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AP World Unit 1 & 2

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bureaucracy

a)

large system of government officials with different levels of authority

b)

the customary code of polite behavior in society, especially between children and parent

c)

the official document or set of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions

d)

a formal or official record of trade and business interactions between states

2.

What is the most significant impact of the introduction of champa rice in China?

a)

New government leaders

b)

Increased salt trade with tributary states

c)

New forms of labor

d)

Urbanization and population growth

3.

Confucius' teachings had a major ___________ on Chinese _____________ .

a)

impact, government

b)

kick, money

c)

story, teachers

d)

hardship, families

4.

What holy city are Muslims expected to make a Hajj to in their lifetime?

a)

Medina

b)

Mecca

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Damsacus

5.

The Islamic Empire allowed for religious tolerance by charging ______________ to non-Muslims

a)

misdemeanors

b)

Cartaz

c)

Jizya

d)

death

6.

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

a)

Mita

b)

Quipu

c)

Encomienda

d)

Carpa Nan

7.

Silk is to China as Gold is to...

a)

Mali

b)

Vietnam

c)

India

d)

SE Asia

8.

Which region is home to Confucianism, civil service exams, gun innovation, and Champa Rice?

a)

SE Asia

b)

S Asia

c)

East Asia

d)

Africa

9.

Which region is home to Hinduism, caste system, Bhatki Movement, and the Delhi Sultinate?

a)

SE Asia

b)

S Asia

c)

East Asia

d)

Africa

10.

Which region is home to Angkor Wat, Khmer Empire, and major Buddhist population?

a)

SE Asia

b)

S Asia

c)

East Asia

d)

Africa

11.

Which region is home to feudalism, decentralization, & large Christian population?

a)

Americas

b)

Europe

c)

East Asia

d)

Africa

12.

Which region is home to Incan, Aztec, Mayan civilizations as well as polytheism and some human sacrifice?

a)

Americas

b)

Europe

c)

East Asia

d)

Africa

13.

Which region is home to Mansa Musa and large amounts of gold as well as salt reserves?

a)

Americas

b)

Europe

c)

East Asia

d)

Africa

14.

Region 1 is

a)

Europe

b)

SE Asia

c)

S Asia

d)

Africa

e)

East Asia

15.

Region 2 is

a)

Europe

b)

SE Asia

c)

S Asia

d)

Africa

e)

East Asia

16.

Region 3 is

a)

Europe

b)

SE Asia

c)

S Asia

d)

Africa

e)

East Asia

17.

Region 4 is

a)

Europe

b)

SE Asia

c)

S Asia

d)

Africa

e)

East Asia

18.

Region 5 is

a)

Europe

b)

SE Asia

c)

S Asia

d)

Africa

e)

Americas

19.

Region 6 is

a)

Europe

b)

SE Asia

c)

S Asia

d)

Africa

e)

Americas

20.

What was the name given to the top ruler of Mongol clans, tribes, or groups?

a)

Genghis

b)

King

c)

Daimyo

d)

Khan

21.
A golden age is
a)
rise of cities
b)
when a society conquers others
c)
an age of invention
d)
when a civilization is at its highest in culture
22.
Trade from China to Europe  
a)
made China poor
b)
Silk Road
c)
passed along the Grand Canal
d)
came across the East China Sea
23.
THE MONGOLS WERE LOOSELY GROUPED TRIBES OF _______________?
a)
Nomads
b)
Huns
c)
Christians
d)
Muslisms
24.
A famous European traveler who went to China?
a)
George Washington
b)
Kublai Khan
c)
Genghis Khan
d)
Marco Polo
25.

What advantage did the Mongols have over surrounding peoples?

a)

They were mostly literate, unlike China who mostly was illiterate

b)

They had more equality than surrounding peoples

c)

Their cavalry, fighting from horseback, unlike the Chinese who were not as well trained

d)

They didn't care about religion, where as the Chinese made Confucianism the official religion

26.
The largest land empire the world has ever known?
a)
Ottoman Empire
b)
Tibetan Empire
c)
Yong Empire
d)
Mongol Empire
27.
What animal was greatly valued by the Mongol culture and helped them be successful on the battlefield?
a)
Cow
b)
Pig
c)
Horse
d)
Elephant
28.
How did the Silk Road and other ancient trade routes impact society as a whole?
a)
The trade routes made the roads safer for people to travel across the country by foot.
b)
The trade routes made it possible for all ancient societies to do well economically.
c)
The trade routes made it harder for the countries far away from the trade routes to learn about those on the trade routes.
d)
The trade routes made it easier to transfer cultural practices and religious ideas.
29.

The Black Plague was thought to be brought to Western Europe through the —

a)

trade routes

b)

Crusades

c)

Mongol invasions

d)

Viking raids

30.

What role did the Swahili civilization play in Indian Ocean Trade?

a)

The controlled the gold mines in the interior

b)

They were the middle-man between the people in the interior of Africa and the Arab merchants in India.

c)

They abducted slaves to be sold on the coast

d)

The created banking houses and accepted bills of exchange

31.

How was Islam diffused to West Africa?

a)

through conquest by the Turks

b)

through trade by Arab merchants

c)

through trade by Chinese merchants

d)

Expansion of the Abbasid empire

32.

___________________________ is the combining of different beliefs, while blending practices of various schools of thought.

a)

Acculturation

b)

Syncretism

c)

Socialization

d)

Cultural Diffusion

33.

A time period of extended peace on the Silk Road..

a)

Pax Mongolia

b)

Pax Romana

c)

Indian Ocean Pax

d)

Convassarai

34.

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

35.

