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AP World General

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
Date
1.

Although India was fractured politically in this era, its people were unified by

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

socialism

d)

a shared hatred of Mongols

e)

monotheism

2.

In the early 13th century, Islamic forces invaded northern India and set up the

a)

Dehli Sultanate

b)

Mamluk Sultanate

c)

Persian Empire

d)

new religion combining Hindu & Muslim beliefs

e)

Vijayanagara Empire

3.

People in India converted to Islam because

a)

they were threatened with their lives

b)

there was no existing dominant religion in India

c)

for financial reasons or to escape the caste system

d)

they wanted to visit Mecca

e)

to appease their Mongol rulers

4.

The Bhakti Movement

a)

emphasized a personal relationship with Allah

b)

occurred mainly in the Middle East

c)

was a spiritual movement that emphasized connecting with one Hindu god

d)

emphasized loyalty to your ruler

e)

was an example of Buddhism influencing Hinduism

5.

Empires such as the Khmer in Southeast Asia reflected the influence of

a)

Hindu and Buddhist culture

b)

trade with China

c)

their Mongol rulers

d)

the Dehli Sultanate

e)

the Trans-Saharan trade

6.

In the Americas, the Mississippian people were known for

a)

human sacrifices

b)

mound building

c)

huge defensive walls

d)

gold mining

e)

technology such as the printing press

7.

The main form of Mayan government was

a)

democracy

b)

totalitarianism

c)

city-states

d)

anarchy (no government)

e)

oligarchy

8.

The Mayans would best be described as

a)

primitive hunter-gatherers

b)

a class consisting of mainly warriors

c)

innovative, especially in math and astronomy

d)

strictly monotheistic

e)

people who lived after the Aztecs and Incas

9.

All of these are true of the Aztecs EXCEPT

a)

they worshipped many gods (polytheism)

b)

they worshipped one main God (monotheism)

c)

their government was a theocracy (rule by religious laws)

d)

they included human sacrifices in their ceremonies

e)

they built huge pyramids and temples to their gods

10.

Animism was a common factor in the Inca and other Native American tribes. This means

a)

humans must be killed to appease the gods

b)

they believe there is no afterlife

c)

elements in the physical world have supernatural powers

d)

men could take multiple wives

e)

they were nomadic

11.

Kin-based networks formed in Sub-Saharan Africa, which are based on

a)

trade

b)

families

c)

slavery

d)

religion

e)

monotheism

12.

The Hausa Kingdoms, which were loosely connected through kinship ties, benefited from the

a)

Indian Ocean trade network

b)

Crusades

c)

trans-Saharan trade routes

d)

Silk Roads

e)

Zanj Rebellion

13.

All of these are true about the Mali Empire EXCEPT

a)

grew wealthy mining gold

b)

achieved its peak under Mansa Musa

c)

was mainly Islamic

d)

wealth was based mainly on the ivory trade

e)

included Timbuktu, which housed great universities

14.

The Great Zimbabwe was

a)

the king of Zimbabwe

b)

the river, which was worshipped by the people

c)

the main god worshipped by the people

d)

a huge wall constructed for defense

e)

the main trade route in West Africa

15.

Griots were important because they

a)

held all the cultural knowledge and history of their people

b)

provided safe transportation for traders

c)

used as weapons in combat

d)

were slaves used for specialized jobs

e)

decided when city-states would go to war