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AP world history Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following schools of thought came to prominence during the Renaissance?

a)

Humanism

b)

Mysticism

c)

Existentialism

d)

Pragmatism

e)

Stoicism

2.

What is the Political theory that states that the right of ruling comes from God and not the consent of the governed?

a)

Social Contract

b)

Feudalism

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Divine Right of Kings

e)

Mandate of Heaven

3.

Which of the following subjects was not included in the standard Renaissance educational program known as the “studia humanitatis?”

a)

Grammar

b)

Science

c)

History and Politics

d)

Poetry

e)

Rhetoric

4.

Select the philosopher/scientist who engaged in the Scientific Revolution’s most influential and thorough exploration of the intersections between religion and scientific thought.

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Francis Bacon

c)

Blaise Pascal

d)

Rene Descartes

e)

John Locke

5.

The philosophy of Deism first emerged during _______________.

a)

the Catholic Counter Reformation

b)

the English Civil War

c)

the Thirty Years’ War

d)

the Protestant Reformation

e)

the Scientific Revolution

6.

The concept of Divine Right of Kings is most closely associated with which of these European monarchs?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

King Charles II

c)

Queen Catherine I

d)

King Charles V

e)

King Louis XIV

7.

Which of these enlightenment thinkers is most associated with the concept of “separation of powers” in government?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Voltaire

c)

Rousseau

d)

Hobbes

e)

Locke

8.

Which of these enlightenment thinkers is often directly contrasted with John Locke?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Hobbes

c)

Adam Smith

d)

Rousseau

e)

Diderot

9.

Who were enslaved in the Atlantic Slave Trade?

a)

People from Western Africa

b)

Prisoners of war

c)

Criminals

d)

All of the above

10.

Who first controlled silver mines?

a)

Spanish

b)

Japanese

c)

Chinese

d)

Native Americans

11.

Put theses events in order.

Atlantic Slave Trade, Black Death, Renaissance, Fall of Roman Empire

a)

Fall of Roman Empire, Black Death, Renaissance, Atlantic Slave Trade

b)

Fall of Roman Empire, Renaissance, Black Death, Atlantic Slave Trade

c)

Renaissance, Atlantic Slave Trade, Black Death, Fall of Roman Empire

d)

Atlantic Slave Trade, Black Death, Renaissance, Fall of Roman Empire

12.

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

a)

The establishment of sedentary village communities

b)

A decline in total population

c)

The spread of a migratory way of life

d)

An increase in the use of Bronze tools

13.

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

a)

A long period of drought thaty destroyed crops and livestock

b)

the use of slaves in their armies

c)

intensified invasions and security issues along their frontiers

d)

A refusal to tolerate Christianity

14.

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

a)

advocated a monastic life and a rejection of the world

b)

promoted teachings about reincarnation

c)

spread widely around the Mediterranean

d)

had written scriptures and an ethical code to live by

15.

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

a)

Conversion to Islam

b)

knowledge of agriculture

c)

centralized political systems

d)

use of calvary

16.

Aztec and Inca Empires were similar in that both

a)

developed from Maya civilization

b)

independently developed iron technology

c)

acquired empires by military conquest

d)

depended entirely on oral record keeping

17.

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

a)

European food to the Western Hemisphere

b)

Diseases from Europe to Africa

c)

African Population to Europe

d)

European technology to Africa

18.

Name this Portuguese explorer whose expeditions reached India via Africa

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Vasco Da Gama

d)

Sir Francis Drake

19.

Which of these did not represent a cash crop for European settlers in the Americas?

a)

Corn

b)

Tobacco Leaf

c)

Sugar Cane

d)

Cotton

20.

Name (in chronological order) the two Chinese dynasties which followed Mongol rule.

a)

Manchu, Ming

b)

Manchu, Yuan

c)

Zhou, Han

d)

Ming, Manchu

21.

Identify the recipients of African slaves in 'The Triangle Trade

a)

Mainland Europe

b)

China

c)

Colonies in America

d)

Coastal Africa

22.

Who was the first wife of infamous King Henry VIII

a)

Catherine of Aragon

b)

Jane Seymour

c)

Anne Boleyn

d)

Catherine Parr

23.

Birth-Death-Rebirth is referred to as _________

a)

Dharma

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Karma

d)

Deincarnation

24.

The holy book for Hinduism is called______

a)

Vedas

b)

Torah

c)

Koran

d)

Bible

25.

Which River is said to wash away sins if you are a Hindu?

a)

Gaanges River

b)

Manges River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Ganges lake

26.

Which country did Hinduism originate in?

a)

Indiana

b)

Japan

c)

India

d)

Inndia

27.

People enter their caste level at birth.

a)

False

b)

True

28.

