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AP World History Modern Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Champa Rice-Fast ripening rice

a)

caused new wealth in China

b)

allowed Song leaders to rebuild the Great Wall

c)

allowed the Mongols to invade

d)

hurt the economy

2.

A series of rulers all from the same family is referred to as

a)

a kingdom

b)

an empire

c)

the king's list

d)

Dynasty

3.

This was used to make the earliest printed book.

a)

Rudder

b)

Woodblock Printing

c)

Movable Type

d)

Coal

4.

What symbolized the status of women in the Song dynasty?

a)

Empress Wu

b)

Civil Service Exam

c)

Confucianism

d)

Footbinding

5.

Which of the following causes social mobility in Song Dynasty China

a)

Civil Service Exam

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The Grand Canal

d)

Woodblock Printing

6.

To become an official scholar in Song Dynasty China one must

a)

Students must know Buddhism

b)

Students must come from a high social class

c)

Students must invent

d)

Students must know Confucianism

7.
This Japanese political office ruled as effective dictator of Japan through military might:
a)
Shogun
b)
Samurai
c)
Emperor
d)
Manchu
8.

Put simply, filial submission is one acting respectful and obedient to who?

a)

One's parents

b)

One's husband

c)

One's ruler

d)

One's older siblings

9.

Angkor Wat in Cambodia is an example of what?

a)

Islam's spread to SE Asia

b)

Chinese conquest of SE Asia

c)

Hindu influence in SE Asia

d)

Wealth created by trade

10.

Buddhism eventually spread and took hold in China as result of what?

a)

Religious conflict

b)

Reverence for anscestors

c)

Promotion by the emperor

d)

Cross-cultural integration

11.

What do Japan, Korea, and Vietnam have in common from 600 CE-1450 CE?

a)

All rejected Buddhism

b)

All grew major city centers due to trade

c)

All were culturally influenced by China

d)

All were invaded by Mongols

12.

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

a)

New agricultural technology

b)

Increased trade

c)

New forms of labor

d)

Urbanization and population growth

13.

In Japanese feudalism, who held the real power?

a)

The emperor

b)

The Daimyo

c)

The Shogun

d)

Samurai

14.

Which of the following did Japan borrow from Tang and Song China?

a)

Warriors called Samurai

b)

The Shinto religion

c)

Hierarchical social relationships

d)

Champa rice cultivation

15.

As Buddhism spread in SE Asia, it resulted in what?

a)

Growth of a warrior class

b)

Opposition to Christianity

c)

Blending of Buddhism with local beliefs

d)

Increase in China's regional power

16.

Why did Buddhist thought have social implications in S Asia?

a)

It encouraged larger family size

b)

It's followers joined the Brahman caste

c)

It challenged hierarchies based on caste

d)

It reinforced obedience to the emperor

17.
Which West African leader is best known for his lavish fourteenth-century pilgrimage to Mecca?
a)
Mansa Musa
b)
Sunni Ali
c)
Sundiata Keita
d)
Kwame Nkrumah
18.
Which religious schism stemmed from disputes over succession after the death of its founder?
a)
Eastern Orthodox and Catholic
b)
Catholic and Protestant
c)
Mahayana and Zen
d)
Sunni and Shia
19.
Which Muslim group overthrew the Umayyad dynasty and set up a new caliphate?
a)
Sassanids
b)
Seljuks
c)
Abbasids
d)
Timurids
20.
Which city became the capital of the Abbasid Empire and a center of the Islamic golden age?
a)
Istanbul
b)
Baghdad
c)
Timbuktu
d)
Samarkand
21.
Which of the following areas of learning progressed under the Abbasid caliphate?
a)
Medicine and Law
b)
Law and Philosophy
c)
Philosophy and Mathematics
d)
All of the above
22.
Which intellectual or technological advancement CANNOT be traced to Islamic civilization?
a)
Lateen sails
b)
Anatomical knowledge
c)
Gunpowder technology
d)
Philosophical inquiry
23.
Which do historians point to as the key infrastructural development of the Song Dynasty?
a)
The Great Wall
b)
The Forbidden City
c)
The port at Canton
d)
The Grand Canal
24.
Which society most closely resembled feudal Japanese patterns during the period 600-1450?
a)
Inca
b)
Mongol
c)
Islamic
d)
Western European
25.
Which fits this definition: "agricultural laborer tied to an estate"?
a)
Peasant
b)
Slave
c)
Plebeian
d)
Serf
26.
Of those listed, which civilization was most isolated from the rest of the world, 600-1450?
a)
Song China
b)
Carolingian France
c)
Delhi Sultanate
d)
Aztec Empire
27.
The Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations managed to construct monumental structures without
a)
Writing systems
b)
State authority
c)
Draft animals
d)
Slave labor
28.
Which of the following best describes the region where the Inca civilization flourished?
a)
Andean highland and Pacific coast
b)
Amazon basin and Valley of Mexico
c)
Pacific coast and the Valley of Mexico
d)
Valley of Mexico and the Andean highlands
29.
Trade spurred the introduction of both Islam and Hinduism to what is now called
a)
Japan
b)
Pakistan
c)
Indonesia
d)
Saudi Arabia
30.
A common feature of most Asian and European philosophies during the period 600 to 1450 was ____
a)
A close association with religion
b)
Emphasis on experimental science
c)
Reliance on ideas of individual freedom
d)
Wide availability of printed books
31.
The introduction of paper making into Europe is an example of cultural diffusion
a)
From Japan by way of the Arab-Indian trade route.
b)
Through the Triangular Trade route.
c)
From China by way of the Eurasian trade route.
d)
From the Middle East as part of the Eurasian trade route.
32.
The Delhi Sultanate brought a cultural conflict to the Indian subcontinent in which
a)
Islam clashed with Hinduism.
b)
fighting among castes intensified.
c)
 emphasis on trade clashed with Indian emphasis on isolation.
d)
Buddhism clashed with Hinduism.
33.
Monasticism was an important aspect of which two of the following religions?
a)
Islam and Buddhism
b)
Buddhism and Christianity
c)
Daoism and Shintoism
d)
Christianity and Hinduism
34.
Ibn Battuta’s detailed 14th-century written account is an important source of information about
a)
China during the rule of Kublai Khan.
b)
life in Islamic lands.
c)
technological innovations that spread along the Silk Road.
d)
demographic changes resulting from the spread of disease.