AP Modern World History Midterm Practice

When was the “post classical” era in World History?

• Around 600 CE-1450 CE

• Around 1450 BCE-600 BCE

• 1900-Present

• A long, long, time ago in a Galaxy FAR away...

Which of the following is NOT an impact of the "Black Death" on World History?

• Massive reduction in production and consumption

• Around 1/3 of Europe died from the plague

  ~25 million people

• Decrease in trade and conflict

• It increased the spread of religion throughout Europe

True or false: Trades have no correlation with the spread of epidemics in World History.

• True

• False

Why did Islam spread so quickly in World History?

• It did not spread quickly at all

• It spread due to epidemics, people turned to religion to cope with death

• Trade, conflicts, and other interactions between empires

• It was just a lucky coincidence

Who was Ibn Batutta and why was he important to World History?

• A Muslim traveler who explored the areas of Dar-al-Islam, documenting his findings as he went.

• An English colonizer who documented his findings in the New World.

• Leader of the Sui Dynasty in China

• Literally some random guy that has zero contribution to World History.

How did explorers in civilizations from around the world view the populations they were trying to conquer or influence?

• Sophisticated, and advanced compared to their own country

• They saw them as unique, and embraced their culture

• Uncivilized, or "Savages"

• Explorers and civilizations never actually tried to conquer each other

Why did the Mali kingdom of Africa reduce in power into the 1700’s?

• Following Mansa Musa's death, the Mali kingdom lost a lot of its influence and was eventually replaced by independent chiefdoms.

• They were eventually colonized by the British, who disbanded the kingdom and took all of the resources for themselves.

• It was all internal factors such as revolutions from within the kingdom that eventually overthrew the government.

• Kingdoms always rise and fall, it was just their time to pass their influence on to another regime.

What were some of the items that were traded between the new world and the old world?  Why were these so important to the way the world developed into the 1600-1700s?

True or false: Kingdoms relied on private companies to run colonies.

• True

• False

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