AP World History Review Important People, Places, & Things

1. AP World History ReviewImportant People, Places, & Things

2. AP Test-Taking Tips • Days before the test • Review content material and the guidelines for essay writing • 50% of the test is multiple-choice • 50% of the test is 3 essay questions • Make sure you know the nuances of each question • Get a good night’s sleep. Do not stay up late cramming. • Eat breakfast. It is a long test. • Be in the gym by 7:45. Don’t be running in at the last moment. • Relax when you get there. Be confident that you know the material. Start focusing on task at hand.

3. AP Test-taking Tips • Multiple-Choice Tips • You are assessed on the total number of correct questions. • You have 55 minutes to answer 70 questions. • Don’t get caught up on the questions. If you have narrowed it down to 2 answers, using the guess and go method is better than not answering at all.

4. How to Crack the Multiple Choice Questions Question: When the Europeans arrived in sub-Saharan Africa in the 1400’s and the 1500’s, the African slave trade was a- just beginning B- well established and about 500 years old C- still under the control of the Muslim traders D- Not economically viable and did not interest the Europeans STEP I- Read the question and put it in your own words. (think when, who, what) then rephrase the question

5. Step 2: Answer in your own words Once you have rewritten the question, take a second to call up the relevant history that you know. If you don’t know a lot then think of a few points that you do know. EX- it already existed in both africa and europe, so it wasn’t new

6. Step 3: Process of Elimination Even if you don’t know what is going on with the slave trade, you can use the little that you do know to eliminate answers Remember to read each answer choice with a critical eye, looking for what makes it wrong. Cross

7. Essay Tips Use the 10 minute prewriting time on the DBQ documents. Answer your best essay question first. Save the worst question for last. Pace yourself. You do NOT have to switch questions after 40 minutes. You should be close to the recommended time.

8. Round 1: Regions choose the correct region(s) for each Country. There can be multiple answers.

9. Round 1: Regions • Argentina • China • Egypt • Germany • India • Iran • Korea • Mexico • Russia • Vietnam • East Asia • Eastern Europe • Latin America • Middle East • North Africa • North America • South America • South Asia • Southeast Asia • West Africa • Western Europe

10. Round 1 Answers • Argentina – C, G • China – A • Egypt – D, E • Germany – K • India – H • Iran – D • Korea – A • Mexico – C, F • Russia – B • Vietnam – I • East Asia • Eastern Europe • Latin America • Middle East • North Africa • North America • South America • South Asia • Southeast Asia • West Africa • Western Europe

11. Commonly Misidentified Regions (This is NOT a list of ALL Regions)

12. Round 2: Who Am I?Important Founders & Builders Determine the famous Founder or builder based upon the information.

13. Famous Founder & Builder #1 • Emerged as leader of Egypt after failed invasion by Napoleon in 1812 • Modernized Egypt by focusing on the military and economy • Encouraged farmers to grow cash crops such as cotton • Successors would build the Suez Canal

14. Famous Founder & Builder #2 • Created an absolute monarchy in France • Considered the epitome of absolute monarchy • Nicknamed the Sun King • Built a lavish palace at Versailles • Practiced mercantilism • Made France one of Europe’s wealthiest nations

15. Famous Founder & Builder #3 • Leader of the Nazi party • Built a totalitarian state in Germany using fascism • Rebuilt Germany militarily and economically • Created jobs and increased the standard of living • Enacted the Nuremburg Laws

16. Famous Founder & Builder #4 • Name means the “first emperor of China” • Created the first centralized state in China • Built a “great” wall • Standardized laws, currency, & written script • Supported Legalism • Attacked Confucianism • Built a terra cotta army to protect his tomb

17. Famous Founder & Builder #5 • Founded a shogunate bearing his name in 1600 • 1st person to unify Japan • Created a feudal monarchy in Japan • Began period of Japanese isolation • Banned Christianity & expelled Christian missionaries • Limited trade to the port of Nagasaki

18. Famous Founder & Builder #6 • Expanded the Mughal Empire • Promoted religious tolerance between Muslims and Hindus • Eliminated the jizya on Muslims • Tolerated Jesuit missionaries • Attempted social reforms to benefit women • Supported the arts

19. Famous Founder & Builder #7 • Lived in China during the Warring States Period • Promoted social harmony through proper relationships • Five Relationships • Filial Piety • Teachings became the political and social foundations of Chinese society

20. Famous Founder & Builder #8 • Pilgrimage to Mecca brought attention to the wealth of the Mali Empire • Mali controlled trans-Saharan trade route • Built capital at Timbuktu • Built mosques and schools to promote Islam

21. Famous Founder & Builder #9 • Expanded the Mauryan Empire • Built roads and inns to encourage trade • Converted to Buddhism after the battle of Kalinga • Encouraged the spread of Buddhism to central Asia and southeast Asia • Built pillars with inscriptions to explain laws & history

22. Famous Founder & Builder #10 • Replaced Vladimir Lenin as the leader of the USSR • Ruled as totalitarian dictator • Promoted “socialism in one country” • Started five-year plans • Collectivization of agriculture • Ruled USSR in early stages of the Cold War

23. Famous Founder & Builder #11 • Ruled the eastern portion of the Roman Empire • Attempted to rebuild the Roman Empire through military conquest • Rebuilt Constantinople • Built Hagia Sophia • Wife Theodora was very influential • Codified Roman law

24. Famous Founder & Builder #12 • Considered by believers to be the last prophet of Allah • Allah’s revelations to him were recorded in the Quran • Teaching and sayings were recorded in the Hadiths • Converted and unified the Arab people prior to his death

25. Famous Founder & Builder #13 • 19th century philosopher developed a socialist theory to deal with the problems caused by industrialization • Co-authored the Communist Manifesto with Engels • Emphasized class struggle in history • Called for working class revolution • Influenced revolutions in Russia, China, Vietnam, et al.

