AP World HistoryFinal Review Multiple Choice

Directions: Answer the following questions in groups to prepare for the final exam.

1. The sixth-century C.E. Buddhist statue complex shown above, found in China, is an example ofA) religious conflictB) reverence for ancestorsC) the wealth and power of the emperorD) cross-cultural interaction

2. The graph above shows the effect of which of the following?A) The fall of the Roman Empire on population growthB) The Agricultural Revolution on food suppliesC) Plague on the populations of Asia and EuropeD) The fall of the Byzantine Empire on population growth

3. “The Declaration of the French Revolution made in 1791 on the Rights of Man and the Citizen also states: ‘All men are born free and with equal rights, and must always remain free and have equal rights.’

“Nevertheless for more than eighty years, the French imperialists, abusing the standard of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, have violated our Fatherland and oppressed our fellow-citizens. They have acted contrary to the ideals of humanity and justice.” Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam, 1945

The excerpt above was written in response to which of the following?A) The use of Vietnamese laborers and soldiers by the French in the First World WarB) The end of the struggle for Vietnamese independence known as the Indochina warsC) The failure of French colonizers to apply their ideals in IndochinaD) The rapid conquest of French Indochina by the Japanese during the Second World War

4. The trade patterns shown on the map above depictA) British imports of raw materials and exports of finished goods during the nineteenth centuryB) major slave trading routes in the nineteenth centuryC) British trade routes that developed as a result of the disruption caused by the First World WarD) illicit drug routes that developed in the second half of the twentieth century

5. Which of the following best describes the 1936 lithograph (entitled The Hero) by German artist George Grosz?A) A propaganda poster prepared by the Nazi PartyB) A protest poster against the atrocities of the atomic bombC) A representation of a Holocaust victimD) A post-First World War print expressing antiwar sentiment

6. The earliest monotheistic religion wasA) ChristianityB) BuddhismC) IslamD) Judaism

7. Which of the following correctly matches the river with the civilization that developed around it?A) Nile: IndiaB) Yellow: EgyptC) Tigris and Euphrates: MesopotamiaD) Indus: China

8. The Twelve Tables and Hammurabi’s Code are important examples of A) written lawsB) trade agreementsC) political treatisesD) religious doctrines

9. In a patriarchal society, A) the leader holds absolute powerB) power resides with the menC) religious leaders dominate politicsD) trade is severely restricted by the government

10. Which of the statements accurately compares Hinduism and Islam?A) Both religions believe in the importance of idol worship.B) Hinduism de-emphasizes rituals, while Islam places greater emphasis on rituals.C) Both religions believe in a powerful creator god.D) Islam provides a strict social structure, while Hinduism has greater social mobility.

11. All of the following represent examples of Chinese Confucian filial piety EXCEPTA) taking care of parents when they are illB) showing love, respect, and support for parentsC) honoring ancestors by carrying out sacrifices after their deathD) respectfully pointing out errors parents make to help them improve

12. All of the following statements describe important global developments during the time period 8000BCE to 600CE EXCEPTA) in response to the growth in trade, systems of currency were developedB) the use of metallurgy allowed people to make stronger and more efficient weapons and tools.C) the formation of nomadic empires led to the increase in trade along the Silk RoadD) as civilizations developed, so did the need to keep records and communicate farther; therefore, systems of writing developed

13. Which of the following statements most accurately

compares the role of women in Christianity and Buddhism?A) In both religions, women had an opportunity to follow an alternative life in the monastery.B) In both religions, men were considered morally superior.C) Christianity attracted many female converts initially, while Buddhism attracted very few.D) Buddhist women were forbidden from reading the sacred prayers, but Christian women were encouraged to read the Bible.

14. Which of the following statements best describes the significance of the Bantu migration?A) The Bantu migration allowed for the opening up of the Trans-Saharan trade and spread of Islam to West Africa.B) As the Bantus migrated, the spread their agriculture, culture and language throughout Africa.C) The Bantu migration eliminated hunter and gatherer communities from Africa and established an economy solely based on agriculture.D) Christian missionaries often followed the Bantus as they migrated, spreading their religion and Western values throughout Africa.

