AP World History Summer Work Quiz

humans and environment

(4) demography, migration, patterns of settlement, environmental impact

cultural developments and interaction

(6) religions, belief systems and ideologies, scientific ideas, arts and architecture, the way groups in society view themselves, interactions of societies

governance

(4) internal/external factors that contribute to state formation/expansion/decline, maintenence of order, administrative institutions/policies/procedures, government methods to obtain/retain/exercise power

economic system

(5) agriculture production, trade and commerce, labor systems, industrialization, capitalism and socialism

social interactions and organization

(4) gender roles and relations, family and kinship, racial and ethnic constructions, social and economic classes

technology and innovation

(4) increased efficiency/comfort/security, inventions with intended/unintended consequences, racial and ethnic constructions, social and economic classes

6 themes

humans and environment, cultural developments and interaction, governance, economic system, social interactions and organization, technology and innovation

Period 1

1200-1450

Period 2

1450-1750

Period 3

1750-1900

Period 4

1900-present

Hinduism Origin Date and Place

2300 BC-1500 BC India

Hinduism Sacred Text

the Vedas

Hinduism Major Deity

Brahman (but they also worship others)

Samsara

hinduism- cycle of life, death, and reincarnation

Karma

Hinduism- good actions lead to good effects, bad actions lead to bad effects

Atman

hinduism- soul

Moksha

hinduism- salvation

Dharma

hinduism- code of morality

Caste System

Brahmins (priests and teachers), Kshatriyas (royal and soldiers), Vaisyas (skilled laborers), Shudras (unskilled laborers), untouchables

Buddhism origin date and place

5th century BCE India

Buddhism founder

Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)

Buddhism Sacred Texts

Tripitaka- vinaya pitaka, sutra pitaka, and abhidhamma pitaka

Buddhism major beliefs and practices

human life is a cycle of suffering and rebirth, Karma
4 Noble Truths:
1. dukkha- suffering
2. Samudaya and tanha- origin of suffering is desire
3. nirodha- end of suffering
4. magga- path to end of suffering

Nirvana

Buddhism- enlightment

Dukkha

Buddhism 1st Noble Truth- Suffering

Samudaya

Buddhism 2nd Noble Truth- Origin of suffering

Nirodha

Buddhism 3rd Noble Truth- End of Suffering

Magga

Buddhism 4th Noble Truth- Path to End of Suffering

Judaism Origin Date and Place

2,000 BC Israel

Judaism Founder

Abraham

Judaism Sacred Text

The Torah

Judaism major beliefs and practices

Moses led enslaved Israelites out of Egypt
Ten Commandments

Judaism Deity

YHWH (Yahweh)

Confucianism Origin Date and Place

6th Century BCE China

Confucianism Founder

Confucius

Confucianism major beliefs and practices

Morality and Benevolence
Superiors lead and inferiors obey

Confucianism 5 relationships

1. Ruler and Subject
2. Father and Son
3. Older Brother and Younger Brother
4. Husband and Wife
5. Friend and Friend

Christianity Origin Date and Place

1st Century CE Jerusalem

Islam Origin Date and Place

7th Century in Mecca (Modern-Day Saudi Arabia)