1. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History1 AP World Mid Term Review 8000 BCE – 600 BCE 600 BCE – 600 CE 600 – 1450 CE 1450 – 1750 CE

2. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History2 AP World Mid Term What is peridoization? What is History? What are pastoral nomadism, hunting and gathering, horticulture, shifting cultivation, and sedentary agriculture? Which established a larger surplus? Where did the earliest transition in Agriculture take place?

3. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History3 Why settle near a river? What were the early cultural hearths of civilization? What were major rivers of civilization? Which cultural hearth had no river? Describe cultural diffuse vs. independent invention? What was the role of women in agriculture? Agriculture in Mesopotamia depended on artificial canals for irrigations. What other civilizations developed such canals? AP World Mid Term

4. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History4 Describe the early religions within Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus river valley region and China. Why are the deities worshipped by Mesopotamia and Egypt considered anthropomorphic? Know the political developments of Mesopotamia (A B H A C P), Egypt (Old, Middle, New), India (Dravidian to Aryan) and China (Xia, Shang and Zhou and Qin). Describe artworks and monuments that were important to the above regions’ cultures and religions. (ex: ziggurat…) AP World Mid Term

5. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History5 What created the first major conflicts of civilization? Why did writing develop and where do historians have evidence of its’ first appearance? What society developed the first codified law code? Early Eastern Ideas and Philosophies: Why and where did the concept of the Mandate of Heaven develop? What is ying and yang? What is feng shui? Identify the following philosophies: Confucianism, Daoism (Taoism) and Legalism AP World Mid Term

6. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History6 Unifiers of Ancient Civilizations: –Sargon (Mesopotamia) –Menes (Egypt) –Cyrus (Iran) Review religion in the ancient world – What country focused more on family ties then life after death? What was the main early Holy text of the Israel / of Zoroastrianism / of Hinduism? Who were the Phoenicians? Language Families? Monotheism develops form what Civilization? What about Dualism? AP World Mid Term

7. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History7 Who were the Minoans of Crete and Mycenaean's of the Peloponnesians? Important epic myths of the Ancient and Classical world? (Gilgamesh, Homer’s…) What was the Greek’s view of their geography? (i.e. the Sea) Why where the Acropolis and Agora important to Ancient Greek city-states? Describe the cause of the Greek Dark Age. Who where the three key Greek philosophers? AP World Mid Term

8. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History8 What were the causes and effects of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars on Greek society? Why is Alexander the Great important to the development of World history? What happened to his empire after his death? What was the Hellenistic Age? What was the greatest city of that age? What natural resources did Rome rely on as they developed into a Mediterranean super power? What was the economic wealth of the Roman state based on? AP World Mid Term

9. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History9 Why can it be said that the Roman state was not a true democracy? What was the role of women in Ancient Greek and Roman society? How did this compare to other societies? How did Roman society view the natural world? One success in winning loyalty of all Italy was… Why could Christianity be considered an act of disloyalty at times in Roman society? AP World Mid Term

10. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History10 What was the fundamental resources of China? List the important innovations of Rome and Han China. What was the influence of Confucianism on Chinese society? What were the natural borders of the classical civilizations? List the major classical civilizations form East to West. AP World Mid Term

11. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History11 What natural boundary exists between Northern India and China? Describe the varna system and how it developed in India. Know the major tenants of Hinduism and Buddhism. Who was Siddhartha? What did the Four Noble truths state? Describe the rise and fall of the Mauryan and Gupta. What was there lasting influence? AP World Mid Term

12. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History12 Describe the Silk Road in general. What type of goods traveled along this road? Know some examples (other than silk – from different regions) Describe early maritime trade? What religion (as well as the Silk road) helped to spread? What was the technological advancement that helped to navigate the Indian Ocean? What is a universalizing religion? AP World Mid Term

13. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History13 What was the belief structure of Manichaeism? How did this faith spread? In general where the Parthian and Sassanid Empires located? How had they risen a fallen (very brief)? Describe the founding of Islam. What created division in Islam? What is the meaning of Muslim? What is the meaning of Islam? Why did the Umayyad Dynasty Collapse? Conversion to Islam. AP World Mid Term

14. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History14 Causes of the Fall of Rome and the Han Empire. What was the remaining section of the Roman empire? Why had it remained intact? What was the role of Christianity in the Middle ages? Why had the Great Schism taken place? How did Byzantine culture differ from the west? What was the “Plague of Justinian”? What were Byzantine cultural achievements? What is the importance of Justinian? AP World Mid Term

15. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History15 What linguistic zones developed after the fall of Rome? What were the primary centers of agricultural development after the fall of Rome? Who was Charlemagne? How had he risen to prominence? Who were the new invaders of this Medieval world? (From the north and the east) Briefly describe feudalism. What was the role of women in Islamic and in Western Medieval society? AP World Mid Term

16. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History16 What was the Investiture Controversy? (later ended by the Concordant of Worms) What was the most important impact of monastic orders? What caused a revival in Western Europe between 1000 – 1200, which caused a population boom? Describe the causes and effects of the Crusades. AP World Mid Term

17. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History17 Gothic v.s Romanesque Architecture AP World Mid Term http://www.mentalfloss.com/differen ce/romanesque-vs-gothic- architecture/ http://www.mentalfloss.com/differen ce/romanesque-vs-gothic- architecture/

18. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History18 Be able to compare and contrast Medieval Japan and Medieval Europe. Which empire reunited China in the 6 th century? During the period of disunity in China what philosophy came to dominate and why? What major achievement did the Sui build? Why was the Tang empire considered cosmopolitan? Know the importance of Chang’an Describe the tributary system and why it was practiced. AP World Mid Term

19. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History19 What goods and ideas did Central Asia and the Islamic world introduce to China? Describe the rise and fall of the Tang. What religion did the Tang blame their instability on? What was a major Song achievement in navigation? Describe the Song government and the civil service examinations. AP World Mid Term

20. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History20 South East Asia - –What goods did SE ASIA supply that merchants wanted? –How did Hinduism, Buddhism and then Islam influence SE Asia? –Describe the developments of SE Asia between 600 – 1450 and 1450 – 1750. Africa - –What goods did Africa supply the classical world? –How did Islam change Africa. –Describe the developments of Africa between 600 – 1450 and 1450 – 1750. AP World Mid Term

21. Mr. A. Smith - AP World History21 Review the five themes of AP World during each time period (Wood Text) Review Rubrics of the essays! (Wood Text & Online) Review important dates (online) Review Iconic Images (online) Review the list of Who’s Who (online) AP World Mid Term