WorksheetsAP - 1st semester review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of the following best describes one effect of the spread of Islam on global trade
Interactions between indigenous cultures and Islamic merchants fostered interregional cultural exchanges
Indian Ocean trade networks declined in favor of land-based trade routes in Asia and Africa
A shared religious identity among Islamic merchants facilitated the growth of interregional trade networks
The Ottoman monopolization of the Silk Roads fostered European interest in finding new ways to access Asian markets
Which of the following best represents a characteristic of Hinduism?
Desire is the root of suffering
All can seek enlightenment on their own
Present social rank is a reflection of the actions of previous lives
Social order is achieved when people know their proper roles and relationships to others
Which of the following most directly contributed to the decline of the Mongol Empire
The Mongols grew accustomed to life in settled societies and lost their keen horsemanship and archery skills
The inability to maintain a stable line of dynastic succession led to political fragmentation of conquered populations
The Mongols converted to Islam and were gradually absorbed into the societies of their conquered populations
The revolt of their Chinese subjects led to the overthrow of the Mongol ruling class
Which of the following factors contributed most to Manchu expansion in Asia during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?
The development of large trading companies
The adoption of Buddhist beliefs
The military alliances with western European states
The use of cannons and gunpowder
Shi'a and Sunni are
warring rulers of Middle Eastern empires
two cities in Arabia
two major factions within Islam
two major factions within Buddhism
Akbar, longtime ruler of the Mughal Empire in India, was generally known as
an effective leader who ran an organized government
a dangerous and unhinged leader
a well-meaning but ultimately ineffective leader
the leader who forced all Hindus to convert to Islam
The main consequence of gunpowder technology being spread across land-based empires was...
increased cooperation of Muslim states against Europe
decrease of trade over land and sea routes
decrease of populations due to the collapse of empires
increased violence and conflict between growing militaries
The greatest Ottoman sultan was ___________ who came to power in 1520
Romulus the Great
Alexander the Great
Suleyman the Magnificent
James III
The Society of Jesus was created to spread Catholic teachings, primarily in response to the-
Inquisition
Renaissance
Scientific Revolution
Protestant Reformation
Which of the following world history processes was most responsible for the eighteenth-century cityscape of St. Petersburg, Russia, shown above?
Isolation
World Climate Changes
Westernization
Democratization
In setting "transoceanic interconnections" in motion, Portugal's primary goal was
To get African slaves to work on Brazilian sugar plantations
To find a mythical African Christian King named Prestor John
To get direct access to the lucrative Indian Ocean trade network
To establish new bases on the land-based silk routes
Which of the following consequences of the Columbian Exchange most affected Amerindians in the sixteenth century?
Diseases caused pandemics.
Newly introduced crops replaced indigenous American crops.
The influx of African slaves displaced Amerindians.
European livestock disrupted Amerindian agriculture.
Which economic system focuses on the government owning all means of production?
Captialism
Liberalism
Communism
Bradyism
Which economic system is best defined for competition producing superior products at affordable prices?
communism
capitalist system
socialism
liberalism
What was one characteristic of feudal Japan?
increased use of technology
adherence to strict religious observances
lack of industrial or technological advancement or modernization
compulsory education and military service
The Meiji Restoration was responsible for all of the following EXCEPT
weakening the power of the traditional nobles
creating a constitution
promoting industry
rejecting all Western ideas, even industrialization
Which country did Father Miguel Hidalgo help to start an independence movement in 1810 in?
Brazil
Mexico
Peru
Florida
Who made the Tennis Court Oath?
a group of moderates known as Girondists
Napoleon
representatives of Third Estate
King Louis XVI
When the Third Estate rebelled, the created what group?
National Assembly
French Parliament
Congress of France
Directory
What was the Protestant Reformation?
An attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.
An attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.
A call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.
An argument over leadership of the Catholic Church that led to the election of 3 Popes
