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AP World 2020 Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these contexts could fit the period 1200-1450?

a)

The Mongol Conquests

b)

Nationalism

c)

Globalization

d)

Indian Ocean Trade

2.

Which of these was not a factor that led to the flourishing of the Song Dynasty economy?

a)

Champa Rice

b)

The Grand Canal

c)

Meritocracy

d)

Steam Power

3.

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.

4.

Which city (that was once the center of the Mali Empire) became the center for the Songhai Empire?

a)

Mecca

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Djenne

d)

Gao

5.

Which of the following religions challenged the caste system

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Shinto

6.

What American civilization near the Mississippi river valley built this massive structure?

a)

Cahokia

b)

Cherokee

c)

Navajo

d)

Apache

7.

What was the system used by the Inca for people to perform labor services to pay taxes?

a)

Mita System

b)

Quipa System

c)

Quechuan System

d)

Maize System

8.

What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains?

a)

Chinampas

b)

Waru Waru

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Terrace Farming

9.

Which of the following caused feudalism in Europe to decline?

a)

Black Plague

b)

Muslim invaders

c)

Revival of Learning

d)

Rebellions for more freedom

10.

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.

11.

Choose all of the ways Muslim states and empires encouraged intellectual transfers in this time.

a)

Preserving Greek Philosophy

b)

House of Wisdom in Baghdad

c)

Scholarly transfers in Muslim Spain

d)

Sponsored Atlantic Explorations

12.

What was the importance of the camel?

a)

The camel was able to eat a lot of food and store water in its hump

b)

The camel had many offspring

c)

The camel allowed people to cross the Sahara desert

d)

The camel was faster on grassland than horses

13.

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

a)

The revival of commercial cities, such as Kashgar and Samarkand, along the way

b)

The discovery of gold in the Hindu Kush Mountains

c)

The collapse of the Roman empire

d)

The development of a new breed of camel

14.

Malian Emperor Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 can best be understood in the context of which of the following?

a)

The expansion of Islam throughout Afro-Eurasia

b)

The development of new transportation technologies

c)

The diffusion of African culture to the Middle East

d)

The territorial expansion of West African empires

15.

Ibn Battuta traveled widely across the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa in the fourteenth century. His travels serve as evidence for the

a)

expansion of trade routes and Islam

b)

excellent condition of roads in Africa and Asia

c)

political unity of Africa and Asia

d)

widespread use of paper money

16.

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

a)

The empire of Alexander the Great

b)

The Mongol Empire

c)

The Russian Empire

d)

The Byzantine Empire

17.

The photograph below shows a fourteenth century C.E. mosque in the city of Xi’an, central China. This image most clearly supports which of the following conclusions about the spread of Islam?

a)

Early Muslim communities in China adopted local architectural styles for their religious buildings.

b)

Political instability in fourteenth-century China encouraged the spread of Islam.

c)

Islam spread to China before Buddhism did.

d)

Early Muslim communities in China disguised their mosques as Confucian academies.

18.

During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, territories under Mongol control benefited from which of the following?

a)

Widespread adoption of Confucian family hierarchies

b)

Trade that facilitated the spread of Christianity throughout the Indian Ocean region

c)

Trade that tied several distinct regional networks together

d)

Widespread adoption of Buddhist religious practices

19.

The establishment of the Mongol Empire directly facilitated which of the following?

a)

Increased cultural and technological exchange between the Islamic world and China

b)

The development of Mongolian as the primary written language of administration across most of Eurasia

c)

The spread of Persian culture into Central Asia

d)

Improved ship designs and navigation techniques for oceanic commerce

20.

Which of the following was a Chinese admiral responsible for gaining imperial prestige?

a)

Zheng He

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Margery Kempe

d)

Deng Xiaoping

21.

Which of these context could fit the period 1450-1750?

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Protestant Reformation

c)

Rise of the East India Company

d)

Decolonization

22.
This Japanese political office ruled as effective dictator of Japan through military might:
a)
Shogun
b)
Samurai
c)
Emperor
d)
Manchu
23.
Name this German monk credited with beginning the protestant schism/reformation
a)
Pope Pius
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Jean Calvin
d)
Martin Luther
24.
If you were a citizen of the Safavid Empire which modern day country would you likely inhabit?
a)
Greece
b)
Turkey
c)
Iran
d)
Saudi Arabia
25.

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)

King Charles V

d)

King Louis XIV

26.

Which of the following world history processes was most responsible for the eighteenth-century cityscape of St. Petersburg, Russia, shown above?

a)

Isolation

b)

World Climate Changes

c)

Westernization

d)

Democratization

27.

