Below is a list of terms/concepts to help you prepare for the test. It is 60 questions-all multiple choice. Don’t forget your CCOT essay is due on Tuesday and will be part of your final grade. The test is worth 5% of your total grade.
Paleo vs Neolithic Ages, Rome vs. Han, Roman Republic vs. Roman Empire, 3 monotheistic traditions, Confucianism vs. legalism vs. daoism in government, Aristotle, the classical era in summary, Byzantine Empire, India’s castes, Bantu-speakers and impact on Africa, how writing spread, civil service and bureaucracies, Mesoamerica and Andeans, classical Med vs. classical China, Mandate of Heaven, nomads’ influence, Buddhism, diasporas, Muhammad’s teachings, women and monasticism, Moscow under Mongol rule, Renaissance culture, contacts between Islam and Indian civilizations, West’s evolution of trade, Muslims under Abbasid, Hinduism vs. Islam, Mongol conquests, Japan’s feudal system, Mughal empire, trade during 3rd period, fall of Ming, Janissaries, rise and fall of modern Islamic empires, battle at Chaldiran, Spain’s empire building, enlightenment, slaved trade on Africa and Americans, mfecane, Protestant Reformation, absolute monarchies, Russian expansion, Peter and Catherine the Greats, habits of mind, identify areas of study on a map, periodization.
