AP World - Period 3 Review

What issue confronted Muslims after Muhammad's death and eventually split the Muslims into Shi'ia and Sunni sects?

• morality of jihad against enemies of Islam
• validity of  accounts from the Quran
• who was Muhammad's legitimate successor
• persecution of Christians and Jews

What was the main reason for the Arab conquest of the Middle East and north Africa?

• promise of wealth and riches to be won
• overpopulation in the Arabian peninsula
• the weakness caused by long wars
• religious commonality 

How was Muslim society similar to classical Roman society?

• women were granted many rights and freedoms
• discouraged religious toleration 
• reliance on the military to run the government
• excessive use of slave labor and a strong nobility

Which of the following best describes the cultural impact of the spread of trade networks from the Middle East regions, such as West Africa and Southeast Asia?

• Introduction of new crops from the Middle East transformed the inhabitants into farmers
• Creation of Muslim merchant communities along trade routes
• New sailing technology made long distant trade possible and more successful
• Religions unified along the trade routes

Which of the following is true of sub-Saharan Africa’s commercial economy before 1450?

• Assyrian merchants controlled most of trade  of sub-Saharan Africa
• The Mali–Great Zimbabwe trade route dominated the economy of sub-Saharan Africa
• Gold was the primary export to  the Middle East and Europe
• Due to the Saharan Desert, it was not possible to trade with sub-Saharan Africa

Which of the following factors represents the most significant cause of the growth of cities in Afro-Eurasia in the period 1000-1450?

• climate change
• increased interrgional trade
• decreased agricultural productivity
• increased invasions

Which of the following best describes political life in western Europe after the collapse of Charlemagne's empire?

• a strong empire established and controlled by Charlemagne's sons and heirs 
• a returned to small tribes and clans with regional or local loyalties.
• focused on religious control of states and politics
• consisted of regional monarchies with strong aristocracies

Which of the following statements about European feudalism is most accurate?

• Kings used feudalism to consolidate their power, though it did slow the development of strong central states 
• Feudalism failed initially but did result in the creation of imperial states
• Feudalism was a short lived effort to create a politically stable western Europe
• Feudalism produced centralized monarchies by the 8^th century. 

In what way was the educational system of the medieval West different from that of China?

• The West abandoned its classical heritage.
• The western universities were not tied into a single bureaucratic system.
• In the West, there were no positions available for university graduates 
• The West lacked a formal system of education

What was a major difference between the Inca and Aztecs in their treatment of conquered people?

• Inca required labor rather than payment of tribute
• Aztec treated conquered people less harshly
• Inca did not enslave their captives
• Aztec did not allow conquered people to retain their culture