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Mr. Keen Global 9
Global 9 Final Review
On a separate sheet of paper complete all the following questions for 10 extra credit points. It does not need to be typed (I would prefer it) but make sure to write the question out.
Chapter 1
How have anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, and geographers helped us learn about the lives of people at different stages in history?
What are the 5 characteristics of a civilization?
Why was the agricultural revolution a turning point in history?
Chapter 2
What role did rivers play in shaping the early civilizations?
What made life different in the four river valley civilizations?
Which civilization had the best location to start a civilization? Why?
Chapter 3
What were the central teachings of Hinduism and Buddhism?
What are reasons for the Indo-European migrations?
What are the teachings of Judaism and why are they significant in history?
Chapter 4
How did the Persians build a large empire?
What factors encouraged or limited contacts between peoples across Asia?
What were the central teachings of Legalism, Daoism, and Confucianism?
Chapter 5
How did geography influence the Greek way of life and interaction between the Greeks and other people?
What Greek ideas about government influenced later societies?
What role did individual political leaders, philosophers, and writers play in shaping Greek civilization?
What were the results of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars?
What were the results of Alexander’s conquests and how did they contribute to the Hellenistic civilization?
Chapter 6
How did Rome conquer and rule a diverse empire?
How did Christianity become a central institution of Western Civilization?
Describe the period of Pax Romana?
What were the achievements of the Roman Empire?
Why did Roman power fade?
Chapter 16
How did people in different parts of the Americas create distinct civilizations?
How did religion play a central role in early American societies?
What role did geography play in shaping American civilizations?
Chapter 7
What geographic factors made expansion difficult for India and China?
What role did religion play in Chinese and Indian Empires?
What are some achievements of the Han Dynasty?
Chapter 12
What are some achievements of the Tang and Song Dynasty?
What relationship did the countries of China, Korea, and Japan have between the 7th and 14th centuries?
How did the Mongols build the largest empire at the time?
Chapter 8, 10, 15
How did geographic features affect the settlement of Africa?
Describe the key teachings of Islam?
Explain the Gold-Salt trade and its significance to West Africa?
Chapter 11
What were the emperor Justinian’s achievements?
How did the Byzantine Empire preserve the political and cultural heritage of Rome?
Why did a new form of Christianity emerge in the Byzantine Empire and Russia?
Chapter 13
Explain the structure of feudalism and the role of the manor system?
What was Charlemagne’s greatest achievement?
What social changes occurred in the Middle Ages?
How did the Church dominate life in the Middle Ages?
Chapter 14
Explain three major abuses reformers of the church addressed?
What was the plague’s impact on the church?
How did western Europeans come in contact with more advanced civilizations?
How did the revival of trade and the growth of towns influence medieval culture?
Chapter 17
How did the discontent with the Church lead to the Protestant Reformation
How did the Renaissance create a new emphasis on individual achievement?
What influence did the new technology of printing have on European life and culture?
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
How did the Catholic Church reform itself?
Chapter 19
How did technology help Europeans explore the seas and build trading empires in Asia?
Why did Europeans seek new trade routes to Asia?
Why did European nations send explorers across the oceans?
Why did China not undergo widespread industrialization?
Chapter 20
How did the winning of overseas empires affect the economy of Europe?
What global exchanges occurred as a result of European expansion overseas?
How were the governments of the Spanish, French, and English colonies similar? How were they different?
Why did the Spanish explorers travel to the Americas?
How did the Atlantic slave trade affect Africa?
Chapter 21
Which ruler best exemplified what an Absolute monarch was in your opinion. Why?
What role did individual rulers such as Louis XIV and Peter the Great play in shaping their nations?
How did European monarchs contribute to the cultural flowering within their countries?
What were the results of the Thirty Years war?
How did parliament limit the power of the English monarchy?
DUE IN YOUR CLASS
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