2012 Fall Semester Exam Study Guide

1.  Ancient Period

a.  Where was Papyrus and Hieroglyphics created?

b.  What was the largest Geographical challenge for people in Mesopotamia?

c.  How did the Mandate of heaven affect rulers in China?

d.  How did the Assyrians rule over the people they conquered?

e.  What was the key difference between the Inca compared to Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, and Indus Valley Civilizations?

f.  Who began Egypt’s History by uniting the Upper and Lower Kingdoms?

g.  What is the most important factor that brought about this civilizations fall?

h.  Who developed the first true alphabet?

i.  Describe the main principles of Daoism:

j.  What group held high status in Confucian China?

k.  Define the process in which a dynasty rose and fell:

l.  What philosophy did the Chin Use, what philosophy did the Han Use?

m.  How did the caste system help to control the population of India?

n.  What was Nirvana?

o.  Why did food surpluses lead to civilization?

2.  Classical Period

  1. What is Greek Rationalism?
  2. What was the basis of all classical economies?
  3. What ended western Roman imperial power in 476?
  4. What is the proper order for the Chinese Dynasties?
  5. What was the major effect of Alexander the Great’s conquest?
  6. What civilizations greatly affected Roman Culture?
  7. Who could not participate in Athenian democracy?
  8. Who was the first ruler to unify India?

3.  Post-Classical

  1. What issue confronted Muslims following Muhammad’s death?
  2. The basis of many modern legal codes is what?
  3. What is Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca is known as what?
  4. What is the main issue that caused the “great schism”?
  5. How are Muslims supposed to pray, according to the five pillars of islam?
  6. What happened for the first time during the Post-Classical Period?
  7. How did the post classical period end?
  8. Did the crusaders contribute to the decline of the Abbassids?
  9. What group had the most power in both Byzantium and China?
  10. The Byzantine and Islamic both practiced Caesaropapism, which is defined as:
  11. What two dynasties reigned during the Chinese Golden Age?
  12. How did the Tang rulers control Nomads?
  13. What Chinese policy lessened the influence of the nobles and bolstered the position of the peasants?
  14. What lead to the high level of Chinese literacy?
  15. After the 11th century, who held the real power in Japanese government?
  16. What was the typical relationship between China and its neighbors during the post-classical period?
  17. Who were the Mameluks? How did Mongols typically treat peoples who surrendered without a fight?
  18. Which region did not become a center for one of the Mongol Khanates?
  19. How did Mongol defeat of Russia affect the Russians?
  20. Who was the only power to successfully defeat the Mongols before 1300 CE?
  21. What was Kublai Khan’s major concern with governing china?
  22. Japan’s form of government during the Bakufu period most resembled what?
  23. What was the key link for the conduit of Chinese culture to Japan and Korea?
  24. In general Mongol rule was:

4.  Map

Be able to Indentify the following places on a map:

  1. Mesopotamia
  2. Indus Valley
  3. Egypt
  4. Arabia
  5. Alexandria (Egypt)
  6. Jerusalem
  7. Mecca
  8. Constantinople
  9. Athens
  10. Carthage
  11. Rome
  12. Mediterranean Sea
  13. Black Sea
  14. Dead Sea
  15. Chagatai Khanate
  16. Il-Khanate
  17. Great Khanate
  18. Khanate of the Golden Horde
  19. India