NWC Mid-Term Study Guide
I. Introductory Unit
 The Five Themes of Geography
o Examples of each

Longitude

Latitude

Altitude

Physical Map

Political Map

Northern / Southern Hemisphere

Eastern / Western Hemisphere

Equator

Prime Meridian

Absolute Location

Relative location

The Seven Elements of Culture
o Examples of each

Social Mobility

Monotheism

Polytheism
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Patriarchal Society

Matriarchal Society

Theocracy
Name: _______________________

Democracy

Republic

Dictatorship

Traditional Economy

Market Economy

Command Economy

Mixed Economy

Characteristics of a developed (Industrialized) country

Characteristics of a developing country

Imperialism

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
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Industrial Revolution
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Nomadic Lifestyle
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Sedentary Lifestyle
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Economic Specialization
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Ethnocentrism
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Racism

Discrimination

Prejudice
II. Middle East Unit

5 Pillars of Islam

Abbassid Empire

Abraham

Abrahamic Religions

Abu Bakr

Ahmadinejad

Ali ibn Aib Talib

Arabesque

Arabic (Language)

Arab-Israeli conflict

Ayatollah Khomeini

Balfour Declaration

Bashar al-Assad

Belief (Pillar)

Burka

Caliph

Charity (Pillar)

Christianity

Fasting (Pillar)

Headscarf

Hijab

Holocaust

Idolatry

Illiteracy / Literacy

Iranian Hostage Crisis

Islam

Islamic Fundamentalism

Israeli / Palestinian Conflict

Jerusalem

Judaism

Kaaba

Koran

Matriarchal / Patriarchal

Mecca

Middle East / Southwest Asia

Minarets

Mongols

Monotheism

Mosque

Muhammad

Occupied territory

Ottoman Empire

Persian (Language) – Where?

Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) (Pillar)

Prayer (Pillar)

Ramadan

Safavid Empire

Secular

Shi’ite

Six Days War

Strait of Hormuz

Suez Canal

Sunni

Tarof

Theocracy

Torah

Umayyad Empire

Zionism
Approximate Dates for:
-beginning of Judaism
-beginning of Christianity
-beginning of Islam
Be able to explain:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
Why there are no drawings of Muhammad in Islamic Art.
The life of Muhammad
How the three main religions which originated in the Middle East are connected.
How the Islamic Empire spread.
The chronology of the Islamic Empires.
How the Five Pillars of Islam affect the everyday lives of Muslims.
Why and how the Sunni and Shi’ite groups split
III. Africa Unit

The Age of Exploration

Bartolomeu Dias

Christopher Columbus

History of Slavery in Africa

African Views of Land Ownership

Consumer Culture

Slave Trade

Middle Passage

Triangular Slave Trade

Raw Materials

Manufactured Goods

Impact of Slave Trade on Africa

Imperialism

Dr. Livingstone

H.M. Stanley

Relative Power

Moral Justification

“White Man’s Burden”

Rudyard Kipling

“The Light of Civilization”

Berlin Conference

Real Occupation

Scramble for Africa

Nationalism

Pan-Africanism

Marcus Garvey

W.E.B. DuBois

Apartheid

First African Country to Gain Independence

Political Instability

Coup d’etat

Border Disputes in Africa

AIDS in Africa

African Union (Objectives)

How did the Age of Exploration and Consumer Culture lead to the Slave Trade?

Know the effects of the following on the independence movement in Africa:
o World War I
o World War II
o Cold War

Why is Africa dependent on foreign aid? How does this affect the continent?

How has the history of European involvement in Africa led to Africa’s current
problems?

What problems does Africa face today?

What are some “reasons for hope” for Africa?
Index
“The Light of Civilization”
“White Man’s Burden”
5 Pillars of Islam
Abbassid Empire
Abraham
Abrahamic Religions
Absolute Location
Abu Bakr
African Union (Objectives)
African Views of Land
Ownership
Ahmadinejad
AIDS in Africa
Ali ibn Aib Talib
Altitude
Apartheid
Arab-Israeli conflict
Arabesque
Arabic (Language)
Ayatollah Khomeini
Balfour Declaration
Bartolomeu Dias
Bashar al-Assad
Belief (Pillar)
Berlin Conference
Border Disputes in Africa
Burka
Caliph
Characteristics of a
developed
(Industrialized) country
Characteristics of a
developing country
Charity (Pillar)
Christianity
Christopher Columbus
Command Economy
Consumer Culture
Coup d’etat
Democracy
Dictatorship
Discrimination
Dr. Livingstone
Eastern / Western
Hemisphere
Economic Specialization
Equator
Ethnocentrism
Fasting (Pillar)
First African Country to
Gain Independence
H.M. Stanley
Headscarf
Hijab
History of Slavery in Africa
Holocaust
Idolatry
Illiteracy / Literacy
Impact of Slave Trade on
Africa
Imperialism
Imperialism
Industrial Revolution
Iranian Hostage Crisis
Islam
Islamic Fundamentalism
Israeli / Palestinian Conflict
Jerusalem
Judaism
Kaaba
Koran
Latitude
Longitude
Manufactured Goods
Marcus Garvey
Market Economy
Matriarchal / Patriarchal
Matriarchal Society
Mecca
Middle East / Southwest
Asia
Middle Passage
Minarets
Mixed Economy
Mongols
Monotheism
Moral Justification
Mosque
Muhammad
Nationalism
Neolithic Agricultural
Revolution
Nomadic Lifestyle
Northern / Southern
Hemisphere
Occupied territory
Ottoman Empire
Pan-Africanism
Patriarchal Society
Persian (Language)
Physical Map
Pilgrimage to Mecca (Pillar)
Political Instability
Political Map
Polytheism
Prayer (Pillar)
Prejudice
Prime Meridian
Racism
Ramadan
Raw Materials
Real Occupation
Relative location
Relative Power
Republic
Rudyard Kipling
Safavid Empire
Scramble for Africa
Secular
Sedentary Lifestyle
Shi’ite
Six Days War
Slave Trade
Social Mobility
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
Sunni
Tarof
The Age of Exploration
The Seven Elements of
Culture
Theocracy
Theocracy
Torah
Traditional Economy
Triangular Slave Trade
Umayyad Empire
W.E.B. DuBois
Zionism
***The Index contains terms only. Be sure to review questions and concepts found
throughout the study guide. (All italicized)