Mr. Sullivan
AP World History
Name ____________________________
Date ___________________
Review – Periodization #3- Regional and Transregional Interactions, c. 600 C.E. to c. 1450
Key Terms:
Ethiopia
Inb Battuta
Swahili Coast
Bubonic Plague
Hajj
Mamluks
Quran (Koran)
Shi’ite
Ghana
Mali
Timbuktu
Caliphate
Il-khan
Mongols
Seljuk Turks
Sufism
Great Zimbabwe
Mansa Musa
Abbasid Caliphate
Five Pillars
Islam
Ottomans
Shari’a
Sunni
Ulama
Delhi Sultanate
Umma
Dhow
Umayyad Caliphate
Footbinding
Grand Canal
Kievan Russia
Medieval
Schism
Vassal
Aztecs
Khipus
Moche
Tiwanaku
Wari
Hanseatic League
Jagadi Khanate
Kamakura Shogunate Koryo
MoveableType
Tributary System
Black Death
Feudalism
Neo-Confucianism
Latin West
Monasticism
Scholasticism
Anasazi
Chinampas
Maya
Teotihuacan
Toltecs
Vertical Integration
Junk
Malacca
Nomadism
Yuan Empire Tribute State
Byzantine Empire
Gothic Cathedral
Crusades
Great Western Schism
Holy Roman Empire Investiture Controversy
Manor
Pilgrimage
Serf
Ayllu
Inca
Mit’a
Tenochtitlan
Tribute System
You Should Be Able To:
1.
Explain how regional diversity affects the development of Islamic civilizations
2.
Explain how environmental differences shape cultural differences in tropical Africa
3.
Identify and describe the circumstances leading to the rise of the first Islamic empires to arise in Africa
4.
Explain how the cultural and ecological differences promote trade, and in turn explain how trade and other contacts promote state growth and the spread of Islam
5.
Describe the social and cultural changed reflected in the history of peoples living in tropical Africa during this time period
6.
Identify the social, religious and economic contributions of Mansa Musa
7.
Explain how the traditions and religious views of pre-Islamic peoples became integrated into the cultures shaped by Islam
8.
Explain how the Muslim community of the time of Muhammad differ from the society that developed after the Arab conquests
9.
Evaluate whether the Baghdad caliphate was really the high point of Muslim civilization
10.
Identify and explain how regional diversity affected the development of Islamic civilization
11.
Identify and describe the origins and immediate and long term consequences of the
Crusades on both the Middle East and Europe
12.
Explain how the Mongol expansion and Islam affect each other
13.
Explain how the Ottoman Empire rose to power and identify and describe the factors that contributed to its transformation
14.
Compare and contrast the Safavid Empire with its neighbors

15.
Explain the importance of Inner and Central Asia as a region of interchange during the
Tang period
16.
Identify and explain the effects of the fracturing of power in Central Asia and China
17.
Describe how East Asia developed between the fall of the Tang and 1200
18.
Analyze and explain the extent the shared philosophies, technologies, and commercial contacts justify thinking of East Asia as a unified cultural region in the post-Tang era
19.
Identify and explain the factors that accounted for the magnitude and speed of the
Mongol conquests
20.
Explain how Mongol rule in China fostered cultural and scientific exchange
21.
Describe the ways the Ming Empire continued and/or discontinued Mongol practices
22.
Compare and contrast the similarities and differences in the responses of Korea and
Japan to the Mongol threat
23.
Identify and describe the cultural and ecological differences that promoted trade, and in turn how did trade and other contacts promote state growth
24.
Identify and evaluate the effectiveness of the Byzantine Empire to maintain Roman imperial traditions in the east.
25.
Explain how the culture of early medieval Europe developed in the absence of imperial rule
26.
Describe the role played by the Western Church in the politics and culture of Europe
27.
Explain the significance of the adoption of Orthodox Christianity by Kievan Russia
28.
Identify and explain both the origins and positive and negative effects of the Crusades
29.
Evaluate how well inhabitants of the Latin West, rich and poor, urban and rural, deal with their natural environment
30.
Identify and explain the social and economic factors leading to the growth of cities in late medieval Europe
31.
Identify and describe the factors responsible for the promotion of learning and the arts in the Latin West
32.
Identify the and evaluate the most important shared characteristics of Mesoamerican cultures in the classic period
33.
Explain the role warfare played in the postclassical period of Mesoamerica
34.
Identify, analyze and describe the ways Mesoamerica influenced the cultural centers in
North America
35.
Explain how the Amerindian peoples of the Andean area adapted to their environment and developed socially complex and politically advanced societies
Frequently Asked Questions:
 Origins of Islam
 Factors contributing to the expansion of Islam throughout Afro-Eurasia
 Organization of the Islamic political system in Spain
 The role of women in Islamic societies is an important comparison topic on the essay portion of the exam
 Growth of Christian missionary religions is a point of comparison on the exam
 Understand the impact of Viking explorations and expansion more than specific Viking leaders
 Understand feudalism, but not essential to know specific feudal monarchs
 Understand the papacy as an institution, but don’t stress about memorizing names of specific popes
 Factors contributing to the growth and role of cities in early medieval Europe
 Discuss the major economic and technological advances of Tang and Song China, such as the Grand Canal
 Understand reasons for the spread of major religions such as Buddhism, but do not stress about memorizing the various sects of Buddhism
 Be aware of the intellectual and technological developments of major empires, including
Tang and Song China
 The reasons for footbinding and its relation to status in Song China
 Be aware of the impact that China had on its neighbors
 Mesoamerica - nature and causes of changes in world history framework

