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1st 9 weeks AP World History Quiz Unit 1 to 2.2

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The founder of the Mongol Empire

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Emperor Xiu

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Shah Abbas

2.

A triangular sail that made it possible to sail against the wind; used in Indian Ocean Trade

a)

Short Sail

b)

Flexible Sail

c)

Articulated Sail

d)

Lateen Sail

3.

An inn or rest station for travelers in the desert regions of Asia or North Africa

a)

Bucky's

b)

Caravanserai

c)

Temples

d)

Qanats

4.

People who herd animals by moving from place to place following rainfall and plant growth

a)

itinerant herders

b)

nomadic pastoralists

c)

sedentary pastoralists

d)

Sedentary agriculturalists

5.

Chinese credit instrument, nickname for one of the earliest forms of paper currency

a)

Flying Money

b)

Silk Coins

c)

Flattened Currency

d)

Schrute Bucks

6.

The period of peace and stability across Eurasia during Mongol rule. It led to increased trade.

a)

Pax Mongolica

b)

Silk Road

c)

Stable path

d)

Commercial stability

7.

Cities along the East African coast that dominated trade in the Indian Ocean

a)

Swahili City States

b)

Samarkand

c)

Indian Ocean Trade

d)

Mali Empire

8.

An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the position of the stars and planets

a)

astrolabe

b)

lateen sail

c)

dhow ship

d)

telescope

9.

Communities of traders with a common culture living together outside of their homeland.

a)

refugee camps

b)

diasporic merchant communities

c)

forced immigration camps

d)

cultural refuge shelters

10.

High caste Hindus were most likely to convert to Islam.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Why was construction of the Grand Canal necessary?

a)

To move goods easier between northern and southern China

b)
To provide a tourist attraction
c)
To create a barrier against invasions
d)
To control flooding of the Yellow River
12.

After the expansion of Islam into Africa, an organized Christian presence remained in

a)

Mauritania and Tunisia

b)

Morocco

c)

Egypt and Ethiopia

d)
Nigeria
13.

What religion played a key role in the transmission of Chinese civilization to Japan?

a)
Hinduism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
14.

What civilization was located in the Andes Mountains?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Mayans

c)

Incas

d)

Mexicas

15.

A group of non-elected government officials...

a)

aristocrat

b)

civil service

c)

bureaucracy

d)

social class

16.

Which of the following is a continuity in Chinese History during this time period? (more than one answer)

a)

Civil service exams

b)

Patriarchy

c)

Paper money

d)

Wood block printing

17.

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 Sung dynasty.

18.

Select ALL the technology that was developed in the Song Dynasty.

a)

Increased stability of the compass

b)

Gunpowder being used in warfare

c)

Developed drought-resistant rice

d)

Continuation of the woodblock printing

19.

What dynasties are considered the "Golden Age" of China?

a)

Tang and Song

b)

Song and Ming

c)

Song and Yuan

d)

Tang and Han

20.

China was the starting point for which of the following:

a)

Silk Road Trade

b)

All world religions

c)

Major political thought in the West

d)

Military Expansion

21.

Who was Ibn Battuta?

a)

Religious Leader

b)

Merchant

c)

Christian Travler

d)

Islamic traveler

22.

Japan was influenced and gain knowledge of things like Confuciaism from where?

a)

Korea

b)

China

c)

It didn't

d)

Silk Road

23.

Which of the following is an indicator of increasing patriarchy in China?

a)

Civil Service Exam

b)

Veiling of Women

c)

Footbinding

d)

Issuing of Dowry's

24.

What would be most responsible for the spike in population in China in the postclassical era?

a)

the perfecting the manufacturing of Porcelain

b)

the prolific trade on the Silk Road

c)

the introduction of Champa rice to the Chinese diet

d)

the high demand for Chinese silk

25.

Which statement best summarizes the influence of the bureaucracy during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE)?

a)

It promoted foreign trade, but made tax collection difficult

b)

It made managing the empire more efficient, but it was very expensive

c)

It ended corruption, but it weakened the scholar gentry class

d)

It strengthened Buddhism, but it undermined Confucianism

26.

In religion, when an attempt is made to combine elements of two religions, it is called ____.

a)

polygot

b)

symphonic

c)

harmonization

d)

syncretism

27.

Mosques built across Dar al Islam served to:

a)

force people to convert

b)

showcase the spiritual importance of Islam

c)

provide shelter from attacks

d)

erase Jewish and Christian cultures

28.

