and drama? 25. After what events did the Romans come to control the Mediterranean? 26. Major political flaws/problems of the Roman Empire? 27. Rome’s cultural legacies to the world? 28. Symptoms of Rome’s decline? 29. What was the basic political philosophy of the Han Dynasty? 30. Status of women during the Han Dynasty? 31. Comparisons of Rome and Han Dynasties – politically, economically, socially, militarily, religiously? 32. Major ideas/thought of Confucius? 33. In what ways did the Aryans treat their conquered peoples? 34. Characteristics of the caste system? 35. What are the various levels of the caste system? 36. Social characteristics of Hinduism? 37. How did the Mauryan and Gupta empires compare political and economically? 38. What was the Silk Road, why did the Chinese open it and what were some of the products the Chinese exported? 39. Impact of the Indian Ocean Trade. 40. Trans-Saharan trade prior to 600 c.e. 41. What were the Bantu migrations and what areas did they move into? 42. Spread of Buddhism in Southeast Asia and the spread of Christianity in post-Roman areas. 43. Know the major trade routes of this time period. What they were, where they went, what they traded, how this affected the people in these areas. 44. Be able to compare and contrast the roles of women in various empires.
STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM ONE:
“FOUNDATIONS: PREHISTORY – 600 C.E.”
TERMS/IDEAS TO KNOW: 1. Pastorialism 2. Patrilineal 3. Matrilineal 4. Hominids 5. Cuneiform 6. Hammurabi’s Code of Law 7. Upper Egypt 8. Lower Egypt 9. Mandate of Heaven 10. Scholar-gentry 11. Legalism 12. city-state 13. Monotheism 14. Polytheism 15. Maize 16. Civil service examination system 17. Delian League 18. Peloponnesian League 19. Council of 500 20. Hellenic culture 21. Hellenistic culture 22. Eunuchs 23. Jati 24. Varna 25. Karma 26. nirvana 27. reincarnation 28. Transmigration 29. monasticism 30. diffusion 31. Oligarchy 32. democracy 33. Silk Road …show more content…
INDIVIDUALS/PEOPLES TO KNOW: 34. King Menes 35. Queen Hatshepsut 36. Confucius 37. Laozi 38. King David 39. Abraham 40. Moses 41. Alexander the Great 42. Julius Caesar 43. Marc Antony 44. Octavian (Augustus Caesar) 45.
Marcus Aurelius 46. Constantine 47. Diocletian 48. Aryans 49. Dasas 50. Chandragupta Maurya 51. Ashoka 52. Chandra Gupta
RELIGIONS/BELIEF SYSTEMS TO KNOW: 53. Confucianism 54. Daoism 55. Animism 56. Buddhism 57. Christianity 58. Hinduism 59. Judaism
PERIODS, AGES, ERAS TO KNOW: 60. Mesolithic era 61. Neolithic era 62. Paleolithic era 63. Bronze Age 64. Iron Age
WARS AND CONFLICTS TO KNOW (WHO, WHY, RESULTS): 65. Persian Wars 66. Peloponnesian War 67. Punic Wars
CIVILIZATIONS, KINGDOMS, EMPIRES TO KNOW THINGS ABOUT: 68. Indus River civilization 69. Nile River civilization 70. Huang He civilization 71. Tigris-Euphrates civilization 72. Shang Dynasty 73. Zhou Dynasty 74. Qin Dynasty 75. Olmecs 76. Chavin 77. Maya 78. Sumeria 79. Phoenicia 80. Athens 81. Sparta 82. Etruscans 83. Roman Empire 84. Han Dynasty 85. Mauryan Empire 86. Gupta Empire 87. Kingdom of Israel 88. Kingdom of Judea 89. Assyrian Empire 90. Sasanid Empire
ARCHITECTURAL, ARTISTIC, LITERARY WORKS TO KNOW: 91. Lascaux cave paintings 92. Parthenon 93. Pantheon 94. Upanishads 95.
Ramayana 96. Bhagavad-Gita
QUESTIONS TO PONDER:
1. Characteristics of pastorialism/nomadic societies. 2. How long ago did hominids begin to evolve? 3. What period did people begin developing the arts? 4. Effects of pastorialism on history and society? 5. Characteristics and benefits of early agricultural societies? 6. Importance of bronze? Iron? 7. Reasons why cities are important to civilization? 8. How was Sumeria politically organized? 9. What event/happening do most historians begin the history of Egypt? 10. On what did Egyptian civilization depend? 11. How did ancient Egypt civilization and the Mesopotamian civilization resemble each other? How did they differ? 12. What major similarities did the four great river systems have in common? Where are they? What differences do they have? 13. Major characteristics of the Shang dynasty? 14. What was the longest Chinese dynasty and what were the factors for its longevity? 15. Major results for the fall of the Zhou Dynasty? What major philosophies came out of this time period? Explain basic tenets of each. 16. What were the major roles of the scholar-gentry? 17. What are the “Five Relationships”? 18. What were the major civilizations in Classical Mesoamerica? Major reasons why pastorialism did not develop in the Americas? 19. Most significant contribution of Judaism? 20. Contributions of the Phoenicians? 21. Treatment of women in Greek city-states? 22. The common enemy of the Greek city-state? 23. What were Alexander the Great’s ideas for this new empire? 24. Characteristics of Greek architecture and drama? 25. After what events did the Romans come to control the Mediterranean? 26. Major political flaws/problems of the Roman Empire? 27. Rome’s cultural legacies to the world? 28. Symptoms of Rome’s decline? 29. What was the basic political philosophy of the Han Dynasty? 30. Status of women during the Han Dynasty? 31. Comparisons of Rome and Han Dynasties – politically, economically, socially, militarily, religiously? 32. Major ideas/thought of Confucius? 33. In what ways did the Aryans treat their conquered peoples? 34. Characteristics of the caste system? 35. What are the various levels of the caste system? 36. Social characteristics of Hinduism? 37. How did the Mauryan and Gupta empires compare political and economically? 38. What was the Silk Road, why did the Chinese open it and what were some of the products the Chinese exported? 39. Impact of the Indian Ocean Trade. 40. Trans-Saharan trade prior to 600 c.e. 41. What were the Bantu migrations and what areas did they move into? 42. Spread of Buddhism in Southeast Asia and the spread of Christianity in post-Roman areas. 43. Know the major trade routes of this time period. What they were, where they went, what they traded, how this affected the people in these areas. 44. Be able to compare and contrast the roles of women in various empires.