Global Studies II Weekly HW Assignments

 

DIRECTIONS:  Every Friday you will have a HW assignment.  The ODD weeks you 
will have an essay TTC grid for a Thematic or DBQ essay.  The EVEN weeks you 
will have a section of regents review packet of questions that you will 
answer on a sheet of loose leaf or in you spiral notebooks.  These questions 
along with the TTC's can be found for each week on this page...

*Use the appropriate link located BELOW each week's Regents Review section 
for the EVEN week's assignment! You will have 5 TTC's and 5 Regents Review 
Question Packets Due each quarter! (10 HW's each quarter makes up 30% of your 
quarterly average - miss just 1 and lose 3 points off of your average!) 
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Quarter 1:

(1) Geography Thematic TTC - Due 9/18/09

Complete steps 1-3 of this week's TTC Grid...Be sure to use 
specific detail to complete the TTC Grid. Fact not fluff!
 Use this link to get to this week's Thematic Essay Question

(2) Geography Regents Review Questions Packet - Due 9/25/09

Human and Physical Geography

Name:____________________                             
(1) Intro.- How have physical and human geography changed the 
course of history?
(2) Intro.- Which of the 5 themes of human & physical geography 
is the greatest determinant of a culture and explain why you 
think that theme is the most important:
(3) Intro.- For each of the 4 climate zones, identify 1 
civilization/culture that lived there and explain how climate 
became a factor for their development:
(4) Rivers- What is the difference between a group of nomads and 
a civilization?
(5) Rivers- Why did civilizations flourish in river valleys 
during the Neolithic Revolution?
(6) Rivers- What positive uses have come from rivers?  (give 4)
(7) Mountains- Have mountains historically helped or hindered 
cultural diffusion and why?
(8) Mountains- Define: Terracing
(9) Mountains- How did mountains help develop parts of ancient 
Greece?
(10) Deserts- Explain how deserts historically helped & hindered 
cultural diffusion?
(11) Deserts- What is desertification & why is it a threat today?
(12) B.O.W.- Give 5 positive effects & 3 negative effects of 
B.O.W. on history:
(13) B.O.W.- Give 2 examples of straits and explain how their 
geography greatly effected the region MILITARILY:
(14) B.O.W.- What advantages does an IRREGULAR coastline have?
(15) Rainforests- Have rainforests historically helped or 
hindered cultural diffusion and why?
(16) Rainforests- What should the world do about deforestation in 
the Central and South America?
(17) Plains- Why is it that we can say plains have been the 
greatest contributor to cultural diffusion?
(18) Plains- What was the chief problem with life on a plateau?
(19) Human Impact- Give 3 examples of civilizations who created 
vast networks of roads that changed history in those regions:
(20) Human Impact- Which of the major world canals helped develop 
the region the most and why?
(21) Human Impact- Which of the major world canals hurt the 
respective region the most and why?
(22) Human Impact- How have fossil fuels changed recent history?
(23) Human Impact- Overall, have the effects of humans on the 
environment been harmful but necessary to the evolution of 
society or far too harmful and unnecessary which will 
ultimately lead to humanity's demise? (Explain)


Use this link to get this week's Regents Review Document Packet Info. 

(3) Belief Systems Thematic TTC - Due 10/02/09

Complete steps 1-3 of this week's TTC Grid...Be sure to use 
specific detail to complete the TTC Grid. Fact not fluff!

 Use this link to get to this week's Thematic Essay Question

(4) World Belief Systems Regents Review Questions Packet - Due  
10/09/09


Name:____________________                              Review 
Session # _____

(1) Define: Polytheism and Monotheism and give 3 examples of 
civilizations / cultures that practiced them.
(2) Intro.- What did Asian philosophies express the need for? 
(give 3)
(3) Animism- What were the teachings of Animism? 
(4) Animism- Give an example (other than U.S. Native Americans) 
that practiced animism (think Asia)
(5) Shintoism- Define: Archipelago and give 1 example other than 
Japan
(6) Shintoism- According to Shintoism, what is the role of the 
Emperor? 
(7) Shintoism- Give an example from your Global I studies that 
reflects how Japan historically viewed the Emperor:
(8) Shintoism- What is the role of humans according to Shintoism?
(9) Hinduism- Define: Cultural Diffusion and explain how it 
relates to the creation of Hinduism:
(10) Hinduism- Because all animals possess souls what is the 
universal truth of Hinduism?
(11) Hinduism- Define: Reincarnation, Dharma and Karma & show how 
each relates to the others:
(12) Hinduism- Play the reincarnation diagram and explain it:
(13) Hinduism- Explain the caste system diagram:
(14) Judaism- What is the holy book of Judaism and what are the 
basic teachings (laws) called?
(15) Judaism- Teachings of Judaism were the basis for what other 
religions?
(16) Buddhism- Why was Buddhism created?
(17) Buddhism- What is the root of all evil according to Buddhism?
(18) Buddhism- Summarize the 4 noble truths:
(19) Buddhism- What is the 8 Fold Path and what symbol is used to 
describe it & why?
(20) Buddhism- Because Buddhists denounce the caste system, what 
is their alternative? Explain...
(21) Confucianism- Confucius philosophy was created to...
(22) Confucianism- Explain how the 5 relationships factors into 
Confucianism:
(23) Taoism- How do Taoists feel about government and laws? Why?
(24) Taoism- Explain yin-and -yang in relationship to the Tao or 
"the way":
(25) Christianity- Give two similarities and differences between 
Judaism and Christianity:
(26) Islam- What does Islam translate into?
(27) Islam- Who was Muhammad and what were his teachings called?
(28) Islam- Why did Muhammad travel to Medina and how did Jihad 
contribute to this time?
(29) Islam- Explain the 5 Pillars of Islam:
(30) Islam- Which of the 5 do you believe is most important and 
why?
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/beliefsystems/index.cfm

