World History Review

			Geography The World in Spatial Terms 1. Use latitude and longitude to determine direction or locate or compare points on a map or representation of a globe (G-1A-M2) Places and Regions 2. Identify land and climatic conditions conducive to human settlement in regions of the world and describe the role of these conditions (G-1B-M1) 3. Identify physical features that influenced world historical events and describe their influence (e.g., the Nile and Tigris-Euphrates as “cradles of civilization”) (G-1B-M2) 4. Explain ways in which goals, cultures, interests, inventions, and technological advances have affected people’s perceptions and uses of places or regions in world history (G-1B-M4) Physical and Human Systems 5. Explain reasons for different patterns of migration among early peoples (G-1C-M4) 6. Explain factors or events that have facilitated cultural diffusion (e.g., the Silk Road, Crusades) (G-1C-M5) 7. Describe the economic interdependence among various ancient civilizations (G-1C-M6) 8. Explain how ancient civilizations established and maintained political boundaries (G-1C-M7) Environment and Society 9. Explain how different physical environments affected human activity in ancient civilizations (G-1D-M2) 10. Analyze world or regional distribution of natural resources in terms of the need to import or the capacity to export (G-1D-M3) Civics Foundations of the American Political System 11. Identify the essential elements of Greek and Roman government that would later influence the U.S. government (C-1B-M1) Economics Fundamental Economic Concepts 12. Explain the role of expanding specialization in the development of world civilizations (E-1A-M4) 13. Identify the functions and characteristics of money (e.g., money as a store of value) and compare barter exchange to money exchange (E-1A-M8) 14. Use economic concepts (e.g., supply and demand, interdependence) to describe the economic motivations for expanding trade and territorial domination in world history (E-1A-M9) History Historical Thinking Skills 15. Construct a timeline of key developments in world history (political, social, technological, religious/cultural) (H-1A-M1) 16. Interpret data presented in a timeline to identify change and continuity in world civilizations (H-1A-M1) 17. Describe the defining characteristics of major world civilizations from political, social, and economic perspectives (H-1A-M2) 18. Describe the causes, effects, or impact of a given historical development or event in world civilizations (H-1A-M3) 19. Use multiple primary and secondary sources to describe world civilizations (H-1A-M4) 20. Identify historical issues or problems in world civilizations and discuss how they were addressed (H-1A-M5) 21. Conduct historical research using a variety of resources to answer historical questions related to world civilizations (H-1A-M6) World History 22. Describe features of the earliest communities (e.g., shelter, food, clothing) (H-1C-M1) 23. Describe hunter-gatherer societies, including the development of tools and the use of fire (H-1C-M1) 24. Explain how geographical features influenced development of early civilizations (e.g., domestication, cultivation, specialization) (H-1C-M2) 25. Explain why agricultural societies developed from hunters and gatherers (H-1C-M2) 26. Discuss the climatic changes and human modifications of the physical environment that gave rise to the domestication of plants and animals and new sources of clothing (H-1C-M2) 27. Locate and describe the major river systems and discuss the physical settings that supported permanent settlement and early civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and the Indus valley (H-1C-M3) 28. Describe the major characteristics of early river valley civilizations (H-1C-M3) 29. Describe how early river civilizations influenced the development of other cultures through trade and cultural diffusion (H-1C-M4) 30. Describe the development of agricultural societies and individual communities in Southwest Asia, the Mediterranean basin, and temperate Europe, including the role of plow technology (H-1C-M4) 31. Identify the effects of migration and militarization on the politics and social fabric of Europe and Asia (H-1C-M5) 32. Analyze the origins and influence of the Hittite, Minoan, and Mycenaean civilizations (H-1C-M5) 33. Explain the significance of the introduction of iron tools and weapons in Southwest Asia and the Mediterranean region (H-1C-M6) 34. Explain the significance of Phoenician trade in the Mediterranean basin (H-1C-M6) 35. Identify forms of writing developed in early civilizations and discuss how written records changed political, legal, religious, and cultural life (H-1C-M6) 36. Describe the development of the Greek city-states, the cultural achievements of Athens, and the impact of Alexander the Great’s conquests (H-1C-M7) 37. Explain the sharing of ideas, goods, and services through trade between the Greek and Roman civilizations, and the influence of those civilizations on other cultures (H-1C-M7) 38. Describe and compare/contrast the key characteristics of classical civilizations (e.g., Greek, Roman, Persian, Chinese) (H-1C-M7) 39. Identify the major new religions and relate them to the empires that emerged in the Mediterranean Basin, China, and India (i.e., Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam) (H-1C-M8) 40. Compare and contrast the major religions in terms of leaders, key beliefs, and location (H-1C-M8) 41. Trace the spread of major religions and cultural traditions (e.g., the migration of Jews, spread of Christianity, expansion of Islamic rule) (H-1C-M9) 42. Identify the effect that the major religions have had on European, Asian, and African civilizations (H-1C-M9) 43. Describe the changes and developments brought about by the emergence and collapse of major empires/kingdoms in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas prior to A.D. 1000 (H-1C-M10) 44. Describe major events, key figures, and social structure of the Early Middle Ages (e.g., the fall of Rome, Charlemagne, feudalism) (H-1C-M10) 45. Identify effects of exploration and trade on the economic and cultural development of Europe, Africa, and Asia prior to 1500 (H-1C-M11) 46. Explain how communication among regions was accomplished between AD 1000 to 1500 (H-1C-M11) 47. Explain how and why Europe changed politically, socially, culturally, or economically during the period of intensified hemispheric interactions (H-1C-M12) 48. Describe the major contributing factors that led to the Renaissance (H-1C-M12) 49. Describe the major contributing factors that would lead to the Reformation (H-1C-M12) 50. Explain the major social, economic, political, and cultural features of European, African, and Asian societies that stimulated exploration and colonization (H-1C-M14) 51. Identify major technological developments in shipbuilding, navigation, and naval warfare, and trace the cultural origins of various innovations (H-1C-M14) 52. Describe the major achievements of the early Renaissance in Europe, including the impact of innovations in printing (H-1C-M14)
	Purpose The LEAP test covers not only 8th grade Louisiana Studies, but includes information from 6th and 7th grades. Therefore we must review World History and American History. The 6th grade GLEs cover World History from prehistoric times to the Renaissance. World History Flashcards (more for AP World History than the LEAP) Links The Conquests of the Middle East: a 90 second summary (requires Flash) Squashed Philosophers The Four Cradles of Civilization China Egypt India Mesopotamia Crossword Puzzles Interactive: Early Humans Acrobat: Early Humans Interactive: Cradles of Civilization Acrobat: Cradles of Civilization Resources for Teachers