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AP - 1st semester review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes one effect of the spread of Islam on global trade

a)

Interactions between indigenous cultures and Islamic merchants fostered interregional cultural exchanges

b)

Indian Ocean trade networks declined in favor of land-based trade routes in Asia and Africa

c)

A shared religious identity among Islamic merchants facilitated the growth of interregional trade networks

d)

The Ottoman monopolization of the Silk Roads fostered European interest in finding new ways to access Asian markets

2.

Which of the following best represents a characteristic of Hinduism?

a)

Desire is the root of suffering

b)

All can seek enlightenment on their own

c)

Present social rank is a reflection of the actions of previous lives

d)

Social order is achieved when people know their proper roles and relationships to others

3.

Which of the following most directly contributed to the decline of the Mongol Empire

a)

The Mongols grew accustomed to life in settled societies and lost their keen horsemanship and archery skills

b)

The inability to maintain a stable line of dynastic succession led to political fragmentation of conquered populations

c)

The Mongols converted to Islam and were gradually absorbed into the societies of their conquered populations

d)

The revolt of their Chinese subjects led to the overthrow of the Mongol ruling class

4.

Which of the following factors contributed most to Manchu expansion in Asia during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

a)

The development of large trading companies

b)

The adoption of Buddhist beliefs

c)

The military alliances with western European states

d)

The use of cannons and gunpowder

5.

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

6.

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

7.

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

8.

The greatest Ottoman sultan was ___________ who came to power in 1520

a)

Romulus the Great

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Suleyman the Magnificent

d)

James III

9.

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

10.

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

11.

In setting "transoceanic interconnections" in motion, Portugal's primary goal was

a)

To get African slaves to work on Brazilian sugar plantations

b)

To find a mythical African Christian King named Prestor John

c)

To get direct access to the lucrative Indian Ocean trade network

d)

To establish new bases on the land-based silk routes

12.

Which of the following consequences of the Columbian Exchange most affected Amerindians in the sixteenth century?

a)

Diseases caused pandemics.

b)

Newly introduced crops replaced indigenous American crops.

c)

The influx of African slaves displaced Amerindians.

d)

European livestock disrupted Amerindian agriculture.

13.

Which economic system focuses on the government owning all means of production?

a)

Captialism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Communism

d)

Bradyism

14.

Which economic system is best defined for competition producing superior products at affordable prices?

a)

communism

b)

capitalist system

c)

socialism

d)

liberalism

15.

What was one characteristic of feudal Japan?

a)

increased use of technology

b)

adherence to strict religious observances

c)

lack of industrial or technological advancement or modernization

d)

compulsory education and military service

16.

The Meiji Restoration was responsible for all of the following EXCEPT

a)

weakening the power of the traditional nobles

b)

creating a constitution

c)

promoting industry

d)

rejecting all Western ideas, even industrialization

17.
As products of white plantation owner fathers and slave mothers, the gens de couleur were ____.
a)
Educated in Haiti
b)
Not recognized by their fathers
c)
Denied rights given to grand blancs
d)
Restricted with their rights
18.

Which country did Father Miguel Hidalgo help to start an independence movement in 1810 in?

a)

Brazil

b)

Mexico

c)

Peru

d)

Florida

19.
Which Latin American revolutionary leader helped to liberate parts of southern South America, like Argentina and Chile?
a)
Miguel de Hidalgo
b)
Jose de San Martin
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
d)
Simon Bolivar
20.

Who made the Tennis Court Oath?

a)

a group of moderates known as Girondists

b)

Napoleon

c)

representatives of Third Estate

d)

King Louis XVI

21.

When the Third Estate rebelled, the created what group?

a)

National Assembly

b)

French Parliament

c)

Congress of France

d)

Directory

22.
What does the policy of mercantilism, which was adopted by the European powers in the 16th and 17th centuries, mean?
a)
monarch�s power is dependent on his wealth as it allows for him to pay his subjects for support.
b)
A country�s power is dependent on its wealth as it allows for nations to build strong militaries and purchase vital goods.
c)
A monarch�s power is dependent on his wealth as it allows for a monarch to build a strong military and purchase vital goods.
d)
A country�s power is dependent on the military as it allows for effective wars to be waged.
23.
Why did the Roman Catholic Church take so long to embrace the heliocentric theory?
a)
Jesus walked the Earth; therefore Earth must be the most important and at the center.
b)
Ptolemy was a famous priest who donated a lot of money to the Church.
c)
Catholic leaders did not want people questioning what was true because it may lead to people questioning the Church. 
d)
They were angry at Galileo and never wanted to admit he was correct. 
24.
A period during the 1600s and 1700s when people used reason to guide people's thoughts about society. 
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Captialism
c)
Renaissance
d)
Reformation
25.

What was the Protestant Reformation?

a)

An attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.

b)

An attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.

c)

A call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.

d)

An argument over leadership of the Catholic Church that led to the election of 3 Popes