World History 1 –Final Exam Study Guide
Essay Questions (Choose three)
A. Explain the class system in ancient India. How did religion play into it?
B. What factors contributed to the demise of the RomanRepublic? How did it all play out?
C. How is the historical method used when studying the life of Jesus?
D. What three schools of thought existed in early Christianity as regards obligations of the Gentiles to be part of the faith? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of these views?
E. What is the difference between Theraveda and Mahayana Buddhism?
F. Describe the Chinese philosophy of legalism. What might be the advantages and dangers of a state run like this?
G. How did the Emperor Constantine change the relationship between the Roman government and Christianity?
H. Describe the Hebrew Biblical system of covenants.
I. Compare and contrast Confucian ideas on human nature with Christian ideas. Are humans inclined towards good or evil? Are some people better than others? How should people be kept in line?
J. Discuss and compare the great philosophers of world history.
K. What were the causes of the First Crusade, and how was it marketed to the people of Europe?
Timeline of Important Events
2.3 million years agoFirst humans appear
6000 BCECatal Hoyuk built
3100 BCEThe rise of Sumer. First evidences of writing. Narmer unites Egypt.
2700 BCEGilgamesh reigns in Uruk
2500 BCEOldest cities built in IndusRiver valley (Harappan civilization)
2350 BCESargon of Akkad creates Akkadian Empire
2200 BCEXia dynasty founded in China by Yu the Great
2000 BCEMinoan civilization appears on Crete
2000-1500 BCEAryans move into India
1766 BCEShang dynasty founded in China
1628 BCEVolcano erupts on Strongphyle (Thera)
1500 BCERise of Mycenaeans
1482 BCEThutmose III defeats Canaanites in Battle of Megiddo
1207 BCEMerneptah composes Merneptah Stela (first mention of Israel)
1200 BCETrojan War
1175 BCEPhilistines settle in Gaza Strip
1045 BCEBeginning of Zhou dynasty in China
980 BCESolomon builds Temple in Jerusalem
934 BCEIsrael and Judah split into two kingdoms
720 BCEAssyrians conquer northern kingdom of Israel
622 BCEJosiah of Judah begins religious reforms
586 BCEBabylonians conquer southern kingdom of Judah
563 BCESiddhartha Gautama born (Buddha)
551 BCEBirth of Confucius
539 BCECyrus the Great conquers Babylon, frees Jewish exiles
515 BCESecond Temple built in Jerusalem
509 BCEFounding of the RomanRepublic
490 BCEAthenians win Battle of Marathon against the Persians
399 BCETrial and execution of Socrates
387 BCEPlato founds Academy in Athens
331 BCEAlexander defeats Persians at Battle of Gaugamela
268-232 BCEReign of Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire in India
300 BCELao Tzu writes Tao Te Ching
300-200 BCEMahabharata and Ramayana completed in India
166-160 BCEMaccabean Revolt against Seleucids
141-87 BCEReign of Wu Di of the Han dynasty in China
44 BCEAssassination of Julius Caesar
27 BCE-14 CEReign of Augustus Caesar
6 CEBirth of Jesus
35-36 CEMinistry of Jesus
50-120 CEEarliest Christian writings, including the New Testament
70 CERomans destroy Jerusalem and its Temple
202 CEPerpetua martyred
300 CEBeginning of Mayan Empire
313 CEEdict of Milan. Christianity made legal under reign of Constantine (306-337)
325 CECouncil of Nicea
381 CEChristianity made official religion of the empire. Council of Constantinople.
476 CELast emperor in Rome deposed.
527-565 CEReign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian. (reconquers Italy 535-554)
570-632 CELife of Muhammad
622 CEDate of the Hijra (Muhammad’s flight to Medina)
645 CETaika Reform instituted in Japan
710 CEMuslims invade Spain
713-756 CEReign of Hsuan-tsung; cultural high point of Tang dynasty in China
768-814 CEReign of Charlemagne
800 CECharlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor
993-1059 CEHu Yüan revives Confucianism in China
1066 CEWilliam the Conqueror wins Battle of Hastings
1095 CEFirst Crusade begins
1180-1185 CEGenpei War in Japan. Minamoto clan victorious.
1206-1227 CEReign of Genghis Khan of the Mongols
1215 CEJohn of England signs Magna Carta
Geography
Know the following places:
Jerusalem
Samaria
Alexandria
Damascus
Medina
Mecca
Baghdad
Aachen (Aix)
Rome
Constantinople (Byzantium)
Chang-an
Luoyang
Akkad
Teotihuacan
Babylon
Troy
Carthage
Aksum
Knossos
Mycenae
Athens
Pataliputra
Harappa
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
Aegean Sea
TigrisRiver
EuphratesRiver
NileRiver
Jordan River
Yellow River
IndusRiver