15. “He (the superior man) does not mind not being in office; all that he minds about is whether he has the qualities that entitle him to office. He does not mind failing to get recognition; he is too busy doing the things that entitle him to recognition.” (Analects IV.14)

The above quote from the Confucian Analects stresses the idea that

A) the emperor is close to the gods and should be treated as suchB) proper behavior and respect for parents must always be consideredC) the real leader focuses on work, rather than recognitionD) a superior man always receives praise for a job well done

16. Which of the following ruled the Middle East and North Africa at the same time that the Tang dynasty ruled China?A) Delhi SultanateB) Abbasid CaliphateC) Ottoman EmpireD) Songhay Empire

17. All of the following represent significant global developments during the time period 600 to

1450CE EXCEPTA) trade and interaction were at their height during Pax Mongolia, the period when peace and order were established in the vast Mongol EmpireB) one of the worst epidemic diseases in history – the Black Plague – spread during this period, due to the movement of people and their increased interactionC) major technological developments such as the compass, improved ship-building technology, and gunpowder helped to shape the development of the worldD) European kingdoms reigned supreme as the dominant power during the time period, entering and then taking over the profitable Indian Ocean trade

18. A significant consequence of the Mongol invasions was that A) Northern China was converted into steppe land for Mongol nomadsB) Western Europe took over 200 years to fully recover from the Mongol invasionsC) trade and communication along the Silk Road flourishedD) Mongol rule in India helped to incorporate the areas into the Indian Ocean trade network

19. Which of the following statements most accurately compares the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church?A) The pope was head of both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.B) Local lords made religious decisions for the Roman Catholic Church, while the patriarch guided the Eastern Orthodox Church.C) The pope was the spiritual head and leader of the Roman Catholic Church, while the emperor and patriarch were co-heads of the Eastern Orthodox Church.D) Both religions allowed local communities to make religious decisions for them, as long as the head of the church was consulted first.

20. Ibn Battuta, Marco Polo and Rabban Sauma are all examples of A) religious missionaries who helped to spread their religions along the Silk RoadB) travelers who were able to travel great distances and record their journeysC) political diplomats who served the Mongol khan in various parts of the empireD) merchants who profited from the open flow of trade during the Pax Mongolia

21. By 1450, Buddhism had spread to all of the following EXCEPT

A) ChinaB) JapanC) KoreaD) the Philippines

22. Which of the following statements accurately compares the role of the Turks in India and in the Middle East?A) In both areas, an organized force invaded and took over the existing empires.B) The Turks formed the Delhi Sultanate and took control in India, while Turks gained power in the Abbasid Caliphate through military positions and power.C) The Abbasids were easily defeated by Turkish invasions, while in India, the Turks had trouble establishing political control.D) The Turks who invaded India converted to Hinduism, while the Turks who invaded the Middle East converted to Islam.

23. The Mongols were successful in creating the world’s largest empire becauseA) their military forces always outnumbered the opposition forcesB) the spread of the Black Plague had significantly weakened the settled populationsC) the civilizations that were conquered often had weak or declining political powerD) the use of political negotiations eased the transfer of land into Mongol hands

24. West Africa was greatly influenced by the Trans- Saharan trade in the way that East Africa was influenced by the A) Atlantic Ocean tradeB) Mediterranean Sea tradeC) Silk Road tradeD) Indian Ocean trade

25. Which of the following statements accurately compares the Incan and Roman empires?A) Both emperors claimed to be descendants of the sun god.B) Both empires built effective road systems which aided communication throughout their empires.C) The Incan Empire had a tradition of representative government, while the Roman Empire claimed divine right.D) Both empire declined due to nomadic invasions and a significant decrease in trade.

