World History Semester 1 Study Guide Know the following items to help you prepare for the Final Exam. You will also want to go back and review the lessons/quizzes to help you prepare.

1)How the Byzantine Empire formed out of the Roman Empire
2)Similarities and differences between the three “Great Monotheisms” (Judaism, 3)Christianity, and Islam)
4)How and why Islamic empires were able to expand so quickly
5)Causes and consequences of the Crusades
6)Explain what the Great Schism was
7)The importance of the city Constantinople (modern day Istanbul)
8)The achievements of Justinian I
9)The structure of Feudal Society (Feudalism)
10)The role of the Church in medieval society
11)Artistic achievements during the Middle Ages
12)The importance of the Magna Carta
13)Compare and contrast Japanese and European feudalism
14)The impact of the Mongolian invasions across Asia
15)Geographic diversity of Africa
16)West African empires (Ghana, Mali, Songhai)
17)Compare and contras early Mesoamerican societies (Maya, Inca, Aztec)
18)The impact of disease in Europe (particularly the Black Death)
19)The role of Italy in the birth of the Renaissance
20)Other factors that contributed to the birth of the Renaissance
21)Describe the Columbian Exchange (with particular attention to disease in America)
22)How/why the African slave trade in the Americas came to be
I'm trying to study for my final (which is tomorrow) and would like to have accurate answers to study from. Just a brief summary of each question with a nice description will be enough.