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WorksheetsAP World Unit 1 Overview
Total questions: 118
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
Which statement best summarizes the influence of the bureaucracy during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE)?
It promoted foreign trade, but made tax collection difficult
It made managing the empire more efficient, but it was very expensive
It ended corruption, but it weakened the scholar gentry class
It strengthened Buddhism, but it undermined Confucianism
Which of the following was an effect of the fall of Rome in 476 C.E. in Western Europe in the Early Middle Ages?
Strong nation-states with large standing armies developed
Cities, transportation, and trade all declined
Latin quickly disappeared as a spoken language
The bubonic plague spread rapidly
A major difference between the Inca and the Aztecs in their treatment of conquered people is-
Required labor rather than payment of tribute
Treated conquered people more harshly
Refrained from enslaving their captives
Allowed conquered people to retain their culture
What would be most responsible for the spike in population in China in the postclassical era?
the perfecting the manufacturing of Porcelain
the prolific trade on the Silk Road
the introduction of Champa rice to the Chinese diet
the high demand for Chinese silk
Which of the following is an indicator of increasing patriarchy in China?
Civil Service Exam
Veiling of Women
Footbinding
Issuing of Dowry's
What political system form due to the collapse of the Roman empire in Europe?
Feudalism
Communism
Republic
Confucianism
What region built canals and irrigation for agriculture, trade, and political control around Hindu temples?
Southeast Asia
East Asia
South Asia
Europe
What institution held tremendous power and gave people hope in Europe during the Middle Ages?
Catholic Church
The Patriarchy
Serfs
Crusaders
Of the following, what reflects the role Islam played in intellectual exchange and innovation?
The Ka'aba
The Taj Mahal
Borobrodur
The House of Wisdom
How did the Inca expand and control of their empire?
The cut off trade with other places.
They killed everyone.
They built roads.
They made their own currency system.
The professional class of government workers that enforce the rules of the leaders.
Imperial Bureaucracy
Meritocracy
Tribute
Patriarchy
A society in which men hold power and women are largely excluded from it.
Imperial Bureaucracy
Meritocracy
Tribute
Patriarchy
A type of government in which talented people can rise to positions of power, despite their status in society.
Imperial Bureaucracy
Meritocracy
Tribute
Patriarchy
Money paid to stronger societies by weaker ones in order to keep the peace.
Imperial Bureaucracy
Meritocracy
Tribute
Patriarchy
This Chinese religious philosophy is concerned with inner virtue, morality, respect for the community, and obedience to one’s superiors.
Confucianism
Doaism
Buddhism
Neo-Confucianism
A Chinese religious tradition that focuses on living a simple life in harmony with nature.
Confucianism
Doaism
Buddhism
Neo-Confucianism
A syncretic religious system that combined elements of different religions in China during the Song period.
Confucianism
Doaism
Buddhism
Neo-Confucianism
This process led China to produce a huge amount of products to sell in international markets, despite the fact that the products were all made by hand and not in factories.
Proto-Industrialization
Agricultural Improvements
Transportation Advancements
Technological Innovations
This process led to a large population increase in China during the Song period.
Proto-Industrialization
Agricultural Improvements
Transportation Advancements
Technological Innovations
This process allowed Chinese sellers to find markets for their products in different parts of the country as well as internationally.
Proto-Industrialization
Agricultural Improvements
Transportation Advancements
Technological Innovations
This process led China to produce very valuable export products such as printed paper, porcelain, navigation equipment, and gunpowder.
Proto-Industrialization
Agricultural Improvements
Transportation Advancements
Technological Innovations
This society was geographically close to China and subject to invasions from its more powerful neighbor. It was heavily influenced by Chinese culture, politics and art.
Korea
Japan
Vietnam
Dar al-Islam
This society was heavily influenced by the culture, politics and art of China, but was able to maintain some independence because the ocean provided a natural barrier to the Chinese military.
Korea
Japan
Vietnam
Dar al-Islam
This society was heavily influenced by the culture, politics and art of China, but tried to limit the influence of China by waging rebellions against its larger neighbor.
Korea
Japan
Vietnam
Dar al-Islam
Valuable goods from China found their way into Europe through traders from this area.
Korea
Japan
Vietnam
Dar al-Islam
The responsibility of children to respect, obey, and care for their parents...
Mandate of Heaven
filial piety
Legalism
Dao
What country was NOT overrun by Chinese armies to become a tributary state?
Vietnam
Korea
Tibet
Japan
What do Vietnam, Japan, and Korea have in common?
They all have languages that stem from the same linguistic family.
China left a lasting cultural and religious imprint on them.
All were once colonies of the Mongols.
