Fall Semester Common Assessment
Study Guide
Historical Vocabulary
Absolute monarchy
Aqueducts
Black Plague
Caste System
Catholic Reformation
City-state
Confucianism
Constitutional monarchy
Demographic
Deity
Divine right
Empire
Enlightenment
Feudalism
Hellenistic
Hierarchy
Humanism
Indulgence
Medieval
Monotheist
Neolithic Revolution
Orthodox Christianity
Parliament
Polytheist
Protestantism
Reformation
Renaissance
Republic
Scientific Revolution
Secular
The Crusades
Triangular Trade
Tyrant
Study Questions
1. Describe the achievements of early human civilizations.
2. Describe the background and beliefs of Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity,
and Islam. How do they compare?
3. Describe the similarities and differences of Athens and Sparta. How did this lead to
the Peloponnesian War? What were the effects of the war?
4. Explain contributions of Greek and Roman societies. How were they similar and
different?
5. What was the Roman Republic? Who were its leaders? What reforms were
implemented?
6. Describe the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of the Byzantine Empire.
7. Explain the achievements of Ancient China.
8. Compare the Aztec and Incan societies.
9. Explain the Crusades. Include the division/combination of Christendom, the two
sides, important battles, outcome, and long-term effects.
10. Describe the causes/effects of the Hundred Years War.
11. The Medieval period was a time of great cultural diffusion. Describe each of the
following: the Silk Road, Triangular Trade Network, the Crusades, and the Hundred
Years War.
12. Describe the causes and effects of the Renaissance.
13. Describe the causes and effects of Reformation.
14. List the ways in which the Catholic Church abused their power.
15. Describe the causes and effects of the European Age of Exploration.
16. Describe the causes and effects of the Scientific Revolution.
17. Identify the major ideas and philosophies of the Enlightenment.
18. Identify key nations of study (Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Africa).