26. All of the following accurately describe the exchange of agriculture or technology during the

time period 600 to 1450 EXCEPTA) sugarcane originated in southwest Asia and spread to Europe as a result of the interaction during the CrusadesB) gunpowder originated in China and spread to Persia, the Middle East, and eventually Europe, by way of the MongolsC) the Black Plague originated in the Mongol Empire and spread to the Middle East and Europe via the Silk Road trade.D) smallpox, originating in Europe, spread to the Americas and caused the destruction of the Native American population

27. Which of the following was NOT exchanged from the Americas to Europe?A) TobaccoB) CornC) CattleD) Potatoes

28. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the silver trade in the time period 1450 to 1750?A) Chinese demand for silver drove the trade.B) Spain was unable to attain the needed supply of silver.C) The Ottoman Empire served as the middleman in the trade.D) The Ming dynasty was strengthened due to the inflation caused by silver.

29. During the time period 1450 to 1750, England rose as a dominant power in the Indian Ocean primarily becauseA) the English had defeated their major competitor, the Chinese, in the Opium War.B) of the use of joint-stock companies, allowing private investors to take risks and benefit from trade in the Indian Ocean.C) the Ottoman Empire had great difficulty retaining its position as the dominant power in the Indian Ocean.D) the Portuguese voluntarily withdrew their economic interests in the region.

30. The Mongols and the Ottomans shared all of the following characteristics EXCEPTA) administrative expertiseB) steppe diplomacyC) interest in distant trading partnersD) autocratic leadership

31. All of the following were indicators of the decline of the Qing Dyansty during the 19th century EXCEPT

A) a decline in foreign tradeB) famine and mass migrationsC) corruption and intrigue within the royal courtD) rebellions against the dynasty

32. Before 1500, which of the following non-European peoples explored the Indian Ocean?A) ChineseB) JapaneseC) EgyptianD) Mongols

33. The region most successful in keeping out Western European influence from 1600 to 1850 wasA) MesoamericaB) Sub-Saharan AfricaC) JapanD) China

34. Which of the following countries had global hegemony by 1800?A) ChinaB) Great BritainC) RussiaD) Japan

35. Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the Atlantic slave trade between 1450 and 1750?A) Slaves were brought to Europe to work in the mines.B) Most slaves were taken from the Saharan area.C) The trade was part of a larger triangular trade pattern. D) Most slaves were brought to work on rice plantations in North America.

36. In recent decades, many world historians have challenged the commonly held view that Europeans controlled the largest share of world trade in the seventeenth through the eighteenth centuries. Which of the following evidence from the period would best support this historical reinterpretation?

A) Prices for Chinese goods were much higher in Europe than in China.B) European trading companies often backed their long-distance trading ventures with the threat of military force.C) Asian trading companies dominated trade in the Indian Ocean region.D) European merchants transported only a fraction of the goods shipped globally.

37. In both the French Revolution (18th century) and Russian Revolution (20th century),

A) communism resultedB) democracy was achievedC) a reign of terror occurredD) the monarch returned to power

38. A result of the competition for African colonies in the 19th century was A) more rapid colonizationB) the Berlin Conference of 1885C) more cordial relations among European powersD) the reunification of Italy in 1870

39. During the time period 1750 to 1900, the developments below occurred in which country?

• Taping Rebellion• Opium War• Self-Strengthening Movement

A) JapanB) KoreaC) IndiaD) China

40. In the late 19th and 20th centuries, the growth of Japan as a world power was facilitated by A) democracy and liberal reformsB) industrialization and military strengthC) cultural isolation and decentralizationD) international protection and aid

41. The emancipation of the serfs in Russia in 1861 caused which of the following to happen?A) Most serfs won political rights and were exempt from taxation.B) Most serfs went on to successful careers as industrial capitalists.C) Most serfs moved to cities to work in the factories.D) Most serfs remained desperately poor.

42. Which of the following most significantly influenced both Italy and Germany?A) FascismB) DemocracyC) ZionismD) Nationalism

43. One effect of the West’s cultural influence on Meiji Japan was thatA) Japanese literature was affected by European models, and writers experimented with Western verse.B) Christianity replaced Buddhism and Shinto as the most popular religion in Japan.C) the Japanese rejected Western fashion and hairstylesD) Confucian values were eliminated in Japan.

