AP WORLD HISTORY UNIT IV PART 1 1 1. This building is a result of the efforts of the a. Ottomans b. Safavid c. Mongols d. Mughal 2. Of those listed below, which civilization existed in the most complete state of isolation in the period 600-1450? A) Ming China B) Delhi Sultanate C) Aztec Empire D) Carolingian France 3. How did African slavery in the New World differ fundamentally from past instances of slavery in world history? (A) Black Africans had never before been enslaved. (B) Slavery previously was only practiced in the Middle East. (C) Slavery in the Americas was associated with race and plantation economies. (D) Slaves were usually not transported long distances. 4. Which was the most densely populated region of the Americas by the end of the postclassical era (1450)? A) Eastern woodlands region of North America B) Pacific northwest region of North America C) Southern cone of South America D) Valley of Mexico in Mesoamerica 5. The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires were all a. Islamic. b. Animistic. c. Zoroastrian. d. Christian. 6. The janissaries reveal that the Ottoman empire a. were merciless to their conquered peoples b. accepted and adopted the message of Christian missionaries c. dealt with their trans continental/cross cultural empire in unique ways d. adopted European technology and architecture in their empire.
7. The shaded area on the map above shows the extent of which of the following empires in the early sixteenth century? a. The Byzantine Empire b. The Mughal Empire c. The Mamluk Empire d. The Ottoman Empire 8. Mughal leader Babur s main goal in conquering India was to a. Build an expansive empire b. Win converts for his own dream of a universal religion c. Act as a champion of Shi ite Islam d. Bring Indian holy sites under Hindu control 9. Inca and Aztec societies were similar in that both (A) developed from Maya civilization (B) acquired empires by means of military conquest (C) independently developed iron technology (D) depended entirely on oral record keeping 10. The Mughal Empire and the Ottoman Empire before 1700 C.E. shared which of the following characteristics? (A) Both empires were able to expand without meeting strong resistance. (B) Both empires formally restricted foreign trade. (C) Both empires were ruled by a single religious official. (D) Both empires were religiously and culturally diverse. 11. Western European humanist philosophers believed that A) people should withdraw from the world and dedicate themselves to prayer. B) the thought of the middle ages was much more pure than the scandalous ideas of the Renaissance. C) people could lead morally virtuous lives while participating in the world. D) the ideals of the Greeks and Romans should be shunned because they were pagan.
AP WORLD HISTORY UNIT IV PART 1 3 12. Which of the following was a common result of the bubonic plague? a. an expansion in trade b. an increase in workers wages c. a boom in population d. an abundance of labor 13. The Inca quipu was A) a mnemonic aid consisting of small cords with knots. B) an underground irrigation system. C) a hillside terrace for growing crops. D) the palace of the emperor. 14. When the Mexica migrated to central Mexico they A) adopted cultural and religious traditions shared by the peoples of Mesoamerica. B) imposed their own traditions on the societies of Mesoamerica. C) were not influenced by the traditions of the societies of Mesoamerica. D) largely copied the existing brilliant Inca traditions. 15. The primary role of women in Mexica society A) was to serve as attendants in temples dedicated to the warrior cult. B) was to serve as priestesses in the mysterious Chavin cult. C) was to serve as unofficial political and social leaders while the men served as warriors. D) was to bear children. 16. The capital of the Aztec empire was A) Tenochtitlan. B) Teotihuacan. C) Tula. D) Chichen Itza. 17. The racial system of which of the following regions was characterized by less racial mixing and less willingness to recognize the offspring of interracial unions than the other regions? (A) Brazil (B) British North America (C) The Caribbean (D) Mexico 18. Sikhism began as a syncretic combination of A) Hinduism and Buddhism. B) Christianity and Hinduism. C) Hinduism and Islam. D) Islam and Buddhism. 19. Akbar s answer to the religious diversity and conflict in India was to A) declare India an atheistic state. B) push Christianity in return for the Europeans supplying him with advanced weapons. C) attempt to crush all Hindu resistance. D) create a syncretic religion called the divine faith that all could worship
20. The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires all originally came from A) descendants of the prophet Muhammad. B) renegade Byzantine generals. C) subjugated Muslim peoples of the older Mongol empires. D) nomadic Turkish- speaking tribes. 21. The attitude of humanism could be seen in the introduction of the Printing Press by a. The rapid reproduction of the Renaissance pieces of art b. The transmittal of the Catholic churches regulations c. the expression of independent thought and interpretation of the bible d. the spread of knowledge of new technologies and inventions 22. The Renaissance began in Northern Italy due to a. its immunity to the plague b. its willingness to break away from Catholic tradition c. The abundance of Muslims and Jews in the communities d. Its central location, urbanization, and banking establishments 23. Which of the following is a reason why Portugal, Spain, France, and Britain were the first to expand into the New World? (A) These lands had a long tradition of distant exploration. (B) (C) (D) These lands were Muslim. These lands were on the Atlantic coast. These lands believed in ancient legends of a lost world across the ocean. 24. The Spanish Empire in former Aztec and Inca lands (A) relied primarily on the import of African slaves for labor. (B) failed to set up an elaborate administrative bureaucracy. (C) possessed an economy based on commercial agriculture and mining. (D) possessed strict social boundaries between races which made mixed race people rare.