(5) Golden Ages Thematic Essay TTC Due Friday, October 16th 
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/essays/thematic/goldenages/index.htm

(6) Golden Ages Regents Review Questions Packet - Due 10/23/09


Name:____________________                             

(1) Intro.- Define the term "Golden Age"
(2) China- Explain the dynastic cycle:
(3) China- What was the mandate of heaven and where else in our 
studies have we seen a system like it?
(4) China- Identify 3 features of the Han Dynasty that made it a 
Golden Age: 
(5) China- Why were the voyages of Zheng He important? (hint: 
think silk road)
(6) Hellenistic- Identify the golden age leaders of Greek and 
Hellenic empires
(7) Hellenistic- What type of government ruled over these empires?
(8) Hellenistic- Identify 1 example for each of the 5 areas of 
expansion in these empires:
(9) Pax Romana- What was the Pax Romana and why did it occur for 
200 years?
(10) Pax Romana- Choose 1 of the areas of achievement and discuss 
how Rome expanded Greek invention:
(11) Gupta- Why do you think the Gupta govt. chose to align the 
civil code with the Hindu beliefs?
(12) Islam- What were the three reasons attributed to the success 
of the Muslim Empire:
(13) Islam- What role did the Qur'an have in establishing the 
Abbasid Golden Age?
(14) Islam- Identify 3 economic achievements of the Islamic 
Empire:
(15) Islam- What is Sharia and how do we see it today?
(16) Mesoamerica- Out of the Olmec, Aztec, Inca or Maya, which 
had the greatest success as an empire in your view and why:
(17) Africa- What became the major financial factor in the West 
African empires?
(18) Africa- Who was Mansa Musa and how did his rule contribute 
to cultural diffusion?
(19) Africa- Out of this global commerce, what was a negative 
effect?
(20) Renaissance- How did Humanism reflect the goals of the 
Renaissance?
(21) Renaissance- What did all of the Renaissance artists and 
literary figures have in common?
(22) Renaissance: What was the scientific revolution and how did 
its principles tie into the Renaissance?
(23) Enlightenment- Why can we say that the scientific revolution 
tied into the principles of the Renaissance?
(24) Enlightenment- Identify 2 points of conflict between Locke 
and Hobbes:
(25) Enlightenment- How did the works of Locke, Rousseau and 
Montesquieu contribute the U.S. Constitution?
(26) Enlightenment- What was the impact of the Enlightenment in 
England,Latin America and Central Europe?
(27) Japan- How did cultural diffusion between Asian 
civilizations develop Japan? (give 2 examples)
(28) Japan- Compare Japanese and European feudalism: (give 3 
examples)
(29) Japan- Who was Tokugawa Ieyesu and what type of system did 
he develop in Japan to combat corruption and disorder?
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/goldenages/index.cfm

(7) Change and Turning Points Thematic TTC - Due 9/30/09

Create and complete the TTC Grid...Be sure to use 
specific detail to complete the TTC Grid. Fact not fluff!
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/essays/thematic/change801/index.htm

(8) Change and Turning Points Review Questions Packet - Due  
11/06/09


Name:____________________                              Review 
Session # _____

(1) Intro.- What is the difference between Evolution and 
Revolution?
(2) Intro.- Give an example of each and explain how each example 
reflects the fact that it is an evolution or revolution:
(3) Geography- How does geography influence civilizations?
(4) Geography- Choose 3 of the given landforms and (a) explain 
how each influences civilizations (b) give 3 examples for each
(5) Neolithic Rev.- What is the difference between nomads and 
those that lived during the Neolithic Revolution?
(6) Neolithic Rev.- What were the overall effects of the 
Neolithic Revolution?
(7) Commercial Rev.- How did the Crusades contribute to the 
Commercial Rev.?
(8) Commercial Rev.- Why did the Black Plague result from the 
Commercial Revolution?
(9) Commercial Rev.- What were guilds? and give 2 examples:
(10) Commercial Rev.- Describe the capitalist theory of supply 
and demand:
(11) Commercial Rev.- The Commercial Rev. led to the end of 
feudalism and the "rebirth" of the Roman Empire called the __?__.
(12) Reformation- Who were the leaders of the Protestant 
Reformation and why did the reformation occur?
(13) Reformation- Define: Indulgences & 95 Theses
(14) Reformation- What were the reasons for the Reformation?
(15) Reformation- What are the differences in beliefs between the 
Lutherans and Calvinists?
(16) Reformation- What were the overall effects of the Prot. Ref. 
(give 3)?
(17) Exploration- Why did Imperialism come about?
(18) Exploration- What was the Columbian Exchange and give an 
argument that supports and denounces its importance in history:
(19) Scientific Revolution- Explain the Scientific Method:
(20) Scientific Revolution- What happened during the age of the 
Enlightenment?
(21) Scientific Revolution- Who was John Locke and how was he 
different from Hobbes?
(22) Scientific Revolution- What was the over all effect on 
countries?
(23) Political Revolution- For each of the revolutions, identify 
WHY each is considered a political revolution
(24) Nationalism- Was the Italian or German fight for unification 
more important and WHY?
(25) Nationalism- What changes were made to Japan during the 
Meiji Restoration? (Give 3)
(26) Nationalism- Which country began the idea of Zionism after 
the Diaspora?
(27) Nationalism- Define: Pan-Africanism & Pan-Slavism and how 
did they contribute to the development of the cultures?
(28) Industrial Rev.- Create a multi-flow map with the 4 main 
causes and the 8 main effects of the Industrial Revolution:
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/change/index.cfm

