AP World History
Dr. Kuhn
1450-1750 Study Guide
Name ___________________________
150 points possible
Due Dates: Tuesday June 15, Monday June 21, @ Final Exam
Why does this section begin at 1450? (2 points)
What are the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment? What are some of the major tenants and beliefs that came out of each? (3
points)
How are the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment connected to each other? (1 point)
What were the characteristics of European absolutism? What was the relationship between absolutism and democracy? (2 points)
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What is the Protestant Reformation and why did it take place in Europe? What was the Counter Reformation and how are these two events related?
(2 points)
What was the importance of European exploration at this time? How did gunpowder, changes in shipbuilding, and the development of navigational
devices impact exploration? (3 points)
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Economic
Political (Domestic)
Political (International)
Social/Cultural
Art, Science and
Technology
Portugal
(3 points)
Spain
(3 points)
Netherlands
(3 points)
France
(3 points)
Britain
(3 points)
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Economic
Political
Social/Cultural
Art, Science and Technology
Aztec
(3 points)
Inca
(3 points)
Compare and contrast pre-Columbian Mesoamerican and Andean systems of economic exchange. (3 points)
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Map and describe the Columbian exchange. What
impact did this exchange have on demographics
and the environment? (2 points)
Describe slave systems and the slave trade during this time period. Be sure to apply this to the plantation system. (2 points)
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What were relations like between Portugal and the Kongo? Be sure to describe how these relations change between 1450 and 1750. (2 points)
Compare and contrast colonial administrations (government/economic systems). (2 points)
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1 point for completing each task correctly (15 points total)
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With blue pencils, color the bodies of water light blue. Label the following in
dark blue: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea.
With a brown pencil, mark the location of the Andes Mountains with wavy
lines.
With a green pencil, color in the area ruled by the Inca. Label it “Inca” in
green.
With a red pencil, color in the area ruled by the Toltec culture. Label it
“Toltec” in red.
With an orange pencil, color in the area of Aztec rule. Label “Aztec” in
yellow.
Locate and label the following cities. Underline the labels: Cuzco, Chichen
Itza, Tenochtitlan.
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Label the following viceroyalties in the Spanish Colonies: Viceroyalty of New
Spain, Viceroyalty of New Granada, Viceroyalty of La Plata, Viceroyalty of Peru.
Label the following countries or colonies: United States of America, Brazil, Dutch
Guiana, French Guiana, Belize, Jamaica, Trinidad.
With blue pencils, color the bodies of water light blue. Label the following in dark
blue: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea.
With a red pencil color the Spanish colonies.
With a yellow pencil color the Portuguese colonies.
With a green pencil, color the French colonies.
With an orange pencil color the Dutch colonies.
Locate and label the following cities. Underline the labels. Mexico City, Bogota,
Lima, Havana, Quito, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aries, Santiago, Caracas, Los
Angeles.
Label the following islands: Malvinas (Falklands), Tierra del Fuego, Cape Horn,
Puerto Rico, Galapagos, Cuba, Hispanola.
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Color the bodies of water light blue. Label the
following in dark blue: Mediterranean Sea, Lake
Chad, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, Atlantic
Ocean, Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, Lake
Nyasa
Label Europe and Arabia
With a dark green pencil, color the area covered by
tropical rain forests with vertical stripes.
With a light green pencil, color the area covered by
grasslands with vertical stripes.
With a brown pencil, color the area covered by
deserts with vertical stripes.
Locate and label the following cities. Underline the
labels. Timbuktu, Goa, Benin, Ife, Aksum (Axum),
Zimbabwe.
With an orange pencil trace a line around the area of
Kongo. Label it “Kongo” orange.
With a yellow pencil, trace a line around the area of
Benin. Label it “Benin” yellow.
With a pink pencil, trace a line around the area of
Oyo. Label it “Oyo” in pink.
With a red pencil, trace a line around the area of
Dahomey. Label it “Dahomey” in red
With a purple pencil, trace a lie around Songhay.
Label it “Songhay” in purple.
With a light brown pencil, trace a line around
Ashanti. Label it “Ashanti” in light brown.
Label the following islands: Madagascar, Zanzibar,
Canary Islands, St. Helena, Ascension.
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Years
Political and Economic Systems
Culture (Arts, technology)
Kongo
(3 points)
Benin
(3 points)
Oyo
(3 points)
Dahomey
(3 points)
Ashanti
(3 points)
Songhay
(3 points)
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Economic
Political
Social/Cultural
Art, Science and Technology
Ottoman
(3 points)
Mughal India
(3 points)
Safavid Persia
(3 points)
Map and describe Ottoman expansion.
(3 points)
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Economic
Political
Social/Cultural
Art, Science and Technology
Russia
(3 points)
Compare and contrast Russia’s interaction with the following: Ottoman Empire, China, western Europe, and eastern Europe. (2 points)
Compare and contrast all coercive labor systems during this time period. (2 points)
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Economic
Political
Social/Cultural
Art, Science and Technology
China
(3 points)
Tokogawa
(3 points)
What was Tokogawa Japan’s foreign policy during this time period? (2 points)
What are the debates about the timing and extent of European predominance in the world economy? (3 points)
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Compare the development of empire between Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. How do land-based empires differ than sea-based empires
during this time period? (3 points)
Analyze the development of new religions during this time period. (2 points)
Describe the role of women in all area of the world during this time period. (3 points)
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How does the world economic system of this period compare with patterns of interregional trade in the previous period? (2 points)
Describe the major changes that took place during this time period in terms of trade, technology, and global interactions. (2 points)
Comparative population trends between different groups of people at this time. (3 points)
Why does this section end in 1750? (2 points)
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