ANCIENT CIVILIZATION TEST
1. DEFINE THE FOLLOWING (50)
HIEROGLYPHICS
PICTOGRAMS
IDEOGRAMS
TORAH
MONOTHEISM
PYRAMIDS
DYNASTY
PHARAOH
MESOPOTAMIA
ZIGGURATE
2. DESCRIBE THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF ANCIENT EGYPT. (15)
3. THE PHOENICIANS WERE KNOWN AS THE CARRIERS OF WHAT? (5)
4. DESCRIBE LEX REX VS. REX LEX. (20)
5. DESCRIBE THE ATHENIAN FORM OF DEMOCRACY (15)
6. WHAT DOES MESOPOTAMIA MEAN? (5)
7. WHERE IS THE FERTILE CRESCENT? (5)
8. WHY WAS THE FERTILE CRESCENT KNOWN AS THE CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD? (10)
9. WHAT IS A PURE (DIRECT) DEMOCRACY? DO YOU THINK THAT IT IS PRACTICAL? PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER. (30)
10. DEFINE CIVILIZATION (10)
11. WHAT IS THE OLDEST CIVILIZATION KNOWN TO US? (10)
12. COMPARE THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN ATHENS WITH THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT WE HAVE IN THE THE UNITED STATES TODAY (20)
13. WHAT DOES DIFFUSION MEAN? (5)
14. DESCRIBE SPARTAN SOCIETY. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT? PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER. (35)
Chapter 2 Test
1. Define the following
Hieroglyphics
Pictograms
Ideograms
Pyramids
Dynasty
Pharaoh
Mesopotamia
Ziggurate
Cuneiform
2. Describe the social structure of ancient Egypt.
3. What does Diffusion mean?
4. Where is the Fertile Crescent?
5. Why is the Fertile Crescent known as the crossroads of the world?
6. Define civilization
7. What is the oldest civilization known at this time?
8. What Are the three major periods of ancient Egyptian history?
9. What is the Torah?
10. Describe Cyrus?
CHAPTER 2 TEST
Who was the MAIN enemy and rival of the Safavids?
The devshirme system was designed to
Isfahan was the capital city of
Which of the following empires did ghazis help to build?
the Mughal Empire the Safavid Empire the Ottoman Empire the Byzantine Empire
The decline of the Ottoman Empire was brought on by
How did Timur's military activities affect the growth of the Ottoman Empire?
IDENTIFY
Timur
Mehmet II
Suleiman
Jahangir
Babur
Isma'il
Shah Jahan
ESSAYS
What conditions during Suleiman's reign encouraged the birth of a golden age?
What similarities do you see between Shah Abbas and Akbar as leaders?
CHAPTER 3 TEST
1. Describe some of the aspects of everyday life under China's Ming and Qing dynasties. Be sure to note some of the changes that affected the Chinese people during this period.
2. What inspired Europeans to begin exploring foreign lands in the 1400s? What
made it possible for them to begin these explorations?
3. What was the "closed country policy," and how did it affect Japan?
4. Why was the Qing Dynasty so unpopular in China at first? What did the dynasty's rulers do to win the acceptance of the people?
5. How was international trade conducted in Japan under the "closed country policy"? Why was this policy adopted?
CHAPTER 18 TEST
1. Briefly explain the reasons for the civil disorder that occurred after the
independence of any two of the following: Sri Lanka, Angola, Pakistan. (25)
2.Discuss the role played by the United States in the Middle East since World War II.
Do you think that the U.S. role has been largely positive or largely negative? (30)
3.Compare the 1978 Camp David Accords with the Declaration of Principles agreed to at
Oslo in 1993. (30)
CHAPTER 19 TEST
1.What are some of the problems that have tended to exist in newly independent nations that
experienced a long period of colonial rule? How have these problems made it difficult to establish and
maintain a true democracy? (30)
2.Why do you think the Soviet republics rejected the concept of unity and declared independence
once the Communist Party lost control of the USSR?(30)
3. What problems resulted from the end of totalitarian rule in the Soviet Union and its Eastern
European allies? Why did these problems occur?(45)
4. Choose either China or Russia and tell what you see as the largest problem facing that
nation today. Explain your answer.(50)
CHAPTER 20 TEST
1. What problems resulted from the end of totalitarian rule in the Soviet Union and its
Eastern European allies? Why did these problems occur? (40)
2. Choose either China or Russia and tell what you see as the largest problem facing that
nation today. Explain your answer. (50)
3. What do you think is beneficial about the acceptance of ideas from another culture?
Do you think a culture can “over-accommodate,” that is, accept too much from other cultures?
