<p>AP World History Midterm Study Guide </p><p>Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations to c. 600 B.C.E (Ch. 1-2)</p><p>1. What did most early human activity revolve around? 2.Where was rice was first grown? 3.Matrilineal societies </p><p>4.What are the criteria for "civilization?" 5.Who were the earliest historically documented people of Mesopotamia? 6.What was fundamental to Egypt's agriculture? 7.Hieroglyphics 8. Papyrus 9. What were the major ancient river valley civilizations? 10. Why is the written language of the Indus Valley civilizations problematic? 11. What were the reasons that enabled the Assyrians to conquer such vast territories? 12. What are the limitations of using the Hebrew Bible as a source of early Israelite history? 13. What did the Code of Hammurabi reveal about the hierarchy of Babylonian society? 14. What was the primary accomplishment of the Paleolithic people?</p><p>Period 2: Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies, c. 600 B.C.E. to c. 600 C.E. 1. What was the fundamental element of society, according to Confucius? 2. What methods did the Persians use to strengthen their empire? 3. How did Greece’s geography contribute to its political development? 4. What did the Peloponnesian War reveal about Greek society? 5. What factors contributed to Roman expansion? 6. Constantine 7. How was Confucianism regarded during the Qin Dynasty? 8. What factors contributed to the collapse of the Han Dynasty? 9. Which event coincided with the start of the Vedic Age? 10. Why did Buddhism and Jainism gain popularity in the late Vedic period? 11. Why did the Mauryan emperor Ashoka convert to Buddhism? 12. What were the two great Indian epics of the first centuries C.E.? 13. What were some of the mathematic and scientific contributions of the Gupta empire? 14. bodhisattva 15. How did climate change shape Pan-African cultural patterns? 16. What do Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam have in common? What role did the Sassanid Empire and Byzantine Empire play in the spread of these religions? 17. What facilitated the diffusion of Confucianism in East Asia? 18. Prior to the spread of literacy with the extension of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa, where was the only previously literate society found in Africa? 19. How far west did Alexander the Great’s Empire spread? 20. What role did the Silk Road play in transmitting culture? </p><p>Period 3: Regional and Transregional Interactions, c. 600 C.E. to c. 1450 1. What do Buddhism, Christianity and Islam all have in common? 2. What’s the difference between Sunnis and Shi’ites? 3. How were Jews treated under Muslim rule in Spain? 4. What was the leading motivation for unification of the Muslims? 5. Why did Vladimir I choose Orthodox Christianity over Islam? 6. What were Europeans exposed to as a result of the Crusades? 7. What Korean innovation was borrowed by the Chinese? 8. What was the capital of the Aztec Empire? 9. How did the Aztecs build their empire? 10. What were the primary agricultural products of the Inca? 11. Pastoralists 12. How did Genghis Khan expand and control his territories? 13. What factors contributed to Mongol military supremacy? 14. What was an unintended consequence of Mongol trade? 15. Timur, a.k.a. Tamerlane 16. What did the Europeans learn from the Mongols? 17. What impact did Mongol rule have on China? 18. How did Ming emperors regard the Mongols? 19. Why didn't Ming China develop seafaring for commercial and military gain? 20. What was the most prized commercial product of Ming China? 21. Know the importance of cotton in Yi Korea. 22. What prevented the Mongols from invading Japan? 23. Monsoons 24. Tuareg 25. What enabled Turkic invaders to successfully invade India? 26. What was the most significant factor contributing to agriculture in the Delhi Sultanate? 27. What tied Indian Ocean trade networks together? 28. Who brought the Bubonic Plague to Europe? 29. What were the social results of the Black Death in Europe? 30. What was Marco Polo’s ultimate goal? 31. guild 32. Know about the importance of checking accounts, shareholding companies, moneychanging, loans, and investments in the Medieval European trade economy 33. Before they were expelled in 1492, where did the largest population of Jews in the West live? 34. In what language were courses taught at all universities in the Latin West? 35. What is cultural borrowing? What’s going on here? Where do you think the relief sculpture if from and why? </p><p>Where is this mosque? Who commissioned it? </p>