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AP World - Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 55mins

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Class
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1.

Membership in the Islamic community known as the umma was based on a common

a)

territory.

b)

belief.

c)

language

d)

tribe

2.

Shari'a can best be defined as

a)

the rule of the Mamluk sultans.

b)

the flight to Medina in 622.

c)

the body of Islamic law and custom.

d)

fasting during Ramadan.

3.

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

a)

Minsk

b)

Kiev

c)

St. Petersburg

d)

Novgorod

4.

The term vassal means

a)

a landless peasant.

b)

the center of a fiefdom.

c)

a container for fluids.

d)

a status of mutual obligation between lord and underling.

5.

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.

6.

The decentralization of Islam took place after 1000 when

a)

Mohammed passed his authority on to his sons.

b)

the Turks took over Byzantium.

c)

rival caliphates took power in North Africa and Spain.

d)

Christianity took back portions of Syria during the Crusades.

7.

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.

8.

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.

9.

Islam made its way into the Asian subcontinent over time after 1000 because of the outreach of the

a)

Persians who established the Delhi Sultanate.

b)

Afghani Wazir.

c)

Umayyad dynasty.

d)

Ottoman Turks.

10.

Justinian is given credit for all of the following EXCEPT

a)

reestablishing Greek as the language of the Byzantine empire.

b)

the rebuilding of Constantinople.

c)

the codification of Roman law.

d)

the construction of the Hagia Sofia.

11.

What was different about Islam in West Africa (versus somewhere like Delhi)?

a)

it was not trade based

b)

it was more radical

c)

it was not forced on the subjects

d)

it was egalitarian

12.

Mansa Musa was:

a)

an Islamic conqueror

b)

an Islamic prophet

c)

a wealthy king from West Africa

d)

a travelling merchant

13.

Why was it beneficial for Africans to convert to Islam?

a)

business and trade benefits

b)

no taxation

c)

life or death

d)

mandate of heaven

14.

Dar-al-Islam refers to what?

a)

original Arabian states

b)

conquered territory in Anatolia

c)

spread of Islam to Africa

d)

all Muslim controlled territory

15.

What was the House of Wisdom?

a)

largest collection of Arabic poems by a woman

b)

massive library in Baghdad

c)

the time period of prosperity and technology in the Islamic World

d)

center of culture in Damascus

16.

What was the primary economic organization in Europe during the Middle Ages?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Mercantialism

d)

Imperialism

17.

The fall of Rome resulted in

a)

the decline of Christianity

b)

the lack of a central government

c)

an end to attacks by barbarians

d)

the growth of a strong economy

18.

What is Charlemagne most remembered for?

a)

making war against England

b)

becoming the first Christian ruler

c)

uniting much of Europe

d)

teaching people to read and write

19.

A __________ gave protection in return for loyalty from his __________.

a)

lord / vassal

b)

peasant / serf

c)

merchant / squire

d)

villager / priest

20.

Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne "Holy Roman Emperor" in exchange for

a)

a gift of land

b)

a noble title

c)

a large supply of food

d)

military protection

21.

The monarch provided __________ for the lords in return for __________.

a)

fiefs / knights

b)

knights / fiefs

c)

protection / grain

d)

land / labor

22.

The lords provided __________ for their peasants in return for __________.

a)

protection / labor

b)

fiefs / labor

c)

labor / protection

d)

land / fiefs

23.

(330-1453) The eastern half of the Roman Empire, which survived after the fall of the Western Empire at the end of the 5th century C.E. Its capital was Constantinople, named after the Emperor Constantine.

a)

Holy Roman Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Byzantine Empire

d)

Roman Empire

24.

A political-religious system in which the secular ruler is also head of the religious establishment, as in the Byzantine Empire

a)

Caesaropapism

b)

Jesus Sutras

c)

Athanasianism

d)

Arianism

25.

A large and wealthy city that was the imperial capital of the Byzantine empire and later the Ottoman empire, now known as Istanbul

a)

Constantinople

b)

Istanbul

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Ankara

26.

a series of military expeditions in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries by Western European Christians to reclaim control of the Holy Lands from the Muslims

a)

Wars

b)

Crusades

c)

The Holy Wars

d)

The War on Islam

27.

