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Unit 1 AP World History: Modern

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the Abbasid Empire, The House of Wisdom was a center of learning for all cultures and religions to interact in

a)

Istanbul

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Baghdad

d)

Mecca

2.

Which religions would have appealed most to a woman living in a strict patriarchal (male dominated) society?

a)

Buddhism & Islam

b)

Christianity & Buddhism

c)

Confucianism & Buddhism

d)

Christianity & Islam

3.

How did Chinese dynasties such as the Song ensure strong control over their political bureaucracies?

a)

strong protective defense measures like The Great Wall

b)

intense examinations based on principles of Confucianism

c)

toleration of other religions and cultures

d)

lack of trade with other societies

4.

The strong centralized & hierarchical Roman government collapsed and was replaced in W. Europe by smaller kingdoms and

a)

feudalism

b)

filial piety

c)

Confucian bureaucracy

d)

chivalry

5.

Which of the following was a significant long-term effect of The Crusades on Europe?

a)

increased agricultural production

b)

increased interest in foreign luxury goods and technology

c)

increased political rights for women

d)

a decline in technological progress and intellectual thought

6.

Islam spread rapidly to West Africa in many ways but it spread primarily through

a)

war and conquest

b)

forced conversions

c)

voluntary conversions to avoid taxes

d)

trade and merchant activities

7.

The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of the remains of the Roman Empire. It was centered in

a)

Constantinople

b)

Baghdad

c)

Moscow

d)

Cairo

8.

Buddhism originated in Northern India and spread to East Asia mainly via

a)

the Indian Ocean trade network

b)

extensive network of Roman roads

c)

war and conquest

d)

The Silk Roads

9.

This image indicates the subjugation of women and cultural notion of beauty and status in

a)

The Abbasid Caliphate

b)

The Song Dynasty

c)

The Byzantine Empire

d)

The Aztec Empire

10.

Where is the hearth (origin point) of Islam?

a)

North Africa

b)

The Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal)

c)

The Arabian Peninsula

d)

Anatolian Peninsula- mod

11.

In medieval Europe, manorialism was

a)

the political agreement between kings, nobles, knights and peasants

b)

the code of conduct followed by feudal knights

c)

the free agricultural labor economic system under feudalism

d)

requirement that all peasants paid taxes to the church

12.

For medieval Europeans, contact with Muslim Spain, the Crusades, and the rise of Italian trading city-states led to

a)

decreased interest in long-distance trade

b)

the rapid spread of Islam

c)

significant borrowing of technology and education

d)

decreased taste for luxury goo

13.

When Christianity split in 1054, the Pope was in charge of western Christians while the eastern church was led by

a)

A caliph who was a blood relative of Jesus Christ

b)

an elected group of members from the religious community

c)

a bureaucracy made up of highly educated males from the noble class

d)

the Byzantine Emperor and a group of patriarchs

14.

Islam was primarily introduced to all of the following regions through military conquest EXCEPT

a)

India

b)

Anatolia (Turkey)

c)

West Africa

d)

Spain

15.

In China foreigners were expected to show respect by offering tribute and bow to show respect in a custom called

a)

kowtow

b)

chivalry

c)

hari kari

d)

hari kari

16.

A mysticism Islamic practice, it was a way to have a closer connection to Allah. Helped Islam spread to India & SE Asia

a)

Sunni

b)

Sufi

c)

Shia

d)

Sikh

17.

The following map illustrates the likely spread of________ in the 1300s

a)

Buddhism

b)

the Black Plague

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

18.

The Byzantine Empire incorporated the road system, tax collecting methods, and religion of the

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Holy Roman Empire

c)

Persian Empire

d)

Roman Empire

19.

Which is a belief that reflects the influence of Christianity, Judaism and Islam on one another?

a)

Jesus as a divine being

b)

Arabs as a chosen people

c)

Moses, Jesus and Muhammad are prophets

d)

the Kaaba as God's house

20.

Theravada and Mahayana are branches of

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Confucianism

21.

Which is better

a)

Raising Cane's

b)

Chick fil a

22.

Feudalism developed in Europe and Japan during the post-classical time period due to...

a)

glorification of war and military service

b)

the rise of strong, centralized governments

c)

weakened central power and the threat of frequent wars and invasions

d)

increased power of Church officials

23.

Which replaced slavery as the dominant form of labor in Western Europe after fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

indentured servitude

b)

apprenticeship

c)

serfdom

d)

chivalry

24.

Which group, the largest # of adherents to Islam, believed that the caliph should be chosen by the Islamic community?

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

c)

Sufi

d)

Sikh

25.

The Byzantine Empire was conquered in 1453 by

a)

Christian Crusaders from the west

b)

the Umayyad caliphate

c)

the Mongols

d)

the Ottomans

26.

The re-implementation of Confucianism during the Song dynasty indicates

a)

an decreased need for government bureaucracy

b)

the rejection of patriarchal ideals

c)

the growing popularity and influence of Buddhism on Chinese society

d)

the growing threat of Christianity

27.

