AP World History Review Session 600

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AP World HistoryReview Session600 1450
C.E.Sample Questions
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• During the Medieval period, the dominant ethnic
  group in Eastern Europe was the
• Vikings
• Slavs
• Normans
• Carolingians
• Russians

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• Answer B

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• 2. Feudal states arose in both Europe and China
  directly as a result of
• The decline of the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
• The fragmentation of central government units.
• Poor living and unsanitary conditions in larger
  towns and cities.
• Economic changes brought about by new
  technologies.
• Religious ideology which legitimized the rule of
  warlords.

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• Answer B

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• 3. Feudalism and manoralism were different in
  which of the following ways?
• While feudalism was employed in Europe and China,
  Japan and India adopted manoralism instead.
• Trade and commerce were more important in the
  feudal system.
• Feudalism was a political system while
  manorialism was an economic system.
• Advances in agricultural technology had a more
  positive impact on feudalism than on manorialism.
• While feudalism involved the exchange of military
  services, only manorialism invoved a social
  hierarchy.

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• Answer C

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• 4. The split between Sunni and Shiite Muslims
  occurred as a result of
• Divergent interpretations of religious texts.
• Conflict over the translation of liturgy into
  native languages.
• Disagreement over leadership succession issues.
• A rift between more fundamentalist and more
  liberal branches of Islam
• Disagreement of the role and the location of the
  annual pilgrimage.

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• Answer C

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• One major difference between the Inca and the
  Aztec civilizations was
• While the Inca were agrarian, the Aztecs were
  nomadic.
• The Aztecs built religious monuments while the
  Inca did not.
• Incans were monotheistic while the Aztecs
  worshipped many gods.
• The Aztec developed a system of writing while the
  Inca did not.
• Inca society was not built on expansion while
  Aztec civilization was.

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• Answer D

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• 6. The three major mercantile city-states in
  medieval Italy were
• Genoa, Sicily, Rome
• Genoa, Pisa, Venice
• Pisa, Genao, Marseilles
• Vienna, Genoa, Rome
• Florence, Goa, Venice

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• Answer B

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• 7. Which of these is a true statement about
  Mongol invasions between 1100 and 1500 C.E.?
• While Mongols were able to convert Russia to
  Islam, they failed to spread Muslim beliefs
  throughout India
• Mongols adopted elements of Chinese culture,
  which were then spread to other parts of Asia.
• Mongol invasions were successful in China and
  Japan, but unsuccessful in Korea.
• Mongol rule in Russia helped build a successful
  overland trade route and a strong economy based
  on trade.
• Akbar was one of the most important leaders of
  Persia under Mughal rule.

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• Answer B

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• 8. In the 1400s, manorialism began to end in
  European nations for all of the following reasons
  EXCEPT
• The development of a money-based economy.
• The formation of towns and cities.
• Peasant rebellions against nobles.
• Severe floods that destroyed fields and crops.
• The impact of the Black Death.

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• Answer D

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• 9. In the mid-1300s, Mansa Musa created a strong
  centralized Islamic government in
• Great Zimbabwe
• Kush
• Ethiopia
• Axum
• Mali

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• Answer E

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• 10. Which of the following in NOT a true
  statement about the Holy Roman Empire?
• The empire was Europes largest political unit
  during the Middle Ages.
• The empire did not have one common language or
  nationality.
• The empire granted citizenship to men in some
  conquered territories.
• The empire had a decentralized government with
  strong local autonomy.
• The empire split into Germany, Austria and Italy
  in the late 1300s.

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• Answer E

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• 11. Which of these scientific and cultural
  achievements are incorrectly matched with the
  civilization in which they developed?
• Gunpowder and papermaking China
• Poetry and algebra Islam
• Cyrillic alphabet and engineering Rome
• Geometry and drama - Greece
• Astronomy and calendar Maya

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• Answer C

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• 12. Which of the following did NOT play a role in
  the Crusades?
• Militaristic and expansionistic European
  monarchies.
• Turkish conquest of Jerusalem.
• The promise of salvation to Christian crusaders.
• The desire of nobility to become more involved in
  trade.
• The establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine.

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• Answer E

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• 13. Which of these statements about womens
  rights before 800 C.E. is accurate?
• Hindu law and custom extended property rights to
  women in the upper castes only.
• Confucianism gave women a limited role however,
  they could become members of the meritocracy.
• Women in the Jewish faith were allowed to hold
  positions in the religious hierarchy, but they
  could not own land or divorce.
• According to Islamic law, women could own
  property, inherit belongings, and have dowries.
• With increased urbanization and expanded trade
  routes, women in pre-modern societies gained
  additional rights and responsibilities.