(9) Movement of People and Goods Review Questions Packet - Due 
11/13/09


Name:____________________                              Review 
Session #_____

(1) Intro.- Give 1 example how interdependence has promoted 
cultural diffusion socially, politically and economically in our 
lives today:
(2) Early Peoples- What was the Neolithic Period and how did it 
differ from the Paleolithic Period?
(3) Early Peoples- Identify 2 positive and 2 negative ways in 
which rivers changed Egyptian and Sumerian societies?
(4) Belief Systems- What is China's official religion and what 
was the Mauryan dynasty's greatest contribution?
(5) Belief Systems- How did the Diaspora contribute to the spread 
of Judais throughout the world?
(6) Belief Systems- Which period of time saw the greatest 
expansion of Christianity? 
(7) Belief Systems- Identify 3 different ways in which following 
the Muslim faith contributed to the success of the 
empire:
(8) Global Trade I- What did Mediterranean Sea, Silk Road, Indus 
River and the Roman system of roads have in common?
(9) Global Trade I- Which of those had the greatest influence on 
cultural diffusion and why?
(10) Global Trade II- How did the Tang Dynasty influence other 
Asian countries?
(11) Global Trade II- Identify 3 elements of the Greco-Roman 
culture kept under the Byzantine Empire:
(12) Global Trade II- How was the Pax Mongolia under Kublai Khan 
(and others)like the Pax Romana? (3 examples)
(13) Global Trade II- Which body of water became the most 
important for global trade?  Why?
(14) Global Trade II- Why were the Crusades arguably the greatest 
event to contribute to global trade?
(15) Africa- Based on the map, why did the Ghana, Mali and 
Songhai empires spring up in the East?
(16) Africa- Which 2 goods were traded over land across Africa 
that expanded global markets?
(17) Africa- Who was Mansa Musa and what is he attributed with?
(18) Africa- Which trade (begun by the Portuguese) was the most 
lucrative trade from Africa?  What did it lead to?
(19) Exploration- Why was the Reconquista considered both a 
positive and negative event in Spanish history?
(20) Exploration- Why was Africa important geographically?
(21) Exploration- What was the reason for the race for 
imperialism?
(22) Exploration- Who were the Boers and which trade did they 
create a monopoly of?
(23) Exploration- Who were the Sepoys and how did they reflect 
European imperialism?
(24) Exploration- Why were North and South America discovered?
(25) Exploration- Identify the Triangle Trade and the Columbian 
Exchange:
(26) Exploration- Which of them cause the greatest benefit to 
Europe and the greatest damage to the rest of the world? Why?
(27) Industrial Rev.- How did the Industrial revolution 
contribute to the spread of imperialism?
(28) Industrial Rev.- Which groups were the "first 
immigrants" and which were the "new immigrants" and why?
(29) Modern World- What is the greatest strain on industrial 
countries resources today? (especially the US)
(30) Modern World- What is the benefit of multi-national 
countries and global trade agreements? What is the problem?
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/movement/index.cfm

Conflict (pt. 1)

Name:____________________                              Review 
Session # _____
(1) Intro.- Describe the overall idea of conflict but use the 3rd 
paragraph:
(2) Transition- How did (a) the Renaissance (b) Protestant 
Reformation (c)
                Scientific Revolution and (d) Absolutism reflect 
transition?
(3) Transition- What were the benefits of a centralized 
government as opposed 
                to feudalism? (Give 3)
(4) Transition- What was the relationship between absolute 
monarchs and 
                the church? Explain why:
(5) Transition- Define Balance of Power:
(6) Transition- How did kings use religion as leverage for war?
(7) Transition- What was the Treaty of Tordesillas and how did it 
reflect
                conflict in the age of exploration?
(8) Democracy- What did the ideas of Locke, Montesquieu and 
Rousseau reflect?
(9) Democracy- The Magna Carta in 1215 was the first time in 
English history
               that ___?___
(10) Democracy- Who was Oliver Cromwell and what was the result 
of the English
                Civil War
(11) Democracy- What was the Glorious Revolution and how was it 
different from
                past rule of English kings and queens?
(12) Democracy- Describe in detail why the French Rev. occurred:
(13) Democracy- What was the Reign of Terror and what were its 
effects?
(14) Democracy- Who was Napoleon Bonaparte and why did he come to 
power?
(15) Democracy- Compare the American and French Revs. to the 
Latin Am. Rev.:
(16) WW's- What were the M.A.I.N. causes that led up to WWI?
(17) WW's- Why were the Balkans considered the "powder keg 
of Europe" and what
           was the spark that lit it? (explain why!)
(18) WW's- What were the provisions of Wilson's 14 Points vs. the 
Treaty of
           Versailles?  Were they alike?  
(19) WW's- Why was Germany able to rearm itself to start WWII?
(20) WW's- What happened in Munich in 1938?
(21) WW's- What was Blitzkrieg and how was it used?
(22) WW's- Where did Germany take victories?
(23) WW's- How did the Allies get them back?
(24) WW's- What mistake did Hitler make in WWII that Germany made 
in WWI?
(25) WW's- What was the Holocaust and how are its effects still 
seen today?
(26) WW's- What happened at the Nuremburg War trials?
(27) Cold War- Give 3 reasons why the Cold War was considered 
"cold":
(28) Cold War- How did the quest for atomic energy, policy of 
containment, 
               Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan, Berlin Wall and 
NATO vs. Warsaw
               Pact contribute to the fueling of the Cold War?
(29) Cold War- Explain how the quote by Churchill at the top of 
the page
               reflected the growing tension in the cold war:
(30) Cold War- How did the Brezhnev Doctrine, Bay of Pigs, Korean 
and Vietnam 
               Wars, Cuban Missile Crisis, Domino Theory, and 
Detente' 
               contributed to the Cold War:
(31) Cold War- Why did the Soviet Union fall?
(32) Cold War- What did this mean for the U.S.?
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/conflict/index.cfm

