WorksheetsAP World Unit 0
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 39mins
How did hunter-foragers change as they migrated to new climate regions?
They adapted their technology and culture
They changed their social hierarchies
They adapted their hunting habits
They changed their religious beliefs
What driving force facilitated the migration of hunter-foragers?
Disease
Lack of shelter
Foreign invaders
Climate change
What technological innovation was most influential to hunter-foragers?
Spears
Control of fire
Stone tools
Steel plow
What effect of the Neolithic Revolution allowed for the specialization of labor?
growth in towns and cities
reduction in nomadic lifestyle
surplus of food
creation of government systems
What was the name of the first Chinese dynasty, located in the Yellow River Valley?
Mushu
Shang
Han
Song
What civilization was located in MESOAMERICA?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Chavin
Olmec
In some ancient polytheistic religions, like in Mesopotamia, why was satisfying the gods so important?
To avoid the spread of disease
To acquire excessive amounts of wealth
To have the Mandate of Heaven
To properly utilize environmental and natural factors
What did early rulers have in common?
They divided their power equally through bureaucracies
They had complete and unlimited control
They were malicious rulers
They were believed to be divine and led the military
What sparked competition between growing civilizations?
land and resources
technology
differing governments
religious differences
The Code of Hammurabi and The Twelve Tables were examples of
trade restrictions
religious influence
divisions of pwoer
government rule
As states expanded
food surpluses drastically decreased
technology reached its peak
social and gender hierarchies intensified
religion became unimportant
(a) created the oldest form of writing in the world-cuneiform.
Who were one of the first monotheistic groups?
Babylonians
Hebrews
Aryans
Hindus
What was essential to the advancement of record keeping?
scribes
forms of writing
clay tablets
mathematics
It is theorized that humans originated in
(a)
Most human societies in the Paleolithic Age consisted of
cave-dwelling bands
small groups of hunters and gatherers
urbanized civilizations
groups of people who cohabitated with mammoths
During which historical period did agriculture first develop?
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Classical
Theocracy means rule by
religious leaders
military leaders
political leaders
Four
Constantine was a Roman emperor who legalized
Christianity
Monotheism
Islam
Child sacrifice
This is the belief that the ruling dynasty of China has legitimacy as long as they rule well-if the emperor doesn't rule or behave appropriately then there will be divine intervention.
(a)
Siddhartha Gautama taught that the root of all suffering was
cruelty
desire
sin
money
Modification of Buddhism that became its most popular form, especially in East Asia
Mahayana
Lotus
Theravada
Shintoism
The post-Alexander the Great era that saw the spread of Greek culture and the Greek language is known as
Hellenistic
Athenian
Ionian
Anarchy
What was one way the Roman Empire differed from the Han Dynasty?
Rome built walls, aqueducts, and other infrastructure
The Roman Empire was never reconstituted after its collapse
The Roman political system always had one single ruler
Rome traded over long distances
The Vedic religions
contributed to the development of the caste system
were monotheistic
were practiced mostly in the Middle East
saw reincarnation as impossible
Which religion developed largely among its surrounding culture's underclass?
Hinduism
Christianity
Confucianism
Zoroastrianism
What do Hinduism, Confucianism, and Judaism have in common?
Each is polytheistic
Each provides moral and ethical guidelines
Each focuses on a single protective spiritual deity
All developed in the Indus River Valley
During the post-Classical period, cities most often grew because of
interregional trade
religious missionaries
industrialization
the end of barbarian invasions
The native religion of Japan, which as important throughout Post-Classical Japan, was called
Buddhism
Confucianism
Daoism
Shintoism
Which of the following religions was focused on passive life and nature?
(a)
While China was able to maintain a single, large empire during this time period, Western Europe
developed multiple feuding monarchies
abolished serfdom and instituted wage labor
unified politically under the Catholic Church
started exploring and colonizing the Americas
Song China and the Abbasids shared which of the following?
An adherence to Islam
Equality between men and women
maritime trade and the growth of trade cities
Confucian beliefs
Which of the following had the smallest economic impact during the Post-Classical Period?