Christian followers in the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire); split from Roman Catholic Church and shaped life in eastern Europe and western Asia

a)

Ethiopian Christianity

b)

Eastern Orthodox Church

c)

Jesus Sutras

d)

Western Christendom

e)

Roman Catholic Church

28.

Emerging in the fourth century with the conversion of the rulers of Axum, this Christian church proved more resilient than other early churches in Africa. Located in the mountainous highlands of modern Eritrea and Ethiopia, it was largely cut off from other parts of Christendom and developed traditions that made it distinctive from other Christian Churches.

a)

Western Christendom

b)

Nubian Christianity

c)

Roman Catholic Church

d)

Ethiopian Christianity

29.

A medieval and early modern central European Germanic empire, which often consisted of hundreds of separate Germanic and Northern Italian states. In reality it was so decentralized that it played a role in perpetuating the fragmentation of central Europe.

a)

Holy Roman Empire

b)

Byzantine Empire

c)

Constantinople

d)

Western Christendom

30.

religious images used by eastern christians to aid their devotions

a)

Jesus Sutras

b)

Crusades

c)

Icons

d)

Kievan Rus

31.

The product of Nestorian Christians living in China, these sutras articulate the Christian message using Buddhist and Daoist concepts.

a)

Kievan Rus

b)

Godly Sutras

c)

Icons

d)

Jesus Sutras

32.

Byzantine emperor in the 6th century A.D. who reconquered much of the territory previously ruler by Rome, initiated an ambitious building program , including Hagia Sofia, as well as a new legal code

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Justinian

c)

Kievan Rus

d)

Emperor Vladimir of Kiev

33.

State that emerged around the city of Kiev in the ninth century C.E.; a culturally diverse region that included Vikings as well as Finnic and Baltic peoples. The conversion of Vladimir, the grand prince of Kiev, to Orthodox Christianity in 988 had long-term implications for Russia.

a)

Kievan Rus

b)

Holy Roman Empire

c)

Eastern Orthodox Church

d)

Prince Vladimir of Kiev

34.

State that emerged around the city of Kiev in the ninth century C.E.; a culturally diverse region that included Vikings as well as Finnic and Baltic peoples. The conversion of Vladimir, the grand prince of Kiev, to Orthodox Christianity in 988 had long-term implications for Russia.

a)

Kievan Rus

b)

Holy Roman Empire

c)

Eastern Orthodox Church

d)

Prince Vladimir of Kiev

35.

Emerging in the fifth and sixth centuries in several kingdoms to the south of Egypt, this Christian church thrived for six hundred years but had largely disappeared by 1500 C.E. by which time most of the region's population practiced Islam.

a)

Nubian Christianity

b)

Western Christendom

c)

Ethiopian Christianity

d)

Eastern Orthodox Church

36.

He was the Russian prince who selected Greek Orthodoxy as the national religion. This added cultural bonds to the Byzantine Empire to the already existing commercial ties

a)

Prince Kievan Rus

b)

Prince Vladimir of Kiev

c)

Prince Charlemagne

d)

Prince Justinian

37.

Church established in western Europe during the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages with its head being the bishop of Rome or pope

a)

Ethiopian Christianity

b)

Roman Catholic Church

c)

Western Christendom

d)

Eastern Orthodox Church

38.

Who is the founder of Islam

a)

Abraham

b)

Jesus

c)

Moses

d)

Muhammad

39.

What are the basic beliefs of Islam called?

a)

Four Noble Truths

b)

Five Pillars

c)

Eightfold path

d)

Three Wise Sayings

40.
One obligation of a Muslim is to make at least one pilgrimage to:
a)
Medina    
b)
Mt Arafat    
c)
Baghdad
d)
Mecca
41.

The sacred text is called the

a)

Mosque

b)

Quran

c)

Torah

d)

Sheikh

42.

The Arabic word for "God" is..

a)

God

b)

Buddah

c)

Allah

d)

Muhammad

43.

The _____________ is in the center of Mecca and it holds the black stone. It is where millions of Muslims make a religious journey to each year.

a)

Medina

b)

Mosque

c)

Quran

d)

Kaaba

44.
Belief in a single God
a)
Polytheism
b)
Economy
c)
Monotheism
d)
None of the given
45.
What is the pilgrimage to Mecca called?
a)
Kaaba
b)
Tajj
c)
Hajj
d)
Medina
46.

