AP World History Period 3 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 the areas observed 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

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
• 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 best describes the status of China’s economy in the 13^th century?

• The economy was slowly recovering after Warring States period
• The economy continued to be the most powerful in the world
• The economy was coming under European influence after the Unequal Treaties
• The economy rapidly declined at the hands of the Mongol empire

In what larger historical process was the family’s work participating?

• An unfree labor system like indentured servitude
• Factory work involving an assembly line
• Government-supervised production like in a socialist system
• Production of goods for distribution across transregional markets

Based on the images above and your knowledge of world history, what is the significance of the inclusion of Christian imagery in the mosaics of Emperors Justinian and Theodora?

• They are announcing their plan to impose Christianity on the Muslim majority in the empire
• They are claiming authority over the Pope within their empire
• They are indicating their roles have temporal and spiritual authority
• They are proclaiming new laws that allow freedom of worship for all faiths

Which of these comparisons between the Byzantine Empire and other empires is most historically accurate?

• Like the Sui Dynasty, the Byzantine empire was short-lived
• Like the Aztecs, the Byzantine empire practiced human sacrifice
• Like Russia, the Byzantine empire used diplomacy to fend off the Mongols
• Like the Roman Empire, the Byzantine empire declined and fell in roughly the same time period