MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW SHEET: AP WORLD HISTORY



MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW SHEET: AP WORLD HISTORY 2012-13. Exam is on_____________

Format of the Exam:

Part 1: Compare (and Contrast) Essay. 40 minutes

Part 2: Between 80-90 Multiple Choice. Use Scantron. Bring a number 2 pencil.

*Multiple Choice will also be timed

Main Study Sources:

1. Review Packet 3. This review sheet including Maps, pictures and terms

2. Lecture Notes and Vocab

Units that will be included:

• Review of WH1: River Valley Civ, Classical Civilizations and World Religions (Comparative Approach)

• Unit 1: Islam; First Global Civilization

• Unit 2: Return of the Chinese Civilizations and the Mongols

• Unit 3: Feudal Europe and Japan

• Unit 4: New World Societies: Toltec, Mayans, Aztecs and Incas and Oceania

• Unit 5: Creation of a Global World Market and European Age of Exploration

• Unit 6: Asian Reactions to European Exploration

• Unit 7: Transformation of the West

• Unit 8: The West’s movement toward a new political order: Age of Revolutions and Nationalism

Location related topics. Be familiar with these maps:

A. Location of Classical Civilizations—Rome, China, India, Greece

B. Location of Major religions—origins and spread: Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism

C. Triangle Trade Routes-products/places

D. Location of Mongol Khanates (4)

E. Redrawing of Europe after Congress of Vienna

F. Europe before and after German/Italian unification

Picture Interpretation. Be familiar visually with these topics:

Architectural features of mosques Islamic Art-Geometric designs

Ka’aba Neoclassical, Romantic and Realist Art

Dome of the Rock Angkor Wat

Taj Mahal Hagia Sophia

Red Fort

Architectural features of Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches

*Go to . Click on images and type in any of the above subjects to review examples

Essay

• Choose the 1 civilization from Column A and one from Column B to complete the following (note: you will be comparing across time periods):

o Compare (and contrast) each civilization in terms of 2 of our 5 fundamental and powerful concepts

|A. 600-1450 |B. 1450-1750 |Concepts to use |

|1. Abbasid Dynasty |1. Spain |-Interaction between humans and the environment |

| | |-Development/ interaction of cultures |

| | |-State-building/ expansion/ conflict (i.e. political) |

| | |-Creation,/expansion/interaction of economic system |

| | |-Development/transformation of social structures |

|2. Mongol Empire |2. China (Ming/Qing) | |

*Within each theme should be at least one major similarity and one major difference

*See attached rubric for guidance

Key Terms and People to Know

The underline words are the key terms/people to know. In cases when the word stands by itself make sure you are well acquainted with its definition

Thesis Construction

Compare Essay

Essay Prompt: Compare (and contrast) each civilization in terms of 2 of our 5 fundamental and powerful concepts

Civilization A__________________________ Civilization B_____________________________

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Compare Essay Rubric Name___________________________

MIDTERM EXAM ESSAY

Basic Core

1. Thesis Statement: 13 Points

____Addressed 2 concepts to compare (2)

____Identifies the two civilizations, one from column A and one from column B, to compare (2)

____At least one similarity and one difference per topic (4)

____At least one piece of analysis (2)

____Explicit and clear (3)

2. Topics of Comparison: 4 points

____At least one direct similarity per topic (2)

____At least one direct difference per topic (2)

3. Evidence: 4 points

____At least one piece of evidence per similarity

(names, dates, events, developments) (2)

____At least one piece of evidence per difference

(names, dates, events, developments) (2)

4. Analysis: 4 points

____Provides a reason or cause for each similarity (2)

____Provides a reason or cause for each difference (2)

5. Mechanics 8 points

Proper Organization and flow

____Topic Sentences (2)- Identify concept and the fact that there are similarities and differences

____Paragraphs with complex sentences (3)- thesis paragraph and 2 body paragraphs

____Clear Conclusion paragraph (1)

____Free from spelling and grammar errors (2)

Expanded Core: 2 checks equal 1 point added to score

____Has a clear, analytical, and comprehensive thesis

____Analyzes all parts of the question thoroughly (as relevant): comparisons, chronology, causation, connections, themes, interactions, content

____Provides ample historical evidence to substantiate thesis.

____Relates comparisons to larger global context.

____Makes several direct comparisons consistently between or among societies.

____Consistently analyzes the causes and effects of relevant similarities and differences.

____Arguments in body follow order of thesis

____Effective transitions throughout essay

Total: __________ /37

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1. Impact of Aryans on India

2. St. Benedict and the Benedictines

3. Paul’s contribution to spread of Christianity

4. Characteristics of Hunter-Gatherers

5. 2 Main contributions of Phoenicians

6. Social Structure of Feudalism

7. Monasticism-

8. 5 pillars of Islam

9. Brahman

10. Johann Gutenberg’s invention

11. Characteristics of Great Zimbabwe

12. Ashanti

13. Negatives of Aurangzeb rule of the Mughal

14. Features/effects of Neolithic Revolution, including gender relations

15. Civilizations and comparisons of Mandate of Heaven. Ma’at Principle and Divine Right

16. Differences between Cores and Peripheries

17. Differences between Fudai and Tozama

18. Achievements of Kepler Galileo Copernicus Newton Harvey Vesalius

19. Beliefs of Confucianism Daoism Legalism

20. Contribution of Rene Descartes to Scientific Revolution

21. Role in French Government: Estates General

22. Manorialism/Fief

23. Shogunate

24. Beliefs/Solutions of John Locke, Jacques Rousseau, Montesquieu, Hobbes, Voltaire

25. Guilds

26. Manchus

27. Dowry/Foot Binding

28. Golden Horde

29. Martin Luther

30. Emergence, location and characteristics of Swahili culture

31. Mansa

32. Declaration of the Rights of Man

33. Janissaries

34. Treaty of Tordesillas and the Line of Demarcation

35. Comparisons between a Viceroy and Vizier

36. Lorenzo De Medici’s contribution to renaissance

37. Bakufu

38. Daimyo

39. Copts-location and religion

39.Location of Savanna in Africa

40. Quipu

41. Features, examples of goods and impact of Colombian Exchange

42. Middle Passage

43. Identify and characterize Gunpowder Empires (1450-1750)

44. Committee of Public Safety

45. Edict of Nantes

46. Absolutism and examples

47. Roots of Nationalism and its impact in Europe and Latin America

48. Four Noble Truths

49. Founders of the 5 World Religions

50. Westernization by Russia under Peter the Great

51. Characteristics of Haitian Revolution

52. Congress of Vienna decisions, goals and outcomes

53. Location, culture, political structure/empire and trade products of the major cities between 600 and 1750:

Venice, Mombasa, Mogadishu, Timbuktu, Cairo, Canton, Macao, Constantinople, St. Petersburg

Abbasid or Mongol Empire

Spain or China

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