MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW SHEET: AP WORLD HISTORY 2012-13. Exam is on_____________
Format of the Exam:
Part 1: Compare (and Contrast) Essay. 40 minutes
Part 2: Between 80-90 Multiple Choice. Use Scantron. Bring a number 2 pencil.
*Multiple Choice will also be timed
Main Study Sources:
1. Review Packet
2. Lecture Notes and Vocab
3. This review sheet including Maps, pictures and terms
Units that will be included:
 Review of WH1: River Valley Civ, Classical Civilizations and World Religions (Comparative Approach)
 Unit 1: Islam; First Global Civilization
 Unit 2: Return of the Chinese Civilizations and the Mongols
 Unit 3: Feudal Europe and Japan
 Unit 4: New World Societies: Toltec, Mayans, Aztecs and Incas and Oceania
 Unit 5: Creation of a Global World Market and European Age of Exploration
 Unit 6: Asian Reactions to European Exploration
 Unit 7: Transformation of the West
 Unit 8: The West’s movement toward a new political order: Age of Revolutions and Nationalism
Location related topics. Be familiar with these maps:
A. Location of Classical Civilizations—Rome, China, India, Greece
B. Location of Major religions—origins and spread: Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
C. Triangle Trade Routes-products/places
D. Location of Mongol Khanates (4)
E. Redrawing of Europe after Congress of Vienna
F. Europe before and after German/Italian unification
Picture Interpretation. Be familiar visually with these topics:
Architectural features of mosques
Islamic Art-Geometric designs
Ka’aba
Neoclassical, Romantic and Realist Art
Dome of the Rock
Angkor Wat
Taj Mahal
Hagia Sophia
Red Fort
Architectural features of Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches
*Go to Google.com. Click on images and type in any of the above subjects to review examples
Essay
 Choose the 1 civilization from Column A and one from Column B to complete the following (note:
you will be comparing across time periods):
o Compare (and contrast) each civilization in terms of 2 of our 5 fundamental and
powerful concepts
A. 600-1450
1. Abbasid Dynasty
B. 1450-1750
1. Spain
2. Mongol Empire
2. China (Ming/Qing)
Concepts to use
-Interaction between humans and the environment
-Development/ interaction of cultures
-State-building/ expansion/ conflict (i.e. political)
-Creation,/expansion/interaction of economic
system
-Development/transformation of social structures
*Within each theme should be at least one major similarity and one major difference
*See attached rubric for guidance
Key Terms and People to Know
The underline words are the key terms/people to know. In cases when the word stands by itself make sure
you are well acquainted with its definition
1. Impact of Aryans on India
30. Emergence, location and characteristics of Swahili
2. St. Benedict and the Benedictines
culture
3. Paul’s contribution to spread of Christianity
31. Mansa
4. Characteristics of Hunter-Gatherers
32. Declaration of the Rights of Man
5. 2 Main contributions of Phoenicians
33. Janissaries
6. Social Structure of Feudalism
34. Treaty of Tordesillas and the Line of Demarcation
7. Monasticism-
35. Comparisons between a Viceroy and Vizier
8. 5 pillars of Islam
36. Lorenzo De Medici’s contribution to renaissance
9. Brahman
37. Bakufu
10. Johann Gutenberg’s invention
38. Daimyo
11. Characteristics of Great Zimbabwe
39. Copts-location and religion
12. Ashanti
39.Location of Savanna in Africa
13. Negatives of Aurangzeb rule of the Mughal
40. Quipu
14. Features/effects of Neolithic Revolution, including
41. Features, examples of goods and impact of Colombian
gender relations
Exchange
15. Civilizations and comparisons of Mandate of Heaven.
42. Middle Passage
Ma’at Principle and Divine Right
43. Identify and characterize Gunpowder Empires (1450-
16. Differences between Cores and Peripheries
1750)
17. Differences between Fudai and Tozama
44. Committee of Public Safety
18. Achievements of Kepler Galileo
45. Edict of Nantes
Newton Harvey
Copernicus
Vesalius
19. Beliefs of Confucianism
46. Absolutism and examples
Daoism
Legalism
47. Roots of Nationalism and its impact in Europe and
20. Contribution of Rene Descartes to Scientific
Latin America
Revolution
48. Four Noble Truths
21. Role in French Government: Estates General
49. Founders of the 5 World Religions
22. Manorialism/Fief
23. Shogunate
24. Beliefs/Solutions of John Locke, Jacques Rousseau,
Montesquieu, Hobbes, Voltaire
50. Westernization by Russia under Peter the Great
51. Characteristics of Haitian Revolution
52. Congress of Vienna decisions, goals and outcomes
25. Guilds
26. Manchus
27. Dowry/Foot Binding
28. Golden Horde
29. Martin Luther
53. Location, culture, political structure/empire and trade
products of the major cities between 600 and 1750:
Venice, Mombasa, Mogadishu, Timbuktu, Cairo, Canton,
Macao, Constantinople, St. Petersburg
Thesis Construction
Compare Essay
Essay Prompt: Compare (and contrast) each civilization in terms of 2 of our 5 fundamental and
powerful concepts
Civilization A__________________________ Civilization B_____________________________
Abbasid or Mongol Empire
Concepts used to Compare
Similarity within theme
Spain or China
Difference within theme
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Thesis: Be sure to include civilizations, concepts and at least one similarity and one difference and one piece
of analysis (why or how).
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Compare Essay Rubric
Name___________________________
MIDTERM EXAM ESSAY
Basic Core
1. Thesis Statement: 13 Points
____Addressed 2 concepts to compare (2)
____Identifies the two civilizations, one from column A and one from column B, to compare (2)
____At least one similarity and one difference per topic (4)
____At least one piece of analysis (2)
____Explicit and clear (3)
2. Topics of Comparison: 4 points
____At least one direct similarity per topic (2)
____At least one direct difference per topic (2)
3. Evidence: 4 points
____At least one piece of evidence per similarity
(names, dates, events, developments) (2)
____At least one piece of evidence per difference
(names, dates, events, developments) (2)
4. Analysis: 4 points
____Provides a reason or cause for each similarity (2)
____Provides a reason or cause for each difference (2)
5. Mechanics 8 points
Proper Organization and flow
____Topic Sentences (2)- Identify concept and the fact that there are similarities and differences
____Paragraphs with complex sentences (3)- thesis paragraph and 2 body paragraphs
____Clear Conclusion paragraph (1)
____Free from spelling and grammar errors (2)
Expanded Core: 2 checks equal 1 point added to score
____Has a clear, analytical, and comprehensive thesis
____Analyzes all parts of the question thoroughly (as relevant): comparisons, chronology,
causation, connections, themes, interactions, content
____Provides ample historical evidence to substantiate thesis.
____Relates comparisons to larger global context.
____Makes several direct comparisons consistently between or among societies.
____Consistently analyzes the causes and effects of relevant similarities and differences.
____Arguments in body follow order of thesis
____Effective transitions throughout essay
Total: __________ /37