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WorksheetsAPWH General Review #2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Q: The photograph above of Angkor Wat in Cambodia is an example of which cultural change?
spread of Islam to SE Asia
the wealth created by the spice trade
Hindu influence in SE Asia
Chinese reconquest of Indochina
“The evil-disposed in these districts [of England] began to rise, saying, they were too severely oppressed; that at the beginning of the world there were no slaves, and that no one ought to be treated as such. . . . This they would not longer bear, but had determined to be free, and if they labored for their lords, they wanted to be paid for it. A crazy priest in the county of Kent, called John Ball, who for his absurd preaching, had been thrice confined in prison, inflamed those ideas. He would say: ‘Are we not all descended from the same parents, Adam and Eve? and what can the lords show, or what reasons give, why they should be more the masters than ourselves?’ ” Q: The POV of the author can best be described as:
sympathetic to the peasants
hostile to the peasants
indifferent to the peasants
sympathetic to the revolt's leaders
Which of the following societies engaged in extensive maritime trade well beyond their borders in the fifteenth century? (1400's)
Mesoamericans
Bantu
Chinese
Western Europeans
The painting shows Chinese youths dressed in the style typically depicted in communist propaganda posters, but with the Coca-Cola corporate logo in the background. The painting has been displayed in several galleries and museums in China.
Q: Which of the following can be inferred about the artist's PURPOSE?
To celebrate Chinese people’s continued devotion to communist ideology and their rejection of capitalism
To offer a commentary on the triumph of Western consumer culture in communist China
To support the suppression of dissident thought during the long rule of Mao Zedong
To make a plea for Westerners to develop a greater understanding of Chinese values
Which of the following twentieth-century processes contributed most directly to the adoption of the system of cultural values alluded to in the image?
The expansion of European empires led to the expansion of market economies worldwide.
Greater industrial productivity and new technologies led to increased availability of consumer goods.
The continued volatility of economic cycles led many governments to enact social welfare legislation for their citizens.
Cold War rivalries led to ideological and economic competition between the Soviet Union and the United States.
“When we were in Canton, a port in southern China, we came across a woman who cried out in Portuguese ‘Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.’ And because she could speak no more of our language, she very earnestly asked us in Chinese to tell her whether we were Christians. We replied that we were, and for proof we repeated all the rest of the Lord’s Prayer which she had left unsaid. Being assured that we were Christians, she pulled us aside, and weeping said to us, ‘Come along, Christians from the other end of the world, with your true sister in the faith of Jesus Christ.’
Q: The activities described in the passage best support which of the following conclusions about the period 1450–1750 C.E.?
Russian expansion in Asia encouraged Christian missionary activity in China.
The intensification of commercial and diplomatic activity across Eurasia was accompanied by increased missionary activity.
The arrival of Nestorian Christians along the Silk Roads introduced European missionaries to China.
The intensification of regional patterns of trade in the Indian Ocean spurred Chinese merchants to convert to Christianity
“I think we should continue to emphasize the history and culture of the West, while encompassing the rest, because the West has in fact made the world we know. Anyone who wants to participate in the world community in the coming century had better know how and why the West has defined, and will continue to define, world civilization. Why do I say that? Because everybody wants what we have: science and technology, prosperity, and democracy—that is, our philosophy, our economics, our politics. It is the simple truth that science and technology emerge out of Western philosophy, not out of the philosophy of India, China, or the African nations. Since it is a fact that people everywhere aspire to the material advantages that flow, uniquely I think, from the modes of social organization that the West has devised—its economics, its science and technology, and also its politics and philosophy—I think it is time to stop apologizing and start analyzing what has made [the West] the world-defining power that it is.”
Q: The author’s argument regarding the effects of Western philosophy on the world is likely based on which of the following?
The technological innovations of Greece and Rome
The global spread of Christianity as a result of European trade and conquest
The adoption of European Enlightenment political and scientific principles worldwide
The globalization of popular European postmodern philosophy
Which of the following contributed the most to the growth of the movement to abolish slavery in the Atlantic world?
A decline in the number of enslaved persons being taken from Africa
The efforts of industrialists to create a more flexible workforce
The adaptation of Enlightenment ideas challenging established social hierarchies
Increased availability of Asian indentured labor
The high proportion of women and children among the workforce in many Western nations during the 1800s is best seen in the context of:
resistance of older male workers to being displaced by younger workers
low wages of workers in industrial societies
persistence of guild regulations and other traditional restrictions on labor practices
decrease in family size associated with greater income
“Without a revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement. The role of vanguard fighter can be fulfilled only by a party that is guided by the most advanced theory. We have said that there could not have been Social-Democratic consciousness among the workers."
