Chapters: 1-4
Format: 20 multiple choice questions (2 points each--40 total points); 1 essay response (choice of two questions (60 points)
What you need to know:
Chapter 1:
- The
development and major characteristics of early humanity, focusing
primarily on the developments concerning homo sapiens and the hunter-gatherer lifestyle of the Paleolithic
Age-Neolithic Age
- The
significance of the Neolithic Revolution (including when it happened), the
development of agriculture, and the emergence and major characteristics of
civilization
- Specific
knowledge of all of the Fertile Crescent civilizations covered:
- Sumer
and the Sumerians; the Akkadian Empire; the 1st Babylonian
Empire; Egypt; the Hittites; the Phoenicians; the
Hebrews/Isrealites/Jews; the Assyrians; the Chaldean/New Babylonian
Empire. For each you should know
the relevant:
- Major
events in each of their histories and chronology of the empires
- Significant
people
- Major
characteristics and contributions of each of the civilizations (as
relevant: religion, government,
class structure, technology, etc.)
- Major
cities
- Significant
geographic features
Chapters 2-3:
- Major
geographical features of India and Asia—rivers, mountain ranges, oceans,
deserts
India:
- Major
characteristics of Harappan/Dravidian society, including
- Cities
and their characteristics, social structures, technology, religion
- Major
characteristics of Indo-European/Aryan society, including
- Lifestyle,
social structure, technology, religion
- Consequences
of interaction between the Aryans and the Dravidians, especially
concerning the caste system and the concept of varna
- The
Indian names of the different varna
- The
origins and major principles of Hinduism
- The
origins and major principles of Buddhism
China:
- Chronology
of the first four Chinese dynasties, beginning with the Xia
- Major
similarities and differences between the 5 dynasties, including
- How
they gained power
- The
territory they governed and their style of government
- Technological,
artistic, and other cultural characteristics
- Any
important people associated with each dynasty and their significance (examples: Qin Shi Huangdi , Confucius,
etc.)
- The
significance of the Mandate of Heaven (and how it worked)
- The
significance of the Period of the Warring States
- The
major principles of Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism including
- Who
founded the philosophy
- Books associated with the philosophy
- Beliefs
Chapter 4 (also includes Persia from Chapter 1):
- The major political, social, and cultural developments in Greece, including
- Geographic features
- The development and characteristics of the polis--specifically Athens and Sparta
- The Hoplite
- The major aspects of the Persian Empire (chapter 1)
- Geographic
features
- Important
people
- Growth of the Persian Empire
- Aspects of Persian government and administration
