SEMESTER 1 FINAL EXAM REVIEW

WORLD GEOGRAPHY Please identify the following locations on the map below.

Continents Oceans Other Australia Pacific Mediterranean Sea South America Atlantic Andes Mountains North America Indian Asia Arctic Europe Southern Africa Antarctica

1. Why are mountains significant? Provide at least 2 examples. 2. Why are rivers significant? Provide at least 2 examples.

SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS 3. Define primary and secondary source and provide examples of each.

4. What does the term AD and BC stand for?

5. Which source is the most reliable when doing academic research? Explain your answer.

a. Wikipedia b. Encyclopedia c. Facebook

ANCIENT HISTORY REVIEW

6. Please DEFINE the following Key terms a.Monotheism: b.Polytheism: c.Torah: d.Messiah: e.Holy Trinity:

Use the Venn diagram on the right to answer the question.

7. List two similarities and two differences between Hinduism and Buddhism.

8. Which belief system does the diagram on the right represent?

AGE OF EXCHANGE AND ENCOUNTER Islam 9. Please define the following key terms.

a.Abu-Bakr: b.Muslim: c.Sunni: d.“Rightly guided” caliphs: e.Arab: f.Caliph:

Middle Ages

10. What were the causes and effects of the Bubonic Plague?

11. List 3 characteristics of chivalry.

12. Describe the social system in place during the Middle Ages. Use the image below to help you.

African Civilizations

Please use the map to answer the questions that follow.

13. What three North African cities do caravan

trade routes reach?

14. What river borders the Songhai Empire to the South?

15. Which African Empire covered the most land in West Africa?

CONNECTING HEMISPHERES

Maya, Aztec, Inca

Please identify the following characteristics as describing the Inca, Aztec, Maya or ALL.

16. ____Lived mostly in the Yucatan Peninsula 17. ____ Lived in the Andes Mountains, the west coast of South America

18. ____ Montezuma was one of their leaders 19. ____Had a theocracy for a government 20. ____Lived in the Valley of Mexico, near modern-day Mexico City 21. ____Most famous site is Machu Picchu 22. ____Became powerful by unifying the diverse empire; common clothing, education, road system, family structure Read the following primary source and answer the question that follows.

When I saw this ceremony last year as a member of the priestly school, I was amazed by the physical beauty of the enemy warrior who was killed at the end of the festival. This seasoned warrior, whom we change from a human into the god Tezcatlipoca, can have no blemish upon his body, and he is treated like our most royal family member during the long year leading up to his sacrifice. During that time he is given all the finest luxuries from the nobles’ storehouses, including foods, clothes, teachers, women, and instruction…

-17 Year-old Aztec Impressions of Sacrifice Ritual.

23. According to the account above, all of the following were part of Aztec Sacrifice Ritual, EXCEPT…

A) The victim must be perfect.

B) Sacrifices occur every day.

C) Sacrificial individuals are given food, clothes, and women.

D) The victim must be an enemy seasoned warrior

Renaissance and Reformation 24. The Renaissance is defined as a rebirth. What was reborn during this time period?

25. What was the focus of study for Humanists? 26. Why did people stray from the Church during the Renaissance? 27. Who was Martin Luther and why was he famous for? 28. Define indulgence.

Exploration and Conquest of Americas

29. According to the map above, which of the following European Explorers is given credit for

circumnavigating the world first?

A) Bartholomeu Dias

B) Ferdinand Magellan

C) Christopher Columbus

D) Vasco Da Gama

Read the following primary source and answer the question that follows.

“Most powerful sovereigns: all of Christendom should hold great celebrations, and especially God’s Church, for the finding of such a multitude of such friendly peoples, which with very little effort will be converted to our Holy Faith, and so many lands filled with so many goods very necessary to us in which all Christians will have comfort and profits, all of which was unknown nor did anyone speak of it except in fables.”

- Letter from Christopher Columbus, March 4, 1493

30. What did Columbus intended to do with the natives he described in this letter?

A) defend them

B) educate them

C) send them to England

D) convert them to Christianity

31. DIRECTIONS: Look at the time line above. Then answer the question.

Which of the following events on the timeline would result in conquest of the Aztecs?

A) Bartholomeu Dias rounds the southern tip of Africa. B) Hernan Cortes enters Tenochtitlan.

C) Magellan and his men set sail to circle the globe.

D) The English establish a permanent settlement in America at Jamestown.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING SKILLS WILL ALSO BE ASSESSED ON THE FINAL EXAM. ● Finding/locating main idea and supporting details ● Comprehending author’s purpose ● Map Reading Skills ● How to read a timeline ● Analyzing photographs ● Analyzing primary and secondary source texts