World History I COURSE Study Guide
Chapter
Learning
Objectives
1: The First Humans
We will be able
to:
Explain how
archaeological
discoveries are used
to develop and
enhance
understanding of
prehistory. Identify
the significance works
of Johnson and
Leakey
Identify key stages of
human development
and the advances
map during each
stage(significance of
fire)
Compare and
contrast the
Paleolithic Age to that
of the Neolithic
Age(roles of men and
women)
Explain the six
characteristics of a
civilization
Review for the
chapter one
assessment
Successfully complete
Crucial Concepts
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Characteristic
concerning the
following stages of
human development:
Australopithecus,
H.Erectus,
Neadnerthal, H.
sapiens sapiens
Significance of the use
of fire (early on)
How the roles of men
and women during the
Paleolithic and
Neolithic Ages
Dramatic changes that
occurred during the
Neolithic Revolution
Six characteristics of a
civilization
Key Terms
Prehistory
Archaeology
Artifact
Nomad
Neolithic Revolution
Systematic agriculture
Domestication
Artisan
Bronze Age
Culture
Civilization
Fossil
Systematic agriculture
People(s) to Know
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Donald Johanson,
Mary B & Louis Leakey
Skills Needed
Be able to analyze documents
to answer related questions
and understand the sequence
of events that led to the rise
of civilizations
the chapter one
assessment
2: Western Asia and
Egypt
We will be able
to:
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Analyze, compare and
contrast the
geography of ancient
Mesopotamia and
Egypt
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Compare Sumerian
and Egyptian
accomplishments
Create a graphic
organizer comparing
religion in both
Mesopotamia and
Egypt
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Sumerian
developments and
achievements
Facts and significance
of the Nile River
Egypt: 3100BC
How is Egyptian
history organized?
When were the
pyramids built
The significance
concerning the
invention of writing
Comparison between
Hammurabi’s Code
and the American
criminal justice system
Hammurabi’s Code
Polytheistic
Cuneiform
Pharaoh
Mummification
Hieroglyphics
Ziggurat
Theocracy
Black land
City-states
Silk Road
Confucian views of the
Monsoon
Sanskrit
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Sumerians
Hammurabi
Osiris
Sargon I
Akhenaton
King Tut
Be able to analyze
documents/primary sources
concerning the achievements
of the Sumerians and be able
to make generalizations
between Mesopotamia and
Egypt
Formulate parallels
between
Hammurabi’s code
and the American
criminal justice
system
Illustrate the process
of Egyptian
mummification
Review for the
chapter two
assessment (debate:
Mesopotamia and
Egypt)
Successfully complete
the Chapter two
assessment
3: India and China
We will be able
to:
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Aryans
Siddhartha
Be able to analyze
documents/primary sources
Analyze, compare and
contrast the
geography of ancient
India and China
Discuss similarities
and differences
between Harappan
civilization and the
Aryans
Recognize ancient
Indian and Chinese
advances
Discuss the
beginnings of Chinese
civilization
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government/Confucian
view of the Dao
Technological
advances of the Han
dynasty
Beginnings of the
Chinese civilization
Civil service
examinations
Importance of ancient
Indian scientific
advances
Chinese free peasants
during the Han period
Comparison between
Buddhism and
Hinduism
Mandate of Heaven
Raja
Caste system
Caste
Hinduism
Reincarnation
Karma
Dharma
Yoga
Buddhism
Ascetic
Nirvana
Aristocracy
Silk Road
regime
untouchables
Zhou
Filial piety
Legalism
Eightfold Path
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Philosophy of Plato
Athenian government
Comparing Athens to
Arête
Acropolis
Polis
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Gautama
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Buddha
Asoka
Xiongnu
concerning number systems,.
