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AP World Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One of the main outcomes of the Neolithic Revolution was

a)

a new vulnerability to disease

b)

a rise in local population rates

c)

new monarchies being formed

d)

a greater ability to hunt game

2.

What is the correct chronology for the following eras in prehistory?

a)

Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age

b)

Iron Age, Bronze Age, Stone Age

c)

Stone Age, Iron Age, Bronze Age

d)

Bronze Age, Stone Age, Tin Age

3.

Which people migrated south into ancient India and replaced the older Harappan civilization around 1500 B.C.E.?

a)

The Mughals

b)

The Persians

c)

The Aryans

d)

The Mongols

4.

Paleolithic society can be characterized by which of the following traits?

a)

Its members worshiped a single creator God.

b)

Tools made of iron were used by settled communities.

c)

The division of labor was based on gender in a hunter-gatherer system.

d)

Large urban communities evolved.

5.

The Olmec, c. 1400 B.C.E., were known as

a)

an early Mesoamerican society with a central authority.

b)

successors to the Aztecs.

c)

a trading people who ranged across North America.

d)

militarily aggressive and brutal.

6.

The expanding base of agrarian society in Shang China was mainly due to

a)

more efficient use of irrigation.

b)

better tools made from steel.

c)

lower infant mortality.

d)

bountiful rains for terraced agriculture.

7.

Who is credited with being the first to codify law?

a)

Justinian

b)

Sargon of Akkad

c)

Emperor Qin

d)

Hamurabi

8.

All of the following were features of the civilizations in Mesopotamia, Mesoamerica, the Indus River Valley, and the Yellow River Valley EXCEPT

a)

religious systems that included sacrifice rituals.

b)

a degree of social stratification.

c)

construction of architectural monuments.

d)

centralized government.

9.

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

10.

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

11.

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

12.

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

13.

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

a)

Voltaire

b)

Hobbes

c)

Adam Smith

d)

Rousseau

e)

Diderot

14.

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

15.

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

16.

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

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.

Which country did Hinduism originate in?

a)

Indiana

b)

Japan

c)

India

d)

Inndia

23.

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

24.

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

25.

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.

26.

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

27.

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

28.
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 13th and 14th centuries?
a)
Historians believe they may have met each other on their journeys and compared observations
b)
Both the areas observed participated in significant long-distance trade
c)
Both the areas observed were highly influenced by Confucian teachings
d)
The travelers were of the same religious background and prejudices
29.
Based on the map and your knowledge of world history, what conclusion about the spread of Buddhism in Asia is most accurate?
a)
Buddhism was welcomed by leaders in all regions of Asia
b)
Buddhism spread equally rapidly through Asia
c)
Buddhism was spread through a combination of force and voluntary acceptance
d)
Buddhism was spread along existing trade routes in Asia
30.
The spread of Buddhism into Japan and Korea is most likely the result of which of these historical processes?
a)
A tradition of cultural borrowing from China
b)
Rising nationalism within Japan and Korea in this era
c)
Colonization of Japan and Korea by Chinese authorities
d)
Spread of the bubonic plague caused people to seek spiritual consolation
31.
How did the spread of Buddhism compare to the spread of Islam by 1500?
a)
Like Islam, Buddhism accepted women in positions of spiritual authority
b)
Islam spread across a wider part of the globe than Buddhism
c)
Buddhism had far more adherents than Islam
d)
Like Buddhism, Islam was more popular in its place of origin than outside its place of origin
32.
Which of these comparisons between the Byzantine Empire and other empires is most historically accurate?
a)
Like the Sui Dynasty, the Byzantine empire was short-lived
b)
Like the Aztecs, the Byzantine empire practiced human sacrifice
c)
Like Russia, the Byzantine empire used diplomacy to fend off the Mongols
d)
Like the Roman Empire, the Byzantine empire declined and fell in roughly the same time period
33.
What contributions from India did Western Europeans receive via exchanges with the Abbasid Caliphate?
a)
The spread of Hinduism into Western Europe
b)
Arabic numerals
c)
The adoption of some features of India’s caste system
d)
Exotic furs such as sable and mink
34.
What event in the Cold War was primarily responsible for a massive technology race between the U.S.S.R. and U.S.A. that began in the 1950s?
a)
the Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
the Vietnam War
c)
the launching of the satellite Sputnik
d)
the Berlin blockade
35.
In order to avoid a two-front war, Hitler signed a non-aggression pact with this country in 1939
a)
Austria
b)
Poland
c)
the Soviet Union
d)
Spain
36.
Which of the following was NOT a reason that European powers in the 1930s appeased Germany?
a)
because of economic ties with Germany which would hurt their economies if they attacked
b)
fear of communism
c)
a yearning for peace by people and politicians
d)
weakness of the western democracies because they were beholden to their consituents
37.
Which of the following was NOT a factor leading to the development of fascism in Germany?
a)
treaty arrangements that forced Germany to accept blame for WWI
b)
impact of the depression
c)
the division of Germany and Berlin, the ecapital, into zones of occupation by the allies
d)
the recent and shaky tradition of parliamentary government forced upon Germany in the form ofthe Weimar Republic
38.
Which of the following describes the effect of skin color, ethnicity, and former slave status in Latin America in the late 19th century?
a)
There was little effect for most people
b)
Marriage alliances among all classes and castes eliminated the effect on all three
c)
Large numbers of people of color migrated to the newly "Reconstructed" southern United States
d)
There continued to be discrimination on the basis of all three factors.
39.
The American desire for a trade relationship with Japan in 1853 led to
a)
The overthrow of the shogun and the modernization of the country
b)
Increased tensions between China and Korea
c)
Greater Russian influence in Manchuria
d)
The colonization of Taiwan
40.
Which of the following statements best describes the significance of Social Darwinism?
a)
It was a significant breakthrough in revolutionary theory
b)
It led to an increase in urbanization throughout much of Europe
c)
It influenced the development of the factory model of production
d)
It was used as a justification for the inferior treatment of colonial people
41.
European knights were the equivalent to what Japanese social class?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Rhonin
c)
Samurai
d)
Nomin
42.
What were the Daimyo?
a)
Local warlords
b)
Priests of Shintoism
c)
Honored ancestors
d)
Emperor's advisors
43.
What was the name of the revolution that saw the introduction of farming? 
a)
Paleolithic Revolution
b)
Agricultural Revolution
c)
Green Revolution
d)
Neolithic Revolution 
44.
Zoroastrianism most probably influenced which of the following philosophical or religious traditions?
a)
Daoism
b)
Judaism
c)
Hinduism
d)
None of the above
45.
One similarity between the increase of trade across the Sahara and trade along the eastern coast of Africa was that both
a)
developed new technologies that used iron
b)
depended primarily on networks of Bantu-speaking peoples
c)
resulted in the spread of Islam
d)
led to a rapid increase in a new form of labor, slavery
46.
One long-term impact of the civil service exam system in China was
a)
to place a high value on learning
b)
to reduce corruption in government
c)
to allow equal opportunities for men and women
d)
to decentralize the government
47.

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

a)

Minsk

b)

Kiev

c)

St. Petersburg

d)

Novgorod

48.

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.

49.

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.

50.

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.

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