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WorksheetsAPWHM SEMESTER CBA REVIEW 2021
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 42mins
Which of the following contributed to the doubling of the Chinese population during the Tang and Song dynasties?
The conquest of Japan
The adoption of a fast-ripening strain of rice from Vietnam
The end of warfare with pastoral peoples
The massive importation of food crops from Central Asia
Which of the following is a reason that the Tang and Song dynasties are regarded as a “golden age” in China?
The peaceful transfer of power from the Tang to the Song
The development of democratic institutions
The setting of standards of excellence in art and literature
The nearly universal adoption of Buddhism by the population
Those who participated in the Chinese tribute system gained . . .
a permanent garrison of Chinese troops.
a gift of gunpowder and cannons.
the opportunity to
trade in China.
lower tax rates.
How was the tribute system an expression of the Chinese view of themselves and their relationship to the world?
The tribute system required non-Chinese to acknowledge Chinese superiority and their own subordinate place in a Chinese-centered world order.
The tribute system was based on the assumptions that unity was a natural condition and that China was destined to rule the entire world.
The tribute system maintained the racial purity of the Chinese
people by prohibiting intermarriage between Chinese and non-Chinese peoples.
The tribute system celebrated the multicultural diversity of the
Chinese people and encouraged cultural borrowing.
The emergence of which practice during the Song dynasty suggests that Chinese women’s lives were more restricted than they had been in the Tang dynasty?
Remarriage of widows
Tribute system
Foot binding
Worship of the Queen Mother of the West
Which of the following is an example of how Chinese inventions stimulated innovations in distant lands?
The Chinese formula for gunpowder triggered the development of cannons in Europe.
The Chinese invention of movable type was the inspiration for the creation of the world’s first copy machine in the Islamic world.
The Chinese technique for producing salt by solar evaporation made possible the invention of windmills in Persia.
The Chinese invention of the magnetic compass spurred the Scientific Revolution in Europe.
Which religion provided an element of cultural commonality for the East Asian region?
Buddhism
Daoism
Islam
Christianity
In Japan’s Seventeen Article Constitution, the statement that “when the superior acts, the inferior yields compliance” reflects an understanding of the relationship between superiors and inferiors associated with . . .
Legalism.
Buddhism.
Confucianism.
Daoism.
What initiated the division within Islam between the Sunnis and Shias?
Fear that Muslims in conquered lands were “going native” and
abandoning Islamic teachings
The imam Ali’s new revelation and elaboration of the teachings of Islam
The belief that Husayn, the son of Ali, was the real messiah
Disagreement over who should assume leadership in the Islamic world
Which of the following was the most thoroughly Islamized region in the period from 600 to 1500?
Anatolia
West Africa
India
Southeast Asia
Which of the following religious traditions blended elements of Hinduism and Islam?
Sunni Islam
Shia Islam
Sikhism
Sufism
Why was the city of Mecca important?
Jews, Christians, and Muslims all regarded it as the Holy Land.
It was the only city in pre-Islamic Arabia that enjoyed a high degree of social equality.
It was a crossroad for all the major long-distance trade routes.
It was the site of the Kaaba where pilgrims congregated.
Which of the following contributed to the mass conversion of people living in the Middle East to Islam by the eighth century?
Conversion to Islam offered
many financial and social benefits.
Newly conquered subjects were forced to convert to Islam upon penalty of death.
Those who refused to convert to Islam were enslaved.
There was no religious tradition in the Middle East to compete
with Islam.
Which of the following describes the effect of Islam on West Africa?
Merchants generally rejected Islam because of its hostility
towards trade.
Islam had the greatest influence on rulers and urban elites.
Farmers comprised the majority of converts to Islam.
The Arabic language was used in daily life by both Muslims and non-Muslims.
In Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire, what system emerged that emphasized the reciprocal ties between a king and his vassals, and between a lord and his serfs?
Paganism
Caesaropapism
Investiture
Feudalism
In the fifteenth century, the gathering and hunting way of life associated with the Paleolithic era persisted in
Southeast Asia.
North Africa.
the Amazon River basin.
Australia.
During the period from 1000 to 1300, the rulers in which region held the least power?
Western Europe
The Byzantine Empire
China
Russia
Which of the following is an example of a European innovation made possible by borrowing technologies from other civilizations?
The use of the compass in farming
The use of gunpowder in cannons
The use of papermaking in mills
The use of the lateen sail in textile production
Which of the following contributed to the decline of Christianity in Asia and Africa by 1500?
The decline in inter-regional trade
The rise of the Byzantine Empire
The end of the Roman Empire
The spread of Islam
How was Islam introduced into Southeast Asia and West Africa?
