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AP World History Unit 1 Topic 1.2

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 23mins

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.

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

6.

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

7.

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.

8.

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

9.

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

10.

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

11.

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

a)

Gunpowder

b)

Grenades

c)

Landmines

d)

Huge warships

12.

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.

13.

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

14.

According to the teachings of the Buddha, where does human suffering come from?

a)

From the fear of death and anxiety regarding the afterlife

b)

The physical human body that is slowly deteriorating and dying over time

c)

From the desire to get or experience things that we don't already have

15.
Confucius said people should know their place in ___________ and _____________.
a)
family, society
b)
town, kingdom
c)
books, magazines
d)
life, death
16.
Confucius' teachings had a major ___________ on Chinese _____________ .
a)
impact, government
b)
kick, money
c)
story, teachers
d)
influence, families
17.

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

18.

Which of the following was NOT a major trade route during the Song Dynasty?

a)

Shipping routes in the South China Sea and Indian Ocean

b)

Internal routes along the Grand Canal on the east coast of China

c)

Silk Roads that connected China with the Middle East and Europe

d)

Transpacific routes that connected China to trade in North and Central America

19.

Dar-al-Islam refers to what?

a)

original Arabian states

b)

conquered territory in Anatolia

c)

spread of Islam to Africa

d)

all Muslim controlled territory

20.

What was 'A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah best known for?

a)

creation of Triginometry

b)

advancements in Algebra

c)

large collection of Arabic poems

d)

advancements in medicine

21.

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was know for

a)

medical advances

b)

writing poetry

c)

leading the Abbasaid Dynasty

d)

inventing Trigonometry

22.

Islam is...

a)

a polytheistic religion.

b)

a monotheistic religion

c)

a region of the world.

d)

a philosphy that started in India.

23.

Muslims during this time period...

a)

favored trade.

b)

despised commercialism.

c)

spread the caste system.

d)

easily converted the Indian of South Asia.

24.

Choose all that apply!

During 1200 to 1450 CE Muslims...

a)

created the House of Wisdom

b)

translated countless medical words

c)

expanded on the medical wisdom of the age

d)

forced the Chinese to convert to Islam

25.

The Crusaders were...

a)

Muslim missionaries trying to spread Islam

b)

Followers of Jesus Christ trying to convert Muslims

c)

European Christians who wanted to conquer the "Holy Land."

d)

Catholics trying to get rid of all other religions

26.

Islamic scholars translated and built upon the works of...

a)

Roman Senators

b)

Greek Scholars

c)

Shakespeare

d)

Ghandi

27.

Which of the following are part of the 5 Pillars of Islamic Faith? Choose all that apply.

a)

Respect elders

b)

Almsgiving

c)

Hajj

d)

Obey parents

e)

Fast during Ramadan

28.

Of the following, which was NOT a right of Islamic women in the Middle Ages?

a)

Land ownership

b)

Testimony in court

c)

Freely walk and speak in town

d)

Inherit money and land

29.

After the death of Muhammad, why did Islam split?

a)

Conflict over trade relations

b)

Muslim women wanted more rights

c)

Some Muslims wanted to change their holy book.

d)

Conflict over the rightful caliph

30.

Who were the Mamluks?

a)

A Turkic group of former slaves

b)

Former Roman soldiers

c)

Mongolian raiders

d)

A group of Spanish conquistadors

31.

What is Shariah law?

a)

Middle Eastern Code of law that details how the government should run.

b)

Christian law that converts Muslims to Christianity

c)

Islamic code of law that details how to be a good Muslim

d)

Islamic code of law that details behavioral expectations

32.

Check all of the intellectual innovations and advancements made during the Islamic Golden Age.

a)

Map making/cartography

b)

Compass

c)

Astronomy

d)

Math

33.

Islam spread through what 3 areas? Click all that apply.

a)

Middle East

b)

Northern Africa

c)

South Asia

d)

Eastern Russia

34.

What was some contents which were included in the House Wisdom in Baghdad?

a)

Large private library

b)

Gymnasium

c)

Military camps

d)

Irrigational systems

35.
Where did Islam originate?
a)
Arabian peninsula
b)
China
c)
North Africa
d)
India
36.
What holy city are Muslims expected to make a pilgrimage to in their lifetime?
a)
Medina
b)
Mecca
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Damsacus
37.
What is the Arabic word for God?
a)
Yahweh
b)
Allah
c)
Jesus
d)
Quran
38.
What is true of Islam
a)
it accepts Mohammad as the only prophet of God
b)
it accepts the divinity of Jesus Christ
c)
it accepts Moses and Jesus as earlier prophets
d)
it only accepts the New Testament
39.
Daimyos ensured there would be no violence in their territory by...
a)
hiring samurai to protect it
b)
passing laws to prevent wars
c)
Asking the emperor to send armies
d)
using diplomacy
40.
Which is the term that describes the military government of Japan?
a)
Samurai
b)
Shogunate
c)
Kimikaze
d)
Vassal
41.
What was the strict Samurai code of rules called?
a)
Ming
b)
Bushido
c)
han rules
d)
the covenent
42.

How was Korea's civil service exam different from China's civil service exam?

a)

Unavailable to scholars

b)

Unavailable to peasants

c)

Unavailable to Aristocrats

d)

Unavailable to Buddhists

43.

Which of the following would be a synonym for tributary?

a)

subordinate

b)

primary

c)

superior

d)

first class

44.
What religion did the Chinese bring to Korea?
a)
jin
b)
Buddhism
c)
Daoism
d)
Islam