AP World History Modern Unit 2 Review

Which of these best explains the drop in the percentage of world population found in Eurasia by 1500?

• The bubonic plague was responsible for a high number of deaths in Eurasia in the 14^th century
• The spread of industrialization led to comparatively higher populations in areas beyond Eurasia
• Continuous warfare across Eurasia led to massive migrations out of the region
• Large numbers of colonists left Eurasia for Africa and the Americas

Which of the following is the most likely reason for similarities in Marco Polo’s and Ibn Battuta’s accounts of their travels in the 13^th and 14^th centuries?

• Historians believe they may have met each other on their journeys and compared observations

• Both travelers participated in significant long-distance trade

• Both the areas observed were highly influenced by Confucian teachings

• The travelers were of the same religious background and prejudices

Which of these best accounts for the observations made by these travelers about the status of women in China and West Africa in this era?

• As strangers in these lands, both observers held no biases of their own, so their descriptions can be fully trusted

• Both observers assumed most of the readers of their accounts would be women, so their observations complimented women

• In both places, women generally followed long-held cultural norms regarding their behavior

• Ibn Battuta was writing as a Muslim in a Muslim land, while Polo was a Christian in a Confucian land, so only Ibn Batutta’s observations are accurate

Based on the map and your knowledge of world history, what conclusion about the spread of Buddhism in Asia is most accurate?

• Buddhism was welcomed by leaders in all regions of Asia
• Buddhism spread equally rapidly through Asia
• Buddhism was spread through a combination of force and voluntary acceptance
• Buddhism was spread along existing trade routes in Asia

The spread of Buddhism into Japan and Korea is most likely the result of which of these historical processes?

• A tradition of cultural borrowing from China

• Rising nationalism within Japan and Korea in this era

• Colonization of Japan and Korea by Chinese authorities

• Spread of the bubonic plague caused people to seek spiritual consolation

How did the spread of Buddhism compare to the spread of Islam by 1500?

• Like Islam, Buddhism accepted women in positions of spiritual authority

• Islam spread across a wider part of the globe than Buddhism thanks to sea networks.

• Buddhism had far more adherents than Islam

• Like Buddhism, Islam was more popular in its place of origin than outside its place of origin

Which of the following best reflects Confucian values found in the document above?

• Lack of income forces the family to remain humble
• The emperor rules through the Mandate of Heaven
• The daughter is expected to marry
• The writer is protesting government tax policy

Which of these historical processes are reflected in the excerpt above?

• Transference of culture and technology along exchange routes
• Spread of religions across the Silk Roads
• Local resistance to forced acceptance of foreign influences
• Respect for Native American contributions

Based on the map above and your knowledge of world history, the area that saw the greatest reduction in Muslim political control between the years 750 and 1450 occurred in:

• South Asia

• Anatolia

• Ethiopia

• Spain

Using picture, what can be best explained about the environmental consequences of connectivity

• Fruits such as lemons were more popular than sugar at the time.

• Foods that served more than one purpose were more valuable and as such spread further.

• Foods also spread diseases that many traders contracted on their voyages.

• Foods experienced little to no changes over the millennia they have been traded since leaving their original sites.