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AP World History

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The responsibility of children to respect, obey, and care for their parents...

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

filial piety

c)

Legalism

d)

Dao

2.

What country was NOT overrun by Chinese armies to become a tributary state?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Korea

c)

Tibet

d)

Japan

3.

What do Vietnam, Japan, and Korea have in common?

a)

They all have languages that stem from the same linguistic family.

b)

China left a lasting cultural and religious imprint on them.

c)

All were once colonies of the Mongols.

d)

All were conquered by the Song dynasty and ruled by the imperial bureaucracy.

4.

A canal linking northern and southern China improved during the song dynasty

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Grand Canal

d)

Suzhou Canal

5.

Scholar-gentry

a)

elite social class that placed a greater emphasis business and trade than on education

b)

class of educated citizens who passed civil service examinations and worked in the government

c)

the official style of Buddhism adopted by China during the Song Dynasty that emphasized daily study of Buddhist texts

6.

Merit System

a)

don't choose this one

b)

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

c)

system in which people are hired and promoted based on talent and skills rather than wealth or social status

d)

the practice among those with power or influence - who favor relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs and land ownership.

7.

Urbanization

a)

a new architectural technique that allowed for taller apartment buildings

b)

style of government established during the Song dynasty

c)

movement of people from coastal landscapes to inland regions

d)

movement of people from rural to urban areas

8.

Tribute

a)

payment or gift to demonstrate loyalty and inferiority to a stronger political power or state

b)

A buddhist tradition of donating money to the poor

c)

the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles

9.

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about Confucianism?

a)

Only those who are devout and lead moral lives will be saved.

b)

The ethical system is primarily concerned with relationships.

c)

Specific duties are tied to one's status in society.

d)

It prescribes the correct organization of the state to achieve the maximum benefits for the most members of society

10.

The Song Dynasty is strongly associated with the invention of which weapons technology?

a)

Gunpowder

b)

Grenades

c)

Landmines

d)

Huge warships

11.

Confucianism emphasized the practice of moral behaviors in accordance to ones relationships, the most important relationship was between...

a)

son and father.

b)

son and mother.

c)

daughter and father.

d)

daughter and mother.

12.

What is the most significant impact of the introduction of champa rice in China?

a)

New agricultural technology

b)

Increased trade with tributary states

c)

New forms of labor

d)

Urbanization and population growth

13.

Confucius said people should know their place in ___________ and _____________.

a)

family, society

b)

town, kingdom

c)

books, magazines

d)

life, death

14.

Confucius' teachings had a major ___________ on Chinese _____________ .

a)

impact, government

b)

kick, money

c)

story, teachers

d)

influence, families

15.

Under the major Chinese Dynasties, candidates for government jobs had to pass official exams that places a large focus or emphasis on . . .

a)

Buddhist teachings

b)

Confucianism

c)

Mathematics and engineering

d)

Sea navigation and survival

16.

Bureaucracy

a)

large system of government officials following with different levels of authority

b)

the customary code of polite behavior in society, especially between children and parent

c)

the official document or set of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions

d)

a formal or official record of trade and business interactions between states

17.

Which of the following explains the most common effect that the process illustrated in the image had on relationships between states in Afro-Eurasia in the period 1450-1750 ?

a)

It led to deepening rivalries and conflicts as states' military capabilities grew.

b)

It led to the emergence of new religious disputes over theological interpretations.

c)

It led to the establishment of pan-Eurasian nomadic empires, such as the Mongol Empire.

d)

It led to the adoption of feudal systems of government, as monarchs could not prevent the rising power of military aristocracies.

18.

A historian interpreting the views expressed in the passage would likely explain that those views were most strongly influenced by Protestant desires to

a)

A. promote religious war against fellow Christians

b)

B. encourage the creation of a united German state free of papal influence

c)

C. demonstrate that an individual's destiny was predetermined by God

d)

D. reform Christian society by adhering more closely to Biblical teachings

19.

A historian could best explain the arguments made in the passage regarding the pope and the clergy in the context of Protestant claims that the Catholic Church

a)

A. had not adequately supported earlier Crusades against Muslims in the Holy Land

b)

B. had become corrupted by power

c)

C. had become too heavily influenced by Renaissance Humanism

d)

D. had failed to convert Muslims living in Europe to Christianity

20.

Which of the following best explains the process illustrated in the image?

a)

States increasingly relied on slave soldiers to establish large empires.

b)

The invention of the stirrup allowed expanding states to use cavalry more effectively.

c)

The development of new types of armor reduced casualties and allowed states to expand faster than before.

d)

States used gunpowder weapons to establish large empires.

21.

The methods of warfare shown in the image were instrumental in explaining the territorial expansion of all of the following land-based empires EXCEPT

a)

the Safavid Empire

b)

the Qing (Manchu) Empire

c)

the Aztec (Mexica) Empire

d)

the Ottoman Empire

22.

Which of the following was a major trade route that connected the East and West during the classical era?

a)

Silk Road

b)

Trans-Saharan Route

c)

Pan-American Highway

d)

Royal Road

23.

Which empire is known for its significant contributions to mathematics, including the concept of zero?

a)

Roman Empire

b)

Gupta Empire

c)

Mongol Empire

d)

Ottoman Empire

24.

What was the primary purpose of the Great Wall of China?

a)

To facilitate trade

b)

To protect against invasions

c)

To mark the boundary of the empire

d)

To serve as a transportation route

25.

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the feudal system in medieval Europe?

a)

Lords granted land to vassals

b)

Serfs worked the land

c)

Centralized government

d)

Knights provided military service