Which of the following best defines the Abbasid Caliphate?

a)

an Islamic based empire

b)

an Islamic empire that encouraged a Golden Age

c)

an Islamic empire that expanded throughout Asia and Australia

47.

Which if the following best defines the Byzantine Empire?

a)

a Christian religion that was known as the Eastern Roman Empire

b)

a Christian empire that existed 1000 years after the Roman Empire

c)

a Christian empire, lasting 1000 years, that expanded into Europe, Asia and Africa.

48.

Who can be described as the first Christian Emperor of the Roman Empire?

a)

Justinian

b)

Theodora

c)

Constantine

d)

Julius Caesar

49.

He was a great explorer of Asia and North Africa who documented Islamic culture.

a)

Justinian

b)

Constantine

c)

Ibn Battuta

d)

Muhammad

50.

The term “caliph” refers to:

a)

a dried up riverbed often used by Arab armies to ambush enemies.

b)

a kind of swift camel used by Arabs.

c)

The book of revelations received by Muhammad.

d)

the successor to the prophet (the person that would lead the Muslims in Muhammad’s absence).

51.

The caliphs above were known as the “Rightly-Guided Caliphs” because:

a)

they talked to God.

b)

they taught Muhammad about Islam.

c)

they were great generals.

d)

they sought to lead the ummah according to the teachings of Muhammad.

52.

Ali was considered a true caliph by some Muslims because:

a)

he was actually related to the prophet (son-in-law).

b)

he always told the truth.

c)

the prophet picked him to be caliph.

d)

he was a good man.

53.

Under the early caliphs, the Muslim Empire extended to:

a)

Spain to the West and India in the East.

b)

England to the West and Japan in the East.

c)

Finland in the north to South Africa.

d)

Constantinople to Xi’an (capital of China).

54.

Shia Muslims believed that the caliph should be

a)

another prophet

b)

awarded to the most qualified candidate.

c)

continued on by blood relatives of Muhammad.

d)

chosen by a lottery.

55.

Sunni Muslims believed that the caliph should be...

a)

given to the most qualified candidate.

b)

a blood relative of Muhammad.

c)

chosen by lottery.

d)

traced to the tribe of Isaac.

56.
What was the most important difference between the Sunni and the Shia?
a)
The Sunni did not want to spread Islam to other parts of the world.
b)
The Sunni believed that Sha Jahan was dangerous.
c)
The Shia thought that caliphs had to be related to Muhammad.
d)
The Shia believed that the Muslims should not practice religious tolerance.
57.

What's depicted on this map?

a)

The Umayyad Caliphate

b)

The Byzantine Empire

c)

The Muslim World Today

d)

The Shi'a Caliphate

58.
This Japanese political office ruled as effective dictator of Japan through military might:
a)
Shogun
b)
Samurai
c)
Emperor
d)
Manchu
59.
Name this German monk credited with beginning the protestant schism/reformation
a)
Pope Pius
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Jean Calvin
d)
Martin Luther
60.
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
61.
Name (in chronological order) the two Chinese dynasties which followed Mongol rule
a)
Manchu, Ming
b)
Zhou,  Han
c)
Manchu, Yuan
d)
Ming, Manchu
62.
What Russian city replaced Moscow as capital following Tsar Peter's reforms?
a)
Minsk 
b)
Kiev
c)
Yekaterinburg
d)
St. Petersburg
63.

Who was the first wife of infamous King Henry VIII

a)

Catherine of Aragon

b)

Anne Boleyn

c)

Jane Seymour

d)

Catherine Parr

64.
The founder of the Mughal Empire
a)
Akbar
b)
Aurangzeb
c)
Babur
d)
Osman Bey
65.
Founder of the Safavid Empire
a)
Shah Ismail
b)
Shah Abbas
c)
Osman Bey
d)
Akbar
66.
Founder of the Ottoman Empire
a)
Osman Bey
b)
Suleiman the Magnificent
c)
Shah Ismail
d)
Aurangzeb
67.

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

68.
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
69.

Ottomans capture Constantinople (Renamed Istanbul)

a)

1322

b)

1987

c)

1453

d)

1076

70.

