<p> 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?</p><p>2- Define foraging:</p><p>3- What did members of foraging societies not build?</p><p>4- What were pastoral societies characterized by?</p><p>5- State two differences between pastoral societies and agricultural societies (one obvious and one about gender):</p><p>6- Define the Neolithic Revolution (Include dates):</p><p>7- Contrast Nomadic and Agricultural Societies (Think about Land):</p><p>8- How does food surplus transform a society? (Be specific)</p><p>9- Define specialization:</p><p>10- State two effects of the development of agriculture on the environment:</p><p>11- Why was the combination of copper and tin significant in world history? 12- List the benefits of rivers:</p><p>13- Cite key characteristics of city-states:</p><p>14- List three facts about Mesopotamia:</p><p>15- Define and/or describe the following terms related to Sumerian civilization: Cuneiform, Ziggurat, Polytheistic, Accomplishments, Scribes</p><p>16- List two facts about the Akkadians:</p><p>17- List two facts about the Babylonians:</p><p>18- Describe the Code of Hammurabi and its significance:</p><p>19- Why are the Hittites quite significant?</p><p>20- List two facts about the Assyrians:</p><p>21- List two facts about the Chaldeans: 22- Cite a continuity in Mesopotamia as empires rose and fell:</p><p>23- List two facts about the Persians and explain the significance of the Great Royal Road:</p><p>24- List an accomplishments of the Lydians:</p><p>25- List an accomplishment of the Phoenicians:</p><p>26- List a significant idea of the Hebrews:</p><p>27- Discuss the significance of the Nile River Valley.</p><p>28- Who was King Menes and what did he do?</p><p>29- Define the following terms: Pharaoh, Hieroglyphics, and Mummification</p><p>30- List four facts about Egyptian women:</p><p>31- Create a diagram of the class hierarchy of ancient Egypt:</p><p>32- Contrast Mesopotamia and the Indus River Valley.</p><p>33- Explain the significance of the Khyber Pass. 34- Describe Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.</p><p>35- Explain the significance of the Aryans on the history of the subcontinent.</p><p>36- Cite two significant facts about the Hwang Ho River Valley.</p><p>37- Cite three critical facts of Shang China.</p><p>38- Explain the Zhou belief in the Mandate of Heaven.</p><p>39- Describe the Zhou feudal system.</p><p>40- Define bureaucracy.</p><p>41- Cite three significant facts about the Bantu migration.</p><p>42- Cite two unique facts about Jenne-Jeno.</p><p>43- Cite three significant facts about the Olmecs.</p><p>44- Cite two significant facts about the Chavín.</p><p>45- How did Olmec and Chavín civilizations differ from other early civilizations? 46- Cite five significant facts about the Mayas (Include dates and location):</p><p>47- Discuss the significance of Tikal.</p><p>48- What did the Mayas lack that led to the use of humans as their primary source of labor?</p><p>49- Cite three accomplishments of the Maya:</p><p>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:</p><p>51- Why and how was Ashoka Maurya transformed (include information about the Rock and Pillar Edicts)?</p><p>52- Compare and contrast the Gupta Empire and the Mauryan Empires.</p><p>53- Cite several accomplishments from the Gupta golden age.</p><p>54- What rights did Indian women lose during the Gupta Dynasty?</p><p>55- Why did the Gupta dynasty collapse?</p><p>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:</p><p>58- Who were the Xiongnu and why were they important?</p><p>59- List two accomplishments of Wu Ti:</p><p>60- Describe the Han examination system. </p><p>61- List three accomplishments from Han China:</p><p>62- Discuss the impact of geography on Ancient Greece.</p><p>63- How did Greece’s limited geographical area also contribute to its dominance?</p><p>64- Define polis.</p><p>65- Compare and contrast Athens and Sparta.</p><p>66- Describe Athenian democracy. 67- What should World AP students know about Draco and Solon?</p><p>68- How did the Persian Wars change the Greek city-states?</p><p>69- What changes occurred during the Golden Age of Pericles?</p><p>70- What was the Delian League?</p><p>71- What was revolutionary about the ideas of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?</p><p>72- List facts about math, science, art, and architecture during the Greek Golden Age? </p><p>73- What was the Peloponnesian League?</p><p>74- How did the Peloponnesian War transform Greece?</p><p>75- Cite three significant facts about Alexander the Great:</p><p>76- How did the Macedonian Empire change world history?</p><p>77- Define Hellenism.</p><p>78- Discuss the geography of the Italian peninsula and its impact on the Romans.