This city was built in East Africa and was significant because no mortar was used.

a)

Great Mombasa

b)

Great Zanzibar

c)

Great Zimbabwe

d)

Great Ziggurat

29.

Spain as controlled by the Moors was also known as ______.

a)

Al-Shabaab

b)

Al-Andalus

c)

Al-hambra

d)

Al-khali

30.

These inventions allowed traders to travel further across the seas in their ships, and expand trade into new territories.

a)

lateen sail

b)

sextant

c)

outrigger canoes

d)

astrolabe

31.

Which region is South America?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

32.

Which world region is Europe?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

13

d)

15

33.

Which world region is Latin America?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

34.

Which world region is North Africa?

a)

1

b)

6

c)

7

d)

12

35.

Which world region is North America?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

6

d)

14

36.

Which world region is West Africa?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

11

37.

Where is Mexico?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

38.

Where is the Middle East?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

15

39.

Where is Central Africa?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

d)

11

40.

What is the name for region #10?

a)

South America

b)

South Africa

c)

Southern Africa

d)

South Asia

41.

Where is Central Asia?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

13

d)

15

42.

Where is East Africa?

a)

8

b)

11

c)

12

d)

14

43.

Where is East Asia?

a)

12

b)

14

c)

15

d)

16

44.

Where is Southeast Asia?

a)

12

b)

14

c)

15

d)

16

45.

Where is South Asia?

a)

12

b)

14

c)

15

d)

16

46.

This is a movement in religious philosophy derived from Confucianism in China around 1000 CE in response to the ideas of Daoism and Buddhism.

a)

Theravada

b)

Song Taizu

c)

Neo-Confucianism

d)

Mahayana

47.

This is a dhow?

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

This is a dhow?

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.

The technique of making porcelain originated in

a)

Vietnam

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Korea

50.

This is a junk?

a)
b)
c)
d)
51.

Delhi Sultanate was in

a)

Northern India

b)

Southern India

c)

Sri Lanka

52.

Did the Aztecs have pack animals?

a)

Yes

b)

No

53.

Which of the following pairs of belief systems offered opportunities for women to lead monastic lives?

a)

Buddhism and Judaism

b)

Confucianism and Hinduism

c)

Confucianism and Islam

d)

Buddhism and Christianity

54.

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

a)

Central Mexico

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

South America, mostly Peru

55.

What were chinampas?

a)

the name for Aztec city-states

b)

people who lived in Tenochtitlan

c)

farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled

d)

walls of skulls at temples

56.

1.1 - The image below reflects what Confucian concept?

a)

tribute system with nomads

b)

imperial bureacracy

c)

Grand Canal

d)

civil service exam

57.

What did the Muslim rulers promote in their empires?

a)

They promoted learning and transfer of ideas

b)

They were forced to speak Arabic to have cultural unity

c)

They promoted the umma which made people not follow Islam

d)

They wanted to transform their empires to Confucianism

58.

What institution held tremendous power and gave people hope in Europe during the Middle Ages?

a)

Catholic Church

b)

The Patriarchy

c)

Serfs

d)

Crusaders

59.

Who created a meritocracy?

a)

Song dynasty

b)

Heian Japan

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Rajput

60.
What civilization came up with the zero?
a)
Mayans
b)
Aztecs
c)
Olmecs
d)
Incas
61.

What vocabulary term can be defined as "Song Chinese's Confucian response to Buddhism by taking Confucian and Buddhist beliefs and combining them into this? However, it was still very much Confucian in belief and had great impacts on the dynasties that followed. Emphasized tradition and hostility to foreign systems making Chinese rulers and bureaucrats less receptive to outside ideas and influences."

(a)  

62.

What vocabulary term can be defined as "Chinese credit instrument that provided credit vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of the voyage? It reduced danger of robbery and is considered an early form of currency."

(a)  

63.

One way in which Islam spread during this time period was through?

a)

Sufi Missionaries

b)

Byzantine

c)

Mughal

d)

Holy Roman EMpire

64.

In Islamic Empires what was the title of the Religious and Political head of state?

a)

Caliph

b)

King

c)

Emperor

d)

Pope

65.

Statues as this served as what for people?

a)

as a way to push religion

b)

Kublai Kahn

c)

Genghis Khan 

d)

Chagatai 

66.