All were conquered by the Song dynasty and ruled by the imperial bureaucracy.
A canal linking northern and southern China improved during the song dynasty
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Grand Canal
Suzhou Canal
Bureaucracy
large system of government officials following with different levels of authority
the customary code of polite behavior in society, especially between children and parent
the official document or set of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions
a formal or official record of trade and business interactions between states
Scholar-gentry
elite social class that placed a greater emphasis business and trade than on education
class of educated citizens who passed civil service examinations and worked in the government
the official style of Buddhism adopted by China during the Song Dynasty that emphasized daily study of Buddhist texts
Merit System
don't choose this one
the practice of giving unfair preferential treatment to one person or group at the expense of another based on their level of wealth or social class
system in which people are hired and promoted based on talent and skills rather than wealth or social status
the practice among those with power or influence - who favor relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs and land ownership.
Urbanization
a new architectural technique that allowed for taller apartment buildings
style of government established during the Song dynasty
movement of people from coastal landscapes to inland regions
movement of people from rural to urban areas
Tribute
payment or gift to demonstrate loyalty and inferiority to a stronger political power or state
A buddhist tradition of donating money to the poor
the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about Confucianism?
Only those who are devout and lead moral lives will be saved.
The ethical system is primarily concerned with relationships.
Specific duties are tied to one's status in society.
It prescribes the correct organization of the state to achieve the maximum benefits for the most members of society
The Song Dynasty is strongly associated with the invention of which weapons technology?
Gunpowder
Grenades
Landmines
Huge warships
Confucianism emphasized the practice of moral behaviors in accordance to ones relationships, the most important relationship was between...
son and father.
son and mother.
daughter and father.
daughter and mother.
What is the most significant impact of the introduction of champa rice in China?
New agricultural technology
Increased trade with tributary states
New forms of labor
Urbanization and population growth
According to the teachings of the Buddha, where does human suffering come from?
From the fear of death and anxiety regarding the afterlife
The physical human body that is slowly deteriorating and dying over time
From the desire to get or experience things that we don't already have
Under the major Chinese Dynasties, candidates for government jobs had to pass official exams that places a large focus or emphasis on . . .
Buddhist teachings
Confucianism
Mathematics and engineering
Sea navigation and survival
Which of the following was NOT a major trade route during the Song Dynasty?
Shipping routes in the South China Sea and Indian Ocean
Internal routes along the Grand Canal on the east coast of China
Silk Roads that connected China with the Middle East and Europe
Transpacific routes that connected China to trade in North and Central America
Although India was fractured politically in this era, its people were unified by
Islam
Hinduism
socialism
a shared hatred of Mongols
monotheism
In the early 13th century, Islamic forces invaded northern India and set up the
Dehli Sultanate
Mamluk Sultanate
Persian Empire
new religion combining Hindu & Muslim beliefs
Vijayanagara Empire
People in India converted to Islam because
they were threatened with their lives
there was no existing dominant religion in India
for financial reasons or to escape the caste system
they wanted to visit Mecca
to appease their Mongol rulers
The Bhakti Movement
emphasized a personal relationship with Allah
occurred mainly in the Middle East
was a spiritual movement that emphasized connecting with one Hindu god
emphasized loyalty to your ruler
was an example of Buddhism influencing Hinduism
Empires such as the Khmer in Southeast Asia reflected the influence of
Hindu and Buddhist culture
trade with China
their Mongol rulers
the Dehli Sultanate
the Trans-Saharan trade
In the Americas, the Mississippian people were known for
human sacrifices
mound building
huge defensive walls
gold mining
technology such as the printing press
The main form of Mayan government was
democracy
totalitarianism
city-states
anarchy (no government)
oligarchy
The Mayans would best be described as
primitive hunter-gatherers
a class consisting of mainly warriors
innovative, especially in math and astronomy
strictly monotheistic
people who lived after the Aztecs and Incas
All of these are true of the Aztecs EXCEPT
they worshipped many gods (polytheism)
they worshipped one main God (monotheism)
their government was a theocracy (rule by religious laws)
they included human sacrifices in their ceremonies
they built huge pyramids and temples to their gods
Animism was a common factor in the Inca and other Native American tribes. This means
humans must be killed to appease the gods
they believe there is no afterlife
elements in the physical world have supernatural powers
men could take multiple wives
they were nomadic
Kin-based networks formed in Sub-Saharan Africa, which are based on
trade
families
slavery
religion
monotheism
The Hausa Kingdoms, which were loosely connected through kinship ties, benefited from the
Indian Ocean trade network
Crusades
trans-Saharan trade routes
Silk Roads
Zanj Rebellion
All of these are true about the Mali Empire EXCEPT
grew wealthy mining gold
achieved its peak under Mansa Musa
was mainly Islamic
wealth was based mainly on the ivory trade
included Timbuktu, which housed great universities
The Great Zimbabwe was
the king of Zimbabwe
the river, which was worshipped by the people
the main god worshipped by the people
a huge wall constructed for defense
the main trade route in West Africa
Griots were important because they
held all the cultural knowledge and history of their people
provided safe transportation for traders
used as weapons in combat
were slaves used for specialized jobs
decided when city-states would go to war
Why did the Delhi Sultanate fail?
religious conflicts
lost territory
harsh government
failed leadership
Name the most powerful emirate that rose out of Anatolia.
