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World Civilizations
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Fairview High School

World Civilizations A

Culture

  • Compare and contrast Athenian society with Spartan society. Why was the period of time from 31 BC to 169AD in Roman history known as the “Pax Romana?”

  • Describe the five pillars of Islam.

  • Define “Renaissance” and “Humanism.”

  • What was the Enlightenment?  How was it related to the Scientific Revolution?

  • Make a judgment on President Truman’s decision to use atomic weapons on Japan.

Economics 

  • Explain the economic system of “manorialism.”

  • What separated the middle class from the rest of medieval society?

  • Explain the concept of “mercantilism.”

  • Distinguish between capitalism, socialism, and communism.

  • Contrast the ideas of Adam Smith’s “Wealth of Nations” with those of Karl Marx’s “Communist Manifesto. 

Geography

  • Explain where humans originated and in which directions they migrated.

  • Explain why the first human civilizations developed in river valleys.

  • Identify the world’s two superpowers after World War II.

Government and Civics

  • Define “Feudalism.”

  • Explain what the “Inquisition” was.

  • Define “absolutism” and provide two examples of absolutist European rulers.

  • How are the ideas of John Locke and Montesquieu important to the history of the United States?

  • Compare nationalism, fascism, and totalitarianism.

History

  •  Summarize what the “Neolithic Revolution” was.

  • List the primary results of the Greek victories during the Persian Wars.

  • In your opinion, what was the biggest reason for the fall of the Roman Empire and why?

  • What were the long-term effects of the “Black Death?”

  • Illustrate how Gutenberg’s printing press contributed to the Protestant Reformation.

  • What were the reasons for European exploration of the unknown (to them) world?

  • Identify the causes of the French Revolution.

  • Identify the primary cause of World War I.

  • Determine the long-term effects of the Treaty of Versailles.

  • Discuss the significance of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Individuals/Groups/Interactions

  • Identify the most important prophet of Islam.

  • Explain the purpose of the Crusades.

  • Describe what the “Middle Passage” was like for African slaves.

  • Discuss the major effects that the Industrial Revolution had on the global economy and the lives of workers.

  • Define genocide and relate this idea to the Holocaust.

  • How did the Cold War effect and shape the modern world?

 

 

 

 

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