Conflict (pt. 2)

Name:____________________                              Review 
Session # _____
(1) Religion- What is most ironic about most religious wars?
(2) Religion- The Crusades were what?
(3) Religion- Why was Jerusalem so important to so many people?
(4) Religion- Along with the systematic end to feudalism, what 
was the most
              important contribution of the Crusades?  (Be 
specific)
(5) Religion- Why can we say that the Renaissance led to the 
Protestant Ref.?
(6) Religion- What was the Catholic Church's response to the 
Protestant Ref.?
(7) Religion- What triggered the conflict between India and 
Pakistan and why?
(8) Religion- Describe both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict?
(9) Religion- How did Israel come to be an independent state?
(10) Religion- Who was Anwar al Sadat?
(11) Religion- What was the PLO and what were its goals and how 
did it try to
               reach them?
(12) Ethnic- What is ethnic cleansing?
(13) Ethnic- Explain why Armenians were targeted by Islamic Turks:
(14) Ethnic- Why did Hitler and the Nazi's attack the Jews?
(15) Ethnic- What was Kristallnacht and the "Final 
Solution"?
(16) Ethnic- Were the Nuremburg Trials of Nazi's effective or 
"fair"? Explain:
(17) Ethnic- How did the events following WWII create conflict in 
the Balkans?
(18) Ethnic- Why were thousands of non-Serbs targeted in the 
1990's?
(19) Ethnic- What happened in Rwanda after WWII?
(20) Ethnic- Why did theses massacres come about?
(21) Social- Explain the difference between capitalism and 
socialism:
(22) Social- According to Marx, what did the working class need 
to do to 
             create a perfect society?
(23) Social- Why did Stalin create the Great Purge?
(24) Social- Explain 5 Year Plans and Collectivization:
(25) Social- How did Mao attempt to create a new economic and 
social state in
             China?
(26) Social- How did the Chinese show their support for Mao's 
initiatives?
(27) Social- What was the Tiananmen Square massacre and what did 
it reflect?
(28) Social- What did Gandhi fight for? How did he attempt to get 
it?
(29) Social- After India's independence, what happened in India 
with the 
             Muslim League?
(30) Social- Who were the Afrikaners and how did they contribute 
to Apartheid?
(31) Economic- How did the Age of Exploration contribute to 
economic conflict?
(32) Economic- Explain the Triangle Trade and the Columbian 
Exchange:
(33) Economic- How did the encomienda system contribute to 
slavery?
(34) Economic- Why did Japan need to modernize under the Meiji 
Restoration?
(35) Economic- What is OPEC and why was it created in relation to 
economic 
               conflict?
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/conflict/index.cfm

