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WorksheetsAP World (Modern) Unit 1
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 34mins
The Song Dynasty is strongly associated with the invention of which weapons technology?
Gunpowder
Grenades
Landmines
Junks
Confucianism emphasized the practice of moral behaviors in accordance to ones relationships, the most important relationship was between...
son and father.
son and mother.
daughter and father.
daughter and mother.
What is the Buddha's real name?
Gangas Khan
Asoka
Siddartha Guatama
Finn
Why is so little known about the early history of the Incas?
Aztecs took their books
There was a bad fire
They didn't have a system of writing
Their history books were hidden in Machu Picchu
What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains?
Chinampas
Irrigation
Aqueducts
Terrace Farming
Which city that was once the center of the Mali Empire became the center for the Songhai Empire?
Mecca
Timbuktu
Djenne
Gao
The Islamic Empire allowed for religious tolerance by charging the ______________ to non-Muslims
Salt Tax
Cartaz
Jizya
All of the above
Which two religions were dominant in Africa?
Islam
Animism
Buddhism
Shintoism
Select which parts of Africa had an Islamic influence.
West Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
Northern Africa
What two key religions spread on trade routes in Asia in 1200 - 1450 CE?
Islam and Buddhism
Sikhism and Judaism
Hinduism and Animism
Christianity and Judaism
What was the system used by the Inca for people to perform labor services to pay taxes?
Mita
Quipu
Enconmienda
Carpa Nan
What were chinampas?
the name for Aztec city-states
people who lived in Tenochtitlan
farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled
walls of skulls at temples
What was one reason the Aztec became weak?
they demanded high tributes that city-states couldn't and wouldn't pay
the chinampas fell apart causing famine, which then lead to a revolt among neighboring tribes
too much money was spent on the Templo Mayor
all of the above
When the Aztec arrived in Central Mexico the area was
dominated by city-states
dominated by the Maya
Empty, ready for them to build a grand empire
a wall of skulls
What is one way we know about the legacy of the Aztec civilization?
the Aztec made codices (like books) with glyphs describing their history
The Spanish were very careful with Aztec goods and artifacts and have preserved them
Carvings in caves
Moctezuma II's Instagram
What's the name of the Aztec Capital?
Texcoco
Atahualpa
Teotihuacan
Tenochtitlan
Which east African empire was ruled by a monarch centered on Christianity?
Swahili City States
Ethiopia
Ghana
Great Zimbabwe
What vast geographic feature dominates North Africa?
Cape of Good Hope
Sahara Desert
Niger River
Horn of Africa
What was the most important river system of West Africa?
Congo
Nile
Niger
Limpopo
Silk is to China as Gold is to...
Mali
Egypt
India
Arabia
Which of the following did NOT increase the human population of a given area?
Quipu
Champa rice
Potatoes
Three Field System
What was Cahokia?
A pyramid made of packed earth that rose in three major terraces to a height of one hundred feet.
A mound used to enclose sacred ceremonial spaces in which great crowds would gather.
A large circle of cedar posts that numbered in multiples of twelve, indicating a recognition of the number of lunar months in a year.
A city built by American Indians along the Mississippi River almost a thousand years ago.
Cahokians spent much of their time outdoors.
What evidence in the text supports this statement?
"Cahokia was not the first archaeological site with large earthen mounds. Mounded sites as old as 5,500 years are known in northeastern Louisiana, dating to what is termed the 'Archaic period' (8000-500 BC)."
"A day in the life of an average Cahokian family involved spending most of the day working in the fields, fishing, and hunting."
"Some Cahokianized populations, such as people in the Illinois River valley a hundred miles north of Cahokia, developed independently of the city to the south."
"...the facts of Cahokia's founding and its prolonged demise suggest that Cahokia was -like so many cities around the world-made up of more than one ethnic group."
Which of the following languages emerged as a result of prolonged economic contact between Bantu speakers and Arabs on the East Coast of Africa.
Arabic
Bantu
Swahili
Latin
This group of people from West Africa migrated to parts of Central, South, and East Africa from 2000 BC to 1000 CE?
Bantu
Swahili
Zimbabwe
Sudanese
What were the major goods traded on the Trans-Saharan Trade route?
Gold and slaves
Iron and slaves
Gold and salt
Iron and gold
West African storytellers who pass on oral histories of their tribes or people.
Hausa
Zanj
Griots
Pochteca
The responsibility of children to respect, obey, and care for their parents...
Mandate of Heaven
filial piety
Legalism
Dao
Bureaucracy
large system of government officials with different levels of authority
the customary code of polite behavior in society, especially between children and parent
the official document or set of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions
a formal or official record of trade and business interactions between states
Which region is home to Confucianism, civil service exams, gun innovation, and Champa Rice?
SE Asia
S Asia
East Asia
Africa
Which region is home to Hinduism, caste system, Bhatki Movement, and the Delhi Sultinate?
SE Asia
S Asia
East Asia
Africa
Which region is home to Angkor Wat, Khmer Empire, and major Buddhist population?
SE Asia
S Asia
East Asia
Africa
Which region is home to feudalism, decentralization, & large Christian population?
Americas
Europe
East Asia
Africa
Which region is home to Incan, Aztec, Mayan civilizations as well as polytheism and some human sacrifice?
Americas
Europe
East Asia
Africa
Region 1 is
Europe
SE Asia
S Asia
Africa
East Asia
Region 2 is
Europe
SE Asia
S Asia
Africa
East Asia
Region 3 is
Europe
SE Asia
S Asia
Africa
East Asia
Region 4 is
Europe
SE Asia
S Asia
Africa
East Asia
Region 5 is
Europe
SE Asia
S Asia
Africa
Americas
Region 6 is
Europe
SE Asia
S Asia
Africa
Americas
Compass, printing press, and gunpowder are all invented during this dynasty.
Tang Dynasty
Song Dynasty
Neither
A group of non-elected government officials...
aristocrat
civil service
bureaucracy
social class
Mohammaed referred to his new belief system as Islam, meaning
"submission to God"
"the faith of Allah"
"People of the Book"
"Blessed Revelations"
The term vassal means
a landless peasant.
the center of a fiefdom.
a container for fluids.
a status of mutual obligation between lord and underling.
What commonalities can be seen between European and Japanese feudalism?
Centralized kingdoms dominated the political scene.
Literature flourished during long periods of peace.
Land formed the basis for power, with lords controlling fiefdoms.
Weak emperors were controlled by religious leaders.
Which of the following was an outcome for peasants in Europe after the Black Death c. 1340?
More land was available and wages increased.
Wages plummeted as demand decreased.
Social unrest decreased.
About 10% of the peasant population died.
Allow of the following States/Empires had cross-regional connections EXCEPT
Dar al-Islam
Inca Empire
Song Dynasty
Majapahit
Which of the following religions challenged the caste system
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Shinto
Where would you find this image
Kush
Zimbabwe
Axum
Ghana
