Final Review World Studies Second Semester Review Topics

Final Review World Studies Second Semester Review

Topics to Review ü World Religions ü The Silk Road ü The Mongols ü The Age of Exploration ü The Slave Trade and Sugar Trade ü The Printing Press ü The Aztecs ü Colonization in Kenya ü World War I

Religion ü ü Polytheistic Many gods Buddhism Hinduism ü Other Religions: ü Daoism, Confucianism ü ü ü Monotheistic One God Christianity Islam Judaism

The Silk Road ü Very long, over land, travel in caravans, northern region Asia üDangerous because of bandits üTrade gold, horses, copper, rugs, (luxury items) ü Promotes Development of Cities ü 200 -400 AD and 600 to 800 AD

The Mongols ü Barbaric ü Decapitated prisoners ü Burned fat of the people ü Buried prisoners alive and or upside down ü Military techniques ü Civilized ü Developed organized cities and military ü Education ü Protected themselves ü Culture customs for marriage

Age of Exploration ü Europeans explore the “New World” ü Americas, Africa, Antartica, Asia ü 1492 Christopher Columbus Americas ü Ferdinand Magellan Circle the World ü Resources: slaves, land, gold, silver, coal, ü Sailboats ü Terra Nullius: Empty Land

Columbian Exchange Triangle Trade ü Slave Trade ü ü Sugar Trade ü Labor Intensive ü Slaves ü Americas ü Popular in Europe ü sweet: ü Baking, coffee, tea,

Printing Press ü Guttenburg 1455 ü Faster distribution of information ü Scribes vs Printing press ü More jobs ü Challenged tradition: ü Maps of Exploration ü RCC (roman catholic church) challenged by Martin Luther and his 95 Theses

What should history say about the Aztecs? ü Reliable Sources ü Unreliable Sources

Effects of Colonialism on Kenya

World War I ü Causes ü Consequences