Economic Systems

Name:____________________                              Review 
Session # _____
(1) Intro.- Define: Factors of production:
(2) Intro.- Give an example of a country/civilization for each of 
the economic
            systems:
(3) Intro.- Define: Scarcity- 
(4) Neolithic Revolution- What type of economy evolved during 
this period of 
                          time and what resulted from it?
(5) Mesoamerica- Identify the 1 major agricultural advancement 
for the Aztec,
                 Inca and Mayans:
(6) Mesoamerica- What did the Incas do to create advances in 
cultural
                 diffusion?
(7) Mesoamerica- What other civilization used an expansive set of 
roads to
                 promote cultural diffusion?
(8) Islam- Why was the Abbasid Empire considered the golden age 
of the Muslim
           Empire ECONOMICALLY?
(9) Islam- How did the Abbasids use literacy to benefit them 
economically?
(10) Islam- How did the Silk Road influence the Muslim Empire?
(11) Islam- What was the credit system and the banking system?
(12) Middle Ages- What is the difference between feudalism and 
manorialism:
(13) Middle Ages- Why was a feudal manor deemed self-sufficient?
(14) Middle Ages- Describe the relationship between population 
and the feudal
                  system:
(15) Middle Ages- Why can we say that the Crusades were the 
"greatest mistake
                  history has ever made?"
(16) Global Trade- Why was the creation of the Middle Class 
important?
(17) Global Trade- Why did Capitalism and Market Economies rise 
with the 
                   commercial revolution?
(18) Global Trade- Out of all of the "New Business 
Practices" which had the 
                  greatest long-term effects upon world markets? 
(Think today)
(19) Global Trade- How did the Columbian Exchange forever change 
world 
                   commerce?
(20) Global Trade- What was the Triangle Trade route and which 
area developed
                   the most as a result of it? (be sure to 
explain)
(21) Revolutions- What was the Estates General and how did it 
lead to the 
                  French Revolution?
(22) Revolutions- what was the overall effect of the factory 
system?
(23) Revolutions- What is laissez-faire economics and how does it 
reflect 
                  capitalism?
(24) Revolutions- How did the command economy change Russia after 
the 
                  revolution?
(25) Revolutions- What did Mao do to change China to a Communist 
state?
(26) Revolutions- Who was Deng Xiaoping and how did he contribute 
to China's
                  economic status?
(27) Imperialism- Identify 3 differences between the New and Old 
Imperialism:
(28) Modern World- Based upon the Great Depression chart, what 
were the 
                   overall results of the events that led to the 
Great Dep.?
(29) Modern World- Based upon the Cold War comparison chart: 
which economy 
                   seems more beneficial and why?  
(30) Modern World- How have post WWII (non-US) countries 
influenced the 
                   global economy?
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/economic/index.cfm

Human Rights

Name:____________________                              Review 
Session # _____

(1) Intro.- Why was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights so 
important?
(2) Intro.- Why was the Holocaust such an important event in 
world history?
(3) Women- Describe the role of women in Islamic societies around 
the world:
(4) Women- Which rights were denied to women in Europe in the 
past?
(5) Women- Which event in world history led to the largest gain 
in women's 
           rights in Europe?
(6) Self Determination- Define: Self Determination-
(7) Self Determination- Identify 3 elements of a rigid class 
society:
(8) Self Determination- Explain the differences between: 
Peninsulare vs. 
                        Creole & Meztizos vs. Mullatoes
(9) Self Determination- What was the basis for the Caste System?
(10) Self Determination- Identify 3 ways that the caste system is 
seen in 
                         society today:
(11) Self Determination- Who led the Khmer Rouge and how did they 
come to
                         power?
(12) Self Determination- Why did they massacre so many Cambodians?
(13) Self Determination- Why are the Balkans such a "hot-
bed" of international
                         tension?
(14) Self Determination- Who was Slobodan Milosevic and why did 
he commit such
                         crimes?
(15) Self Determination- How has the Arab-Israeli War contributed 
to conflict?
(16) Self Determination- Who were Mandela and de Klerk and how 
did they 
                         contribute to the end of apartheid?
(17) Ethnic- What was the Irish Potato Famine?
(18) Ethnic- How did the US and England respond to the effects of 
the Irish 
             Potato Famine?
(19) Ethnic- What was Russification and how did it contribute to 
ethnic 
             persecution?
(20) Ethnic- Describe how tribalism in Africa led to genocide:
(21) Religious- Why did Hitler and the Nazis target the Jews?
(22) Religious- What did the other groups persecuted by the Nazis 
have in 
                common?
(23) Religious- How has the struggle between Hindu India and 
Muslim Pakistan 
                overflowed into a global threat?
(24) Religious- What is the IRA? What are its goals? How does it 
attempt to
                achieve these goals?
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/humanrights/index.cfm

Imperialism

Name:____________________                              Review 
Session #_____

(1) Intro.- What man-made feature was added to the Middle East to 
make the 
            map on the intro page promote cultural diffusion?
(2) Intro.- Why did imperialism base its roots in industry?
(3) Intro.- Define: balance of power- 
(4) Intro.- What was the "White Man's Burden" & how did 
it relate to 
            ethnocentrism?
(5) Intro.- Despite the problems and racism that evolved from 
imperialism, 
            what were some of the benefits? (Give 3) 
(6) India- What were the main goals of the British East India 
Company?
(7) India- How did the British then diffuse its ideas?
(8) India- Why did the Sepoy Rebellion happen? (Think deeper than 
just biting
           the cartridge...think of the history!)
(9) Middle East- Identify 3 different geographic reasons to 
imperialize the 
                 Middle East.
(10) Middle East- What is a protectorate and what did the Suez 
Canal mean to 
                  England?
(11) Middle East- What was the Balfour Declaration and why did it 
contribute 
                  to problems in the region?
(12) S.E. Asia- What did the U.S. gain from the outcome of the 
Spanish-
                American War? (Address its gains and European 
losses)
(13) S.E. Asia- Why was imperialism necessary for Japan?
(14) S.E. Asia- What were the Killing Fields and how did they 
result from 
                imperialism?
(15) China- What was the Opium War and how did the Treaty of 
Nanking hurt 
            China?
(16) China- How did the U.S. stop the carving of China into 
spheres of
            influence?
(17) China- Why were the Taping and Boxer Rebellions so important?
(18) China- How did communism settle in China?
(19) Japan- Why did the country move from a feudal state under 
the Tokugawa 
            shogunate to the Meiji restoration?
(20) Japan- Why were the Japanese victories against the Chinese 
and Russians
            so important? and what resulted from these victories?
(21) Japan- What was the real reason for Japan creating the 
Greater East-Asia
            Co-Prosperity Sphere?
(22) Latin America- How did the Monroe Doctrine benefit THE U.S.?
(23) Latin America- Interpret the political cartoon...what's 
going on?
(24) Latin America- How did the Roosevelt Corollary contribute to 
U.S. 
                    imperialism?
(25) Latin America- How did the U.S. gain rights to the Panama 
Canal?
(26) Africa- What was the "Scramble for Africa" and how 
did the Berlin
             Conference contribute to it?
(27) Africa- Why did the Zulu who fought against imperialism 
eventually lose 
             and what was this a sign of?
(28) Africa- Who was Cecil Rhodes and how did he contribute to 
British 
             imperialism?
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/imperialism/index.cfm