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

71.

Most agricultural laborers in the Ottoman Empire were

a)

Slaves

b)

Serfs

c)

Free peasants

d)

Sharecroppers

72.

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

73.

Which of the following contributed most to the emergence of Russia as an expanding Eurasian power in the period between 1450 and 1750?

a)

Its absorption of traditions and technology from the Byzantine Empire and western Europe

b)

The eradication of Islam from Central Asia

c)

The use of its strong navy to acquire colonial holdings worldwide

d)

The fall of the kingdoms of Poland and Prussia

74.

Which of the following is true of both the Ottoman Empire and the Mughal Empire between 1450 and 1750 ?

a)

Christianity was prohibited in both empires.

b)

Both empires experienced a drastic decline in population after 1500 owing to the spread of diseases brought as a result of contact with Europeans.

c)

Both empires were established by skilled warriors on horseback who came originally from Central Asia.

d)

The rulers of both believed in strictly separating secular and religious concerns.

75.

Which of the following most directly led to the collapse of the Byzantine Empire in the fifteenth century?

a)

The expansion of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates

b)

The expansion of the Ottoman Empire

c)

The expansion of Crusading activities in the Mediterranean region

d)

The expansion of the Mongol Empire

76.

The Society of Jesus was created to spread Catholic teachings, primarily in response to the-

a)

Inquisition

b)

Renaissance

c)

Scientific Revolution

d)

Protestant Reformation

77.

What was one effect of this act?

a)

The influence of the Catholic Church declined.

b)

The practice of Protestantism was prohibited in England.

c)

The Pope granted greater authority to the king.

d)

The colonies were subjected to the authority of the Church.

78.

Islam became a prominent religion in India because of-

a)

trade with Africa

b)

the rule of the Mughals

c)

an invasion by the Persians

d)

alliances with Southwest Asia

79.

Which religious group was most affected when the Edict of Nantes was revoked?

a)

Puritans living in England

b)

Jesuits living in France

c)

Protestants living in France

d)

Catholics living in England

80.

Elizabeth I supported Protestantism in England by--

a)

returning land belonging to the Catholic Church

b)

making the Anglican Church the official national church

c)

persecuting people who used Latin in the Catholic Church

d)

removing the leader of the Anglican Church

81.

The concept of divine right was important to absolute monarchs because it-

a)

reserved governmental positions for the clergy

b)

guaranteed natural rights to the people

c)

justified the king's right to rule

d)

honored the king for supporting religious freedom

82.

The city of Constantinople was renamed Istanbul to--

a)

remember the Greek invasion of Anatolia

b)

honor the Eastern Orthodox Church

c)

establish the capital of the Ottoman Empire

d)

celebrate the end of Egyptian control of Turkey

83.

In the 16th century, most trade routes giving northern Europe access to goods from the Ottoman Empire crossed the -

a)

Black Sea

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Yellow Sea

d)

Pacific Ocean

84.

The Gutenberg printing press

a)

Did not have an immediate impact on European society

b)

Directly contributed to the Protestant Reformation

c)

helped to strengthen the power of the Catholic Church

d)

Was not utilized by any of the Protestant church reformers

85.

The Russian ruler who expanded its boundaries was

a)

Ivan IV

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Batu

86.

The Mongol Yuan Dynasty was overthrown and replaced by the _________ Dynasty.

a)

Qing

b)

Ming

c)

Kangxi

d)

Qianlong

87.

The Muslim Ottomans captured the Christian city of Constantinople and renamed it

a)

Istanbul

b)

Mehmed

c)

Tamerlane

d)

New Mecca

88.

Shi'a and Sunni are

a)

warring rulers of Middle Eastern empires

b)

two cities in Arabia

c)

two major factions within Islam

d)

two major factions within Buddhism

89.

Akbar, longtime ruler of the Mughal Empire in India, was generally known as

a)

an effective leader who ran an organized government

b)

a dangerous and unhinged leader

c)

a well-meaning but ultimately ineffective leader

d)

the leader who forced all Hindus to convert to Islam

90.

European kings believed their authority was derived from

a)

a democratic process in which all citizens vote

b)

their nation's Constitution

c)

divine right

d)

their control over the military

91.