Which of the following are the states that dominated the Mediterranean trade during the sixteenth century?

a)

Italian city-states and the Ottoman Empire

b)

Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire

c)

The Hapsburg Empire and France

d)

The Crusader States

28.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
29.
This group was established to spread Catholicism around the world 
a)
Huguenots
b)
Lutherans 
c)
Jesuits
d)
Monks
30.

Which of the following was NOT a gunpowder empire?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Safavid Empire

c)

Mughal Empire

d)

Ming Empire

31.

The majority of slaves went to __________ to work on _______.

a)

The Caribbean; sugar plantations

b)

Mexico; gold mines

c)

The US; cotton plantations

d)

Chile; silver mines

32.

What was one social effect of Spanish colonization of the Americas

a)

Encomiendas

b)

The Casta System

c)

Deforestation

d)

Increased global trade

33.

Form of slavery where slaves have no rights and are considered property

a)

Chattel slavery

b)

Indentured servitude

c)

Mita system

d)

complete slavery

34.

System where a conquistador was given land (and the natives in it) to Christianize and “protect”, but often exploited instead

a)

Mita

b)

Encomiendas

c)

Feudalism

d)

Plantation

35.

What was the name of the communities created by runaway slaves during this time period?

a)

Maroon societies

b)

Secret societies

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Haiti

36.

What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do?

a)

Split the Americas between England and France

b)

Split the Americas between Spain and Portugal

c)

Split the Americas between Belgium and China

d)

Split the Americas between the Dutch and Spain

37.

Which economic system was in place and most significant when the exchange of goods in 1450-1750 arose?

a)

European mercantilism

b)

Laissez-faire principles

c)

Renaissance guild bylaws

d)

Medieval manorialism

38.

The Caravel was an example of

a)

continuity from the rise of civilizations

b)

Innovations in ship design

c)

commercial innovations from Asia

d)

Agricultural innovations

39.

Which of the following challenged state power?

a)

Ana Nzinga

b)

Cossack Revolts

c)

Pueblo Wars

d)

Maroon Wars

40.

Which of these context could fit the period 1750-1900?

a)

The Enlightenment

b)

The Cold War

c)

Decolonization

d)

The Industrial Revolution

41.

Which movement in the 1700s promoted reason, liberty, and self determination?

a)

The Scientific Revolution

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The Enlightenment

d)

The American Revolution

42.

What is the name of the movement that promotes the interests of a particular nation due to intense pride?

a)

A revolution

b)

Protestantism

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Nationalism

43.

Which nation was the first to industrialize?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

44.

Toussant L'Ouverture

a)

was a member of the Committee of Public Safety under Robespierre

b)

rose to the rank of General under Napoleon

c)

was a complete revolutionary failure

d)

helped free slaves in Haiti

45.

Italian unification had as its architect

a)

Bismarck coupled with opportunity

b)

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Giuseppe Mazzini

d)

Count Cavour together with the support of Garibaldi

46.

Under the Tokugawa Japan was

a)

a major trading nation

b)

rapidly industrializing

c)

bankrupt

d)

isolated

47.
Which of the following scientific concepts had the greatest role in providing a justification for imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
a)
Louis Pasteur's germ theory of disease
b)
Charles Darwin's Theory of evolution
c)
Albert Einstein's theory of relativity
d)
Marie Curie's theory of radio activity
48.
In the late 19th century, European imperialism in both Africa and China was characterized by
a)
Widespread trade in opium
b)
The encouragement of slavery
c)
Small military enclaves along coastlines
d)
Competition among imperialist powers
49.
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
50.
The beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain was most influenced by which of the following factors?
a)
The amount and location of British petroleum reserves
b)
The location and large number of British coal deposits
c)
The aggressive promotion of industrialization by George III
d)
The spread of cotton cultivation in southern England
51.
In which rebellion in India in the mid-1800s did natives challenge British power?
a)
Zulu
b)
Taiping
c)
Boxer
d)
Sepoy
52.
Which of the following African regions was able to defeat European powers in the 19th century?
a)
Liberia
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Egypt
d)
Morocco
53.

Which country had the Boxer rebellion?

a)

China

b)

United States

c)

India

d)

New Zealand

54.

What was Japan's response to foreign interference in the nineteenth century?

a)

Adapt to Western politics and culture (Meiji Restoration)

b)

Isolate themselves further by resisting and fighting

c)

Became allies with the Chinese to become the dominant power in the region

d)

Adapt to the ideas of the islanders and tribal people to resist

55.

Which was a state regulation of immigration during the nineteenth century?

a)

Chinese Exclusion Acts

b)

Chinese Adopation Acts

c)

White New Zealand Policy

d)

Jim Crow Laws