Interdependence

Name:____________________                              Review 
Session #_____

(1) Intro.- What is interdependence?
(2) Intro.- Besides the example of interdependence/cultural 
diffusion in 
            Great Britain and the US, give another country's need 
for 
            interdependence in the world today. (ie: China)
(3) Global Trade I- How did ancient civilizations add to 
interdependence?
(4) Global Trade I- Give 2 examples of how the Greeks and Romans 
benefited
                    from interdependence of conquered areas: 
(Global I info.)
(5) Global Trade I- What was the name of the culture created by 
Alexander the 
                    Great and what were its 4 components?
(6) Global Trade I- Why was the Silk Road the most important 
method of 
                    cultural diffusion of its time?
(7) Global Trade I- How did Korea contribute to Japan's evolution?
(8) Global Trade I- Based on the map of the Roman Empire, what 
can be said 
                    about the evolution of trade at that time?
(9) Byzantine- How did the Byzantine Empire come about? (why was 
it created?)
(10) Byzantine- Why did Diocletian do this?
(11) Byzantine- Give 3 reasons why Constantinople was chosen as 
capital:
(12) Byzantine- Who did the Byzantines have greatest influence on 
and how do 
                you know?
(13) Islam- Create a flow map of how the Islam Empire had spread:
(14) Islam- How was the Abbasid Empire like the Byzantine Empire?
(Give 3 ex.)
(15) Islam- How did the Crusades effect the Islamic Empire?
(16) World Trade II- What was the reason for the Crusades and 
what were its 
                     overall impacts?
(17) World Trade II- Why did the resurgence of European commerce 
begin in 
                     Genoa, Florence, and Venice?
(18) World Trade II- With the rise of global interdependence with 
the 
                     resurgence of new goods, what new method of 
transport    
                     helped carry new goods further distances?
(19) World Trade II- What age grew out of this new period of time 
and why?
(20) World Trade II- Make 3 correlations between the Pax Romana 
and Pax
                     Mongolia:
(21) Modern World- Why after WWII has there become a greater 
global 
                   economic interdependence?
(22) Modern World- How did the "New Imperialism" create 
interdependence?
(23) Modern World- In your estimation: how important is oil in 
interdependence
                   and why?
(24) Modern World- What was the purpose of the European Union 
(EU) and has it
                   worked? (hint: think of the value of the US 
dollar vs. the
                   Euro)
(25) Modern World- Which country do you think benefits the most 
from NAFTA and
                   why?
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/interdependence/index.cfm

Justice and Law

Name:____________________                              Review 
Session #_____

(1) Intro.- Why did different forms of government occur in 
ancient Greece 
            like Democracy in Athens and an Oligarchy in Sparta?
(2) Intro.- Identify 3 of the provisions of roman Law that we see 
today in 
            the U.S. Constitution?
(3) Intro.- How did Justinian come up with his code of laws and 
why did he 
            go about creating his system of laws this way?
(4) Intro.- How did the Black Plague contribute to an evolution 
of laws?
(5) Early Civ.- How did war contribute to governing over ancient 
civilizations?
(6) Early Civ.- Because the Egyptian king called the pharaoh was 
seen as a man
                and a god, he ruled with absolute power through 
Divine Right.
                What is Divine Right?
(7) Early Civ.- Which two roles did the King in Mesopotamia 
play?  
(8) Early Civ.- What was Hammurabi's Code of Laws? 
(9) Early Civ.- Why did he use death as a penalty?
(10) Classical Civ.- What is a city-state?
(11) Classical Civ.- How is Direct Democracy different than 
Representative
                     Democracy that is used in countries like 
England today?
(12) Classical Civ.- What was the criteria to be eligible to vote 
in Athens?
(13) Classical Civ.- Why did the Fall of Rome prompt Justinian's 
Code?
(14) Classical Civ.- Copy the chart at the bottom of the webpage:
(15) Religion/Philosophy- What is basis for Hebrew LAW? (not the 
Torah 
                          though they are in it)
(16) Religion/Philosophy- Identify 2 similarities between Judaism 
and
                          Christianity:
(17) Religion/Philosophy- How does the 10 Commandments relate to 
civil code?
(18) Religion/Philosophy- What are the 5 pillars of faith? (be 
sure to know
                          what each of them mean!)
(19) Religion/Philosophy- How are the teachings of Islam and 
Christianity 
                          alike in the eyes of law?
(20) Democracy- What is the difference between a Direct Democracy 
and 
                Representative Democracy?
(21) Democracy- What was the Glorious Revolution?
(22) Democracy- How did the Magna Carta and the Glorious 
Revolution help pull
                break the bonds of Absolutism in England?
(23) Democracy- What was the Enlightenment and how did it 
influence Democracy?
(24) Democracy- Why did Democracy encourage the 
"Revolutionary Spirit"? 
(25) Communism- Define- Socialism and Communism:
(26) Communism- Who were Marx and Engels?
(27) Communism- How did they characterize history?
(28) Communism- What were Lenin's promises? What did they 
represent?
(29) Communism- But what did the soviet Union become?
(30) Communism- What were collectives and how did they relate to 
Command Eco.?
(31) Communism- Identify 3 of Mao Zedong's goals in Communist 
China:
(32) Communism- Conclusions- Were the initiatives of Stalin, Mao 
and Castro
                             beneficial?
(33) International Law- What was the difference between 
France/England and 
                        Woodrow Wilson's goal for Post-WWI Europe?
(34) International Law- What is the main difference between the 
LON & the UN?
(35) International Law- What is the Universal Declaration of the 
Rights of 
                        Human Rights?
(36) International Law- Review each of the crimes against 
humanity and choose
                        the one that had the greatest influence 
on YOUR 
                        generation and why:
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/justice/index.cfm