Where would you find this structure?

a)

Northern India

b)

West Africa

c)

Spain

d)

Istanbul

28.

Mound building societies such as the Cahokia and Hopewell would most likely be found in modern day

a)

Mexico and Central America

b)

Arizona and New Mexico

c)

Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Tennesseeo

d)

Peru and Chile

29.

Which is better?

a)

DC Comics

b)

Marvel

30.

What is a similarity between European and Japanese feudalism?

a)

both relied heavily on multiple levels of bureaucracy & a central authority

b)

neither valued military talent

c)

both were characterized by decentralized political power & code of conduct

d)

both made heavy use of slaves from conquered people

31.

The European system of feudalism relied on mutual assistance between all levels, based primarily on

a)

agriculture

b)

craftsmanship

c)

trade

d)

warfare

32.

Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca; one of the Five Pillars of Islam.

a)

Ka'baa

b)

Sunni

c)

Jizya

d)

Hajj

33.

Refers to the land of Islam; territories in which Islam and its religious laws may be practiced

a)

hajj

b)

sufi

c)

dar al-Islam

d)

koran

34.

In the 1300s, feudalism broke down and peasants began revolting against the nobility due to

a)

the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks

b)

the social and political effects of the Black Plague

c)

The Protestant Reformation and calls for Church reform

d)

The First and Second Crusade

35.

Confucian principle that teaches that children should obey and honor their parents and respect elders.

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

caste system

c)

filial piety

d)

tribute system

36.

The map shows which of the following processes?

a)

the migration of Bantu-speaking peoples

b)

the spread of Champa rice

c)

the spread of Islam to SE Asia via trade

d)

Mongol attacks from the Middle East

37.

Christianity was able to take root and survive in what part of Africa?

a)

East Africa (Ethiopia)

b)

South Africa (Great Zimbabwe)

c)

West Africa (Mali)

d)

North Africa

38.

The Inca perfected what type of advanced innovation?

a)

"floating gardens" known as chinampas

b)

gunpowder

c)

navigational tools such as the astrolabe and ccompass

d)

high altitude road building

39.

The code of the samurai in the Japanese feudalism system can best be compared to

a)

China's bureaucracy examination system

b)

Aztec religious practice of human sacrifice

c)

A European knight's code of chivalry under feudalism

d)

Forced conversion in Islam

40.

Which Muslim group overthrew the Umayyad dynasty, set up a new caliphate, and moved the capital to Baghdad?

a)

Sassanids

b)

Abbasids

c)

Seljuks

d)

Ottomans

41.

We know a lot about Islam's impact on West African empires based on Mansa Musa's involvement in

a)

personally handwritten records and documents

b)

the Hajj- the required pilgrimage to Mecca

c)

the Crusades

d)

repeated invasions of Europe that ultimately failed

42.

The code of the samurai in the Japanese feudalism system can best be compared to

a)

China's bureaucracy examination system

b)

Aztec religious practice of human sacrifice

c)

A European knight's code of chivalry under feudalism

d)

Forced conversion in Islam

43.

Historians believe the Aztecs and other Mesoamerican societies practiced human sacrifice primarily for

a)

forcing conversion to their monotheistic faith

b)

Forcing surrender of conquered peoples

c)

thinning out their growing population

d)

maintaining religious and political control over people

44.

A similarity between Europe and the Song Dynasty in the 1200s is that

a)

both extended significant rights to women

b)

both engaged in holy wars with Muslim caliphates in the Holy Land

c)

both were predominantly Christian societies

d)

both relied on free peasant agricultural labor

45.

AP World History is the best AP Class. Mark all that are correct

a)

Yes

b)

Yes

c)

Yes

d)

Yes

46.

Monasticism (religious lifestyle of solitude and prayer) was an important aspect of which two of the following religions

a)

Christianity and Buddhism

b)

Buddhism and Confucianism

c)

Christianity and Judaism

d)

Islam and Christianity

47.

While the division between eastern and western Christianity was a factor, the main issue in the Crusades was

a)

control over the Holy Land between Christendom and Islamic Caliphates

b)

control over the Silk Roads trade network

c)

access to the Indian Ocean trade network

d)

control over the city of Constantinople

48.

Which of the following best describes the region where the Incan civilization flourished?

a)

the Yucatan peninsula

b)

Lake Titicaca

c)

the Amazon basin

d)

Andean highlands and Pacific coast

49.

Buddhism appealed to the poor and to women in India because it offered an alternative to

a)

Confucianism

b)

feudalism

c)

slavery

d)

the caste system

50.

Wheat tortillas or corn?

a)

Wheat

b)

Corn

c)

I'm a gringo

51.

The Inca blended outsiders and conquered people into their empire through

a)

slavery

b)

language

c)

religion

d)

human sacrifice

52.

I tried really hard...

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I fell asleep

d)

Watched tik tok