Explain. (50)
4. What do you see as one important challenge facing the world today and how do
you think this challenge might be met? (50)
CHAPTER 17 TEST
1. How did the Soviet Union respond to the U.S. policy of brinkmanship? (30)
2. What were the results of Mao Zedong's Great Leape Forward and
Cultrual Revolution?(25)
3. What effects did the Korean War have on Korea's people
contrast that with the effects that the Vietman war had
on its people?(50)
4. Why did developing nations often align themselves with one or the
other superpower?(25)
CHAPTER 10 TEST
How does the history of relations between England and Ireland help to explain
the political and social problems that exist in Ireland today?(30)
Explian how England became more represenative in the 1800's(30)
CHAPTER 6 TEST
What is the scientific method? How does it differ from the methods used by scholars
in medieval times? (25)
In what ways does the Declaration of Independence reflect the political ideas of John Locke?
(25)
React to one of the concepts that is central to the ideas of the philosophes.
Describe the concept and explain why you agree or disagree with it. (30)
In what ways does the U.S. Constitution reflect the political ideas of Montesquieu? (25)
Given the fact that a despot is a ruler with absolute power,
explain how someone could both a despot and enlightened, as is suggested by the term "enlightened despot." (25)
CHAPTER 5
EXAM
1. Compare the central characteristics of the English and French governments of the late 1600s. (30)
2. DEFINE LIMITED MONARCH.(5)
3.WHAT WAS THE MAGNA CARTA AND WHAT BENEFITS DID IT HAVE FOR THE COMMON PEOPLE?
EXPLAIN HOW THIS CAME ABOUT. (20)
4. WHY, DO YOU THINK, ENGLAND MOVE TOWARDS REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT FASTER
THAN OTHER NATIONS IN EUROPE? PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. (50)
5. What were the most important changes that took place in Russia in the late 1600s and early 1700s? (25)
6. Discuss the methods used to limit the powers of Europe's nobles during this period. (35)
7. SPAIN DID NOT GO THE WAY OF THE REST OF EUROPE DURING THE MIDDLE AGES.
INSTEAD IT WAS A WORLD LEADER. DURING THIS TIME IT WAS THE WORLD CENTER OF
EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY. IT DID NOT GO THE WAY OF EUROPE UNTIL MUCH LATER WITH
THE BEGINNING OF THE RECONQUISTA. PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY YOU THINK SPAIN LOST ITS
POSITION AS A WORLD LEADER NEVER TO GAIN IT BACK AGAIN. (35)
CHAPTER 18
TEST
1. What was the divine right of kings as seen by James I? (10)
2. What limits did the Petition of Right put on the kings' power?
(10)
3. How did the office of Prime Minister develop? (10)
4. Give five rights included in the English Bill of Rights. (10)
5. Describe the Navigation Acts. Did they help or hurt the
colonies. Please explain (25)
6. What is the Phrohibitory Act and what are the implications of
this act. (50) Be sure to support with data!
7. We say in this chapter that England and the Colonies were
moving towards representative forms of government. Each moved
at a different rate. Each had differences and each had similarities.
Discuss each process, offering in each case, your opinion as to which is
more viable today and why. (50)
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION STUDY QUESTIONS
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Summarize the French Revolution. Do you think it accomplished what it set out to- was it worth it? Explain! (50)
Why did the First and Second Estate refuse to pay taxes? Explain how they were wrong (50)
What was the Tennis Court Oath? (10)
In the face of domestic and foreign threats, the National Convention took drastic action and formed the “Committee of Public Safety.” Their rule for one year was called “The Reign of Terror”. Describe “The Reign of Terror”. (20)
What was the Napoleonic Code? (10)
What social and economic conditions led to the French Revolution? (25)
Define nationalism. (10)
What groups made up each of the three estates in France? Describe them. (15)
Describe the “Principles of a Revolution”. (35)
What was the Continental System? (10)
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
STUDY QUESTIONS
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Industrial Revolution.
EXPLAIN THE EVENTS THAT TRIGGERED THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. (50)
HOW DID IMPROVEMENTS IN COMMUNICATION CONTRIBUTE TO THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. (10)
WHY DID THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION BEGIN IN ENGLAND?(25)
IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING:
A. COTTAGE INDUSTRY(10)
B. CAPITALISM (20)
C. BESSEMER PROCESS (10)
D. AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION (30)
HOW DID INVENTIONS CHANGE THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY? (15)
WERE UNIONS NECESSARY? COULD LABOR HAVE ACHIEVED ITS SAME GOALS WITHOUT THEM? PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER. (50)
CHAPTER 22
STUDY QUESTIONS
What supports your view of the beginning of life creation or evolution? Explain why you believe this. (50)
What economist in this chapter has the best ideas on the role of government in the economy? Explain his point of view and tell how his would be best for today? (50)
Define five of the following: (7pts. each)
Impressionism
Romanticism
Realism
Social Darwinsim
Pasteurization
Experiment at New Lanark
Laissez Faire Economics
What is Marxism? Has it worked? Why? Please give examples to
support your position. (30)
Describe the "Essay on Population" by Malthus. (15)
Describe the "Iron Law of Wages". How is it suppose to work? (10)
CHAPTER 24
STUDY QUESTIONS
Why did nationalism help form some countries such as Germany and Italy, while hurting some,
already established, countries or empires? (40)
Why do you think Marxism got established in Russia and not other western nations? (40)
How was the international order changed as a result of the rise of new powers
and the decline of the old order? (30)
In your opinion, what social, economic and political
conditions led to Marxism in Russia? (15)
What role did Bismarck play in the unification of Germany?
