World History 5.0 Final Exam Review/Study Guide The World History Final Exam is scheduled for Monday June 5th, second session. You will be given a room assignment as soon as they are made available to me. The Final consists of 60 Multiple Choice questions and is cumulative. Most questions are recall; some are skill based. Below is a list of terms, people, and concepts that you can expect to see on the Final. Part 1: Vocab: Define and describe the significance and impacts of the following: Agricultural Revolution Confucianism Hinduism Caste system Buddhism Pax Romana Judaism Christianity Islam Feudalism Crusades Mongols Columbian Exchange Triangle Trade Mercantilism 16. Renaissance 17. Printing Press 18. Protestant Reformation 19. Martin Luther 20. Enlightenment 21. Nationalism French Revolution 23.Declaration of Rights of Man 24. Industrial Revolution 25. Socialism 26. Communism 27. Imperialism 28. Berlin Conference 29. Opium War 30. Meiji Restoration 31. World War I 32. Russian Revolution 33. Great Depression 34. Dictator 35. World War II Holocaust Cold War creation of modern Israel Economic Miracle 40. Mao Zedong Deng Xiaoping One Child Policy Tiananmen Square Mohandas Gandhi Partition Apartheid Nelson Mandela Developed nations Developing nations Globalization Part 2: Study Guide Questions: The following question cues will help you prepare for the questions on the final. FOUNDATIONS Agriculture & Civilization What were the impacts of the agricultural revolution? What characteristics of early civilizations? Where were most early civilizations located Geographically? Rise of Empires What characteristics allow empires to gain and maintain power? Comparatively, how did China’s cultural & technological development compare to others? What was the structure of the government of the Roman Empire? What was the economy of the Roman Empire like? Fall of Empires Why do empires lose power? What are some effects of empires losing power? What is the main reason that both the Roman Empire & the Han Dynasty fell? RELIGIONS 60. What is the difference between monotheism & polytheism? 61. Which religions are monotheistic? Which are polytheistic?
62. What role do the 10 Commandments (Christianity); the Eightfold Path (Buddhism); & the 5 Pillars (Islam) play in each religion? 63. What are the origins of the major world religions that we studied this year? (where & when did they emerge?) What are their major beliefs? How did Buddhism spread? 64. What are the major beliefs of Confucianism? ACCELERATING CONNECTIONS DURING THE MIDDLE AGES Society & Trade 65.What was Western Europe like during the Middle Ages? 66. What was the structure of Europe’s Feudal system? 67.What were the causes & effects of the Crusades? Technology & Innovation 68.What was the impact of the printing press? GLOBAL INTERACTIONS Explorations & the Americas 69.How did the Columbian Exchange affect the Americas and Europe? 70. How was the idea of mercantilism influential? Renaissance & Reformation 71.Why was the Renaissance significant in European history? 72.What were the causes of the Reformation? ENLIGHTENMENT/REVOLUTION & THE INDUSTRIAL AGE Enlightenment & French Revolution What developments were the foundations of the Scientific Revolution? How were the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment similar and different? How did the Enlightenment influence the French Revolution? What were the long-term and short-term causes of the French Revolution? What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man? Industrialization & Imperialism How was socialism a response to industrialization? What were the impacts of industrialization? What were the causes and motivations for imperialism? What were the effects of imperialism on India, Africa, and China? What was the cause of the Opium Wars? How did Japan respond to European pressure? 20TH CENTURY West & Russia What were the main causes of WWI? What were the effects of World War I? How did the Holocaust influence the creation of modern Israel? How did the Great Depression contribute to the start of WWII? What were the effects of World War II? China & Japan What were some effects of China’s communist revolution? What did Deng Xiaoping do to improve China? Why were the Tiananmen Square protests in China important? What was Japan’s development like after WWII? Independence Movements What were some successes of India’s independence movement? What are examples of issues India faced as it gained independence? What are examples of issues Africa faced as nations gained independence? What are examples of issues Middle Eastern countries faced as they gained independence? Why was Israel created?