44. All of the following describe major global developments in the time period 1750 to 1900

EXCEPTA) with the development of industrialization, the world became more interdependentB) the way that people worked, lived, traveled, related to their families, communicated, and identified themselves changed for many people.C) the industrialized nations, in search of raw materials and new markets, often colonized areas to protect economic interestsD) the institution of slavery remained unchallenged throughout the period and the plantation system dominated the economy of much of the world

45. All of the following are examples of new leisure opportunities enjoyed by the middle class in the late 19th century EXCEPTA) the bicycleB) newspapersC) televisionD) theater

46. Most world historians would agree that the key to European predominance in the world economy during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries wasA) the Industrial RevolutionB) European medical technologyC) Spanish control of New World silverD) the Enlightenment

47. The founding North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is best understood in the context of which of the following?A) The Cold WarB) The growth of a globalized economyC) The establishment of the Nonaligned MovementD) The post-Second World War population boom

48. Historians argue that the twentieth century marks a significant break in world history for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:A) Petroleum use fundamentally changed the relationship of humans to the environment.B) The population of the world increased from 1.6 billion to 6.1 billion people.C) Communists established powerful new states in Russia and China.D) Low-wage laborers migrated from continent to continent.

49. What was the leading cause of the unprecedented increase in global population in the twentieth

century?A) The end of international epidemicsB) Global warming and other types of climate changeC) The impact of medical innovations and public health measuresD) The reduction of world hunger

50. Which of the following was a major similarity between the goals of leaders of the Chinese Communist Revolution, such as Mao Zedong, and the goals of leaders of the Mexican Revolution, such as Emiliano Zapata, in the early twentieth century?A) Advocacy of a global workers’ revolutionB) Active encouragement for integration into the global economyC) Concern primarily with improving conditions for urban factory workersD) Support for redistribution of land to poor peasants

51. Which of the following was a significant environmental effect of the globalization of the world’s economy in the period 1980 to the present?A) There was a significant improvement in air and water quality worldwide.B) While air and water quality generally improved in the developed world, they deteriorated in many parts of the developing world.C) Emissions of greenhouse gasses that contribute to global warming generally decreased.D) While biodiversity decreased in the developing world, it generally increased in the developed world.

52. “We shall not repeat the past. We shall eradicate it by restoring our rights in the Suez Canal. This money is ours. The canal is the property of Egypt.”

The quotation above by Egyptian leader GamalAbdel Nasser (in power 1952–1970) bestexpresses support forA) communismB) liberalismC) nationalismD) imperialism

53. “The yellow and white races which are to be found on the globe have been endowed by nature with

intelligence and fighting capacity. They are fundamentally incapable of giving way to each other. Hence, glowering and poised for a fight, they have engaged in battle in the world of evolution, the great arena where strength and intelligence have clashed since earliest times, the great theater where for so long natural selection and progress have been played out.”

The quotation above by an early-twentieth centuryChinese revolutionary illustrates the influence ofA) Social DarwinismB) communismC) National SocialismD) anarchism

54. Which of the following statements is true about the world at the end of the twentieth century?A) The standard of living in the least economically developed countries of the world rapidly approached that of the most developed countries.B) The pace and intensity of international contacts accelerated as a result of transportation and communication breakthroughs.C) The world balance of power was reversed as the West no longer had a military advantage over non- Western countries.D) World religions were in decline as the spread of science and secularism intensified.

55. After the Second World War, countries around the world did which of the following to restore the global economy?A) Created the European Union to coordinate European economic aid to former colonies.B) Developed a common economic aid package for African and Asian states.C) Established new financial institutions, such as the World Bank.D) Allowed the United Nations to take over failing national economies.

56. Nationalist leaders in Africa and Asia, such as Ho Chi Minh (1890–1969), Jomo Kenyatta (1894–1978), and Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972), had which of the following in common?A) Defense of capitalismB) Support for free-trade systemsC) Rejection of violent revolutionD) Opposition to colonial rule