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AP World History Unit 3

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mohammaed referred to his new belief system as Islam, meaning

a)

"submission to God"

b)

"the faith of Allah"

c)

"People of the Book"

d)

"Blessed Revelations"

2.

Which of the following best describes the historical term medieval?

a)

A period that ends with the coronation of Vladimir Comnenus

b)

An epoch that begins with the founding of Christianity

c)

The contemporary era after the Enlightenment

d)

A time between ancient Greco-Roman history and modern times

3.

Shari'a can best be defined as

a)

the rule of the Mamluk sultans.

b)

the flight to Medina in 622.

c)

the body of Islamic law and custom.

d)

fasting during Ramadan.

4.

Early Russia grew out of a principality centered in the city of

a)

Minsk

b)

Kiev

c)

St. Petersburg

d)

Novgorod

5.

The term vassal means

a)

a landless peasant.

b)

the center of a fiefdom.

c)

a container for fluids.

d)

a status of mutual obligation between lord and underling.

6.

The population of western Europe nearly doubled from 1000 to 1200 because of the

a)

influx of Aryan peoples.

b)

use of the potato as a foodstuff.

c)

relative peace that existed.

d)

new farming technology, such as the improved plow and horse collar.

7.

The decentralization of Islam took place after 1000 when

a)

Mohammed passed his authority on to his sons.

b)

the Turks took over Byzantium.

c)

rival caliphates took power in North Africa and Spain.

d)

Christianity took back portions of Syria during the Crusades.

8.

The spread of Buddhism in China c. 800 was sponsored by

a)

Tibetan monks who traveled widely throughout East Asia.

b)

Tang rulers who brought in missionaries from India.

c)

the Han emperor Wei Ping.

d)

Uighur tribesmen from the West.

9.

Overland trade between Europe to Asia on the Silk Road increased with

a)

the revival of commercial cities, such as Samarkand, along the way.

b)

the discovery of gold in the Hindu Kush.

c)

the collapse of the Roman empire.

d)

the development of a new breed of camel.

10.

The classical era of Japan took place during the _________ period.

a)

Tokugawa

b)

Minamoto

c)

Meiji

d)

Heian

11.

What do Vietnam, Japan, and Korea have in common?

a)

They all have languages that stem from the same linguistic family.

b)

China left a lasting cultural and religious imprint on them.

c)

All were once colonies of the Mongols.

d)

All were conquered by the Sung dynasty.

12.

What commonalities can be seen between European and Japanese feudalism?

a)

Centralized kingdoms dominated the political scene.

b)

Literature flourished during long periods of peace.

c)

Land formed the basis for power, with lords controlling fiefdoms.

d)

Weak emperors were controlled by religious leaders.

13.

Which of the following was an outcome for peasants in Europe after the Black Death c. 1340?

a)

More land was available and wages increased.

b)

Wages plummeted as demand decreased.

c)

Social unrest decreased.

d)

About 10% of the peasant population died.

14.

Islam made its way into the Asian subcontinent over time after 1000 because of the outreach of the

a)

Persians who established the Delhi Sultanate.

b)

Afghani Wazir.

c)

Umayyad dynasty.

d)

Ottoman Turks.

15.

Justinian is given credit for all of the following EXCEPT

a)

reestablishing Greek as the language of the Byzantine empire.

b)

the rebuilding of Constantinople.

c)

the codification of Roman law.

d)

the construction of the Hagia Sofia.

16.

The Mayan economy was based on

a)

crafts and manufacturing.

b)

gold and silver mined in the highlands.

c)

agricultural produce, including maize, beans, and squash.

d)

the salt trade.