As a result of Arab conquest
As a result of Turkic conquest
By traveling merchants
By Muslim crusaders
The Sahara held rich deposits of which highly valued commodity?
Salt
Gold
Oil
Nickel
The trade conducted along the Silk Roads was largely a “relay trade” because
it linked the entire world into a single trade network.
it linked the large civilizations on the outer rim of the Eurasian continent but bypassed the pastoral peoples of the interior.
goods were passed down the line rather than carried by one merchant along the entire route.
its purpose was to carry goods for the long-distance trade in the Americas
Which of the following was a consequence of the exchange of diseases along the Silk Roads?
The Christian church in the Byzantine Empire weakened.
Europeans developed some degree of immunity to Eurasian diseases.
Chinese officials sought to suppress long-distance trade.
The population in the Americas was virtually wiped out.
In contrast to the Silk Roads, the Sea Roads of the Indian Ocean
carried more products for a mass market.
had much higher transportation costs
did not transport any luxury goods.
were centered on the ports of East Africa.
Which of the following luxury goods came to symbolize the Eurasian exchange system?
Silk
Porcelain
Nutmeg
Slaves
Trade along the Silk Roads was facilitated by
the collapse of the Indian Ocean trade network, which increased the importance of land routes
large and powerful states that provided security for merchants and travelers.
the emergence of the Swahili civilization, which provided most of the goods in demand.
the emergence of powerful states in Southeast Asia that controlled the trade.
How did the Silk Road trade affect peasants in China?
Peasants focused more on producing luxury goods.
Peasants abandoned farming to go into commerce.
Peasants converted to Buddhism in large numbers.
Peasants only cultivated crops for subsistence.
The spread of the Black Death from China to Europe in the fourteenth century occurred during an era of increased contact facilitated by
monsoon winds.
the spread of Buddhism.
the spread of Islam.
Mongol rule.
Which of the following is an example of the “Indianization” of Southeast Asia?
The architectural expression of Hinduism at Angkor Wat
The use of Arabic script to write the Swahili language
A bronze African lion with Indian designs
The adoption of Islam as the state religion in Champa
What made possible the long trek across the Sahara?
Donkeys
Camels
Salt
Slaves
The Sand Roads linked North Africa and the Mediterranean world to the land and peoples of
interior West Africa.
the Swahili civilization.
Borobudur.
Great Zimbabwe.
Which of the following was a long-term effect of the Black Death on European society?
Shrinking employment opportunities for women
The weakening of serfdom
Better relations between landowners and workers
A lack of interest in technological innovation
Which of the following was a way in which the Mongols contributed to the globalization of the Eurasian world?
In providing a secure environment for traders, they facilitated long-distance international commerce.
Their immunity to several deadly diseases allowed them to maintain long-distance trade routes even as agricultural societies along them succumbed to epidemics.
Their promotion of Islam as the only true faith in the empire gave the whole empire a shared culture.
The Mongol conquest of Vietnam and Japan allowed these two regions to fully integrate into the Eurasian trade networks for the first time.
Which region gained the most from the exchanges of ideas and technologies facilitated by the Mongol Empire?
China
Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Middle East
Which country was not conquered by the Mongols despite repeated invasions?
Persia
Russia
Korea
Japan
Which of the following contributed to Temujin’s rise to power and recognition as Chinggis Khan of the Great Mongol Nation?
The formation of alliances based on kinship ties
The support of the clan of his father, who was a powerful chief
The incorporation of warriors from defeated tribes into his own forces
The defeat of Egyptian forces in Palestine
What happened to the Mongols in Persia in the fourteenth century?
Rebel forces led by Persian generals drove the Mongols back to their homeland in the steppes.
The Ottoman Empire defeated the Mongols and enslaved them.
The Mongols assimilated into Persian society.
The Mongols were made serfs of Persian lords.
Mongol rule in Russia facilitated the rise to power of which city?
Moscow
Kiev
Riazan
Sarai
Which of the following was a feature of Mongol rule?
Persecution of merchants
Hostility towards commerce
Tolerance of all religions
Treatment of conquered people as equals
The Mongol Empire played a significant role in world history because it
introduced a new alphabet that became the basis for most of the languages in Eurasia.
created a new religion that is still practiced throughout Central Asia.
developed a hybrid civilization that blended together Persian, Chinese, and European culture
brought together the nomadic peoples of inner Eurasia and the agricultural civilizations of outer Eurasia.
Which of the following describes a feature of Qing China’s policy toward its possessions in central Asia?
A massive migration of Chinese settlers into the area
A concerted effort to assimilate the local populations into Chinese society
Respect for the different cultures of the region
The imposition of a special tax on Muslims
The Mughal ruler Akbar favored policies that promoted
a cosmopolitan and hybrid Indian-Persian-Turkic culture.
the forced conversion of Hindus to Islam.
a distinctly Islamic identity.
the removal of non-Muslims from high office.
