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Pre-AP Final Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 58mins

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1.

Based on this passage, the Samburu people would be classified as

a)

commercial farmers

b)

urban dwellers

c)

serfs

d)

nomads

2.

Identify the audience for The Samburu by Paul Spencer

a)

The Samburu, a modern-day tribe in Kenya

b)

Researchers who want to learn about city life in modern-day Africa

c)

Researchers interested in comparing the lives of the Samburu with how Paleolithic people lived

d)

Neolithic farmers

3.

What is the best title for this diagram?

a)

Elements of Belief Systems

b)

Benefits of the Counter Reformation

c)

Changes during the Neolithic Revolution

d)

Characteristics of Classical Civilizations

4.

Based on the passage, identify one advantage of living the way “Neolithic man” lived.

a)

More reliable food sources

b)

More leisure time

c)

More travel

d)

Greater knowledge of wild plants

5.

Which of the following was an effect of the turning point identified in this diagram?

a)

Paleolithic gatherers gained more power

b)

Establishment of the first civilizations

c)

Food supplies became insecure

d)

Livestock became wild

6.

Identify one effect of the change discussed in the excerpt.

a)

The first civilizations developed.

b)

People had more equal rights in their societies.

c)

Life expectancy shortened.

d)

Most humans became nomads.

7.

What is the best use of this source for a historian?

a)

To estimate the number of people who worshiped Ninhursag

b)

To depict warfare in ancient Mesopotamia

c)

To understand ancient Mesopotamian agriculture

d)

To make a timeline of Mesopotamian rulers

8.

The images depicted in this frieze reflect the effects of which of the following turning points?

a)

Founding of Islam

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Voyages of Christopher Columbus

d)

Neolithic Revolution

9.

Which innovation most contributed to the development of the civilizations depicted in the map?

a)

Paper

b)

Irrigation

c)

The compass

d)

Gunpowder

10.

The historical development depicted in this map is an effect of

a)

The use of primary sources

b)

Judaism

c)

The Neolithic Revolution

d)

The Golden Age of Greece

11.

Which title best completes this diagram?

a)

Elements of a Civilization

b)

Basic Components of the Paleolithic Age

c)

Features of a Nomadic Lifestyle

d)

Human Life 50.000 Years Ago

12.

Why did Ancient Egyptians build canals, systems of dikes, and tools like swapes and shadufs?

a)

Egyptians believed that the god of the Nile needed to be contained within the river’s banks.

b)

Egyptian farmers needed to flood their fields because they believed their crops grew best under water.

c)

The Pharaohs wanted water diverted to their royal baths.

d)

The Nile River’s water levels were difficult to predict and the water was needed to grow food.

13.

What effect did the water control methods described in the passage have in Ancient Egypt if they worked 

        properly?

a)

Priests performed mummification ceremonies with more frequency.

b)

Crop yields increased and floods were controlled.

c)

There were fewer slave riots.

d)

Trade in fish from the Nile increased between Egypt and civilizations in Mesopotamia.

14.

Which of the following claims is supported by the quotes above?

a)

Speaker A believes in reincarnation.

b)

Speaker B believes in reincarnation.

c)

Speaker C believes in reincarnation.

d)

Speaker D believes in reincarnation.

15.

What statement is best supported by the information in the diagram?

a)

The Gupta Emperors did not support the caste system

b)

Buddhists followed the caste system to provide order in their community

c)

The caste system determined what occupations one could have

d)

The caste system enabled Hindus to choose where they lived

16.

One social effect of following Confucian ideas during the Han Dynasty was that

a)

Women were treated as inferior to men

b)

All citizens were treated equally

c)

Citizens elected their emperor

d)

Older brothers had to do what younger brothers told them to do

17.

What is one effect of the extension of the Maurya Empire about 260 BC?

a)

Rule by a Christian king

b)

Influence of Confucianism on government policy

c)

Spread of Buddhism to those regions

d)

Spread of Daoist beliefs in schools

18.

Which claim is supported by the illustration above?

a)

Persian and Greek civilization were isolated from one another

b)

Alexander the Great’s empire led to cultural diffusion between the civilizations he conquered

c)

Armed conflict between Indian and Egyptian civilizations led to the creation of Hellenistic civilization

d)

Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian civilizations used Hellenistic irrigation to grow crops

19.

Which statement is best supported by the information on this map?

a)

The Roman Empire extended over three continents.

b)

Rivers kept invaders out of the Roman Empire.

c)

Alexandria served as the eastern capital of the Roman Empire.

d)

Carthage was eventually destroyed by the Romans.

20.

Based on the information provided by this map, which body of water was most likely the

            center of Roman trade?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

21.

What is the point of view of the author of this excerpt?

a)

The Romans were the best road builders during the Classical period.

b)

Neglect of the Roman road system led to the collapse of the empire.

c)

Roman roads were built primarily to keep order in the empire.

d)

The Roman economy would not have prospered if it were not for the roads in the empire.

22.

This author would most likely agree with the idea that the

a)

location of Constantinople contributed to its prosperity

b)

cities of western Europe were more impressive than Constantinople

c)

size of Constantinople limited trade

d)

government of Constantinople failed to provide order

23.

Based on the information provided by this map, which statement about Constantinople is accurate?

a)

Africans traded more goods in Constantinople than in any other area.

b)

Constantinople was a city located on the Mediterranean Sea.

c)

Gold was the primary commodity that China sent to Constantinople.

d)

Constantinople was an important trading center.

24.

Identify one likely effect of the historical development depicted in the map?

a)

Ideas and culture from Asia, Europe, and Africa influenced each of those regions.

b)

Southeastern Europe was isolated from the influence of Asian ideas.

c)

War broke out between the city of Constantinople and African empires.

d)

Cloves became the most valuable good in Europe.

25.

Identify one commonality between the belief systems mentioned in the excerpt

a)

Origins in North Africa

b)

Monotheism

c)

The belief in reincarnation

d)

Their beliefs encourage hatred for other belief systems

26.

Which title best completes this graphic organizer?

a)

Arab Accomplishments

b)

Achievements of Meso-American Civilizations

c)

Russian Law and Architecture

d)

Byzantine Achievements

27.

Which event is referred to in this quotation?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

French Revolution

c)

Crusades

d)

Glorious Revolution

28.

Identify one effect of the events that resulted from the response to this letter

a)

Mongol Empires conquered Western Europe

b)

Christians and Muslims formed an alliance and ruled the Mediterranean world in peace

c)

The Turkish Empire conquered Europe

d)

Distrust grew between Muslim ruled regions of the Middle East and Christian governments in Europe

29.

A historian consistent with the document would most likely agree with which of  the following choices

a)

The Mayan civilization developed an advanced numerical system

b)

The Greek culture greatly influenced the development of the Maya

c)

Meso-America lacked advanced civilizations during the Classical Era

d)

The Maya were a far inferior civilization than the Aztecs

30.

The document above is an example of which of the following developments during the classical era

a)

The lack of political unity amongst civilizations

b)

The development of trading networks within the Classical Era

c)

The advancements of mathematics and sciences during the Classical golden ages

d)

The fall of classical civilizations as a result of internal disputes

31.

Explain how the historical context affected the development of Athenian attitudes

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32.

Identify Xenophon’s point of view expressed in this document

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33.

Explain how Xenophon’s point of view affects document 2 as a reliable source of evidence

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34.

Identify and explain a similarity or a difference between the ideas presented in these documents

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35.

Explain how the geographic context affected the development or decline of the Roman Empire

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36.

Identify West’s purpose for writing this account

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37.

 Identify a turning point associated with events or ideas found in these documents and explain why it is a turning point

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