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AP World History

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did The Crusades contribute to the Age of Exploration?

a)

They created a desire to spread Christianity among the American natives.

b)

They created a desire in Europe for new products and new trade routes to the East.

c)

The democratic spirit which accompanied the conquests of the Crusaders swept across Europe.

d)

The establishment of sea routes used by the Crusaders which rounded South America made exploration easier.

2.

The voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492

a)

opened the way for Spain to colonize North and South America.

b)

led the way for Portugal to build a vast trading empire in Asia.

c)

ed England to claim the the vast territory surrounding Hudson Bay.

d)

showed Spain the way around South America and into the Pacific Ocean.

3.

Which European nation was the first to control trade in the Indian Ocean and in Asia?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

England

d)

France

4.

Technological advances from 1450-1750 mainly benefited which group of countries?

a)

African countries

b)

Asian countries

c)

Middle Eastern countries

d)

European countries

5.

Place the following labels where they belong.

6.

Europeans were largely spreading their religion of (a)   by missionary work.

7.

The Spanish explorer who was the first to circumnavigate the globe by going west.

a)

Dias

b)

De Gama

c)

Magellan

d)

Columbus

8.

Which Europeans claimed to have settled Canada?

a)

Dutch

b)

French

c)

English

d)

Spanish

9.

The specific technological innovation depicted here that improved deep water navigation was the

a)

compass

b)

upper deck oars

c)

astrolabe

d)

lateen sails

10.

Which of the following was a cause of increased European travel? (More than 1)

a)

Government sponsorship

b)

Desire to end monarchies in the New World

c)

Spread of maritime technology and ideas from older societies

d)

Interest in spreading trade and religion

11.

What technology for maritime trade used earths magnetic poles to navigate

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Rudder

c)

Compass

d)

Lateen Sail

12.

What monarch sponsored Portugese expedition?

a)

King Ferdinand

b)

Queen Isabella

c)

Prince Henry the Navigator

d)

Vasco de Gama

13.

What rivalry propelled the Portugese into Maritime trade?

a)

Instanbul Rivalry

b)

Omani Rivalry

c)

Spanish Rivalry

d)

African Rivalry

14.

True or False: AP World History covers 10,000 years of history.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

AP World History is broken into how many time periods?

a)

3 time periods

b)

4 time periods

c)

5 time periods

d)

6 time periods

16.

What type of free response questions does AP World History have?

a)

DBQ & LEQ

b)

SAQ & DBQ

c)

LEQ & SAQ

d)

SAQ, DBQ, & LEQ

17.

The next time period we study will cover years

a)

600 C.E. to 1450 C.E.

b)

1450 C.E. to 1750 C.E.

c)

1750 C.E. to 1914 C.E.

d)

1914 C.E. to present

18.

AP World History will cover more of Asia and Africa second semester than it did first semester

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I don't know

d)

Don't pick I don't know

19.

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

20.

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

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

filial piety

c)

Legalism

d)

Dao

21.

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

a)

Vietnam

b)

Korea

c)

Tibet

d)

Japan

22.

Which empire was known for its extensive road system that connected its vast territories in the Americas?

a)

A) Aztec Empire

b)

B) Inca Empire

c)

C) Maya Empire

d)

D) Olmec Empire

23.

What was the primary motivation for European exploration during the Age of Discovery?

a)

A) To find new agricultural lands

b)

B) To spread democracy

c)

C) To establish trade routes and acquire spices

d)

D) To escape religious persecution

24.

Which of the following was a major consequence of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

A) The decline of European population

b)

B) The introduction of horses to the Americas

c)

C) The spread of Buddhism to the Americas

d)

D) The unification of European countries

25.

Which Asian empire was known for its policy of isolationism during the early modern period?

a)

A) Ottoman Empire

b)

B) Mughal Empire

c)

C) Tokugawa Shogunate

d)

D) Safavid Empire