Nationalism and Nation States (pt. 1)

Name:____________________                              Review 
Session #_____

(1) Intro.- Define "Nationalism" not using the words 
pride in one's country:
(2) Intro.- How did the Protestant Reformation contribute to 
England's 
            rise of nationalism and a nation state?
(3) Intro.- Explain how the Renaissance lead to imperialism?
(4) Revolutions- Why have certain groups of people revolted in 
the name of 
                 nationalism?
(5) Revolutions- State 3 similarities between the enlightened 
thinkers Locke,
                 Montesquieu and Rousseau:
(6) Revolutions- Which of the 3 in your estimation contributed 
greatest to  
                 the "revolutionary spirit" and why?
(7) Revolutions- Explain the political cartoon and how it relates 
to the 3rd 
                 Estate:
(8) Revolutions- How were the Latin American Revolutions like the 
American
                 Revolution?
(9) Unification- Identify 3 goals of the Congress of Vienna in 
1815:
(10) Unification- Why were Italy and Germany broken up after the 
Congress of 
                  Vienna?
(11) Unification- Identify how Cavour, Garibaldi and Mazzinni 
used nationalism
                  to unite Italy:
(12) Unification- Define- Realpolitik-
(13) Unification- Who was Machiavelli and how did Bismarck use 
his teachings 
to
                  unite Germany?
(14) Unification- What was the main idea behind his Blood and 
Iron speech?
(15) Unification- How did Prussia's historical military 
background help raise
                  Germany into an industrial power?
(16) Division- Explain why nationalism was a divisive force in 
the Hapsburg
               (Austrian) Empire:
(17) Division- When did nationalism finally prevail and break up 
Austria's 
               Empire?
(18) Division- Did WWI settle disputes in the Balkans?
(19) Division- Why was the Ottoman Empire considered the 
"Sick Man of Europe" 
               and how was it like the Hapsburg Empire?
(20) Division- Define: Ethnic Cleansing and give 3 examples in 
history of it
               occurring:
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/nationalism/index.cfm

Nationalism and Nation States (pt. 2)

Name:____________________                              Review 
Session #_____

(1) Asia- What is the difference between European Self-Rule and 
Asia autonomy?
(2) Asia- Why did imperialism lead to revolution?
(3) Asia- Who was Sun Ixia (Sun Yates) and what did he do?
(4) Asia- Jiang Jieshi (Shang Kai-shek) was Sun's successor...how 
would you 
          characterize his rule and that of the Kuomintang for 
the people?
(5) Asia- Because Jieshi was democratic and Mao was Communist, 
how did their 
          views differed economically?
(6) Asia- Once Mao won the civil war (post-WWII) his rule was 
highlighted by 
          the Cultural Revolution and the Great Leap Forward.  
Were they 
          effective? Explain- 
(7) Asia- What was the "Long March?"
(8) Asia- Would you consider Ho Chi Minh a Pragmatist or 
Idealist? Why?
(9) Asia- What was Diem Bien Phu?
(10) Asia- What were Gandhi's goals?
(11) Asia- How did he achieve them and what was the Salt March?
(12) Asia- Why did he want to get rid of the Caste System in 
India?
(13) Asia- Which other event that we have studied in Global 
Studies )other 
           than the Holocaust) could be compared to the Amritsar 
Massacre? 
(14) Asia- Although Gandhi's efforts gained India's freedom from 
British 
           imperialism India falls into internal chaos.  Why?
(15) Africa- Define: Pan-Africanism
(16) Africa- Identify 3 reasons why tribalism has negative 
effects on Africa:
(17) Africa- What happened in Rwanda?  Give 2 other examples in 
history like 
             Rwanda:
(18) Africa- What did Ghana offered the world in exports/ (think 
Global I)
(19) Africa- What was the biggest problem facing Ghana and Kwame 
Nakruma? and 
             how did he solve it?
(20) Africa- Interpret the quote- How did this apply to Gandhi’s 
teachings?
(21) Africa- Identify 1 way in which Kenya was similar to Ghana 
and 1 
             way they were different:
(22) Africa- Who was Nelson Mandela? and what did he do?
(23) Africa- How was South Africa like the U.S. in the south 
after the Civil 
             War? (give 3 examples)
(24) Middle East- Describe the Pan-Arabism vs. Zionism debate:
(25) Middle East- Who were Gamal Nasser and Theodore Herzl?
(26) Middle East- Who won the majority of the Arab-Israeli Wars? 
(27) Middle East- Who did the US support and how did that effect 
US/Middle 
                  East diplomacy?
(28) Middle East- Who was Anwar el-Sadadt and did he help matters?
(29) Middle East- What is the PLO and what measures do they use 
to get their
                  way?
(30) Middle East- Who was Yassir Arafat?
(31) Middle East- What was the Balfour Accord?
(32) Middle East- Why is the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini 
considered a 
                  nationalist leader? What were his main ideas to 
ruling Iran?
(33) Middle East- What did Kamal Attaturk do to advance and 
create the country
                  of Turkey as a prosperous nation?
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/nationalism/index.cfm