DBQ: a comparison between
Hinduism and Buddhism
DBQ: The Four Noble Truths
DBQ: Image-paper-making
Explain the
importance of the Silk
Road
Compare daily life in
both ancient India
and China
Organize key data
pertaining to
Buddhism, Hinduism
and Confucianism
Review for the
chapter three
assessment
Successfully complete
the chapter three
assessment
4: Ancient Greece
We will be able
to:
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Cleisthenes
Pericles
Socrates
DBQ: Greek colonization:
cause and effect
DBQ: population of Athens
discuss the geography
and origins of ancient
Greece
Analyze the many
facets of the Greek
city states
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Sparta
Greek religion
The first Greek citystate
Homer’s influence on
Greek civilization
Plato’s views
concerning reality and
government
Tyranny
Oligarchy
Direct democracy
Socratic method
Phalanx
Ephors
acropolis
Edict of Milan
Roman boys of the
upper middle class
Nero’s persecution of
the Christians
Structure of the
Roman Senate
Early peoples who
influenced the Romans
First Triumvirate
Republic
Patrician
Plebeian
Consul
Triumvirate
Dictator
New Testament
Inflation
Dictator
Pax Romana
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Homer
Achilles
DBQ: Greek Gods and
Goddesses
DBQ: Major Greek
contributions
Compare Athens to
Sparta
Generate parallels
between Greek
religion and
previously discussed
belief systems
Identify Homer’s
influence on Greek
civilization
Describe and
compare Greek
contributions
(philosophy
emphasis)
Review for the
chapter four
assessment
Successfully complete
the chapter four
assessment
5: Rome and the
Rise of Christianity
We will be able
to:
discuss the geography
and origins of ancient
Rome/ Explain how
the location of the
city of Rome was key
to the growth of
Rome, early on.
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Hannibal
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Virgil
Jesus
Paul of Tarsus
Constantine
Visigoths
Vandals
Diocletian
DBQ: timeline
DBQ: Roman roads
DBQ: patricians and plebieans
Identify the structure
of the Roman
Republic
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Compare daily life in
Pompeii and Rome
Discuss the transition
from Republic to
Empire
Explain the concept
of Christianity in the
Roman Empire
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Second Triumvirate
The purpose of the
gladiatorial events
Explain how the
location of the city of
Rome was key to the
growth of Rome, early
on.
Why was Christianity
able to attract so many
followers?
How did the attitudes
of women change over
time in Rome?
Paternafamilias
Five Pillars of Islam
Was polygamy
accepted?
The representation of
human figures in art.
Why did Muhammad
meditate?
Why was there
resentment against
Umayyad rule?
Scientific advances of
the Islamic civilization
The treatment and
teachings of women in
Islamic society
Significance of
Allah
Quran
Damascus
Caliph
Jihad
Shiite
Sunni
Mosque
Dowry
Arabesque
Vizier
Astrolabe
Shari’ah
Jihad
Theodosius the Great
Nero
Compile data
concerning the
decline and downfall
of ancient Rome
Review for the
chapter five
assessment
Successfully complete
the chapter five
assessment
6: The World of
Islam
We will be able
to:
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describe the
geography and origins
of Islam
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analyze the life of
Muhammad and Five
Pillars
Discuss daily life and
society.
Analyze the scientific
advances of the
Islamic civilization
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Muhammad
Omar Khayyam
Ibn Sina
bedouins
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DBQ: origins &
Black stone
Gabriel’s message to
Muhammad
Describe the split in
Islam: Sunni and
Shiite
Review for the
chapter 6 assessment
Successfully complete
the chapter 6
assessment
7: African Empires
We will be able
to:
Describe the
geography of Africa
and its influence on
early civilizations
Compare Ghana, Mali
and Songhai
Describe daily life /
importance of
ancestors/ key
advances
Outline key
differences between
African monarchs
(Mansa Musa, for
example) to that of
Asian kings
Create a historical
journal entry
concerning a trip to
Timbuktu
Review for the
chapter seven
assessment
Successfully complete
the chapter 7
assessment
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Timbuktu
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Kush
Axum
Status of women/role
of women
Mansa Musa’s
pilgrimage to Makkah
on Mali
Importance of
ancestors
Difference between
African and Asian kings
Savanna
Subsistence farming
Lineage group