Seljuk Turks
Mongols
Ottomans
Mughols
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was know for
medical advances
writing poetry
leading the Abbasaid Dynasty
inventing Trigonometry
What invading group captured and conquered Anatolia?
Mongols
Mughols
Abbasids
Seljuk Turks
What was the House of Wisdom?
largest collection of Arabic poems by a woman
massive library in Baghdad
the time period of prosperity and technology in the Islamic World
center of culture in Damascus
What was 'A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah best known for?
creation of Triginometry
advancements in Algebra
large collection of Arabic poems
advancements in medicine
Dar-al-Islam refers to what?
original Arabian states
conquered territory in Anatolia
spread of Islam to Africa
all Muslim controlled territory
The Sejuk Turks limited European travel to their holy sites in and around Jerusalem; European Christians organized groups of soldiers, called ___, to reopen access.
Janissaries
Mamluks
Crusaders
Sufis
Solidified under Islam, a term that can refer either to the practice of dressing modestly or a specific type of head coverings
Hadith
Shariah
hijab
dowry
Overall, Islamic women enjoy a higher state than Christian or Jewish women because they were allowed to do all of the following: [check all that apply]
inherit property and retain ownership after marriage
remarry if widowed
women were equal to men in the eyes of the law
a wife could initiate divorce and receive a cash settlement
All of the following were true of Córdoba, Spain. [more than one answer]
rulers created a culture of toleration, with Muslims, Jews. and Christians coexisting peacefully
rulers promoted trade; goods from China and SE Asia entered Spain on ships called dhows
rulers built many Christian Orthodox Churches in honor of the pope in Rome
transferred scholarship from the Islamic world, India, and China which laid the ground work for the Renaissance
All of the following is true of Sufis [more than 1 answer]
emphasized introspection to grasp religious truth
Most Muslims follow Sufism
Sufis played an important role in the spread of Islam because they tended to adapt to local cultures
Most merchants were Sufis
Which of the following belief systems contributed to dynamic developments in South and Southeast Asia [click all that apply]
Christianity
Hindus
Islam
Buddhism
After the Gupta Dynasty fell in South Asia in 550, political disunity returned for 1000 years; however, ____ provided some cultural unity in the region.
Islam
Confucianism
Hinduism
Buddhism
This southern South Asian kingdom was founded by two Hindu brothers, and functioned as a barrier to the Muslim sultanates in the north, Hinduism, scholarship, tolerance, and prosperity all characterized this empire from 1336-1646.
Delhi Sultanate
Srivijaya Empire
Khmer
Empire
Vijayanagara Empire
After the Gupta fell, these Hindu kingdoms formed in northern India; because of the competition among clans, no centralized government arose and left them vulnerable to Muslim attacks
Srivijaya Empire
Rajput kingdoms
Delhi Sultanate
Angkor Wat
Which of the following best explains why Hindus in northern India resented the Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi The Sultanate never organized a bureaucracy
The Sultanate was too tolerant
The Sultanate imposed a tax called the jizya on non-Muslims
The Sultanate allowed the Mongol army to invade
The relationship between Hindus and Muslims shaped the history of South Asia and continues to shape regional culture and politics to this day. How did Islam arrive in India?
Forced conversion and conquest
Merchants living in port cities married and their wife converted
Sufi missionaries
Scholars sharing information
Which of the following is an example of the Delhi Sultanate showing dominance and power over northern India?
Qutub Minar
The Indian Numeral system which is referred to in the West as Arabic numerals
translation of algebra into Arabic
The destruction of the caste system
Muslims of South Asia developed a new language called ___ which melded grammatical patterns of Hindi, Arabic words, and elements of Farsi
Arabic
Bhakti
English
Urdu
Some Hindus began to focus on developing a strong attachment to a deity and did not discriminate base on caste or gender; this was called ____
Zen Buddhism
Neo-Hinduism
the Bhakti Movement
the Sufi movement
How did Buddhism and Hinduism get to the lands of Southeast Asia?
