World History Exam Review 14-15

Unit 1

What is geography?Prime meridianEquatorFunctional regionPerceptual regionFormal regionAbsolute vs. relativeMost populous countriesPush/pull factors Fertility rateRate of natural increaseDemographic transition model (stages 1-4) (Be able to describe the four stages)Carrying capacityPopulation pyramidsDeveloped countries vs. undeveloped countriesWhat factors impact climateStructure of the Earth *(layers etc.)Democracy RepublicMonarchyDictatorshipTheocracy Capitalism SocialismCommunismFive Themes of Geography (Mr. Help)Types of LandformsLatitudes (high, mid, low)Effects of the earth’s tiltElements of CultureCultural diffusion Impacts of globalizationNAFTA

Russia

Who were the Mongols? How did they treat the people of Russia?Peter the Great- who was he? Why was he important? How did he Westernize Russia?Catherine the Great- why was she important? How did she change Russia?Vladimir Lenin- who was he? Why was he important?Who were the Bolsheviks? Why were they important?Who were the Romanovs? Why were they important?Who was Yaroslav the Wise? Why was he important?

Who was Joseph Stalin? Why was he important?

What is causing the strain between Russia and Ukraine?

NovgorodKievSt. PetersburgMoscowLake BailkalAral SeaSiberiaDon RiverVolga RiverDnieper RiverUral MountainsTundraTaigaChernobyl CzarsCommunism

Europe

What was the Renaissance and why did it start in Italy? Who were the Medici and why were they important?What was humanism? Give an example.What were patrons?What is secularism?What was the attitude of the Renaissance?What was the Scientific Revolution? What were some of the discoveries made during that time?What did the thinkers of the Scientific Revolution think knowledge should be based upon?What did Renaissance writers write about?What drove Martin Luther to write the 95 Theses and what was the outcome of that action? Why did the Renaissance cause the Scientific Revolution and Reformation to happen?How was Lutheranism different from Catholicism?

Geocentric vs. heliocentric theory How was the printing press a revolutionary device? What was its important?Why did the Renaissance spread?Who were the philosophes?What was the Enlightenment?Describe the philosophies of:

LockeHobbesMontesquieuRousseauVoltaireWollstonecraft

What did the Congress of Vienna do?First EstateThird Estate

Napoleon BonaparteMarie AntoinetteGuillotine Reasons why the French Revolution happened Versailles U.S.

Joint-stock companiesMercantilismSlavery in AmericaAfrican slave trade Middle passageColumbian Exchange Labor source of slaveryFrench settlement in North America (relations with Natives, economic activities)British settlement in North America (relations with Natives, economic activities)

Prepare for the following essay on your exam.

Essay: How do the “European Transformations” (Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment and French Revolution) that we have studied, affect your life today? You may choose to write about multiple aspects of one of the transformations OR multiple transformations. You need to write in complete sentences. This should be a 5-paragraph essay with an introductory paragraph, body and conclusion. The body should include a minimum of three examples of how your life has been affected by the transformations.

Russia (Know Labeled Spots) and US (All 50 states)

Map of Europe (Know all countries that we have labeled)