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AP World 1.4-1.6

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

The artistic and educational rebirth of Europe's culture was known as the

a)

Little Ice Age

b)

Renaissance

c)

Feudal system

d)

Great Schism

e)

Reconquista

2.

The Magna Carta was significant because it

a)

established basic rights for the people

b)

ended Mongol rule in Europe

c)

established Islamic rule in Spain

d)

brought an end to the feudal system

e)

gave King John full unlimited power in England

3.

All of these are true about the Catholic Church in Medieval Europe EXCEPT

a)

it provided stability and comfort

b)

monks and priests preserved and wrote books

c)

the pope was incredibly powerful and influential

d)

its power grew even more after the Black Plague

e)

the clergy were highly educated

4.

The Little Ice Age

a)

was beneficial since summers were more comfortable

b)

led to shorter growing seasons and less food

c)

had no impact on European society

d)

is still going on today

e)

directly led to the end of the Black Plague

5.

In the Americas, the Mississippian people were known for

a)

human sacrifices

b)

mound building

c)

huge defensive walls

d)

gold mining

e)

technology such as the printing press

6.

The Mayans would best be described as

a)

primitive hunter-gatherers

b)

a class consisting of mainly warriors

c)

innovative, especially in math and astronomy

d)

strictly monotheistic

e)

people who lived after the Aztecs and Incas

7.

All of these are true of the Aztecs EXCEPT

a)

they worshipped many gods (polytheism)

b)

they worshipped one main God (monotheism)

c)

their government was a theocracy (rule by religious laws)

d)

they included human sacrifices in their ceremonies

e)

they built huge pyramids and temples to their gods

8.

Animism was a common factor in the Inca and other Native American tribes. This means

a)

humans must be killed to appease the gods

b)

they believe there is no afterlife

c)

elements in the physical world have supernatural powers

d)

men could take multiple wives

e)

they were nomadic

9.

Kin-based networks formed in Sub-Saharan Africa, which are based on

a)

trade

b)

families

c)

slavery

d)

religion

e)

monotheism

10.

The Hausa Kingdoms, which were loosely connected through kinship ties, benefited from the

a)

Indian Ocean trade network

b)

Crusades

c)

trans-Saharan trade routes

d)

Silk Roads

e)

Zanj Rebellion

11.

All of these are true about the Mali Empire EXCEPT

a)

grew wealthy mining gold

b)

achieved its peak under Mansa Musa

c)

was mainly Islamic

d)

wealth was based mainly on the ivory trade

e)

included Timbuktu, which housed great universities

12.

The Great Zimbabwe was

a)

the king of Zimbabwe

b)

the river, which was worshipped by the people

c)

the main god worshipped by the people

d)

a huge wall constructed for defense

e)

the main trade route in West Africa