Islamic Conquest
Mongol Conquest
Merchants from India introduced the religion
Sufi Merchants
How did empires like Srivijaya and Majapahit thrive?
By using gunpowder weapons
by building up their Navies to control sea routes and charge fees for ships trading in the region
by using Hinduism as a unifying force
Charge their subjects the jizya tax
How did the Khmer Empire (aka Angkor Kingdom) generate economic prosperity?
by controlling the sea routes
by developing complex irrigation systems to harvest rice and drainage systems to prevent Monsoon flooding
Unifying the people using Islam
Using Confucianism and the Chinese bureaucratic system
The great temple, Angkor Wat, shown above is important to historians for which of the following reason?
This was the first Islamic Mosque in the region
In both its architecture and its use it reflects the interaction between Hinduism and Buddhism in Southeast Asia
This was the longest lasting Buddhist monastery
It is the location where Siddhartha Gautama founded the religion called Buddhism
Which country/region was doing the "best" during the 1200s?
Song Dynasty China
Medieval Europe
The Dar -Al -Islam
Sub Saharan Africa
What is synonymous with the word Serf?
Friend
Criminal
Slave
Horse
Which is NOT a school of Buddhism?
Theravada
Mahayana
Vajrayana
Bathahana
What was the name of the large kingdom in Modern day Cambodia during this period?
Angkor Wat
Suthani
Majapahut
Rajput Kingdom
Which religion blends concepts of Islam and Hinduism?
Mormonism
Sikhism
Zoroastrianism
Shinto
If you wanted to raise your social status in China during this period what would you have to do?
Score high on a standardized test like the SAT of their day
Be best friends with the Emperor and his concubines
Make a ton of money trading
Bring Champa Rice from India
What is Porcelain typically used for?
Starting fires
Dishes
Clothing
Perfume
What is it called when you carve a mountain into flat layers to grow rice on the mountain?
Terracing
Sub Dividing
Side Splitting
Champa Fields
What is the primary value of Confucianism?
Filial piety
Respecting Women
Paying taxes
Bureaucratic Organization
What did both Japan and Korea take from Chinese culture during this period?
The Chinese written language
Chinese styles of Dance
Chinese food delicacies
Chinese sailing technology
Which Empire was NOT in modern day India?
Vijayanagra
Rajput
Srivijaya
Delhi
Who were in charge of Egypt during this period?
Arabs
Turks
Mamluks
Mongols
During this period: Which Society knew the most about Science and Technology?
European
Chinese
Indian
Islamic World
Which American early civilization built a city in Colorado?
Mexica
Cahokia
Mesa Verde
Inca
Which African Country was Christian at this time?
Ethiopia
Hausa Kingdoms
Zimbabwea
Mali
religious officials under the pope’s authority
clergy
canon Law
vassal
monastery
religious communities where monks gave up their possessions and devoted their lives to God
monastery
clergy
treaty of Verdun
knights
worldly attitudes & activities that are not religious or spiritual
secular
fealty
serfs
canon Law
agreement to divide the new Roman Empire into three kingdoms
treaty of Verdun
feudalism
secular
fealty
which of the following was NOT a root of medieval culture?
classical heritage of Rome
enlightenment era philosophers
beliefs of the Roman Catholic church
customs of various Germanic tribes
what happened as a result of the downfall of cities after Germanic tribes invaded Europe?
trade was disrupted
people became illiterate
loss of common language
population shift to rural areas
the crowning of Charlemagne signaled the joining of all of these except...
Germanic power
the Church
Muslim authority
heritage of the Roman Empire
what was the name of the agreement to divide the new Roman Empire into three kingdoms?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Westphalia
Treaty of Verdun
Treaty of Paris
The main cause for the emergence of feudalism was
foreign invasions
a pandemic
a new emperor
canon law
a landowner, who gave land to others in exchange for military protection or other services
fief
vassal
fealty
lord
the person receiving the fief
monk
vassal
lord
clergy
in the feudal system, what did the knights and peasants receive from the lords?
military aid
farm labor
food & shelter
fealty
in the feudal system, what did the lords give to the king?
fealty & military aid
farm labor & rent
food & shelter
fief & peasants
members of the "fighters" social class included
monks, nuns, leaders of the Church
nobles & knights
peasants & serfs
the king
members of the "prayers" social class included
monks, nuns, leaders of the Church
nobles & knights
peasants & serfs
the king
social status in the Middle Ages was usually inherited and did not change
true
false
canon law was created by the
king
lords
knights
church
Why did the feudal system work?
_______________ was the most important thing in Medieval society
communication
the church
land
school
where did the vikings come from?
Africa
Asia
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
