Tities

World History Benchmark 3 and SOL Exam Study Guide

Unit 1: World in 1500
Textbook: Pages 1-11, Chap. 4, Sec 1-2, Chap. 6, Sec. 1-3


WHII.2a:
Location of some of the major states and empires in the Eastern Hemisphere
England
France
Spain
Russia
Ottoman Empire - Turks
Persia – modern day Iran
China
Mughal India
Songhai Empire – northwest Africa
Location of major states and empires in the Western Hemisphere
Incan Empire – western South America. Conquered by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro
Mayan Empire - southern Mexico and Central America
Aztec Empire – central Mexico. Conquered by Hernando Cortez

WHII.2d:
Traditional trade patterns linking Europe with Asia and Africa
Silk road across Asia to the Mediterranean basin
Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean
Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa
Northern European links with the Black Sea
Western European sea and river trade
South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia

Importance of trade patterns
Exchange of products and ideas

WHII.2e:
Advancements exchanged along trade routes
Paper, compass, silk, porcelain (China)
Textiles, numeral system (India and Middle East)
Scientific transfer—Medicine, astronomy, mathematics

Unit 2: World Religions
Textbook: Chap. 2 pages 80-85, Chap. 2, Sec. 2-3, Chap. 3, Sec. 1, Chap. 2 page 80
WHII.2c:
Location and importance of world religions in 1500 a.d.
Judaism—Concentrated in Europe and the Middle East
Christianity—Concentrated in Europe and the Middle East
Islam—Parts of Asia, Africa, and southern Europe
Hinduism—India and part of Southeast Asia
Buddhism—East and Southeast Asia

WHII.14a:
Judaism
Monotheism
Ten Commandments of moral and religious conduct
Torah—Written record and beliefs of Hebrews

Christianity
Monotheism
Jesus as Son of God
Life after death
New Testament—Life and teachings of Jesus
Establishment of Christian doctrine by early church councils

Islam
Monotheism
Muhammad the prophet