All of these are true about the English Bill of Rights EXCEPT

a)

it assured individual civil liberties

b)

it guaranteed a legal process for those accused of crimes

c)

it was written by King James I

d)

it required agreement with Parliament on major issues like war

92.

This leader was a good example of an absolute monarch.

a)

Cardinal Richelieu

b)

King Louis XIV

c)

William and Mary

d)

Queen Elizabeth I

93.

Unlike China, Japan was

a)

unified under one strong ruler

b)

a fully functioning democracy

c)

kept under Mongol rule for centuries

d)

broken into over 200 independent territories

94.

The Palace of Versailles

a)

was a reflection of King Louis' power

b)

was destroyed in the Thirty Years War

c)

was where the Peace of Westphalia was signed

d)

was converted into an Islamic mosque

95.

The Counter-Reformation

a)

attempted to correct some of the abuses Luther spoke of

b)

increased the use of the Inquisition

c)

introduced the Jesuits as global missionaries

d)

all of these

96.

Mit'a was a labor system most connected to

a)

Indian Cotton Fields

b)

Peruvian Mines

c)

Spanish Haciendas

d)

Feudal Japan under the Shogunate

97.

What was the Devshirme system?

a)

Christian boys were recruited by force to serve the Ottoman government often as jannesaries.

b)

A trade system popularized along the Silk road utilizing Gold Bullion.

c)

A system associated with the japanese Daimyo

d)

none of the above

98.

A caravel, carrack and fluyt are all

a)

currencies

b)

navigational tools

c)

ships

d)

tribal leaders

99.

One major Renaissance technology that helped spread humanist ideas was

a)

Vellum

b)

Ship Postal System

c)

Gutenberg Press

d)

The Diet of Worms

100.

Martin Luther's 95 Thesis addressed abuses within the Catholic Church including:

a)

selling indulgences

b)

immorality of the clergy

c)

selling church positions

d)

all choices are correct

101.

Which of the following reasons is most responsible for King Henry VIII separating from the Catholic Church?

a)

his lifelong feud with pope Leo X

b)

he was one of Martin Luther's first supporters

c)

his disagreement with Catholic doctrine

d)

his desire to produce a male heir

102.

Genghis Khan united central Asian tribes to form the _________________ in the 13th Century.

a)

Safavid Empire

b)

Mongol Empire

c)

Umayyad Caliphate

d)

Holy Roman Empire

103.

How did empires support trade along the Silk Roads?

a)

Encouraged trading military supplies

b)

Supported missionaries spreading religion

c)

Built outposts and protected merchants

d)

Funded exploration missions

104.

One example of cultural diffusion along the Silk Roads is...

a)

The Mongol invasions to control trade routes

b)

Islam spread to Central Asia by merchants

c)

Disease spread to Europe by merchants

d)

The Song Dynasty seeking tribute from nomads

105.

The crusades helped advance European technology by taking...

a)

religious ideas from Islam and combining them with Christianity

b)

inventions like silk and paper from the Chinese

c)

control of key trading ports on the Mediterranean Sea

d)

knowledge of math and science from the Islamic world

106.

Which of the following states used gunpowder technology to establish their empires?

(Choose ALL correct answers)

a)

The Mughal Empire

b)

The Byzantine Empire

c)

The Ottoman Empire

d)

The Safavid Empire

107.

Which of these shows the correct path of innovation?

a)

Chinese gunpowder > Islamic weapons > European cannons

b)

European gunpowder > Ottoman weapons > Chinese cannons

c)

Arabic gunpowder > African technology > Indian cannons

d)

Chinese gunpowder > Mongol firesticks > Islamic cannons

108.

The main consequence of gunpowder technology being spread across land-based empires was...

a)

increased cooperation of Muslim states against Europe

b)

decrease of trade over land and sea routes

c)

decrease of populations due to the collapse of empires

d)

increased violence and conflict between growing militaries

109.

Which of these is the best example of religious syncretism?

a)

The Roman Catholic Church in Europe

b)

Confucianism in the Song Dynasty

c)

Sikhism in the Mughal Empire

d)

Islam in the Safavid Empire

110.

Name these two trade routes

a)

Trans-Atlantic trade routes

b)

Trans-saharan routes

c)

Indian Ocean sea routes

d)

The Silk Roads