AP World History Test Review

Which of the following was the major effect of the Neolithic Revolution?

• The establishment of sedentary village communities.
• The spread of migratory ways of life.
• A decline in total population.
• An increase in bronze tools.

Which of the following occurred as a result of the development of agriculture in societies that previously relied on hunting and gathering?

• Conditions for women improved.
• The incidence of disease declined.
• Population density increased.
• Degradation of the environment lessened.

Which of the following was an important reason for the fall of the Roman, Han, and Gupta empires?

• A long period of drought that destroyed crops and livestock.
• The use of slaves in their armies.
• Intensified invasions and security issues along their frontiers.
• They were all idiots.

Before 500 C.E. Judaism and Hinduism were similar in that both...

• had written scriptures and an ethical code to live by
• spread widely around the Mediterranean
• promoted teachings about reincarnation
• advocated a monastic life and a rejection of the world

The photograph above of a mosque (first erected in the fourteenth century) in the modern-day West African country of Mali best exemplifies which of the following historical processes?

• Imposition of religion through military conquest
• Spread of religion along trade routes
• Abandonment of indigenous cultural styles in the face of colonization
• Conflict between local and universalizing religions

The spread of Bantu-speaking peoples over southern Africa before 1400 C.E. can be best explained by their...

• conversion to Islam
• use of cavalry
• centralized political systems
• knowledge of agriculture Alignment with Curricul

Inca and Aztec societies were similar in that both...

• developed from Mayan civilization.
• acquired empires by means of military conquest
• independently developed iron technology
• depended entirely on oral record keeping.

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 interregional trade
• Decreased agricultural productivity
• Increased invasions

Which of the following changes best justifies the claim that the late 1400s mark the beginning of a new period in world history?

• The rise of the Aztec and Inca empires
• The economic recovery in Afro-Eurasia after the Black Death
• The incorporation of the Americas into a broader global network of exchange
• The emergence of new religious movements in various parts of the world

The Columbian Exchange involved which of the following new connections in the era 1450–1750?

• European food to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere diseases to Europe; African population to Europe
• Western Hemisphere technology to Africa; African food to Europe; European population to the Western Hemisphere
• European technology to Africa; Western Hemisphere population to Africa; African food to the Western Hemisphere
• African population to the Western Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere food to Europe and Africa; African and European diseases to the Western Hemisphere