WORLD HISTORY TO THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
CHW3M1
EXAM REVIEW
EXAM FORMAT
Your Final Exam will appear in the following format.
SECTION 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE (KNOWLEDGE)
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You will be required to circle the correct answer (4 choices) for each question or statement on
the Exam Paper.
The questions/statements will vary in type and may include images.
The questions/statements will range from the Civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and
Rome.
SECTION 2: TRUE OR FALSE
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(THINKING)
20 MARKS
On the Exam Paper you will be required to identify whether each statement is True (T) or
False (F).
If the statement is false you will be required to explain why it is false.
This section will focus on the Hebrew, Chinese, Greek and Roman Civilizations.
SECTION 3: MATCHING
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20 MARKS
(APPLICATION)
20 MARKS
On the Exam Paper you will be required to Match the Individual in column A with his/her
description in Column B.
The individuals will span all the Civilizations covered in the course.
SECTION 4: IDENTIFICATION AND SIGNIFICANCE (COMMUNICATION)
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20 MARKS
You will be required to choose 10 of the 17 pictures given to you on the Exam.
On the paper provided, you will identify each picture and state their significance/importance to
the subject of Ancient History.
Each picture chosen is worth 2 marks, 1 mark for identification, and 1 mark for
significance/importance.
The pictures will be either individuals, or primary sources from the units of Evolution,
Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome.
SECTION 5: ESSAY
(ALL CATEGORIES)
40 marks
You will be required to answer 1 of 4 possible questions in proper Essay form.
You will be evaluated using a rubric covering all 4 categories of Knowledge, Thinking, Application and
Communication. The rubric will be given on the exam.
The 4 possible essay questions will be generated from the following civilizations:
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China/Rome
Greece
Rome
Greece and Rome in connection with the earlier civilizations.
TOPICS TO REVIEW
This course spans a great deal of time and information. It is extremely important that you do attempt
to review all your notes leading up to the exam as there are so many links and connections to be
made between each of the fascinating civilizations we have studied.
As a final review, the following is a list of topics that will be important for you to review for your final
exam. Although some of the topics may not appear specifically on the exam, they will all come in
handy for your complete understanding of the larger issues and topics covered in the course and for
success on the essay questions.
EVOLUTION
• Charles Darwin and his impact
• The Reasons for Evolution, the importance of accidents and mutation
• The Stages of Human Evolution
• The Impact of Evolution
MESOPOTAMIA
• Important individuals both real and fictional such as Gilgamesh and Hammurabi
• Cultural and Architectural importance
EGYPT
• Important Pharoahs like Tut and Hastchepsut
• Other important individuals such as Cleopatra
• Language
• Pyramids and other largely important physical remains
• Afterlife
CHINA
• Important Emperors like Qin and Han
• Important individuals like Confucius
• Inventions
• Sons of Heaven
HEBREW
• Important Kings like David and Solomon
• Creation of the Bible and treatment of the Hebrews
• Connection to Mesopotamia and Egypt
• The connection of the Bible to history and archaeology
GREECE
• Important political figures like Cleistenes or Pericles
• Important figures from myths or legends
• Important figures from culture/philosophy
• Art/Architecture
• Religion
• Wars and the Military
• Remember the different civilizations within the larger Greece Unit and their impact:
o Minoans and Atlantis
o Mycenaeans and the Trojan War
o Archaic Greece (Athens/Sparta)
o Classical Athens
o Hellenistic Age (Don’t forget Alexander)
ROME
• The important Emperors like Augustus or Constantine
• Important individuals like Caesar or Hannibal
• The legends of Rome
• Gladiatorial Games
• Wars and the Military
• Inventions
• Christianity
Please Note: A great deal of the exam deals with the Classical Civilizations and the individuals
therein. We spent much time on Greece and Rome and so it should not come as a great surprise that
these 2 civilizations will be represented greatly on the exam.
GENERAL TOPICS/THEMES
It was highly stressed during this course that historical understanding is more important than the mere
regurgitation of dates and facts. The following is a list of general topics we discussed that you should
keep in mind as you study and may come in handy for greater exam success, especially for the
essay:
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Religion
Death and the Afterlife
Culture
Inventions
Social Issues
Human Potential/Celebration
Geography
Impact on Future Civilizations and the Modern World