AP World History Final Exam Review

Which of the following statements best describes the significance of Social Darwinism?

• It was a significant breakthrough in revolutionary theory
• It led to an increase in urbanization throughout much of Europe
• It influenced the development of the factory model of production
• It was used as a justification for the inferior treatment of colonial people

What would be most responsible for the spike in population in China in the postclassical era?

• the perfecting the manufacturing of Porcelain

• the prolific trade on the Silk Road

• the introduction of Champa rice to the Chinese diet

• the high demand for Chinese silk

The inclusion of the image in the manuscript best illustrates which of the following features of the period 1450-1750?

• A. Rulers using art as a way to communicate with their illiterate subjects

• B. Rulers using art to expand their territories

• C. Rulers using art as a way to increase literacy

• D. Rulers using art to legitimize their rule

Which of the following is an indicator of increasing patriarchy in China?

• Civil Service Exam

• Veiling of Women

• Footbinding

• Issuing of Dowry's

After the expansion of Islam into Africa, an organized Christian presence remained in

• Mauritania and Tunisia

• Morocco

• Egypt and Ethiopia

• Nigeria

Which empire did Símon Bolívar lead a revolution against to achieve independence? 

• France
• Spain
• Great Britain
• Germany

This city was conquered by the Ottoman's and led to the end of the Byzantine Empire.

• Paris
• Mecca
• Jerusalem
• Constantinople

The map shows which of the following empires at its greatest extent?

• The empire of Alexander the Great

• The Mongol Empire

• The Russian Empire

• The Byzantine Empire

The methods of warfare shown in the image were instrumental in explaining the territorial expansion of all of the following land-based empires EXCEPT

• A. the Safavid Empire

• B. the Qing (Manchu) Empire

• C. the Aztec (Mexica) Empire

• D. the Ottoman Empire

The fact that Europeans often had to pay for Asian spices and textiles in cash led to which of the following?

• An intense desire for precious metals

• A European trade surplus

• A lack of desire to trade with Asia

• The closing of the Indian Ocean trade network