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• Answer D

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• 14. During the Middle Ages, in which of these
  societies did invasion and migration NOT play a
  significant role in social, cultural, and
  economic change?
• Great Zimbabwe
• Byzantium
• Kievan Russia
• Mali
• Song China

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• Answer E

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• 15. Which of the following reflects a similarity
  between Arabic settlements of the eighth century
  and Viking settlements of the ninth century?
• Both established villages along the rivers of
  Russia.
• Both reached areas of present-day northern
  France.
• Both diminished intellectual activity in the
  regions they settled.
• Both groups created temporary settlements.
• Both groups established settlements in Western
  Europe.

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• Answer E

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• 16. Which of the following is true of Pacific
  Ocean trade during the period 600-1450 C.E.?
• European traders carried on active trade with
  Pacific islanders.
• It was dominated by Malay sailors.
• Pacific islanders concentrated on regional trade.
• It included active trade between Mongol China and
  Japan.
• Pacific islanders carried on trade with East
  Asia.

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• Answer C

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• 17. Which of the following was the most isolated
  from world trade during the period 600-1450 C.E.?
  
• Russia
• Japan
• China
• East Africa
• India

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• Answer B

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• 18. In the period between 600 and 1450, which of
  the following roles were pursued by many Indian
  and European women?
• Workers in domestic industries and field workers.
• Political activists and public speakers.
• Long-distance merchants and guild leaders.
• Scholars and physicians.
• Religious leaders and legislative
  representatives.

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• Answer A

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• 19. By 1450, Islam had spread to all of the
  following regions EXCEPT
• Western Europe.
• East Asia.
• The Middle East.
• India.
• East Africa.

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• Answer B

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• 20. In the period between 600 and 1450
• Agriculture increased the aboriginal population
  of Australia.
• North American nations north of Mexico were more
  settled than the natives of Mesoamerica.
• North American and Mesoamerican societies were
  connected by trade.
• Asian trade networks reached to the islands of
  Oceania.
• Metallurgy was more advanced in Polynesia than in
  Mesoamerica and South America.

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• Answer C

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• 21. Which is true of the Mongol Empire?
• It was responsible for spreading Buddhism to
  Japan.
• It was based upon tribute.
• The Mongols displayed their efficient
  administrative skills in Persia.
• It imposed harsh rule over Russia.
• It broadened the Chinese civil service
  examinations.

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• Answer B

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• 22. Which of the following is true concerning
  trade in Eurasia and the Americas in the period
  600 to 1450?
• Both involved overland and oceanic trade.
• Trade in Eurasia moved along an east-west axis,
  while that in the Americas moved along a
  north-south axis.
• Only Eurasian trade involved the exchange of
  gemstones.
• Both involved the interchange of major religions.
• Both involved nomadic peoples as trade
  facilitators.

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• Answer B

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• 23. Which of the following groups of women saw
  their roles change most profoundly in the period
  between 600 and 1450?
• European women
• Islamic women
• Hindu women of India
• African women
• Latin American women

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• Answer B

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• 24. The Mongols
• Failed in their campaign against Southwest Asian
  territories
• Brought foreign administrators into China
• Expanded their rule into Japan in the thirteenth
  century
• Persecuted Christians within their empire.
• Encouraged intermarriage between themselves and
  the Chinese

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• Answer B

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• 25. Which of the following was the most
  industrialized during the period 1000 to 1450?
• Russia
• England
• China
• India
• Persia

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• Answer C

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• The graph above shows the effect of which of the
  following?
• A) The fall of the Roman Empire on population
  growth
• B) The Agricultural Revolution on food supplies
• C) Plague on the populations of Asia and Europe
• D) The fall of the Byzantine Empire on
  population growth

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• C

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• The Crusader states were able to cling to
  survival only through frequent delivery of
  supplies and manpower from Europe. They were
  defended primarily by three semi-monastic
  military orders the Templars, the Hospitallers,
  and the Teutonic Knights. Combining monasticism
  and militarism, these orders served to protect
  pilgrims and to wage perpetual war against the
  Muslims.
• Palmira Brummett, world historian, 2007
• Whenever I visited Jerusalem, I always entered
  the al-Aqsa Mosque, beside which stood a small
  mosque which the Franks had converted into a
  church. The Templars, who were my friends,
  would evacuate the little adjoining mosque so
  that I could pray in it.
• The second passage does not support the first
  passage because the second passage
• shows that an influx of manpower from Europe was
  not critical for the survival of the Crusader
  states
• presents an incident in which a military order
  supported a Muslim traveler
• C) minimizes the importance of Hospitallers and
  Teutonic Knights in the administration of the
  Crusader states
• D) shows that Muslims vastly outnumbered
  Europeans in the Crusader states

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• B