Matrilineal
Patrilineal
Swahili
griots
Sundiata Keita
Mansa Musa
Kushites
Ibn Battuta
DBQ: West African Empires
/map/passage
8: The Asian World
We will be able
to:
Examine Chinese
literature in the Tang
and Ming dynasties
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Chinese literature in
the Tang and Ming
dynasties
Confucianism
Muslim tolerance of
Hindus in India
Scholar-gentry
Dowry
Porcelain
Samurai
Shogun
Shinto
Zen
Agricultural society
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Genghis Khan
Mongols
Tang Xuanzang
Temujin
Kublai Khan
Li Bo
Germanic Law
Magna Carta
Feudalism
Crusades
Role of aristocratic
women in feudal
Europe
Code of Chivalry
Elements of the feudal
contract
Why Vikings invaded
much of Europe and
why they were so
successful
Monasticism
Monk
Abbess
Vassal
Knight
Fief
Chivalry
Common law
Magna Carta
Estate
Infidel
Patriarch
Crusades
Ordeal
Wergild
Feudal contract
Scriptoria
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St. Benedict
Vikings
Charlemagne
Gregory I
Magyars
Analyze Confucianism
further
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Describe the facets of
a Japanese samurai
Explain Muslim
tolerance of Hindus in
India
Review for the
chapter 8 assessment
Successfully complete
the chapter 8
assessment
9: Emerging Europe
and the Byzantine
Empire
We will be able
to:
Illustrate differences
between Europe
during the Roman
Empire to that of
Europe in the Middle
Ages
Explain why Vikings
were so successful in
invading much of
Europe
describe daily life
during the Middle
Ages(women)/ code
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DBQ
DBQ
of chivalry
Tournaments
Estates
Parliament
Schism
Count
Vassalage
fief
Construct a physical
display to represent
the many
components of
feudalism
Identify the
significance of
Christianity in
medieval Europe
(schism)
Describe the Magna
Carta and English
common law
Justify their stance on
the Crusades
Review for the
chapter 9 assessment
Successfully complete
the chapter 9
assessment
10: Europe in the
Middle Ages
We will be able
to:
Describe medieval
inventions (twofield/three field)
Differentiate between
serfdom, slaves and
peasants
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Explain the Inquisition
Paraphrase the
Hundred Years’ War
Explain how an
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Medieval inventions
Cause of anti-Semitism
in Medieval Europe
Hundred Years’ War
Great Schism
Difference between
serfs and peasants;
serfs and slaves
Inquisition
Black Death
Difference between
the Two-Field and
Three-Field systems of
farming
Economic
consequences of the
Black Death
Manor
Serf
Money economy
Commercial capitalism
Guild
Bourgeoisie
Inquisition
Vernacular
Black Death
Great Schism
Pope Gregory VII
Saint Thomas Aquinas
DBQ
increase in bartering
led to commercial
capitalism
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How did an increase in
bartering lead to
commercial capitalism
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Human sacrifice
Incan communication
Mayan religion
Geography
Writing systems
Machu Picchu
Role of women in
Aztec society
Factors that led to
conquering the Inca
Importance of forced
labor in Incan society
How did the Maya deal
with the people they
captured?
Maize
Urubamba
Mesoamerica
Aztec
Maya
Inca
Spanish
Olmec
Cortez
Pachacuti
Toltec
Pizarro
Montezuma
DBQ’s
What did Ottoman
pashas
Ottomans
DBQ:
Deduce key data
concerning the Black
Death
Review for the
chapter 10
assessment
Successfully complete
the chapter 10
assessment
11: The Americas
We will be able
to:
Identify
characteristics,
geography
contributions and
differences between
Maya, Aztec and Inca
Analyze slavery and
human sacrifice in
Mesoamerican
society
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Analyze the
“footprint” left by the
Spanish
Review for the
Chapter 11
assessment
Successfully complete
the chapter 11
assessment
15: Muslim Empires
We will be able
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to:
Compare differences
between the
Ottomans, Safavids
and Moguls
Describe the Key
people and
contributions of
chapter 15
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expansion lead to?
The hereditary nature
of the position of the
sultan
What helped Akbar
gain control of almost
all of India?
Changes in the Safavid
dynasty during the
reign of Shah Abbas
Treatment of women
in Mogul India
Rights of women in the
Ottoman empire
What led to Ottoman
decline?
Ulema
Gunpowder empire
Akbar style
Orthodoxy
Suttee
sultan
Mehmet II
Suleyman I
Sinan
Moguls
Akbar
Safavids
Shah Abbas
Genghis Khan
-map skills
-Venn Diagram
passage