In Buddhism what is considered a great virtue?

a)

gain and maintain wealth

b)

bringing glory to your empire

c)

rejecting world possessions and concerns

d)

they must bring honor to their families

67.

In East Asian societies what made you a good ruler?

a)

Wealth and Power

b)

Virtue and Honor

c)

Respect and Fear

d)

Hope and a prayer

68.

In the Meso American Empire which of the following was not an Empire?

a)

Aztec

b)

Mayan

c)

Inca

d)

Cherokee

69.

Empires wealth centered on trade. This trade gave what to their peoples?

a)

A want for exotic goods

b)

A want for more freedom

c)

A want for greater buying power

d)

A desire to explore

70.

The color purple was a very difficult and thus expensive color to create. Because of this it was reserved only for who?

a)

These goods were for anyone who could afford them

b)

These exotic goods were reserved for the rulers

c)

These exotic goods were for the rich traders

d)

These exotic goods were for the highly educated

71.

Though the Sahara Desert is a major geographic barrier African states still?

a)

Created a need for trade

b)

Created a diplomatic relationship with tribal leaders that established epmires

c)

Maintain diplomatic and cultural contacts with the broader Afro-Eurasian world

d)

Created a distinct culture that developed in isolation

72.

What would leaders use to bolster their rule?

a)

trade

b)

religion

c)

money

d)

technology

73.

The person who was Hindu and founded Buddhism

a)

Jesus

b)

Siddhartha

c)

Muhammad

d)

Zoroaster

74.

Iron working abilties gave this peoples the technological power that led them to be spread their culture and influence throughout Africa

a)

Bantu

b)

Germanic

c)

Aryan

d)

Viking

75.

The middle eastern Caliphates were know for creating Geometry?

a)

True

b)

False

76.

Rulers used Monumental Architecture and religion to what?

a)

give their citizens hope

b)

Maintain power

c)

promote trade

d)

provide a safe place

77.

Equality was major part of what religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

78.

Allah is the one god; praying five times a day; giving zakat, or donating a certain portion of one's wealth; fasting during Ramadan; and making a pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Hadith

79.

those between ruler and subject, father and son, elder brother and younger brother, husband and wife, and friend and friend

a)

Five relationships of Confucianism

b)

Five relationships of Buddhism

c)

Five relationships of Hinduism

d)

Five relationships of Islam

80.

Trade allowed what for Empires?

a)

Weakened their empire

b)

Prosper and support cultural/technological achievements

c)

Created a need for unified religions

d)

Led them open to attack

81.

Sufi Islam's goal is to what?

a)

to better understand the universe

b)

To build a religious empire

c)

To gain a direct and personal experience spiritual union with god

d)

to control the Spice trade

82.

Compared to Europe the Islamic world's medical knowledge was?

a)

Retrograded

b)

on par

c)

Advanced

d)

Behind

83.

The empires of Unit 1 built wealth how?

a)

Religion

b)

Trade

c)

Technology

d)

Empire Building

84.

What view point did Marco Polo write from?

a)

Tolorance

b)

An outsider

c)

Buddhist

d)

Ancient Blogger

85.

Who did Marco Polo visit?

a)

Europe

b)

Mongols

c)

Dehli Sultanate

d)

Song China

86.

Who held the most power in Europe during this time?

a)

Kings

b)

Emperor

c)

the Catholic Church

d)

Merchants

87.

the virtues of humanity, social and ritual propriety, righteousness, loyalty and filial piety

a)

Confucian principles

b)

Islamic principles

c)

Christian principles

d)

Buddhist principles

88.

The Indian Ocean Trade helped to spread what religion?

a)

Chritianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

89.

The spread of cultural trends to other cultures is:

a)

Exploration

b)

Cultural Understanding

c)

Cultural Adaptatoin

d)

Cultural Diffusion

90.

This was a physical act that showed high status in China

a)

wearing the color purple

b)

Foot binding

c)

holding vast wealth

d)

owning many books

91.

Foot binding spread to all classes in Chinese society. Why?

a)

It was not part of their religion

b)

Footbinding was a requirement

c)

Footbinding made you richer

d)

The practice began in the upper classes and everyone wanted to emulate them

92.

What religion uses this symbol?

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Islam

d)

Shintoism

93.

A religion that uses a system where peoples are strictly divided into a social hierarchy passed down through families

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Buddhism

94.

Buddhism rejects what?

a)

Reencarnacion

b)

Belief in Nirvana

c)

Caste System

d)

Virtues