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World History I Final Exam
Study Guide
Purpose of final:
Why is there a final exam? The final is meant to help you:
 Review important ideas and events from the regions of the world we’ve studied
 Bring together ideas from different units in order to better understand the world before
1600
 Demonstrate your ability to use evidence and analysis to answer a question
Format of final:
 80 multiple choice questions
 1 open response answer
Big questions of the course:
The World History I Final Exam asks you to bring together ideas from different units to
create a picture of the world before 1600. On the final you will be asked to answer 1 of
these “Big Questions”. You will not know which ones will appear on the final.
In what ways did leaders gain and maintain legitimacy?
How did trade networks change societies?
What sparked technological and intellectual innovations, and what changed because of
them?
How did religion and philosophy influence government, art, social class or gender?
Choose 1 organizing idea to focus on
Open Response
For the open response question, you will be asked to write a well-organized answer that
includes the following:
 Idea-driven claim
 3 pieces of evidence--each one from a different unit (3 pieces of evidence total)
 Underline each piece of evidence
 Analyze of each piece of evidence
Regions of the World
On the following pages is a list of each region of the world we studied this year and the
objectives, or things you should know about, each region. You are encouraged to create
either a two-column study guide in your notebook or flash cards about each bullet point
to prepare for the final.
World History I Final Exam
12pm Friday, June 20, 2014
South Asia
 Describe how Chandragupta ruled the Mauryan Empire
 Explain Ashoka’s role in spreading Buddhism
 Describe the accomplishments of the Gupta Empire and explain why it was a Golden Age
 Explain the basic beliefs of Hinduism and their relationship to each other (karma,
enlightenment/moksha, reincarnation/samsara, caste, dharma)
 Retell the story of the Buddha’s life
 Explain the basic beliefs of Buddhism and their relationship to each other (Four Noble
Truths, Eightfold Path, enlightenment/nirvana, dharma)
 Compare Hinduism and Buddhism
Chapter 3-1 and 3-2, p. 57-61; Chapter 7-1 and 7-2, p. 172-176
China
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Explain why China described itself as the Middle Kingdom
Explain how the Mandate of Heaven relates to the Dynastic Cycle
Describe the main ideas of Confucianism (filial piety, civil service, five relationships)
Describe the basic ideas of Legalism and Daoism
Evaluate the accomplishments of Shi Huang Di
Describe how the Han Dynasty (accomplishments, importance)
Describe the innovations of the Tang and Song Dynasties and explain why it was a
Golden Age
Describe the Mongols’ way of life using the terms pastoralist and nomad
Describe the ways in which the Mongols were both a regressive force and agents of
cultural diffusion
Chapter 2-4, p. 46-51; Chapter 4-4, p. 97-101; Chapter 7-3, p. 181-187; Chapter 12-1, 2,
and 3, p. 286-302
Rome and Byzantium
 Describe the Roman Republic using the terms consul, patrician, plebeian, senate, tribune
 Explain the importance of civic virtue to a republic
 Compare and contrast the Roman republic and Roman Empire
 Explain the importance of Pax Romana
 Evaluate the accomplishments of Julius Caesar, Augustus and Constantine
 Explain why the Roman Empire was divided and why the western empire collapsed
 Compare the impact of the Roman Empire on Judaism and Christianity
 Describe the basic beliefs of Judaism and Christianity, their relationship to each other,
and how these religions spread during the Roman Empire (Torah, Abraham, covenant,
Diaspora, Jesus, Bible, Jerusalem)
 Compare the Roman and Byzantine Empires
 Explain the importance of Emperor Justinian in the Byzantine Empire
Chapter 6-1 through 6-5, p. 141-169; Chapter 11-1, p. 268-273
Islamic World
Islamic Empires
 Describe the origins, beliefs and practices of Muslims (Muhammad, Qur’an, Five Pillars)
 Identify several ways in which Islam is rooted in Judaism and Christianity
 Describe the geographic growth of Islamic Empires (places it spread, capital cities)
 Explain how disagreements about leadership of the caliphates led to the Sunni and Shi’a
split
 Explain why Islamic Empires succeeded militarily, politically, and religiously
 Explain the importance of trade during the Islamic Empires
 Explain how the scientific, artistic and intellectual accomplishments of the Islamic
Golden Age were influenced by religion and trade
Chapter 10-1 through 10-3, p. 233-249
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West African Empires and Swahili Coast city-states
Compare and contrast the trans-Saharan and Swahili Coast trading networks
Explain how trade and Islam changed East and West Africa
Explain how Mansa Musa influenced the culture and economy of West Africa
Chapter 8-3, p. 203-205; Chapter 15-2 and 15-3, p. 371-381
European Middle Ages
 Explain the conditions in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire
 Describe the role of vassals, lords, knights and manors in a feudal system
 Explain how monasteries helped increase the legitimacy of the Church
 Provide examples that show how religious and secular leaders interacted during the
Middle Ages (Charlemagne, Pope, Henry IV)
 Explain the causes and consequences of the Schism of 1054
 Identify the causes and consequences of the Crusades
 Explain how life changed after the Crusades
 Explain how the plague spread and contributed to the end of the late Middle Ages
Renaissance & Reformation
 Describe the Renaissance, explain why it took place and the values of humanism
 Compare the Renaissance to the Middle Ages
 Explain the importance of the printing press
 Describe the reasons for the Reformation and the changes that resulted from it
Chapter 17-1 through 17-3, p. 415-432
Cross-Unit (ideas, events and people that come up in more than one unit)
 Compare pastoral nomads and settled people
 List the goods, ideas, and aspects of culture traded along the Silk Road
 Explain the accomplishments of ibn Battuta and their significance to historians today
 Describe the role of Hajj in linking societies across Afroeurasia
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Compare Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Mapping
Use the blank map on the next page to help you prepare for the mapping questions
 Locate the following cities on a map of Afroeuraisa
Baghdad
Timbuktu
Jerusalem
Xi’an (Changan)
Mecca
Constantinople
Rome
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Locate the following physical features on a map of Afroeurasia
Arabian Peninsula
Mediterranean Sea
Ganges River
Sahara Desert
Himalayas
Taklamakan Desert
Indian Ocean
Yangtze River
Indus River
Yellow River
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Identify the following empires when shaded on a map
Byzantine Empire
Gupta Empire
Han Dynasty
Islamic Empire
Mongolian Empire
Roman Empire
Swahili Coast
West African Empires (Ghana, Mali and Songhai)
Key Vocabulary
Knowing the terms listed below will help you both to better understand the multiple
choice questions and to write a more sophisticated open response.
absolute power
aristocracy
bureaucracy
civic virtue
civil service
commercialization
cosmopolitan
cultural
diffusion
infrastructure
monotheism
pagan
peasant
pluralism
polytheism
urbanization