Honors World History Study Guide – Mr. Huesken
Honors Final = 100 points
Test Breakdown (TENTATIVE):
 75 multiple choice questions @ 1 point each
 15 Map matching questions (Current Unit’s map)
 A choice of three (3) essay points @ 10 points o Complete the one (1) that you feel the most comfortable with
 Bonus Questions (3)
Test Date: _________________________________
Exam Topics
CULTURE MINI-UNIT
 Culture o Definition o Elements of Culture
 Anthropology o What is it? o How did it originate? o Anthropological Method
 Dangers of Culture o Stereotyping o Ethnocentrism o Xenophobia
UNIT I o Assimilation o Ethnocide
 The Middle Ages o Feudalism o The Manor o Class System o The Code of Chivalry
 The Black Death o What was it? o Where did it come from? o How was it transmitted? o “Misguided” efforts to stop it o Effects on Europe
 The Renaissance o Reasons for… o Why Italy? o Famous names o Lasting Effects
 Nicole Machiavelli
 Basics of Christianity o Basic ideas o Where did it start? o Jesus of Nazareth o How did it spread o The Edict of Milan
 The Catholic Church o How did it start? o Why was it so powerful? o Class structure o The Pope o Enforcement
 The Inquisition
 The Reformation o Reasons for… o Martin Luther / 95 Thesis o Other reformers o Lasting Impacts
 The Counter-Reformation o Religion violence o Peace of Augsburg
 The Anabaptists o The Amish / Mennonites

 Absolute Monarchs o Divine Right o Reasons for… o Lasting impacts
 Islam o Basic Info o Mohammad o 5 Pillars o The Hajj
 The Ottomans o Basic info o Founding / The Sultans o Suleiman the Lawgiver o Contributions
 The Russian Czars / Feudal Russia o Founding / basic info o Feud between Czars / boyars o Ivan the Terrible o Peter the Great
 Japanese Shoguns / Feudal Japan o Founding / basic info o Class system o The Samurai / Bushido o First Europeans
 Filial Piety / Feudal China o Basic info o Confucius o Mandate of Heaven o Impact on Chinese society
 Early England / Magna Carta o Celtics / Romans o Anglo-Saxons o Alfred the Great o William the Conquer / Battle of
Hastings o Concerns of nobility
UNIT II o Magna Carta o Unresolved issues
 Ancient Latin American societies o Aztecs o Incas o Mayans
 Age of Exploration o Reasons for… (3 G’s) o Major players o Effects of…
 The Columbian Exchange
 Colonization of Latin America o Encomiendas o Class System o Gender Roles
 The African Slave Trade o Middle Passage Myth
 Asian Isolation o Reasons for… o Zheng He
 The Scientific Revolution o Reasons for… o Effects of… o Major figures
 The Enlightenment o Reasons for… o Major themes o Major philosophers
 The English Civil War o Early history… o King James I o King Charles I o Major issues between King &
Parliament o Oliver Cromwell / style of rule o The Restoration / King Charles II
 The French Revolution o Reasons for… o The Estate System o The start of the revolution o The “moderate” government o The “radical” government / Jacobins o Rise of Napoleon
 Latin American Revolution o Reasons for… o Why now? o Major leaders o Effects
 The Haitian Revolution o Haitian colonial society / class system o Start of the revolution o Toussaint L'ouverture o L’ouverture’s rule / overthrow o Final independence
 Napoleon Bonaparte o Life / rise to power o Major accomplishments o Major mistakes o Return to power / Waterloo o Exile

UNIT III
 Industrial Revolution o Reasons for… o Early inventions o Major impacts o Major problems
 Industrial Reformers o Reasons for… o Major reformers / issues
 Karl Marx / Marxism / Communism o Life / education o Development of his theories o Partnership w/ Frederick Engel o Theories (long version & short version)
 Revolutions of the 1820’s & 1830’s o Reasons for… / Congress of Vienna o Conservatives, Liberals, & Radicals o Italy o Russia o Greece o France (Les Miserables)
 Western Imperialism o China / Opium Wars o Japan & Commodore Perry o India / Sepoy Rebellion o South Africa (Apartheid) & the Boer
Wars o US & the Philippines
 Unification of Germany o Congress of Vienna (Part II) o German Confederation o Otto von Bismarck o Unification of Germany / Franco-
Prussian War
 World War I / Armenian Genocide o Reasons for… o Methods o Influence
 The Russian Revolution o Reasons for… o Czar Nicholas II o Vladimir Lenin / Bolsheviks o The Russian Civil War
 Anna Anderson Controversy
 The USSR under Stalin o Lenin’s Death o Trotsky & Stalin o Stalin’s Totalitarian state o The 5-Year Plan
 Imperial Japan o Reasons for… o Treaties with the West o Attempts at industrialization o Rebellions o Imperialistic goals
 Judaism o Basic history behind the religion o Basic Beliefs o Beginning of anti-Semitism
 The Holocaust o Basic Review / Impact on Europe
UNIT IV
 Israel / Palestine o Early History o British “mandate” o Zionism o Early issues with Jews & Muslims under British Rule o Independence / Current Issues
 Hinduism o Basic Beliefs / Truths o Caste System o Ganges River
 India post-Colonization o Independence movements (INC &
Muslim League) o Mahatma Gandhi o Non-Violent Resistance o Partitioning of India & Pakistan
 China post-Colonization o End of the Emperor o Chinese Civil War / Current Issues o Mao Zedong
 Cultural Revolution (China) o Mao’s early success o Reasons for… o Effects

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FINALS SCHEDULE
 1/10 = Book Reviews due
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 1/14 = Final day of “regular” class
 1/15 = Review Day o “Odds & Ends” o Review for Finals o Current Event Logs due
 1/16-1/17 = Final Exams o Notebooks due
FINALS CHECKLIST
 Current Event Logs o Min. of 25 write ups & articles o Final reflection paper o Separate folder / binder
 World History Notebooks o Proper binder o Three (3) sections o Table of Contents o Cover art
 Final Exam (100 points)
 DBQ #3 Feedback o If you would like your feedback sheet for the last DBQ, you’ll be able to pick it up in Mr. H’s room following Finals Week o Keep your ears open for AP
Scheduling Meetings for next year
(Spring Semester)