</p><p>79- Discuss the Roman class system (Think Patricians, Plebeians, and Slaves). 80- Describe the Roman government (Representative Republic).</p><p>81- Explain the significance of the Twelve Tables of Rome.</p><p>82- Discuss gender and slavery in Rome.</p><p>83- Cite one significant fact for each of the three Punic Wars:</p><p>84- What did the Romans build to maintain their vast empire?</p><p>85- What social and economic conditions led to the formation of the first triumvirate?</p><p>86- What happened when power shifted to Octavius?</p><p>87- Define Pax Romana.</p><p>88- Why does an empire’s expansion frequently lead to artistic and scientific advances?</p><p>89- What was the Edict of Milan and how did it transform religious life?</p><p>90- Cite several theories for the collapse of the Maya: 91- Cite the accomplishments and failures of Wang Mang?</p><p>92- What happened to the Han after Wang Mang’s death?</p><p>93- What happened to China after the collapse of the Han dynasty?</p><p>94- What is the one simple reason for the collapse of the Gupta Empire?</p><p>95- What are the two most significant reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire?</p><p>96- How did Diocletian try to save the empire?</p><p>97- How did the actions of the Romans regarding the Visigoths and the actions of Attila and the Huns impact the Roman Empire?</p><p>98- What happened to the Eastern Roman Empire after 476 C.E.?</p><p>99- Discuss the significance of the Silk Road.</p><p>100- Cite a negative impact of increased trade on the Silk Road:</p><p>101- Cite several examples of religious diffusion:</p><p>102- Discuss the fundamental belief of all polytheists. 103- Cite three facts about the broader impact of polytheism on the development of civilization:</p><p>104- What question does Confucianism deal almost solely with?</p><p>105- List the Five Relationships:</p><p>106- According to Confucius, what is the result of each person fulfilling his role?</p><p>107- Discuss junzi:</p><p>108- Define the following: Ren, Li, Xiao:</p><p>109- Discuss the impact of Confucianism on women:</p><p>110- Define Dao (Tao):</p><p>111- According to Daoism, what brings chaos to the world?</p><p>112- Define wuwei:</p><p>113- How did Daoism impact China? 114- Compare and contrast Daoism and Confucianism.</p><p>115- Which dynasty adopted Legalism?</p><p>116- What did Legalists not trust?</p><p>117- According to Legalists, why were harsh punishments necessary?</p><p>118- Why did Legalists consider farming and the military the most worthy professions?</p><p>119- How did the adoption of Legalism benefit and harm the Qin dynasty?</p><p>120- Compare and contrast Legalism and Confucianism.</p><p>121- Define Brahma.</p><p>122- What is the life goal of Hindus?</p><p>123- Define reincarnation, caste, and dharma.</p><p>124- What is moksha? 125- How do the Vedas and Upanishads help Hindus?</p><p>126- Why does the caste system lack social mobility?</p><p>127- What belief system was a modification of Hinduism?</p><p>128- List the Four Noble Truths.</p><p>129- Define the Eightfold Path.</p><p>130- What is the goal of life of the Buddhist?</p><p>131- What belief do Hindus and Buddhists share?</p><p>132- Cite three significant facts of Theravada Buddhism.</p><p>133- Cite three significant facts of Mahayana Buddhism.</p><p>134- Define bodhisattva.</p><p>135- Why did Buddhism spread beyond the subcontinent?</p><p>136- What happened to Buddhism within India? 137- What does Judaism teach is the relationship between God and the Hebrews?</p><p>138- What awareness is at the center of Judaism?</p><p>139- Define Torah.</p><p>140- What is the significance of Judaism in the history of world religions?</p><p>141- How are Confucianism, Hinduism, and Judaism similar?</p><p>142- Discuss various views regarding Jesus of Nazareth.</p><p>143- Cite three significant Christian beliefs.</p><p>144- Who was Paul of Tarsus?</p><p>145- Why did Christianity appeal to the lower classes and women?</p><p>146- Explain the evolution of Christianity from a small sect to a world religion.</p><p>147- What religions spread on the Silk Road and on Indian Ocean trade routes?</p><p>148- What were the most important technologies developed by early civilizations?</p><p>149- What technologies helped the first empire builders?</p><p>150- What was a major development in warfare among the nomadic societies of the Eurasian steppes?</p><p>151- Describe key characteristics of patriarchal societies.</p><p>152- How did class affect the status of women?</p><p>153- How did religion affect the status of women?</p><p>154- Define monasticism.</p><p>155- What are the two main methods of diffusion?</p>