- Vladimir Lenin, 1902
Q: The views expressed in the passage best illustrate which of the following processes?
The modification of the economic theories of Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill in European universities
The desire to retain preindustrial forms of economic production by many imperial governments
The expansion of the middle classes in newly industrialized societie
The formulation of alternative visions of society in response to the spread of global capitalism
"In how many wars against the Turks have the bishops and clergy prevented Christians from enduring heavy losses? Indeed, the king of Hungary and his bishops were beaten by the Turks at Varna and more recently a German army would perhaps have fought with more success, if it had not contained priests.
If I were an emperor, a king, or a prince in a campaign against the Turks, I would encourage my bishops and priests to stay at home and mind the duties of their office, praying, fasting, saying mass, preaching, and caring for the poor, as not only Holy Scripture, but their own canon law teaches and requires. To this I say Amen, Amen.”
-Martin Luther, Sermon to a German Prince, 1528
Q: A historian interpreting the views expressed in the passage would likely explain that those views were most strongly influenced by Protestant desires to:
promote religious war against fellow Christians
encourage the creation of a united German state free of papal influence
demonstrate that an individual’s destiny was predetermined by God
reform Christian society by adhering more closely to Biblical teachings
"In how many wars against the Turks have the bishops and clergy prevented Christians from enduring heavy losses? Indeed, the king of Hungary and his bishops were beaten by the Turks at Varna and more recently a German army would perhaps have fought with more success, if it had not contained priests.
If I were an emperor, a king, or a prince in a campaign against the Turks, I would encourage my bishops and priests to stay at home and mind the duties of their office, praying, fasting, saying mass, preaching, and caring for the poor, as not only Holy Scripture, but their own canon law teaches and requires. To this I say Amen, Amen.”
-Martin Luther, Sermon to a German Prince, 1528
Q: A historian interpreting the passage would most likely explain that the AUDIENCE of the sermon is an illustration of the fact that:
papal alliances with the Holy Roman emperors led to widespread religious persecutions in Germany
the Protestant German nobility was wary of confronting the Ottomans without Catholic support
the Protestant German nobility adopted pacifist (peaceful) attitudes during religious & military disputes/conflicts with their Catholic and Muslim opponents
political support from the German nobility aided in the development of the early Protestant community
Image: MUGHAL FORCES LED BY THE EMPEROR AURANGZEB CAPTURE THE FORTRESS OF GOLCONDA, CAPITAL OF A RIVAL MUSLIM INDIAN STATE, IN 1687.
Q: All of the following pieces of additional information regarding the events portrayed in the image are factually accurate. Which would be most useful in evaluating the message that the image was intended to convey?
Emperor Aurangzeb overthrew his father in order to become the Mughal emperor, while the ruler of Golconda succeeded his father peacefully.
Emperor Aurangzeb ruled over India during a time when it was the largest agricultural and manufacturing economy in the world
Emperor Aurangzeb increased taxes on all non-Muslims in his empire which contributed to unrest in his multi-religious state.
Emperor Aurangzeb was a strong proponent of Sunni Islam, while the rulers of Golconda were supporters of Shiism.
The image from Japan during the Meiji Restoration best exemplifies which of the following processes?
Attempts by conservative members of society to maintain indigenous traditions
Cultural changes accompanying greater contact with the West
Greater freedom for women resulting from democratization
Increased emphasis on international cooperation as a result of the lowering of trade barriers
The FLN was a political movement that advocated for the overthrow of French rule in Algeria. The poster shows an outline of French president Charles de Gaulle in the middle of the French national flag. The photo underneath de Gaulle shows two former FLN guerrilla leaders who switched sides and joined the French forces.
Q: Which of the following explains why nationalist groups such as the FLN became more prominent globally after 1945?
The rise of fascism in Europe led to the growing prominence of extreme nationalism worldwide.
Military dictatorships often assumed power following the withdrawal of imperial states in postcolonial Africa.
Imperial powers were considerably weakened economically and militarily because of the Second World War.
The end of the Second World War led to the establishment of international institutions for economic cooperation.
