WHAP Final Exam Review Questions – May 2016
1. Where and why did Europe practice imperialism in the 16th-17th centuries?
2. Where and how did the Industrial Revolution occur?
3. Explain the Chinese state between 1750–1914?
4. Explain the emergence of Europe between 1492-1750.
5. Which commodity from South America and Japan fueled the network of exchange in the early modern
era?
6. Explain the characteristics of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
7. Which religion is most resistant to secular thought?
8. What characteristic appeared in the Neolithic Era and continued through the First civilizations?
9. Explain some of the early effects of human activity on the environment.
10. Explain the complex religious systems of the Paleolithic era and the first civilizations.
11. Explain the difference between capitalism and communism.
12. What is nationalism?
13. Explain the effects of the two world wars.
14. What is distinctive about globalization in the 20th century?
15. What was the major commodity that began trade between China and Europe?
16. What ocean was at the center of trade from 500-1500?
17. Explain the differences between the political organization of the Greeks and the Romans.
18. Where and why did the Black Death occur?
19. Explain the similarities between classical India and China.
20. Explain the similarities between classical Rome and Axum.
21. Explain the difference between the Maya and classical China.
22. What was Persian empires policy toward conquered peoples?
23. What were some results of the Greco-Persian wars?
24. Explain the significant events of the Mauryan Empire in India.
25. How did Confucianism affect Chinese society?
26. Which empire had the largest slave trade system?
27. Explain the political structure of the Inca civilization.
28. What is the difference between traditional Islam and Sufism?
29. Explain the economic effect of women in the High Middle Ages.
30. Why did pastoral societies not emerge in the Americas?
31. What influences did the Byzantine Empire have on Russia?
32. What are some characteristics of Mongol rule?
33. What is a unique feature of Australian societies in the 15th century?
34. Explain the similarities between the Inca and Aztec gender system?
35. What are some features of the Qing dynasties policy toward outside cultures?
36. In the 19th century, what did nationalism fuel?
37. When was the first wave of feminism and what was it about?
38. Why was socialism rejected in the U.S.?
39. Explain the industrialization movement in Latin America.
40. What social groups benefited from the Industrial Revolution in England?
41. What were the policies used by Chinese state between 1860-1870?
42. What were the main causes of the Great depression?
43. Explain Hitler’s perspective on the Aryan race in Mein Kampf.
44. What are some features of the Chinese communist party strategies?
45. Why was and is it so difficult to modernize in China?
46. Explain some long-term continuities throughout world history.
47. What are some threats to the 21st century?