AP World Unit 2 MCQ Practice

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The passage above best illustrates which of the following? Options: Muslims’ examination of their own cultural and economic decline after the Crusades, The debt the Arab world owed Europe for preserving Arab scientific knowledge and cultural history, The reason European industrial expertise far surpassed that of the Arab world, The effects of interregional contact on the development of European culture and technology

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The effects of interregional contact on the development of European culture and technology

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Evidence for what historical process is shown through the passage?

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Development and interaction of cultures

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According to the Muslim ambassador, Abd-Er-Razzák, how did the port of Calicut compare to others within the Indian Ocean trade network?

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Like many ports in the region, there was a substantial Muslim presence.

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Based on this secondary source, what is the best conclusion about cultural diffusion into Europe after 1000 C.E.? Options: A) Europeans borrowed ideas from other civilizations and improved as a result of cultural diffusion. B) The Crusades were so damaging to relations between religions that cultural diffusion stopped. C) Aside from isolated examples such as Marco Polo, Europeans weren’t interested in new ideas. D) Europeans were far more advanced than Asia, causing China to borrow extensively from them.

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Europeans borrowed ideas from other civilizations and improved as a result of cultural diffusion.

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The patterns of cultural diffusion described in this secondary source are most SIMILAR to which of the following events? Ways that the Byzantine Empire continued the cultural traditions of the old Roman Empire. The imposition of Islam following conquests by Muslim armies after Muhammad. Sharing of technological innovations between warring Mongol and East Asian peoples. Economic trade between East Africa and Asia in the Indian Ocean trade network.

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Ways that the Byzantine Empire continued the cultural traditions of the old Roman Empire.

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This map is best understood in the context of which of the following concepts? The growth of urban areas that was caused by the expansion of trade routes. The decline of urban areas following invasions and falling agricultural productivity. Technological and cultural transfers that were caused by the expansion of trade routes. The diffusion of crops and epidemic diseases caused by the expansion of trade routes.

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The diffusion of crops and epidemic diseases caused by the expansion of trade routes.

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The “progress of the Black Death” shown on this map could be used as evidence to support which of the following claims? The Middle East was the site of the first outbreak of the disease because of the Crusades. Eastern Europe had the first outbreak and the disease spread to Western Europe. Starting in East Asia, the Black Death spread via the silk routes to the west. African deaths were not as numerous as those in Eurasia.

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Starting in East Asia, the Black Death spread via the silk routes to the west.

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Which is the BEST description of the effects of the Black Death on Europe?

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One-third of the population died, creating economic and social problems for feudal kingdoms.

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Which of the following factors contributed the most to Omani traders’ ability to undertake the voyages depicted on the maps?
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The strong backing for the voyages by the Caliphate,
Navigational and maritime innovations, such as the astrolabe and lateen sail,
The spread of Arabic as the language of commerce in the Red Sea and western Indian Ocean basins,
Innovations in agriculture, which allowed the Omani population to increase rapidly

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Navigational and maritime innovations, such as the astrolabe and lateen sail

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Which of the following could be best inferred about the South and East Asian trading cities shown on the maps? Options: They were under the direct political control of Oman. They had a majority Arab population. They had Muslim diasporic merchant communities. They were primarily sources of slave labor for the Omanis.

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They had Muslim diasporic merchant communities.