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)

unifying influence of Islam

b)

excellent condition of roads in Africa and Asia

c)

political unity of Africa and Asia

d)

widespread use of paper money

36.

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

37.

Based on the maps and your knowledge of world history, which of the following best describes the effect of the spread of Islam on Indian Ocean trade?

a)

It led to the expansion and intensification of commerce along already existing trade routes.

b)

It led to the disappearance of previously established trade networks.

c)

It led to an expansion of land-based caravan trade but also to a decline of maritime trade.

d)

It led to the first creation of trade links between previously isolated world regions.

38.

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.

39.

A significant example of the interaction among Indian, Arab, and European societies by 1200 C.E. was the transfer of knowledge of

a)

iron and copper mining techniques

b)

the flying shuttle and spinning jenny

c)

the science of optics and lens design

d)

numerals and the decimal system

40.

Based on the content of the inscription, Adityawarman’s Malayapura kingdom most likely participated in the communication and exchange networks of the

a)

Swahili city-states and the Arabian Peninsula

b)

maritime eastern Indian Ocean trade

c)

overland Silk Roads

d)

islands of Polynesia

41.

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

42.

The development of Indian Ocean trade routes in the period 600 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. and the development of transatlantic trade routes in the period 1450 C.E. to 1600 C.E. were similar in that both depended on

a)

the impetus of missionizing religions

b)

understanding of currents and wind patterns

c)

the political consolidation of newly conquered regions into empires

d)

innovations in ship design that originated in Europe

43.

The first paragraph most directly illustrates how increasing regional interactions led to which of the following developments in the Indian Ocean in the period 1200–1450?

1 point

a)

The establishment of diasporic merchant communities

b)

The establishment of new trading cities

c)

The introduction of new cultural traditions

d)

The emergence of syncretic belief systems

44.

The map below shows what significant economic developments?

a)

Trade connections that linked the Hellenistic and Mauryan empires to African cities from 300 through 150 B.C.E.

b)

Trading networks that promoted the growth of new cities from 600 C.E. through 1450 C.E

c)

Chinese dominance of Indian Ocean trading networks because of the voyages of Zheng He in the 1400s C.E.

d)

Changes in Indian Ocean trading networks that resulted from technological innovations from 1450 C.E. through 1750 C.E.

45.

The lines on the map below illustrate which of the following?

a)

Spread of Hinduism

b)

Spread of Christianity

c)

Extent of trade routes

d)

Seasonal migrations of nomads

46.

The passage above best illustrates which of the following?

a)

Muslims’ examination of their own cultural and economic decline after the Crusades

b)

The debt the Arab world owed Europe for preserving Arab scientific knowledge and cultural history

c)

The reason European industrial expertise far surpassed that of the Arab world

d)

The effects of interregional contact on the development of European culture and technology

47.

The illustration would be most useful to a historian studying which of the following?

a)

Transportation and maritime technologies

b)

Large-scale trading organizations

c)

Geographic patterns of currents and winds in the Indian Ocean

d)

The expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate

48.

Which of the following best describes an effect of the establishment of the Mongol Empire upon Silk Road long distance trade?

a)

The Silk Road trade declined because the Mongol merchants preferred to use maritime long-distance trade networks instead.

b)

The Silk Road trade increased because the Mongol conquests helped connect more regions of Eurasia economically and commercially.

c)

The Silk Road trade was not affected by the Mongol conquests because the tribal and nomadic nature of Mongol society meant that Mongol demand for luxury goods was virtually nonexistent.

d)

The Silk Road trade collapsed following the Mongol conquests because most trading cities along the Silk Roads were destroyed and never recovered.

49.

Japan and Korea copied THIS Chinese artistic technique because of its beauty and high quality.

a)

Cartography

b)

Marble statues

c)

Porcelain

d)

Oil painting

50.

Which event most helped connect Christian Europeans and Muslims of the Middle East?

a)

The Black Plague

b)

The Crusades

c)

The Trans-Saharan Trade

d)

The Delhi Sultanate

51.

people who lived in india were originally..

a)

muslim

b)

islam

c)

hindu

52.

Between the years 1200 to 1450, What three religions influenced Europe, Africa and the Middle East?

a)

Judaism, Buddhism, Islam

b)

Buddhism. Judaism, Christianity

c)

Islam, Buddhism, Judaism

d)

Christianity, Judaism, Islam

53.

Islam spread quickly in the centuries after the Prophet Muhammad, which extended from

a)

India to Spain

b)

Egypt to the Philippines

c)

Russia to Saudi Arabia

d)

India to Italy

54.

Under the Abbasid Caliphate, which city became the learning center?

a)

Istanbul

b)

Mecca

c)

Baghdad

d)

Cairo

55.

During this time period, in what country did Christians and Muslims live in relative tolerance and cooperation?

a)

Italy

b)

Turkey

c)

Egypt

d)

Spain

56.

Seljuk Turks originated from

a)

Spain

b)

Southern Asia

c)

Central Asia

d)

Egypt

57.

What were the roles of a caliph?

a)

Political leader

b)

Empire leader

c)

Religion authority

d)

All the above

e)

None of the above

58.

The Crusaders were...

a)

Muslim missionaries trying to spread Islam

b)

Followers of Jesus Christ trying to convert Muslims

c)

European Christians who wanted access to their holy land.

d)

Catholics trying to get rid of all other religions

59.

Islamic scholars translated and built upon the works of...

a)

Roman Senators

b)

Greek Scholars

c)

Shakespeare

d)

Ghandi

60.

After the death of Muhammad, why did Islam split?

a)

Conflict over trade relations

b)

Muslim women wanted more rights

c)

Some Muslims wanted to change their holy book.

d)

Conflict over the rightful caliph