WORLD CULTURES MIDTERM REVIEW SHEET
The midterm will cover topics from the first semester (September to January)
Culture:
Chapter 1:
Section 1-Exploring the World Around Us
Section 3-The Meaning of Culture: 7 elements of culture
Section 4- How Cultures Change: causes, diffusion, ethnocentrism
Important handouts: Six Suggestions for Learning about Peoples and Cultures, Characteristics/Elements of Culture
Test: Culture
Chapter 2:
Section 1-Patterns of Early Civilizations: Stone Age People, Agricultural Revolution, characteristics of early
civilizations
Section 2-Shaping the Industrial World: Emergence of Europe, Industrial Revolution, Imperialism
Section 3-Developing World: trading patterns, goals of modernization, obstacles to development
Section 4-Growing Interdependence
Test: The World Today
Middle East:
Chapter 25:
Section 1-Land and People: Crossroads of the World, climate and resources, people
Section 2-Early Civilizations: examples of diffusion
Section 3-Judaism and Christianity: basic beliefs and teachings, spread
Important handouts: Christianity/Judaism Questions
Test: Middle East: Geography and Early History
Chapter 26:
Section 1-World of Islam: history, rise, teachings, Five Pillars of Islam, expansion, trade and commerce,
advances in learning
Important handouts: Understanding Islam: Identifications and Questions
Test: Understanding Islam
Section 2-Centuries of Turmoil: foreign invaders, Crusades, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire
Section 3-Patterns of Life: village life, nomadic life, city life, lives of woman
Section 4-Imperialism and Nationalism: Turkey, Egypt, Iran
Test: Middle East: Heritage, Patterns of Life, Imperialism and Nationalism
Chapter 27:
Section 1-Political Directions: Pan-Arabism (goals and obstacles), forms of government, Shariah,
challenges to stability
Section 2-Changing Economic and Social Patterns: Arab Socialism, developing agriculture, oil, urbanization,
changing lives of women, education
Section 3-Three Nations on the Road to Modernization: Iran- Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini;
Egypt- Nasser, Sadat, Mubarak; Turkey, economic patterns and challenges
Important handouts: Changing Economic and Social Patterns (Chapter 27),
Guided Reading Comparing Three Nations on the Road to Modernization: Iran, Egypt, Turkey
Test: Modernization in the Middle East
Chapter 28:
Section 1-Global and Regional Issues: Power of OPEC, Iran-Iraq War, Persian Gulf War
Section 2-Arab – Israeli Conflict: Cause and effect, wars and results, key players, remaining issues
Important handouts: Cause and Effects of the Modern Conflicts on the Persian Gulf, Arab – Israeli Conflict
Test: Modern Conflicts of the Middle East
Africa:
Chapter 3:
Section 1-The Shape of the Land: location, regions, rivers, resources
Section 2-Climate and Diversity: effects of latitude and elevation, climate zones, five basic societies
Section 3-Early Civilizations of Africa: Nile Valley Civilization-Egypt, Axum, Kush (religion, trade, achievements)
Important handouts: Geography and Early History of Africa Packet
Test: Geography and Early History of Africa
Chapter 4:
Section 1-Trading States and Kingdoms: West African Kingdoms, Trans-Saharan Trade, cities of East Africa,
effect of trade
Section 2-Patterns of Life: family (lineage), lives of women, government, economy, age-grade, religion
Section 3-Slave Trade: cause and effects, Triangle trade, abolition
Important Handouts African Kingdoms and trading States Chart, Guided Reading: African Patterns of Life,
African Slave Trade