Which of the following lists gives the correct causes of World War I?

a)

Militarism, Alliances, Industrialization, Nationalism

b)

Monopolization, Alliances, Industrialization, Nationalism

c)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

d)

Monopolization, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

29.

The Triple Alliance & the Triple Entente contributed to the start of World War I by:

a)

Failing to include Germany & France

b)

Allowing Japanese aggression in Korea

c)

Threatening countries in the Western Hemisphere

d)

Increasing tensions between European countries

30.

Which of the following countries was not part of the Triple Alliance?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Great Britian

d)

Austria Hungary

31.

Which event sparked the outbreak of World War I?

a)

Attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan

b)

Assassination of the Austrian Archduke

c)

Germany's invasion of Poland

d)

Bolshevik coup in Russia

32.

How did nations act to reduce the

possibility of future wars after the First

World War and the Second World War?

a)

By introducing atomic weapons

b)

By reducing the size of armed forces

c)

By fixing prices on food and clothing

d)

By establishing international

organizations

33.

How did the alliance system contribute

to the outbreak of conflict in Europe?

a)

Germany refused to join any

European alliances.

b)

Asian nations viewed the

agreements as intentionally

exclusive.

c)

Nations pledged to intervene if an

ally was attacked.

d)

The alliance between France and

Austria-Hungary upset the balance

of power among European nations.

34.

How did the U.S. government respond

to the global depression in the 1930s?

a)

Congress acted to reduce government regulations of financial institutions.

b)

President Roosevelt implemented a massive government spending program

c)

The U.S. Armed Forces expanded rapidly to provide jobs to the unemployed.

d)

The U.S. Treasury Department required all currency to be backed by equal amounts of silver in American banks.

35.

Which national leaders headed Allied

governments during World War II?

a)

Roosevelt, Stalin, and Mussolini

b)

Churchill, Mussolini, and Tojo

c)

Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin

d)

Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo

36.

Which characteristic is always true of a

totalitarian government?

a)

Workers control the government.

b)

The government is controlled by

military officers.

c)

Religious laws direct the behavior

of all citizens.

d)

The government controls most

aspects of citizens' lives.

37.

Which weapon of the First World War

resulted in trench warfare and high

numbers of casualties?

a)

Tanks

b)

Machine Guns

c)

Airplanes

d)

Chemical Weapons

38.

Who wrote the book: The Social Contract

a)

John Locke

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

39.

Conquered the Inca Empire

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Hernando Cortes

d)

Galileo Galilei

40.

The founder of the Mughal Empire

a)

Akbar

b)

Babur

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Osman Bey

41.

Belief system that started in India in the 500s BC. Happiness can be achieved through removal of one's desires. Believers seek enlightenment and the overcoming of suffering.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Humanism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Legalism

42.

The _______ Dynasty (1644-1912) that took over after the Ming Dynasty. Believed in the mandate of heaven. Two big rulers during this time was Kangxi and Qianlong. The last dynasty in this region was ended by war, rebellions, and natural disasters.

a)

Qing

b)

Shang

c)

Yuan

d)

Ming

43.

Conflict between Athens and Sparta

a)

Crusades

b)

Peloponnesian War

c)

Communist War

d)

Westernization of Russia

44.

A Hindu concept that by doing good to others, good will happen to you (and vise versa)

a)

Junk

b)

Karma

c)

Dharma

d)

Guilds

45.

The only woman to rule China in her own name, expanded the empire and supported Buddhism during the Tang Dynasty.

a)

Empress Wu

b)

Shi Huangdi

c)

Khadija

d)

Catherine the Great

46.

The year that Constantinople was sacked by the Ottoman Turks and meant that Byzantium had collapsed. Hint: __53

a)

1953 BCE

b)

1453 CE

c)

1353 CE

d)

1453 BCE

47.

A type of labor commonly used in feudal systems in which the laborers work the land in return for protection but they are bound to the land and are not allowed to leave or to peruse their a new occupation. This was common in early Medeival Europe as well as in Russia until the mid 19th century.

a)

Slavery

b)

Medieval System

c)

Serfdom

d)

Humanists

48.

Known for their culture (such as art, architecture and philosophy). Made up of polis (city-states) in the Mediterranean Sea. Didn't have a large empire or military.

a)

Jacobins

b)

Romans

c)

Muslims

d)

Greeks

49.

The wealthy, hereditary aristocrats during the Roman era.

a)

Plebians

b)

Patricians

c)

Senators

d)

Slaves

50.

Two failed attempts by the Persian Empire in the 400s BCE to conquer the Greeks in the 400s BCE

a)

Proxy Wars

b)

Battle of Medina

c)

Persian Wars

d)

Conservatism