 Mesoamerica – migration into an out of regions
 Understand the rise and decline of the Maya
 Rise of the Inca
 Political and cultural systems of the Inca
 Discuss the development of the Mongol Empire
 Role of women in Mongol society
 Understand Mongol expansion, but knowledge of specific khanates is required for the multiple choice section of the exam
 Impact of the Mongol Empire on the world
 Rise of the Ming Empire
 Understand the influence of China on surrounding areas
 Political systems of the Sudanic empires, such as Mali are important to know
 Rise of the Delhi Sultanate
 Interregional networks and contacts, such as the Indian Ocean trade are major points
 Understand the nature of the Indian Ocean trade, but not specifically the Gujarati merchants
 Spread of religions
 General land management systems, but not specific details of the three-field system, is required for the multiple choice portion of the exam
 The impact of the plague pandemics on the world is specifically highlighted in the course outline
 Compare the roles of cities in various regions
 Similarities and contrasts between feudalism in Europe and Japan
 Interregional trade and exchange are important topics
 Understand the impact of European exploration on the world, but individual explorers are not covered on the multiple choice section
 Understand the impact of the impact of the European arrival in the Americas
 The Columbian Exchange in positive and negative terms, is important information for the exam
AP Exam Tip (Especially for Essays):
 The Islamic world expanded into the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa during the period 600-1450 – the ability to compare the nature of Islam on various continents is an important skill – how could you analyze the similarities and differences in the cultures that spanned the Islamic world
 The role of the trade networks was significant and essential in establishing a thriving, multi-faceted Islamic world while allowing for the preservation of local cultures – understanding the dynamics of this exchange of goods across the cross-regional trade routes is the key to understanding this era
 The basic principles of Islam are called the Five Pillars – these are based on the practices of Muhammad (the Prophet) and Abu Bakr (First Caliph – Sunni) and include – Faith
(there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet), Prayer (5 times per day),
Fasting during Ramadan, Charity to the poor, Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)
 Women in the Islamic world had greater legal freedoms than Jewish or Christian women.
Although seclusion of women and veiling are practices that are believed by many to have originated with Islam, they actually date to Byzantine and Sassanid times arriving as a part of Islamic culture and tradition later
 As in most other places in the world, women in the Islamic world were not considered equal to men, yet they were highly influential in family life and could own and inherit property, divorce, remarry, and testify in court (although their testimony held less importance)
 It is important to know the similarities and differences between the monotheistic religions of Islam and Christianity – both religions grew into a major political, economic and cultural force between 600 and 1450

 The cities of Song China (Chang’an , Kaifeng & Hangzhou) were thriving economic and cultural centers – be able to make comparisons between these cities and other city centers in the world during this era
 You must be able to make an analytical comparisons between Japanese feudalism and
European feudalism
 In addition to the Muslims, the Scandinavian Vikings were a formidable presence in medieval Europe. The Vikings, excellent shipbuilders, raided towns along the coasts of
England and France and eventually settled in Normandy. From there they would conquer parts of England and take Sicily from the Muslims
 Viking explorers some of the earliest to travel to North America (approximately 500 years before Columbus) without the use of technological innovations such as the compass and established New Foundland (Vinland)
 Great Schism – Europe split politically after the Romans, but there was also a religious split (Eastern Orthodox / Roman Catholic) resulting from a series of doctrinal disputes over such issues as the humanity and divinity of Jesus, the place of icons, and the role of
Mary – eventually leading the patriarch in Constantinople to challenge the territorial claims of the western church
 Compare the characteristics of the Aztec tribute system with the systems used in China
(Tang & Mongol)
 Compare the cultural, economic, political and social aspects of the Aztec and Inca
Empires