1. Final Exam In-Class Review
Chapters 8-13

2. 1st Session: Ch. 8-10

3. Chapter 8: Emerging Europe and Byzantine Empire
Decline of Rome
Use the handout provided from the “Political Cartoon” assignment (will pass back)
Judaism and Christianity
Focus on the basic beliefs and holy texts
Christianity---> look at important figures, reactions to, and reasons for its spread across Europe
Germanic Society
Wergild and Ordeal
Facts about Charlemagne
Byzantine Empire
Justinian most important figure (what was his contribution?)
Who were the major threat to the empire?
What were the Greek influences on the Byzantine Empire?
Why did people want to convert to Christianity?

4. Chapter 9: Islam and the Arabic Empires
Origins of Islam
Muhammad’s revelation
Exile to Medina
Return to Mecca
Holy Book
Basic Beliefs
What are the five pillars?
Islamic Caliphates
What was unique about a caliph?
Rashidun-1st Caliphate
Umayyad- Foreign Caliphate (Persian); What happened to Islam during this reign?
Abbasid- Golden Age (under whose reign?); who is the founder?
Who helped the caliph make decisions?
What are examples of Abbasid Caliphate’s golden age?
Belief
Prayer
Charity
Fasting
Pilgrimage

5. Chapter 10: Medieval Kingdoms in Europe
Feudalism
How did the Carolingian Empire’s fall result in feudalism?
Identify the feudal relationships
What does the social structure look like?
Trade and Peasants
Serfdom is one of these relationships (peasants <--> nobles/kings)
What increased trade in the Middle Ages? What arose out of increased trade?
European Kingdoms
England
Important Figures
Major Changes
France
Holy Roman Empire

6. 2nd Session: Ch

7. Chapter 11: Civilizations in East Asia
Chinese Dynasties
Four Great Inventions (which would be good for defense?)
Landscape art!
What was the largest land empire in history?
Heart of state government was ____________ (political ideology)
Japan and Korea
Biggest influence on Korean society?
Shinto and Zen Buddhism (what made them important to Japan)
India
Timur Lenk (effect of his conquest)
Islam and Hinduism caused what to decline in India?
Two Types of Buddhism??
Chaos & Instability
Yuan (Mongol)
Han Dynasty
Sui Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
Song Dynasty

8. Chapter 12: Crusades and Culture of the Middle Ages
What was promised to crusaders by Pope Urban II?
Leader of Muslim forces (2nd crusade)
Effects on trade (think Italy!) and feudalism
4th Crusade (what was the effect on the Byzantine Empire?)
Black Plague (Fleas on Rats!)
Little Ice Age -----> Famine -----> Black Plague
Explanations for the plague
What were the results? (both obvious and positive!)
Hundred Years War
How did warfare change?
How did Joan of Arc inspire the French soldiers?
What made Spain’s new monarchy unique?

9. Chapter 13: Kingdoms and States of Africa
Geography/Climate
Climate zones and percentages
African Society
Focus on vocab! > diviners and griots
Lineage Groups (all derived from common ancestor)
Patrilineal vs. Matrilineal (most were the later)
African Kingdoms
Know which came first
MANSA MUSA is important!
Focus on trade (Ghana) and capital (Mali)

10. Helpful Resources Crash Course videos Historyteacher channel (YouTube)
Fleas on Rats
Mansa Musa