Islamic Caliphates, such as the Abbasids
Feudal Europe, such as Burzenland
sub-Saharan kingdoms, such as Mali
Chinese dynasties, such as the Song
The Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate and the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire were similar in that
both were Christian rulers
they held theocratic power
they were chosen to rule through democracy
they believed in the Mandate of Heaven
As they collapsed, the Han, Roman, and Gupta Empires all dealt with
decentralized government
severe drought
barbarian invasions
improving trade along the Silk Road
Compared to other women in the Post-Classical Era, Empress Theodora
was equal to her husband, Emperor Justinian
was born into a high class family
was a religious leader
had multiple husbands at once
A food surplus leads to which of the following? Check all that apply!
Population decrease
Specialization of labor
Population increase
Greater variety of food
Higher caloric foods
Han, Rome, and Persia all
issued currency and built roads
excluded newly conquered groups from their armies
supported and encouraged different religions
allowed peasants to participate in government
This individual ruled the Frankish realm from 769 to 814, was proclaimed emperor by the Pope, and established a substantial empire covering France, Germany, northeastern Spain, Bulgaria, and northern Italy.
Constantine
Justinian
Charlemagne
Alexander the Great
A (a) society is said to be one that is emphasizes male roles.
(a) are massive seasonal changes in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region. They can cause wet and dry seasons and are most often associated with the Indian Ocean. Historically they have played a major part in sea-based trade.
The political system of Europe up to about 1200 can best be characterized as
networks of personal loyalties
strongly centralized monarchies
emerging states
a system of republics
The prosperity of ancient Ghana (circa 800 C.E.) rested primarily on which of the following?
Control on the gold and salt trades
Use of the camel in long-distance trade
The elites' embrace of Islam
The fertile farmland of the Niger River
Cultural (a) refers to the gradual spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group or place to another.
Around 1400, contact between Europe and neighboring world regions was
stagnant
increasing
declining
at a standstill
Leading up to 1000 C.E., the (a) was the world's most vital overland trade route
Monastic communities were seen in which of the following religious systems? Select all that apply.
Buddhist
Islamic
Hindu
Christian
Confucian
Which of the following best describes the significance of legal codes to early civilizations?
They granted citizens the rights to choose their rulers
They reflected and reinforced existing social and political hierarchies
They facilitated the introduction of monotheistic religions
They fairly settled disputes between people
Which of the following was one of the factors behind the collapse of the Mayan in the 9th century?
Foreign invasion
Spread of new, foreign religious ideas from North America
Environmental factors, such as a long-term drought
Massive rebellions within the empire
(a) refers to the forced dispersal of the Jews from Israel, which resulted in communities being established in other regions and empires.
Sundiata Keita (the real "Lion King") united several tribes of West Africa and established the (a) Empire, which would become one of the richest empires in the world.
Confucianism focuses on five key relationships, the most important being father-son. This idea of the son treating his father with reverential respect is known as (a) .
(a) is the practice of honoring ancestors with ceremonial procedures as well as praising them and asking for advice. This is seen in several belief systems in East Asia, the Mediterranean, Africa, and the Andes but it is most commonly associated with Confucianism and Chinese traditional religion.
This is an extensive group of states, nations, or peoples ruled over by an emperor/empress or other powerful sovereign or government.
(a)
(a) is the study of populations based on factors such as age, race, sex, gender, and can also include socio-economic info such as education, income, birth/death rates
This was the split of the European Christian church into the (Western) Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church (of the Byzantine Empire)
Protestant Reformation
Great Schism
Crusades
Wars of Religion
(a) is a port/city/center of trade where goods are brought for import/export, collection, and distribution. Examples (both historical and present) include Constantinople/Istanbul, Hong Kong, Malacca, Alexandra (Egypt), New Orleans, Amsterdam, Jakarta
First Emperor of Rome who replaced the Roman Republic, fought to avenge Caesar, and defeated Marc Antony and Cleopatra
Augustus Caesar
Ashoka
Constantine
Charlamagne
(a) beliefs focus on the idea that all humans are equal.
Medieval/pre-modern Japan was ruled through a military feudal system where the (a) , or military dictator, had the official power while the emperor was powerless and performed ceremonial duties.
