World History - Greenberg
FINAL EXAM REVIEW SHEET
Directions for the study guide:
1. Your assignment DUE 12/15 (stamped by me) 8 pts: Complete TWO FULL units identifying what
the terms mean and their significance. We have had five total units: Rise of Democratic Values,
Intellectual Revolutions, Political Revolutions, Industrial Rev and Imperialism. You may choose which 2
units you want to complete by Monday. I suggest you choose the ones that were the toughest for you or
that you remember the least.
2. Is it a good idea to do the whole thing? Of course! I encourage you to use this guide in a way that is
useful to you. In fact, each additional unit you fill out entirely will get you 1 point extra credit (3
points possible). It’s not much, but since you know studying is helpful anyway, it is just a small bonus.
What is going to be on the final?
The fall semester final exam will be made up of 75 multiple-choice questions and 2 essays and you will have 2 hours
to complete your responses. The final exam will be weighted as about 12% of your semester grade. There will be
25 multiple-choice questions on the unit currently under study (Imperialism) and 50 questions reviewing topics
covered previously this semester. The multiple choice questions will be based on terms listed below. Essay
prompts will be selected from those listed below. See old unit outlines, homeworks and class work packets for
review. You are allowed notes on one side of a half sheet of paper (typed or hand written) for help on the final.
Unit 1: The Rise of Democratic Values
Democracy
Plato
Monarchy
Patricians
Aristocracy
Solon
Plebeians
Cleisthenes
Senate
Pericles
Justinian Code
Socrates
Ten Commandments
Judeo-Christian Ideals
Unit 2: Intellectual Revolutions
Renaissance
Reformation
Medici Family
Martin Luther
Humanism
95 Theses, Henry VIII
Secular
Catholic Reformation
The Courtier
Jesuits
Scientific Revolution
Realism
Nicholas Copernicus
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Galileo
Isaac Newton
Vernacular
Enlightenment
Machiavelli
Social Contract
Northern Renaissance
Natural Rights
Johann Gutenberg
French philosophes
Mary Wollstonecraft
Unit 3: Political Revolutions
Oliver Cromwell
Jacobins
Robespierre
Glorious Revolution
Reign of Terror
Constitutional Monarchy
Coup d’état, Plebiscite
Napoleonic Code
English Bill of Rights
Battle of Waterloo
US Declaration of Independence
Congress of Vienna
Creoles & Mulattos
US Bill of Rights
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Old Regime
Three Estates
Simon Bolivar
Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette
Estates-General
Tennis Court Oath
The Bastille
Declaration of Rights of Man
Unit 4: Industrial Revolution
Jethro Tull
Laissez Faire
Crop Rotation
Factors of Production
Adam Smith
James Watt
Capitalism
Entrepreneur
John Stuart Mill
Impacts of Urbanization
Socialism
Elizabeth Gaskell
Karl Marx
Middle Class Growth
Bourgeoisie
Ned Ludd
Proletariat
Samuel Slater
Communism
Trade Unions
Unit 5: Imperialism
Imperialism
Maji Maji Rebellion
King Leopold II
Menelik II
Social Darwinism
British East India Company
Cecil Rhodes
“Jewel in the Crown”
Missionaries
Maxim Gun
Positive & Negative Impacts of Imperialism on
India
Berlin Conference
Sepoy Mutiny
Boer War
Raj
Indirect vs. Direct Control
Dutch East India Company
Assimilation
Singapore
French Indochina
Essay Prompts (One from Group 1 and one from group 2 will be on final:
Group 1: Units 1-4
1) Explain how some people or events of the “intellectual revolutions” listed below illustrated a challenge to
traditional authority and enhanced the growth of democratic values.
the Renaissance
the Protestant Reformation
the Scientific Revolution
the Enlightenment
2) Considering some examples of political revolutions studied this semester, explain what factors sparked
these revolutions and what made these revolution a success or failure?
3) Explain some major benefits & problems socially and/or politically that resulted from industrialization in
Europe during the mid-19th Century.
Group 2: Unit 5
4) Explain several factors motivating European nations to pursue imperialist policies in Africa and Asia in the
19th C.
5) Explain several major impacts of European imperialism on people in Africa and Asia by the late 19th C.
Outlining your essay: Remember the basic structure for successful history essays.
Intro Paragraph – Introduce your topic and provide background so the reader can understand your thesis.
Thesis statement: What is the main thing you will communicate in your answer?
Facts and evidence
List some facts/ideas/events that support your topic sentence. These must be based on the assignments we did
and information you learned in class.
Analysis: This is where you explain what your facts and evidence show. How do these facts provide an answer to
your question?