Political Systems and Citizenship (pt. 1)

Name:____________________                              Review 
Session #_____

(1) Intro.- Give 1 example for each of the 5 systems of 
government listed in 
            the chart through global history (Do not use the US!)
(2) Early Systems- Give 2 examples of how an early civilization 
leader was 
                   both the king and the spiritual leader:
(3) Early Systems- How were "Divine Right" kings of 
Europe like Chinese 
                   "Mandate of Heaven" Emperors?
(4) Early Systems- Identify 2 benefits of being a pharaoh in 
Egypt in ruling
                   their people:
(5) Monarchy- Define: Dynastic Cycle-
(6) Monarchy- Where would you put the status of the US today in 
the flow-chart
(7) Monarchy- How did the bureaucracy help Chandragupta Maurya? 
(golden age 
of 
              India)
(8) Monarchy- When did a monarchy return to the Roman empire?
(9) Monarchy- Why was a monarchy under Augustus Caesar beneficial 
to the Pax
              Romana?
(10) Feudalism- What were the responsibilities of the powerful 
and lesser 
                nobles in exchange for land?
(11) Feudalism- How did class structure factor into feudalism?
(12) Feudalism- what is manorialism? (give 3 properties!)
(13) Feudalism- Why was the system of manorialism difficult to 
break and 
                evolve into a market economy?
(14) Feudalism- Give 5 examples of how Japanese and European were 
similar:
(15) Absolutism- Who was Philip II and Ferdinand II of Spain?
(16) Absolutism- Who were Cardinal Richelieu, Cardinal Mazzarin 
and Jacques
                 Bousset and how did they contribute to rise of 
Absolutism in
                 France?
(17) Absolutism- How were Peter the Great and Catherine the Great 
similar?
(18) Absolutism- Why was the English Civil war fought? What was 
the outcome?
(19) Absolutism- Did the Grand Interregnum or Cromwell's republic 
last?
(20) Absolutism- Aside from the examples given in the short 
paragraph, why 
                 were Suleiman and Akbar considered great 
absolutist rulers
                 compared to Louis XIV?
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/politicalsystems/index.cfm

(16)Political Systems and Citizenship (pt. 2) 

Name:____________________                              Review 
Session #_____

(1) Enlightenment- What was the origin of the Enlightenment? Why?
(2) Enlightenment- Describe how each of the 5 philosopher's 
contributions 
                   helped in creating constitutions:
(3) Enlightenment- What were some of the actions taken by Louis 
XIV that the 
                   enlightened philosophes would disagree with? 
(give 2)
(4) Enlightenment- Explain how the Enlightenment led to the 
French and Latin 
                   American Revolutions:
(5) Enlightenment- What was an "Enlightened Despot" and 
why were they 
                   titled this?
(6) Imperialism- Define" Imperialism-
(7) Imperialism- What is the benefit of colonies?
(8) Imperialism- Give an example of trade routes created as a 
result of the 
                 "old imperialism":
(9) Imperialism- How did imperialism create a balance of power in 
Europe?
(10) Imperialism- Which of the 4 causes from the chart do you 
think was the 
                  greatest preponderant to the spread of 
Imperialism and Why?
(11) Democracy- What contributions did ancient Greece and Rome 
add to the 
                creation of democracy?
(12) Democracy- What was the Laws of the 12 Tables and how was it 
like 
                Justinian's Code?
(13) Democracy- Why was the English Bill of Rights important to 
the evolution
                of democracy?
(14) Communism- Give 2 examples of Communist and Socialist states 
in history:
(15) Communism- In your estimation...is Marxist Socialism 
possible? Explain!
(16) Communism- Define: Proletariat-
(17) Communism- According to Marx, history can be categorized by 
___?___
(18) Communism- What was the Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital?
(19) Communism- What was Lenin’s motto for the revolution?
(20) Communism- Was Lenin's version of Communism a true Marxist 
definition?
                Explain!
(21) Communism- How did a command economy further strengthen the 
totalitarian
                state?
(22) Communism- How did Stalin deal with criticism or opposition?
(23) Communism- Identify 3 similarities and 3 differences between 
China & 
                USSR:
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/politicalsystems/index.cfm

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