AP World
Unit 3 Review Sheet
Test Format
Section I. Multiple-Choice
Directions: Each of the following questions or incomplete statements is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet.
On the test, there will be 40 multiple-choice questions, and you will have 30 minutes to work on this section.
Section II. Free-Response Question – Change/Continuities over Time Essay
Directions: You are to answer the following question. You should spend 5 minutes organizing or outlining your essay. Write an essay that has a relevant thesis and supports that thesis with appropriate historical evidence, addresses all parts of the question, and uses historical context to show change over time and continuities.
On the test, there will be a essay question with options for you to choose societies to discuss change and continuity over time, and you will have 45 minutes to work on this section.
Unit Review
Major Developments
· Questions of periodization
o Nature and causes of changes in the world history framework leading up to 600-1450 CE as a period
o Emergence of new empires and political systems (e.g. Umayyad, Abbasid, Byzantium, Russia, Sudanic States, Swahili Coast, Tang and Song China, Delhi Sultanate, Mongol, Aztec, Inca)
o Continuities and breaks within the period (e.g. the effects of the Mongols on international contacts and on specific societies)
· The Islamic World
o The rise and role of Dar al-Islam as a unifying cultural and economic force in Eurasia and Africa
o Islamic political structures, notably the caliphate
o Arts, sciences, and technologies
· Interregional networks and contacts
o Development and shifts in interregional trade, technology, and cultural exchange
§ Trans-Sahara trade, Indian Ocean trade, Silk Roads, Economic innovations
o Missionary outreach of major religions
o Contacts between major religions, e.g. Christianity and Islam
o Impact of the Mongol Empires
· Political systems and cultural patterns
o East Asia: China’s expansion, Chinese influence on surrounding areas, Change and continuities in Confucianism
o The Americas: Apex and decline of the Maya, Rise of the Aztec, Rise of the Inca
o Restructuring of Europe: Decentralization (medieval society), Division of Christianity, Revival of cities
o Africa: Sudanic empires (Mali, Ghana, Songhay), Swahili coast
o South Asia and Southeast Asia: Delhi Sultanate, Vietnam
o Arts, sciences, technologies
· Demographic and environmental changes
o Impact of migrations of Afro-Eurasia and the Americas (e.g. Aztecs, Mongols, Turks, Vikings, and Arabs)
o Consequences of plague pandemics in the 14th century
o Growth and role of cities (e.g. the expansion of urban commercial centers in Song China and administrative centers in Africa and the Americas)
· Diverse interpretations
o What are the issues involved in using cultural areas rather than states as units of analysis?
o What are the sources of change: nomadic migrations versus urban growth?
o Was there a world economic network in this period?
o Were there common patterns in the new opportunities available to and constraints placed on elite women in this period?
o To what extent was Dar al-Islam a unified cultural/political entitiy?
Major Comparisons and Analyses:
· Compare the role and function of cities in major societies
· Analyze gender systems and changes, such as the effects of Islam
· Analyze the interaction between Jews, Christians, and Muslims
· Compare developments in political and social institutions in both eastern and western Europe
· Compare Japanese and European feudalism
· Compare Europe and sub-Saharan contacts with the Islamic world
· Analyze the Chinese civil service exam system and the rise of meritocracy