Which of the following was the most centralized, unified, and prosperous of the world’s major civilizations in the fifteenth century?
China
Western Europe
The Songhay Empire
The Aztec Empire
Which group had the greatest success in converting people outside of Europe to Christianity?
Jesuit missionaries in China
Spanish Catholic missionaries in the Philippines
Puritan missionaries in New England
Portuguese missionaries in West Africa
Which of the following policies contributed to the growth of Hindu opposition to Mughal rule by the late seventeenth century?
Promotion of the practice of sati
Creation of a state cult emphasizing loyalty to the emperor
Reinstatement of the jizya
Construction of the House of Worship
Which of the following offered Christian men a means of upward mobility within the Ottoman Empire?
Encomienda
Devshirme
Repartimiento
Yasak
In the conflict between the Islamic and Christian worlds, which event in the fifteenth century signaled that the Islamic world held the upper hand?
Treaty of Nerchinsk
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Reconquista
The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
What was the significance of the Peace of Westphalia?
It closed the rift between Catholicism and Protestantism and paved the way for a unified Christianity.
It acknowledged the Catholic Church’s acceptance of local religious traditions in Spanish colonies.
It ended a series of religious wars in West Africa between advocates of religious syncretism and defenders of a universal, orthodox Islam.
It granted the ruler of each European state the authority to control religious affairs within his own domain.
In the Mughal emperor Jahangir’s memoirs, he quotes his father Akbar telling him “that the class of whom we are speaking…are usefully engaged, either in the pursuits of science or the arts, or of improvements for the benefit of mankind, and have in numerous instances arrived at the highest distinctions in the state. . . .” Which class of people is being discussed?
Untouchables
Buddhists
Muslims
Hindus
Which of the following is true of the Mughal Empire?
It unified the people of Islam and Christendom.
It formed as a result of Chinese exploration in the Indian Ocean.
It established unified control over most of the Indian peninsula.
It showed no tolerance for Hindu subjects.
What feature did the Mughal Empire and Songhay Empire share?
The rulers were Muslim, but the majority of the population was not.
The rulers were Sunni Muslim, while the majority of the population was Shia Muslim.
Both were in the heartland of the Islamic world.
The rulers in both empires were Sufi holy men.
The wars carried out by the Aztec Empire were linked to
the need for labor service.
the practice of human sacrifice.
the search for “wives of the Sun.”
the control of long-distance trade routes.
Which empire ended the Byzantine Empire and came the closest to conquering Europe?
Timur’s Empire
Ottoman Empire
Delhi Sultanate
Mughal Empire
How was Islam introduced into Southeast Asia and West Africa?
As a result of Arab conquest
As a result of Turkic conquest
By traveling merchants
By Muslim crusaders
Which of the following is a principle or practice upheld in Sikhism?
Seclusion of women
Universalism of Islam
Equality of men and women
Respect of caste distinctions
Why did Sikhism evolve from a peaceful religion into a militant community?
Violence was more effective at gaining converts.
Punjab, where Sikhism was founded, was torn apart by a civil war.
The British military trained them to be militants.
They had to defend themselves against both Mughal and Hindu hostility.
What made Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses revolutionary?
The condemnation of the Church’s selling of indulgences
The idea that an individual could find salvation by faith alone
The proposal that knowledge should be based on observations and experiments
The theory that the sun was the center of the universe
How did Chinese and Russian expansion into Central Asia affect the nomadic peoples inhabiting the steppe lands?
They no longer enjoyed political independence and economic prosperity.
They were absorbed into Chinese and Russian society.
They abandoned their nomadic lifestyle and enjoyed success as merchants.
They formed a military confederation and successfully fought for their independence.
Which of the following reflected the fragmented and competitive political environment in Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?
The Sunni/Shia divide
Christine de Pizan’s City of Ladies
The Renaissance in Italy and northern Europe
The Hundred Years’ War between England and France
The major goal of the Counter-Reformation was to ---
reinstate the power of the Roman Catholic Church.
reduce the authority of absolute monarchs.
Encourage new ideas in science and philosophy.
reach a compromise with European Protestants.
Which of the following distinguished the empires of Western Europe from other empires?
They spread diseases to conquered peoples.
They were initiated by maritime expansion.
They were created by merchants
They were accompanied by religious conversion of conquered peoples
Which of the following regions experienced the least racial mixing and was the least willing to recognize the offspring of interracial unions?
Brazil
British North America
The Caribbean
Mexico
Which of the following was a reason that Portugal, Spain, France, and Britain were the first to expand into the New World?