As we set out by train heading south from Beijing, the scene along the railroad tracks was incredible. Harvest time was approaching, and the crops were thriving. The fields were crowded with peasants at work. The backyard steel furnaces that had been established in the peasant communes had transformed the rural landscape. They were everywhere, and we could see peasant men in a constant frenzy of activity, transporting fuel and raw materials, keeping the fires stoked. Every commune we visited provided testimony to the abundance of the upcoming harvest ... As we continued on our journey, however, Mao’s personal secretary Lin Ke set me straight. What we were seeing from our windows on the train was all staged, he said. The party secretaries had ordered the furnaces constructed along our rail route. Rice plants had been moved from faraway fields along our route so that Mao would see a wildly abundant crop.
- Li Zhisui, personal physician to Mao Zedong, 1994
Q: Which of the following best explains the significance of Li Zhisui presenting two contrasting views of the "success" of Mao's Great Leap Forward?
By doing so, Li Zhisui is trying to show that Mao’s approach of copying Western methods of industrial production was finally proved to be a failure.
By doing so, Li Zhisui is trying to convince his audience that adopting Chinese agricultural methods was the only way to end the food shortages plaguing Third World countries.
By doing so, Li Zhisui is trying to illustrate the discrepancy between the reality of the policy and the facade communists created for propaganda purposes.
By doing so, Li Zhisui is trying to reject the Maoist argument that peasants can be used as substitutes for industrial workers in trying to increase a country’s economic output.
“Article 1. The feudal marriage system, which is based on the superiority of man over woman, is abolished. The New Democratic marriage system is based on free choice of partners, on equal rights for both sexes, and on protection of the lawful interests of women and children. . . .
Article 3. Marriage shall be based on the complete willingness of the two parties.
Article 7. Husband and wife shall have equal status in the home. . . .
Article 8. Husband and wife are bound to love, respect, and assist each other, to engage in production, to care for the children, and to strive jointly for the building up of a new society.
Article 9. Husband and wife shall both have the right to free choice of occupation and free choice of participation in work or in social activities.”
Marriage law from the People’s Republic of China, 1950
Q: The document is best understood in the context of which of the following global developments after 1900?
Growing demands in many countries that women be given the right to vote
Greater freedom of women to make professional and personal choices
Women taking on industrial jobs previously done by men during times of war
Widening disparities in the opportunities available to middle-class and working-class women
The Ottoman Empire fared better than did its predecessors or contemporaries [in tolerating religious and ethnic difference] until the beginning of the eighteenth century, largely as a result of its understanding of difference and its resourcefulness in [administrative organization]. It maintained relative peace with its various communities and also ensured that interethnic strife would not occur.
Q: Which of the following developments in the period 1450–1750 would a historian most likely cite to support the claim regarding the Ottoman Empire and its predecessors and contemporaries in the passage above?
The recruitment of Italian and Dutch merchants and officers into the Portuguese and Spanish navies
The use of Hindu officials in the Mughal imperial administration
The establishment of racial categories of social hierarchy under the casta system in Spanish colonies in the Americas
The official protection granted to Protestant communities in some European states, such as France, following religious conflicts
Image depicts Free Women of Color with their children in Dominica, a British colony in the West Indies, late 1700s
Q: Which of the following most directly led to the arrival of substantial numbers of Africans in the Americas at the time of this painting?
The collapse of the Inca and Aztec Empires as a result of Spanish invasion
The expansion of the plantation system for growing sugarcane and other crops
The growth of industrial production in the United States
The development of large-scale silver mining operations in South America
“Colonel Robert Bennett, under the authority of the Governor of Jamaica, makes a treaty with the rebellious Blacks, today, June 23, 1739. Captain Quao, and several other Black officers under his command, surrendered under the following terms.
1. All hostilities on both sides shall cease forever, Amen.
4. Captain Quao and his people shall destroy all other rebellious Blacks in any part of Jamaica. They shall be paid to apprehend any runaway Blacks and return them to their respective owners.
5. If any White man shall disturb or annoy any of the people or property that may belong to the said Captain Quao and his people, they may complain to a magistrate and receive justice.”
Treaty between British colonial authorities and the Windward Maroons, Jamaica, 1739.
Windward Maroons were descendants of Africans brought to the Americas in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries who had fled to the mountainous regions of the island.
Q: The actions of the Maroons that forced British colonial authorities to conclude a treaty with them are best explained as evidence of reactions against which of the following global trends in the period 1450–1750?
The persistent spread of epidemic diseases
The continuing impoverishment of indigenous populations resulting from agricultural transfers
The increase in armed conflict resulting from state rivalries over control of trade routes
The increasing expansion and centralization of state power
