Mr. Pfannenstiel's AP World History Class



Review Template #2: WHAP/Princeton Review

More Ancient Stuff: Around 8000 B.C.E. to Around 600 C.E.

Questions:

1- Cite five significant facts about the Mayas (Include dates and location):

2- Discuss the significance of Tikal.

3- What did the Mayas lack that led to the use of humans as their primary source of labor?

4- Cite three accomplishments of the Maya:

5- List four empires in India and China that existed from around 300 B.C.E. to around 500 C.E. that the AP World History Exam will likely focus on:

6- Why and how was Ashoka Maurya transformed (include information about the Rock and Pillar Edicts)?

7- Compare and contrast the Gupta Empire and the Mauryan Empires.

8- Cite several accomplishments from the Gupta golden age.

9- What rights did Indian women lose during the Gupta Dynasty?

10- Why did the Gupta dynasty collapse?

11- What does the Qin Dynasty’s connection of separate fortification walls that eventually became the Great Wall of China reveal about the dynasty?

12- List three significant facts about Qin Shihuangdi:

13- Who were the Xiongnu and why were they important?

14- List two accomplishments of Wu Ti:

15- Describe the Han examination system.

16- List three accomplishments from Han China:

17- Discuss the impact of geography on Ancient Greece.

18- How did Greece’s limited geographical area also contribute to its dominance?

19- Define polis.

20- Compare and contrast Athens and Sparta.

21- Describe Athenian democracy.

22- What should World AP students know about Draco and Solon?

23- How did the Persian Wars change the Greek city-states?

24- What changes occurred during the Golden Age of Pericles?

25- What was the Delian League?

26- What was revolutionary about the ideas of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?

27- List facts about math, science, art, and architecture during the Greek Golden Age?

28- What was the Peloponnesian League?

29- How did the Peloponnesian War transform Greece?

30- Cite three significant facts about Alexander the Great:

31- How did the Macedonian Empire change world history?

32- Define Hellenism.

33- Discuss the geography of the Italian peninsula and its impact on the Romans.

34- Discuss the Roman class system (Think Patricians, Plebeians, and Slaves).

35- Describe the Roman government (Representative Republic).

36- Explain the significance of the Twelve Tables of Rome.

37- Discuss gender and slavery in Rome.

38- Cite one significant fact for each of the three Punic Wars:

39- What did the Romans build to maintain their vast empire?

40- What social and economic conditions led to the formation of the first triumvirate?

41- What happened when power shifted to Octavius?

42- Define Pax Romana.

43- Why does an empire’s expansion frequently lead to artistic and scientific advances?

44- What was the Edict of Milan and how did it transform religious life?

45- Cite several theories for the collapse of the Maya:

46- Cite the accomplishments and failures of Wang Mang?

47- What happened to the Han after Wang Mang’s death?

48- What happened to China after the collapse of the Han dynasty?

49- What is the one simple reason for the collapse of the Gupta Empire?

50- What are the two most significant reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire?

51- How did Diocletian try to save the empire?

52- How did the actions of the Romans regarding the Visigoths and the actions of Attila and the Huns impact the Roman Empire?

53- What happened to the Eastern Roman Empire after 476 C.E.?

54- Discuss the significance of the Silk Road.

55- Cite a negative impact of increased trade on the Silk Road:

56- Cite several examples of religious diffusion:

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