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WorksheetsAP World Unit 1 and 2
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 24mins
The Song Dynasty did all of the following EXCEPT
Fled to the south when invaded by Jurchens
Created a fully monetized economy
Increased Metal Production
Used Champa Rice to feed its people
Built the Great Wall
Compass, printing press, and gunpowder are all invented during this dynasty.
Tang Dynasty
Song Dynasty
Neither
A group of non-elected officials that help the government run smoothly...
aristocrat
civil service
bureaucracy
social class
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
Mohammaed referred to his new belief system as Islam, meaning
"submission to God"
"the faith of Allah"
"People of the Book"
"Blessed Revelations"
The term vassal means
a landless peasant.
the center of a fiefdom.
a container for fluids.
a status of mutual obligation between lord and underling.
The decentralization of Islam took place after 1000 when
Mohammed passed his authority on to his sons.
the Turks took over Byzantium.
rival caliphates took power in North Africa and Spain.
Christianity took back portions of Syria during the Crusades.
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 Sung dynasty.
What commonalities can be seen between European and Japanese feudalism?
Centralized kingdoms dominated the political scene.
Literature flourished during long periods of peace.
Land formed the basis for power, with lords controlling fiefdoms.
Weak emperors were controlled by religious leaders.
Which of the following was an outcome for peasants in Europe after the Black Death c. 1340?
More land was available and wages increased.
Wages plummeted as demand decreased.
Social unrest decreased.
About 10% of the peasant population died.
The Mayan economy was based on
crafts and manufacturing.
gold and silver mined in the highlands.
agricultural produce, including maize, beans, and squash.
the salt trade.
Allow of the following States/Empires had cross-regional connections EXCEPT
Dar al-Islam
Inca Empire
Song Dynasty
The Hausa Kingdoms in Africa
Which of the following religions challenged the caste system
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Shinto
The Abbasid Caliphate began using Turkish slaves in their armies. When the Abbasid Caliphate collapsed, they formed their own empire in Egypt. They were called
Ulama
Seljuks
Mamluks
Sultans
Why is so little known about the early history of the Incas?
Aztecs took their books
There was a bad fire
They didn't have a system of writing
Their history books were hidden in Machu Picchu
What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains?
Chinampas
Irrigation
Aqueducts
Terrace Farming
The Aztec Empire
controlled all of present-day Mexico.
extended from central Mexico to Guatemala.
controlled only the Valley of Mexico.
had a population of one million people.
The Islamic Empire allowed for religious tolerance by charging the ______________ to non-Muslims
Salt Tax
Turks Tax
Jizya Tax
All of the above
What was a large self-sufficient estate ruled by a lord?
Castle
Plantation
Manor
Fallow
Where would you find this image
Kush
Zimbabwe
Axum
Ghana
What is an astrolabe?
New, faster sails for ships
A device that used the sun and stars to determine latitude.
A device that used magnetic north to determine direction.
A flat, movable piece at the back of the ship used to help the boat steer.
What was the name of the new type of sail that was triangular and allowed for faster travel?
Square Sails
Lateen Sails
Wind Sails
Exploration Sails
Negative effects of the plague include all of the following EXCEPT:
Women stepping into employment
Labor shortages
Decline of cities
1/3 of the population dying in Europe and China
Trade led to the spread of which of the following:
Crops
Religion
Cultural traditions/knowledge
All answers are correct
Who dominated Trans-Saharan trade?
Asians
Muslims
Mongols
Europeans
Caravans provided the following development for Trans-Saharan trade:
Larger quantities of goods and protection
Protection and Textiles
Faster ways to travel by ship
Spread of knowledge
Because this group of people dominated trade in Northern Africa, which religion diffused its customs there?
Hindu
Buddhist
Muslims
Christians
Before the plague broke out in the 1300s, what trend did cities follow?
They declined
They grew greatly in population and wealth
They stayed the same
They only grew a little bit
When cities grew in population, they...
had more people to trade with
declined because there were too many people to be fed
stagnated because people didn't want to share customs
had to stop accepting people
The Indian Ocean trade involved which of the following regions?
Arabia
Southeast Asia
Africa
All of these areas
Zheng He explored the Indian Ocean trade routes for China, but they stopped exploration because of...
Domestic issues
Foreign policies
Money problems
Lack of resources
Which Chinese dynasty sponsored Zheng He?
Tang
Song
Han
Ming
What was the name of the Mongol led Chinese dynasty?
Han
Yuan
Ming
Song
Which of these is NOT an innovation that aided maritime trade?
Lateen Sail
Caravel
Astrolabe
Camel Saddle
The Mongol empire allowed for all of the following EXCEPT?
Tolerance
Trade
Knowledge
Advanced Medicinal Practices
Because trade and travel increased so much, which of the following was an effect of that?
Less communication
More cities being created
Lack of cultural diffusion
More people kept to their own communities
The creation of Khanates led to what for the Mongol Empire?
bickering between the ruling grandsons, and eventual decline
better unification of the empire
a stable governmental system
warring states, but tolerance and continued influence
What did trade do for the world during 1200-1450 CE?
Linked Africa and Arabia
Limited the amount of money being exchanged
Linked Afro-Eurasia
Limited the growth of diasporic communities
The Mongols provided what for the Silk Road?
Safe travel conditions
Religious influence
Government consistency
Smaller cities
Diasporic communities did what when they moved to new areas?
Took on local cultures
Abandoned their own cultures
Lived in separate areas
Imposed their own cultural values on local cultures
The Malian Empire was best known for trading what?
Ivory
Gold
Timber
Spices
Who was a traveler we talked about that often was discriminatory/biased to foreign people?
Ibn Battuta
Marco Polo
Margery Kempe
Zheng He
Who did the Mongols fail to conquer?
Japan
China
Russia
Arabia
The Trans-Saharan trade route was in what area of the world?
Arabia
Northern Africa
China
Southeast Asia
The Silk Road connected what?
China to Rome
Swahili Coast to Indonesia
Eastern Mediterranean to India
China to Eastern Mediterranean
Who had an elevated status in Mongol society compared to others?
Men
Women
Rulers
Traders
What religion did Mongols practice?
Spiritualism/Shamanism
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
What dictated Indian Ocean trade?
Monsoon winds and currents
International trade laws
Maritime police
Indian navies
What spread from China to the West because of trade routes?
Gunpowder and paper money
Advanced medical practices
Confucianism
Gold and Iron
All of these were advantages of water based trade over land based trade EXCEPT
More goods could be carried at a single time
Goods could be transported faster
Goods could be transported farther
Goods could be transported more safely and with less risk
What Chinese invention allowed for an increase ocean-based trade?
The Magnetic Compass
The Lateen Sail
The Astrolabe
The Camel Saddle
What innovations led to an increase in land based trade?
Arabian Camels, the camel saddle, and the caravan system
Gunpowder and Paper Money
The Astrolabe and Magnetic Compass
Knowledge of Monsoon winds
