AP World: Modern Exam Practice (All time periods)

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Which state or empire from the period c. 1200–1450 is best described by the following characteristics?
-Created the largest contiguous land empire in world history
-Facilitated trade and communication along the Silk Roads
-Employed horseback archers and advanced military strategies
-Practiced religious tolerance across multiple regions

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Mongol Empire

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Which event during the period c. 1750–1900 is best reflected by the developments above? -Ended a centuries-old feudal system in Japan -Initiated state-sponsored industrialization -Reformed the military based on Western models -Led to imperial expansion into Korea and parts of China

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Meiji Restoration

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Which development from the period c. 1450–1750 is best illustrated by the following features: -Triangular trade routes connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas -Enslaved Africans were forcibly transported across the Atlantic -Sugar and silver were key commodities driving global demand -New ethnic and cultural blends emerged in the Americas?

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Atlantic Slave Trade

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Which civilization from the period c. 1200–1450 is best represented by the characteristics: -Built a vast road network across mountains and valleys -Used quipu for recordkeeping instead of written language -Practiced terrace farming to adapt to their environment -Ruled from the city of Cuzco in the Andes Mountains?

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Inca

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Which empire from the period c. 1450–1750 is described by the following characteristics? -Practiced Shia Islam as a state religion -Competed with Sunni Muslim empires to the east and west -Developed Persian-influenced art and architecture -Ruled from Isfahan in modern-day Iran

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Safavid Empire

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Which trade network from the period c. 1200–1450 is best represented by the following?
-Utilized dhow and junk ships for maritime trade
-Saw the spread of Islam to Southeast Asia
-Connected ports in East Africa, Arabia, India, and China
-Featured merchant diasporas and cultural syncretism

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Indian Ocean Trade Network

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Occurred after World War II and British colonial withdrawal, led to mass migration and communal violence, resulted in the creation of two separate states based on religion, marked a turning point in South Asian history. Which event from the period c. 1900–present is reflected by these developments?

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The Partition of India

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Which European movement during the period c. 1450–1750 is described above? -Criticized Church corruption and indulgences -Spread rapidly through the printing press -Led to the formation of new Christian denominations -Sparked religious wars and reforms across Europe

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Protestant Reformation

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Which empire from the period c. 1200–1450 is best identified by the following features?
-Practiced a tributary system with neighboring states
-Used civil service exams based on Confucianism
-Experienced growth in art, printing, and technology
-Was centered in East Asia and ruled from Hangzhou

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Song Dynasty

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Which revolution from the period c. 1750–1900 is associated with the following points?
-Inspired by Enlightenment ideas of liberty and equality
-Led to the execution of a monarch and the rise of Napoleon
-Involved mass mobilization and radical political shifts
-Spread nationalist ideas across Europe

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French Revolution