History 105-04 Final Exam Review

Exam date/time:  Monday, December 8th; 6:00-8:00

Part I:

Chapters 6, 8, 10, 11

Format:  10 multiple choice questions (each worth 2 points); one essay response (choice of two questions):  30 points

Part II:  Cumulative essay question, 50 points


Review for Part I:

Chapter 6, The Americas

• Geographic features of the Americas
• Major characteristics, accomplishments, and comparisons of the
• Maya
• Aztecs/Mexica
• Inka
• Comparisons between cultures of north, central, and south America

Chapter 8, Africa

• Geographic features of the various regions of Africa
• Major characteristics of rural village/tribal societies
• Identity and major characteristics of West African and East African kingdoms/city-states
• Influence of the outside world upon areas of Africa--trade, Islam, and Christianity

Chapters 10 & 11:

• The major aspects of the Sui, Tang, and Song Dynasties, including
• Significant rulers
• Sui Yangdi; Li Yuan; Tang Taizong; Xuanzong; Song Taizu

o   Achievements and polices

·         The grand canal; use of Confucianism/Neo-Confucianism; role of Buddhism; government structure, policies towards expansion and relations with nomadic peoples

·         Cultural and artistic achievements

·         Social characteristics

o   The early history of Japan

§  Chinese influence upon early Japanese political developments

§  Major characteristics of the Nara and Heian periods

§  Characteristics and significance of the Samurai class

§  The emergence and significance of the Shogunate system

§  Major characteristics of the Kamakura Shoganate and Ashikaga Shogunate

• The Mongols:
• Major characteristics of nomadic life
• The life and rise of Temujin/Genghis Khan
• Mongol military organization and way of war
• The establishment and expansion of the Mongol empire, including chronology of the expansion, areas they conquered, the limits/boundaries of the empire
• Characteristics/locations of the Khanates:  The Yuan Dynasty, the Il Khanate, the Golden Horde, and the Djagatai Empire
• The impact of the Pax Mongolica on Asia and Europe
• Reasons for Mongol Decline 

 Review for Part II

• Review past study guides to familiarize yourself with the major topics/material
• Focus on the development of civilization over the span of time we've studied and how it has changed over time and how it has remained constant:
• Political
• Economic
• Religouis
• Social
• Intellectual
• Artistic
• Focus on interactions between different cultures and the impacts/influences of those interactions
• Be able to provide multiple specific examples and explanations from multiple cultures and time periods representative of all that we have studied.