These lands had a long tradition of distant exploration.
These lands were on the Atlantic coast and were closer to the Americas..
These lands believed in ancient legends of a lost world across the ocean.
These lands lacked iron, which drove them to search for deposits.
Why did some Native Americans aid the Spanish in their initial invasion of the New World?
To acquire gold and jewels
To learn about European culture
To appease the gods
To gain an advantage against their own enemies
The colonial economy of the Spanish Empire in former Aztec and Inca lands was
dependent on the import of African slaves for labor.
based on commercial agriculture and mining.
supported by piracy and smuggling.
administered by Spanish missionaries.
How did many Native Americans in Mesoamerica and Peru respond to Spanish missionaries’ efforts to convert them to Catholicism?
They rejected Catholicism completely.
They blended their old customs into Catholic practices.
They only pretended to be Catholic when Europeans were around.
They abandoned their old religions and embraced Catholicism entirely.
Which of the following motivated Europeans to venture across the Atlantic Ocean?
Their monopoly of oceanic trade in the Indian Ocean
Rivalries between competing European states
An interest in foreign cultures and languages
The spread of the Black Death
Which of the following describes slavery in Latin America?
Large-scale importation of new slaves continued into the nineteenth century.
Living and working conditions for slaves were similar to those of poor white men.
Slaves became self-reproducing after 1750.
Slaves could not be set free by their owners nor could they buy their freedom.
In contrast to the Portuguese and Spanish colonists in Latin America, British colonists in North America
married indigenous women more frequently and were less racist.
sought to escape rather than re-create European traditions in the Americas.
were almost exclusively male and Catholic.
faced many class restrictions.
What contributed to higher literacy rates in the British colonies in North America than in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in Latin America?
Protestantism, which was practiced by most British colonists, encouraged reading the Bible for oneself.
The British government invested massive funds into building libraries throughout North America.
Spanish and Portuguese colonizers thought Native Americans could not be taught to read.
The Spanish and Portuguese governments discouraged literacy among the colonial population to reduce the chance of rebellions.
Which of the following was an outcome of the establishment of European empires in the Americas?
A shift in the global balance of power in favor of Russia
The emergence of an Atlantic world connecting four continents
The spread of smallpox from the Americas to Eurasia
A sharp decline in population in Europe and Asia
Which of the following contributed to the great dying in the Americas?
A volcanic eruption and an earthquake that caused massive flooding
A prolonged drought which made farming impossible
The frequent warfare between the Aztec and Inca Empires
Native Americans’ lack of immunity to European and African diseases
What did the introduction of domesticated animals into the Americas make possible?
Ranching economies
Plantation crops
The Industrial Revolution
The slave trade
How did silver from the mines of Mexico and Peru affect international commerce?
It encouraged piracy and smuggling among colonists in North America.
It weakened the effectiveness of mercantilist fiscal policies.
It enabled Europeans to buy Chinese tea, silk, and porcelain.
It shifted the center of long-distance trade to the Americas.
Which of the following is an example of the Columbian exchange?
The emergence of Western Europeans on the world stage
The introduction of corn and potatoes into the Afro-Eurasian diet
The rivalry between Catholic Spain and Protestant England
The interaction between the Mesoamerican and Andean civilizations
What did the Portuguese do after they established sea routes to the Indian Ocean?
They sold European goods at high profits to Asian traders.
They monopolized the spice trade from Asia to Europe.
They established several strategic port cities.
They converted Swahili East Africa to Christianity
What was one main difference between the Spanish colonization of the Philippines and the Portuguese strongholds in the Indian Ocean basin?
The Spanish converted Filipinos to Christianity while the Portuguese often blended into the local populations.
The Spanish only established coastal outposts while the Portuguese conquered inland areas.
The Portuguese killed large numbers of natives, but the Spanish did not use violence to enforce their rule.
The Portuguese made little use of their naval superiority in establishing their strongholds, but the Spanish did.
How did the decision by the Chinese state to require payment of taxes in silver in the 1570s affect the global economy?
European states also required payment of taxes in silver.
It set off a decade-long worldwide recession.
It limited the purchasing power of European states, especially Spain.
The value of silver around the world skyrocketed.
Which of the following distinguished the Atlantic slave trade in the Americas from past instances of slavery in world history?
Children of slaves were considered free persons
Most slaves were women and children.
Most slaves were Slavic-speaking peoples.
Slave status was associated with race.
Which of the following was generally more true of Catholics than Protestants in European colonies?
Catholics built more simply designed churches.
Catholics were more intent on converting native peoples.
Catholics were more opposed to slavery.
Catholics encouraged literacy in the local population.
