2025 AP World History I Midterm Review PDF

AP World History I Midterm Review Sheet 2025 When: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM to 9:40 AM Where: Room assignments are below. Please speak with your teacher for clarification. Andrinopoulos Cempa Connell...

AP World History I Midterm Review Sheet 2025 When: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM to 9:40 AM Where: Room assignments are below. Please speak with your teacher for clarification. Andrinopoulos Cempa Connell Thadhani 7th Period - C3 1st Period - C4 3rd Period - C8 3rd Period - C1 9th Period - C10 2nd Period - C5 5th Period - C9 C2 6th Period - D10 8th Period - D1 D9 9th Period - D8 *Extra time rooms - TBD Midterm FAQs: What is the format of the AP World midterm? 55 multiple-choice questions 3 short-answer questions (SAQs) ○ No stimulus, one stimulus, two stimuli How should I study for the AP World midterm? Create your own study guide using these guiding questions. Utilize the review sheets for units 1-4 that are posted on Google Classroom. Review class notes, readings, and documents. Create a vocabulary list and use flashcards or an app to help you study. ○ Students are responsible for vocabulary words, in addition to words that have been defined in context. Words will not be defined for students on the day of the midterm. What should I bring to the test? Please bring a pen and a pencil. Your scantron must be in pencil and the writing must be in pen. Will there be extra help? There will be extra help with each teacher on their respective scheduled days. You must come with specific questions. There will be a review on Wednesday, January 15th at 7:00 AM in the Little Theater. Students must come with questions. Hunting and Gathering to Civilization (2.5 million to 600 B.C.E.) Describe the pattern of agriculture as it pertains to its spread across the Earth. How did the Neolithic Revolution bring about fundamental changes to human society? What are the key aspects of the river valley civilizations? Important Ancient texts: Code of Hammurabi, Epic of Gilgamesh, 10 Commandments, etc. Major characteristics of civilizations Compare and Contrast: political, gender, and economic structures of river valley civilizations  Classical Period, “Enduring Legacies and Influences” (600 B.C.E. to 600 C.E.) Classical China: Zhou, Qin and Han Dynasties Mandate of Heaven and Dynastic Cycle Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism Qin Shi Huangdi Compare and Contrast the three main schools of thought of Chinese philosophy Changes and Continuities: political, economic and social organizations from Zhou to Qin to Han Classical India: Maurya and Gupta Dynasties Impact of geography on Indian political institutions Maurya Dynasty: Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka ○ Ashoka’s role and impact on spread of Buddhism Gupta Dynasty: cultural and intellectual achievements Religions and belief systems ○ Hinduism: Karma, Dharma, Reincarnation, Caste System, Upanishads, Moksha, etc. ○ Buddhism: Siddhartha Gautama, Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, Nirvana, etc. ○ Compare and Contrast: Buddhism and Hinduism Classical Mediterranean: Greece and Rome How did Athens and Sparta compare in their cultural and political values? Pericles and Democracy Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age Achievements and policies of the Roman Empire: citizenship, “bread and circus,” etc., comparisons with Han China Rise of Christianity in Rome Comparing Classical Civilizations (600 B.C.E.-600C.E.) Han, Rome and Gupta Empires Decline and fall of Han, Roman and Gupta Empires → reasons why, comparisons Role of trade and view of Merchants in each civilization/religion Spread of culture via trade (cultural diffusion) Achievements and technological advancements How did these civilizations gain, maintain, and consolidate power Post Classical Period (600 C.E. to 1450 C.E.) Islamic World Pre-Islamic Arabia to Muhammad Five Pillars and overall beliefs of Islam Umma, Dhimmi, and Mawali Umayyad and Abbasid Dynasties ○ Social hierarchies ○ scholarship and learning Sunni vs. Shi’ite (Shia) Split Role of conquest and empire Spread of Islam via Ocean trade and Impact Changes and Continuities: pre-Islamic Arabia to Umayyad to Abbasid Post-Classical Europe (Byzantine Empire, Medieval Western Europe and Kievan Rus) Western Europe after the Fall of the Roman Empire ○ Role of the Church  ○ Feudalism / Manorialism Byzantine Empire and the Roman Legacy ○ Emperor Justinian ○ Importance of Hagia Sophia ○ Justinian Code Byzantine Influence in Kievan Rus Universal Religions Christianity, Buddhism and Islam ○ Difference between universal and ethnic ○ Main tenants ○ Spread of universal religions Comparisons Gender Roles ○ How was gender seen in legal codes, religions, philosophies, etc. Role of Trade/Merchants Interaction between Cultures Impact of Geography Overarching Course Themes Impacts of Interaction Impact of Technology and Demography on people and environments Systems of Social and Gender Structure Cultural and Intellectual developments and interactions among and within societies