WorksheetsAP Modern World History Midterm Practice
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
When was the “post classical” era in World History?
Around 600 CE-1450 CE
Around 1450 BCE-600 BCE
1900-Present
A long, long, time ago in a Galaxy FAR away...
Which of the following is NOT an impact of the "Black Death" on World History?
Massive reduction in production and consumption
Around 1/3 of Europe died from the plague
~25 million people
Decrease in trade and conflict
It increased the spread of religion throughout Europe
True or false: Trades have no correlation with the spread of epidemics in World History.
True
False
Why did Islam spread so quickly in World History?
It did not spread quickly at all
It spread due to epidemics, people turned to religion to cope with death
Trade, conflicts, and other interactions between empires
It was just a lucky coincidence
Who was Ibn Batutta and why was he important to World History?
A Muslim traveler who explored the areas of Dar-al-Islam, documenting his findings as he went.
An English colonizer who documented his findings in the New World.
Leader of the Sui Dynasty in China
Literally some random guy that has zero contribution to World History.
How did explorers in civilizations from around the world view the populations they were trying to conquer or influence?
Sophisticated, and advanced compared to their own country
They saw them as unique, and embraced their culture
Uncivilized, or "Savages"
Explorers and civilizations never actually tried to conquer each other
Why did the Mali kingdom of Africa reduce in power into the 1700’s?
Following Mansa Musa's death, the Mali kingdom lost a lot of its influence and was eventually replaced by independent chiefdoms.
They were eventually colonized by the British, who disbanded the kingdom and took all of the resources for themselves.
It was all internal factors such as revolutions from within the kingdom that eventually overthrew the government.
Kingdoms always rise and fall, it was just their time to pass their influence on to another regime.
What were some of the items that were traded between the new world and the old world? Why were these so important to the way the world developed into the 1600-1700s?
True or false: Kingdoms relied on private companies to run colonies.
True
False
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