AP World History/Burlage
First Semester Exam Review
Some of the questions are interpreting maps and answering questions about a quote. You really can’t
study for those. The knowledge questions are listed for your studying pleasure.
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What started the Neolithic Revolution?
What have archaeologists determine about early civilizations?
Reading a timeline—skill
Why did early civilizations start in river valleys?
Reading excerpt
What is the major belief of Judaism?
What is a similarity of ancient Egypt and China?
What did the domestication of animals and plants lead to?
What society was the first to practice direct democracy?
What was a result of the Greek terrain?
Chart
What was the status of Roman women?
How were the Code of Hammurabi and the Twelve Tables similar?
Why is the Code of Hammurabi important?
Chart
What geographic feature was a natural barrier for China?
Map
What is the Eightfold Path?
Map
How did Italy’s geography affect the Roman Empire?
What early civilization is associated with Christianity?
Reading excerpt
What is democracy?
How were Rome, Greece, and Egypt similar?
What do Hindus and Buddhists share in belief?
How are Confucian teachings, the Ten Commandments, and the Eightfold Path similar?
Chart
Chart
What is similar about the collapse of Rome and Han China?
Photos—interpretation
How were Han China and Rome similar?
Reading
What was the role of the Catholic Church in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?
What unified Western Europe?
What was the primary characteristic of feudalism?
Reading
Why did feudalism develop?
I misnumbered.
The Chinese civil service exams reflect what philosophy?
What was a characteristic of the caste system in India?
What religions is associated with the Four Noble Truths?
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What is an accomplishment of the Gupta Empire?
Why did Constantinople become the center of the Byzantine Empire?
What was the major goal of the Catholic Church in the Crusades?
Reading
What is one important duty for Muslims?
Reading
Quotation interpretation
Map
Map
What was a characteristic of the Golden Age of Muslim?
Reading
What were two immediate results of the fall of the Roman Empire?
What were results of the fall of the Roman Empire?
What was a similarity between the Gupta Empire and the early caliphates in Islam?
How were Ghana, Mali, and Songhai similar?
Reading
How were the Silk Road and the West African trade routes similar?
Why is Ibn Battuta so important?
What is a valid generalization about the impact of the Crusades?
What did the caste system in India and the feudal system in Europe have in common?
Merry Christmas. I goofed up on that question.
Map
What was a similarity between the Gupta Empire and the Tang Empire?
Map
What was a major effect of the Ottoman Empire?
How were Christians and Jews treated in the Ottoman Empire?
Describe the interaction of Hindus and Muslims in the early second millennium.
Photo interpretation
What was an effect of the Mongol Empire on Russia and Asia in the 1200s?
What did the leadership of Chinggis Khan lead to>
What achievements are associated with the Tang and Song dynasties?
How were the travels of Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo similar?
Happy New Year. I goofed up this question, too.
Who were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?
Which culture produced marble temples, statues of perfect people, and drama?
How were Cyrus and Alexander the Great similar?
Map
Short Answers/Fill in blank section:
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Know the location, characteristics, and achievements of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, and Hebrews.
Know the characteristics and achievements of Persia, Greece, and Rome.
Know the location, characteristics, and achievements of the Mauryan and Gupta Empires and the Zhou,
Qin, and Han Dynasties
Know the political, economic, and social influences of feudalism and the power, learning and art, and
Crusades of the Roman Catholic Church.
Know facts about Mohammad and the beliefs and areas of Islam.
Know five contributions of the Mongols.