What do you think of his role? (35)
What problems did Germany face in its movement for unification? (15)
FINAL EXAM
Does history repeat itself? Please explain.
THIS IS A SUGGESTED OVERVIEW OF HOW TO PREPARE AN ANSWER FOR THIS QUESTION.
1. Pick a topic out such as government, art, science, war, medicine etc.
2. Find examples to support your view from the 9 main civilizations (topics)
A. Summeria
B. Egypt
C. Greece
D. Rome
E. Middle Ages (Age of Faith)
F. Renaissance (Age of Reason)
G. France (French Revolution)
I. Industrial Revolution
H. War and Genocide
and two more civilizations from below
A. China
B. India
C. Hebrews
D. Aryans
E. Hittites
3. Put them in order (oldest to youngest).
4. Create an outline and gradually try to eliminate items from your outline and
put them into your long term memory. If you have been reading and taking notes
this year much of this is already in your long term memory and all you will have
to do is organize the material.
CHAPTER 16 TEST
1. EXPLAIN HOW FRANCE WAS MOVING TOWARDS CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT.
WAS THIS MOVE SETTING THE STAGE FOR REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT?
PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL! (50)
2. WHAT IS MERCANTILISM? (20)
3. DID PETER THE GREAT SUCCEED IN WESTERNIZING RUSSIA? EXPLAIN. (25)
4. CATHRINE THE GREAT ONCE EMBRACED FRENCH LIBERALISM.
LATER SHE BECAME ULTRA CONSERVATIVE. WHAT, DO YOU
THINK, CAUSED THIS CHANGE? WAS IT GOOD OR BAD FOR THE
RUSSIAN PEOPLE? PLEASE EXPLAIN. (40)
5. EXPLAIN 'BALANCE OF POWER". (15)
6. WHAT DID HENRY IV SAY WHEN BEING ASKED TO BECOME KING
OF FRANCE? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? (35)
7. EXPLAIN THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE FACED IN CREATING A
CENTRALIZED GERMAN STATE. (25)
RENAISSANCE TEST
1. WHAT WAS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PRINTING PRESS AS RELATED TO MEDIEVAL SOCIETY AND THE RENAISSANCE? (35)
2. IN THE BOOK "THE PRINCE" MACHIAVELLI SAID THAT THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN AND DO YOU AGREE WITH IT? PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER. (30)
3. WHAT EVENTS LED TO THE BEGINNING OF THE RENAISSANCE?
EXPLAIN WHY YOU THINK THESE EVENTS ARE IMPORTANT. (30)
4. WHAT EVENTS, DO YOU THINK BROUGHT ABOUT THE REFORMATION? PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER. (30)
5. EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE TERM RENAISSANCE. (15)
6. ON WHAT MAJOR DOCTRINE DID JOHN CALVIN AND MARTIN LUTHER DIFFER?
EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER. (30)
7. WHAT WERE MARTIN LUTHER'S IDEAS ON EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:
A. SALVATION
B. THE SACRAMENTS
C. THE CLERGY (30)
8. DESCRIBE EITHER THE LABOR OR WOMAN'S ISSUES DURING THE RENAISSANCE(20)
9. EXPLAIN HOW THE ARTS (MUSIC, DRAMA, ART) CHANGED DURING
THE RENAISSANCE. (25)
CHAPTER 9
MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATION
1. Describe the Medieval town. (30)
a. describe the cathedral
2. What were the effects of the crusades' on the Church? (30)
3. What elements came together to bring about the decline of
feudalism and the time known as the Middle Ages?
Explain how, in your opinion, they worked together and in what
order they did this. (50)
4. Describe the Medieval Guild. What organizations do we have
today like the guild? (30)
5. Now after you have studied this chapter do you think
Feudalism was an effective system? (35)
CHAPTER 8 TEST
1. DESCRIBE THE MANOR. (30)
2. IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY, SOME PEOPLE REFERRED TO THE
EARLY MIDDLE AGES AS THE “DARK AGE”. PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS
POINT OF VIEW. (30)
3. WAS FEUDALISM AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM? EXPLAIN . (35)
4. WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVED ON THE MANOR? (50)
5. DESCRIBE THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH. (40)
