Multiple Choice Section Each of the following 46 points will have a corresponding question on your final exam. Use them to gather specific information to focus your studying. You will have 4 more questions based on the people and vocabulary listed above. Interpret a circle graph Interpret a map When did human civilizations begin? Steps involved in the formation of civilizations Classify information as one of the 8 characteristics of civilizations Primary vs. secondary sources Reasons for the rise and fall of civilizations Concept of race and genetic superiority Geographic/ hydrographic features of China from elevation profile map Shang dynasty arts and culture – Zhou dynasty centralized government and public works – Confucianism, Legalism and Daoism compare and contrast – Han dynasty technological innovation – Period of Chaos organized religion – Qin dynasty transfer of knowledge – Sui dynasty public works – Tan dynasty social structure – Comparing Chinese dynasties organized commerce – Order and dates of dynasties in China India geography Summer vs. winter monsoons in Indo-European language family Significance of the Dravidians Early Indian Empires organized religion – Gupta Empire social structure – Indian religions compare and contrast Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism – Muslim conquest of India Akbar and organized religion – Major features of African geography Unique aspect of Khoisan lanauge African drumming 2 most important commodities of the Sudan Timbuktu Important crops of West Africa Four islands of Japan Climate of Japan average temperature and precipitation – Japan’s Nara period organized religion and arts and culture – Heian Japan centralized government – Samurai characteristics
Multiple Choice Section Each of the following 46 points will have a corresponding question on your final exam. Use them to gather specific information to focus your studying. You will have 4 more questions based on the people and vocabulary listed above. Interpret a circle graph Interpret a map When did human civilizations begin? Steps involved in the formation of civilizations Classify information as one of the 8 characteristics of civilizations Primary vs. secondary sources Reasons for the rise and fall of civilizations Concept of race and genetic superiority Geographic/ hydrographic features of China from elevation profile map Shang dynasty – arts and culture Zhou dynasty – centralized government and public works Confucianism, Legalism and Daoism – compare and contrast Han dynasty – technological innovation Period of Chaos – organized religion Qin dynasty – transfer of knowledge Sui dynasty – public works Tan dynasty – social structure Comparing Chinese dynasties – organized commerce Order and dates of dynasties in China India geography Summer vs. winter monsoons in Indo-European language family Significance of the Dravidians Early Indian Empires – organized religion Gupta Empire – social structure Indian religions – compare and contrast Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism Muslim conquest of India – Akbar and organized religion Major features of African geography Unique aspect of Khoisan lanauge African drumming 2 most important commodities of the Sudan Timbuktu Important crops of West Africa Four islands of Japan Climate of Japan – average temperature and precipitation Japan’s Nara period – organized religion and arts and culture Heian Japan – centralized government Samurai characteristics
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