26. Famous Founder & Builder #14 • Created an examination system based upon Confucianism • Built imperial university to train bureaucrats • Expanded the Han dynasty into Korea and Vietnam • Encouraged the development of the Silk Roads

27. Famous Founder & Builder #15 • Unified German-speaking states into a unified nation in 1871 • Promoted nationalism • Defeated the French in the Franco-Prussian War • Encouraged militarism & industrialization in Germany • Made a series of social reforms • Called Berlin Conference

28. #1 – Muhammad Ali • Emerged as leader of Egypt after failed invasion by Napoleon in 1812 • Modernized Egypt by focusing on the military and economy • Encouraged farmers to grow cash crops such as cotton • Successors would build the Suez Canal

29. #2 – King Louis XIV • Created an absolute monarchy in France • Considered the epitome of absolute monarchy • Nicknamed the Sun King • Built a lavish palace at Versailles • Practiced mercantilism • Made France one of Europe’s wealthiest nations

30. #3 – Adolf Hitler • Leader of the Nazi party • Built a totalitarian state in Germany using fascism • Rebuilt Germany militarily and economically • Created jobs and increased the standard of living • Enacted the Nuremburg Laws

31. #4 – Qin Shi Huangdi • Name means the “first emperor of China” • Created the first centralized state in China • Built a “great” wall • Standardized laws, currency, & written script • Supported Legalism • Attacked Confucianism • Built a terra cotta army to protect his tomb

32. #5 – Tokugawa Ieyasu • Founded a shogunate bearing his name in 1600 • 1st person to unify Japan • Created a feudal monarchy in Japan • Began period of Japanese isolation • Banned Christianity & expelled Christian missionaries • Limited trade to the port of Nagasaki

33. #6 – Akbar the Great • Expanded the Mughal Empire • Promoted religious tolerance between Muslims and Hindus • Eliminated the jizya on Muslims • Tolerated Jesuit missionaries • Attempted social reforms to benefit women • Supported the arts

34. #7 – Confucius • Lived in China during the Warring States Period • Promoted social harmony through proper relationships • Five Relationships • Filial Piety • Teachings became the political and social foundations of Chinese society

35. #8 – Mansa Musa • Pilgrimage to Mecca brought attention to the wealth of the Mali Empire • Mali controlled trans-Saharan trade route • Built capital at Timbuktu • Built mosques and schools to promote Islam

36. #9 – Ashoka • Expanded the Mauryan Empire • Built roads and inns to encourage trade • Converted to Buddhism after the battle of Kalinga • Encouraged the spread of Buddhism to central Asia and southeast Asia • Built pillars with inscriptions to explain laws & history

37. #10 – Joseph Stalin • Replaced Vladimir Lenin as the leader of the USSR • Ruled as totalitarian dictatorship • Promoted “socialism in one country” • Started five-year plans • Collectivization of agriculture • Ruled USSR in early stages of the Cold War

38. #11 – Justinian • Ruled the eastern portion of the Roman Empire • Attempted to rebuild the glory of the Rome by military conquest • Rebuilt Constantinople • Built Hagia Sophia • Wife Theodora was very influential • Codified Roman law

39. #12 – Muhammad • Considered by believers to be the last prophet of Allah • Allah’s revelations to him were recorded in the Quran • Teaching and sayings were recorded in the Hadith • Converted and unified the Arab people prior to his death

40. #13 – Karl Marx • 19th century philosopher developed a socialist theory to deal with the problems caused by industrialization • Co-authored the Communist Manifesto with Engels • Emphasized class struggle in history • Called for working class revolution • Influenced revolutions in Russia, China, Vietnam, et al.

41. #14 – Han Wudi (Wu Ti) • Created an examination system based upon Confucianism • Built imperial university to train bureaucrats • Expanded the Han dynasty into Korea and Vietnam • Encouraged the development of the Silk Roads

42. #15 – Otto von Bismarck • Unified German-speaking states into a unified nation in 1871 • Promoted nationalism • Defeated the French in the Franco-Prussian War • Encouraged militarism & industrialization in Germany • Made a series of social reforms • Called Berlin Conference

43. Round 3: Art & Architecture Name the society or region that created the art & architecture shown on each slide

44. Art & Architecture #1

45. Art & Architecture #2

46. Art & Architecture #3

47. Art & Architecture #4

48. Art & Architecture #5

49. Art & Architecture #6

50. Art & Architecture #7