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

Period 1 and 2 Giant Review Ancient Stuff: Around 8000 B.C.E. to Around 600 C.E. Questions: 1- What was the sole focus of nomads?

2- Define foraging:

3- What did members of foraging societies not build?

4- What were pastoral societies characterized by?

5- State two differences between pastoral societies and agricultural societies (one obvious and one about gender):

6- Define the Neolithic Revolution (Include dates):

7- Contrast Nomadic and Agricultural Societies (Think about Land):

8- How does food surplus transform a society? (Be specific)

9- Define specialization:

10- State two effects of the development of agriculture on the environment:

11- Why was the combination of copper and tin significant in world history? 12- List the benefits of rivers:

13- Cite key characteristics of city-states:

14- List three facts about Mesopotamia:

15- Define and/or describe the following terms related to Sumerian civilization: Cuneiform, Ziggurat, Polytheistic, Accomplishments, Scribes

16- List two facts about the Akkadians:

17- List two facts about the Babylonians:

18- Describe the Code of Hammurabi and its significance:

19- Why are the Hittites quite significant?

20- List two facts about the Assyrians:

21- List two facts about the Chaldeans: 22- Cite a continuity in Mesopotamia as empires rose and fell:

23- List two facts about the Persians and explain the significance of the Great Royal Road:

24- List an accomplishments of the Lydians:

25- List an accomplishment of the Phoenicians:

26- List a significant idea of the Hebrews:

27- Discuss the significance of the Nile River Valley.

28- Who was King Menes and what did he do?

29- Define the following terms: Pharaoh, Hieroglyphics, and Mummification

30- List four facts about Egyptian women:

31- Create a diagram of the class hierarchy of ancient Egypt:

32- Contrast Mesopotamia and the Indus River Valley.

33- Explain the significance of the Khyber Pass. 34- Describe Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.

35- Explain the significance of the Aryans on the history of the subcontinent.

36- Cite two significant facts about the Hwang Ho River Valley.

37- Cite three critical facts of Shang China.

38- Explain the Zhou belief in the Mandate of Heaven.

39- Describe the Zhou feudal system.

40- Define bureaucracy.

41- Cite three significant facts about the Bantu migration.

42- Cite two unique facts about Jenne-Jeno.

43- Cite three significant facts about the Olmecs.

44- Cite two significant facts about the Chavín.

45- How did Olmec and Chavín civilizations differ from other early civilizations? 46- Cite five significant facts about the Mayas (Include dates and location):

47- Discuss the significance of Tikal.

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

49- Cite three accomplishments of the Maya:

50- 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:

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

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

53- Cite several accomplishments from the Gupta golden age.

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

55- Why did the Gupta dynasty collapse?

56- What does the Qin Dynasty’s connection of separate fortification walls that eventually became the Great Wall of China reveal about the dynasty? 57- List three significant facts about Qin Shihuangdi:

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

59- List two accomplishments of Wu Ti:

60- Describe the Han examination system.

61- List three accomplishments from Han China:

62- Discuss the impact of geography on Ancient Greece.

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

64- Define polis.

65- Compare and contrast Athens and Sparta.

66- Describe Athenian democracy. 67- What should World AP students know about Draco and Solon?

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

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

70- What was the Delian League?

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

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

73- What was the Peloponnesian League?

74- How did the Peloponnesian War transform Greece?

75- Cite three significant facts about Alexander the Great:

76- How did the Macedonian Empire change world history?

77- Define Hellenism.

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

79- Discuss the Roman class system (Think Patricians, Plebeians, and Slaves). 80- Describe the Roman government (Representative Republic).

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

82- Discuss gender and slavery in Rome.

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

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

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

86- What happened when power shifted to Octavius?

87- Define Pax Romana.

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

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

90- Cite several theories for the collapse of the Maya: 91- Cite the accomplishments and failures of Wang Mang?

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

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

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

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

96- How did Diocletian try to save the empire?

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

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

99- Discuss the significance of the Silk Road.

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

101- Cite several examples of religious diffusion:

102- Discuss the fundamental belief of all polytheists. 103- Cite three facts about the broader impact of polytheism on the development of civilization:

104- What question does Confucianism deal almost solely with?

105- List the Five Relationships:

106- According to Confucius, what is the result of each person fulfilling his role?

107- Discuss junzi:

108- Define the following: Ren, Li, Xiao:

109- Discuss the impact of Confucianism on women:

110- Define Dao (Tao):

111- According to Daoism, what brings chaos to the world?

112- Define wuwei:

113- How did Daoism impact China? 114- Compare and contrast Daoism and Confucianism.

115- Which dynasty adopted Legalism?

116- What did Legalists not trust?

117- According to Legalists, why were harsh punishments necessary?

118- Why did Legalists consider farming and the military the most worthy professions?

119- How did the adoption of Legalism benefit and harm the Qin dynasty?

120- Compare and contrast Legalism and Confucianism.

121- Define Brahma.

122- What is the life goal of Hindus?

123- Define reincarnation, caste, and dharma.

124- What is moksha? 125- How do the Vedas and Upanishads help Hindus?

126- Why does the caste system lack social mobility?

127- What belief system was a modification of Hinduism?

128- List the Four Noble Truths.

129- Define the Eightfold Path.

130- What is the goal of life of the Buddhist?

131- What belief do Hindus and Buddhists share?

132- Cite three significant facts of Theravada Buddhism.

133- Cite three significant facts of Mahayana Buddhism.

134- Define bodhisattva.

135- Why did Buddhism spread beyond the subcontinent?

136- What happened to Buddhism within India? 137- What does Judaism teach is the relationship between God and the Hebrews?

138- What awareness is at the center of Judaism?

139- Define Torah.

140- What is the significance of Judaism in the history of world religions?

141- How are Confucianism, Hinduism, and Judaism similar?

142- Discuss various views regarding Jesus of Nazareth.

143- Cite three significant Christian beliefs.

144- Who was Paul of Tarsus?

145- Why did Christianity appeal to the lower classes and women?

146- Explain the evolution of Christianity from a small sect to a world religion.

147- What religions spread on the Silk Road and on Indian Ocean trade routes?

148- What were the most important technologies developed by early civilizations?

149- What technologies helped the first empire builders?

150- What was a major development in warfare among the nomadic societies of the Eurasian steppes?

151- Describe key characteristics of patriarchal societies.

152- How did class affect the status of women?

153- How did religion affect the status of women?

154- Define monasticism.

155- What are the two main methods of diffusion?