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WorksheetsImportant People Units 1-6 AP World
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What religion did prince Shotoku Taishi favor during the Yamato period?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
What is Chinese monk, scholar, traveler and translator Xuanzang known for?
His trip to India and back
His Impact during the Song period
His attempt to remake Japanese monarchs into absolute Chinese-style emperors
His integration of flying cash into the Chinese economy
Who was known for their poetry during the Tang era
Ibn Battuta
Minamoto
Abu Bakr
Li Bo
Who was the third son of Genghis Khan and second Great Khan (Khagan) of the Mongol Empire.
Kokakorum
Hulego
Ogadei
Kublai Khan
What 3 regions did Chinese Qing emperor Kangxi conquer?
Taiwan, Mongolia, TIbet
Southern India, Japan, Outlying Islands of SE Asia
Vietnam, Thailand, Northern Korea
Korea, East India, Nepal
What was Tamerlane also knows as?
Timur the Great
Khalil Tamerlane
Amir Tamer
Timur the Lame
What was absolute monarch Louis XIV's greatest accomplishment?
Built a palace in Versailles
Helped create a better education system in France
Created one of the largest armies of the early modern era
Commissioned the production of better roads across France
Who was the Mogul Indian emperor when the finest monuments were built (such as the Taj Mahal)
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Shah Jahan
Akbar
Shah Abbas the Great
Who opposed the divine right of kings?
Alfred Dreyfus
Martin Luther
John Locke
Voltaire
What two countries did Otto von Bismarck become chancellor of?
Germany, France
France, Prussia
Prussia, Germany
France, England
What book did Karl Marx write?
Communist Manifesto
The Fifteenth Reason for Communist Ideals
Treason and Governing
Communist Trek
Who is known today as the father of Capitalism?
John Locke
Adam Smith
Charles Darwin
John Stuart Mill
Which Chinese official tried to create a liberal democratic political movement in China but was thwarted by military leaders?
Sun Yat-sen
Kamal Ataturk
Emiliano Zapata
Marco Polo
What was the cause for Omar al-Bashir's charges of war crimes?
The destruction of hundreds of villages throughout Darfur.
More than one hundred thousand refugees that caused problems for countries that were willing to welcome them
The attack on the majority Hutu class in Rwanda
The death of over 500,000 civilians amongst Rwanda during the Rwandan genocide
Which official leader of The Big Four wanted to establish peace without victory?
Woodrow Wilson
David Lloyd George
Georges Clemenceau
Vittorio Orlando
Which official leader from The Big Four wanted to create a League of Nations?
Woodrow Wilson
David Lloyd George
Georges Clemenceau
Vittorio Orlando
Which of the following did Mohandas Ghandi NOT do?
Became a leader in the Indian Nationalist movement against British rule
Founded the Natal Indian Congress
Worked to expose the world to the rampant discrimination in India
Traveled to Eastern Europe to spread the word about British rule in India
Which Mexican President promoted immigration as well as development, especially in the northern area bordering the US?
Enrique Nieto
Felipe Calderon
Porfirio Diaz
Andres Obrador
Who founded the De Beers Mining Company in search for diamonds?
Cecil Rodes
Grant Cairo
Alexander De Beer
Adam Oxford
Which person was most directly responsible for the start of WWI?
Herald Duke I
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
Seiman Forthro
Who was murdered which ultimately started WWI?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Harry Lee Oswald
Yorturb Etly
Charles Roth Zimmerman
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam in the Contemporary period?
Ho Chi Minh
Cong leDong
Qi Xing
Ling boa
Who was the French president who created a new mandate for expanded presidential power
Charles de Gaulle
Grant Ulysses
Simeon Bolivar
Grant Harvey
Who created the revolutionary organization called Shining Path?
Abimael Guzman
Vicente Fox
Jose Portillo
Adolfo Mateos