AP WORLD HISTORY UNIT IV PART 1 5 25. This image is great example of the Italian Renaissance based on its a. exhibition of Deism b. emphasis on the secular world c. combining humanistic elements in a religious medium d. using abstract images 26. The leader that best typifies the case for cultural and religious assimilation would be a. Babur b. Shah Jahan c. Mehmed II d. Akbar 27. The cultural challenge that Ottoman empire was a. resolving tensions between Sunni and Shi ite Muslims b. settling the diversity in ruling over Europeans, Arabs, and Turks c. dealing with the tensions between Hindus and Muslims d. dealing with the invasions from European Crusaders 28. Mehmed II was responsible for a. building the Taj Mahal b. expanding the Ottoman Empire to its largest extent c. ordering the massacre of Hindus d. conquering Constantinople 29. Devshirme is an example of a. Religious devotion b. cultural assimilation c. economic growth d. social mobility
30. The Hundred Years War resulted in a. the emergence of two nation states b. the emergence of England as continental European power c. the elimination of France as a power in Europe d. the continuation of the middle ages 31.. Thou has come to arrive at a place of weariness, a place of anguish, a place of fatigue where there is cold, there is wind... Though wilt be in the heart of the home, thou wilt go nowhere, though wilt nowhere become a wanderer, thou becomest the banked fire, the hearth stones. Here our lord planteth thee, burieth thee... thou art to provide water, to grind maize, to drudge; though art to sweat by the ashes, by the hearth. Speeches to newborn children by a Mexica midwife The Journal of Nernardino de Sahagun, mid- sixteenth century. Based on the evidence given in this quote, what can one infer about the roles of women in pre- Columbian Mexica society? A) Women were able to pursue occupations similar to those of men. B) Women were seen as physically strong entities who made up almost half of the Mexica army. C) Women were economic powers, often controlling the production and sale of hearths and maize. D) Women were directed to live a life revolving around the home and nothing else. 32. What is one major reason for the higher literacy rates in British colonies than in Spanish/Portuguese colonies? (A)Protestantism, which encouraged reading the Bible, was the dominant form of Christianity in the British colonies. (B)Paper was harder to maintain in the warm, humid Spanish/Portuguese colonies. (C)The British government invested massive funds into building libraries throughout North America. (D)Spanish/Portuguese colonizers did not attempt to teach Native Americans to speak or read Spanish/Portuguese. 33. What were the most common destinations in the Americas for West African slaves? (A) British North America and the United States (B) The Caribbean and Brazil (C) Mexico (D) Chile and Argentina
AP WORLD HISTORY UNIT IV PART 1 7 34. The significance of this map, depicting items traded in the 16 th and 17 th centuries, could be described as: a. the creation of a global empire b. the first truly integrated global economic in history c. the result of the massive climate change of the 14 th century d. the result of a global industrial and technological revolution 35. In comparing these two pieces of art, the conclusion can be made that, a. both Italian and Northern Renaissances focused on everyday events like weddings and meals. b. While the Italian Renaissance focused on religious content, the Northern Renaissance was more secular
c. While the Italian Renaissance focused on realism and perspective, the Northern Renaissance was more abstract and conceptual d. Both Italian and Northern Renaissances revealed the presence and dominance of the Catholic church. 36. "Each day the traders are kidnapping our people - children of this country, sons of our nobles and vassals, even people of our own family. This corruption and depravity are so widespread that our land is entirely depopulated. We need in this kingdom only priests and schoolteachers, and no merchandise, unless it is wine and flour for Mass. It is our wish that this Kingdom not be a place for the trade or transport of slaves." Many of our subjects eagerly lust after Portuguese merchandise that your subjects have brought into our domains. To satisfy this inordinate appetite, they seize many of our black free subjects... They sell them. After having taken these prisoners [to the coast] secretly or at night... As soon as the captives are in the hands of white men they are branded with a red- hot iron.[2] From whose perspective could this excerpt be? a. a Portuguese slave merchant b. a European abolitionist c. African royalty d. American colonial plantation owner. 37. Which of the following changes best justifies the claim that the late 1400s mark the beginning of a new period in world history? (A) The rise of the Aztec and Inca empires (B) The economic recovery in Afro- Eurasia after the Black Death (C) The incorporation of the Americas into a global network of exchange (D) The emergence of new religious movements 38. Which of the following would be the most useful source of evidence for research about the profits of Portuguese and British slave traders in the period from 1600 to 1800? (A) Portuguese and British tax records (B) Narratives of slaves transported to the Americas (C) European slave traders account books (D) Journals of African slave traders 39. Which of the following are states that dominated the Mediterranean trade during the sixteenth century? a) Italian city- states and the Ottoman Empire b) The Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire c) Spain and Portugal d) The Hapsburg Empire and France 40. Which of the following contributed most to the emergence of Russia as an expanding Eurasian power in the period between 1450 and 1750? a) Its absorption of traditions from the Byzantine Empire and war tactics from the Mongols. b) Its success in creating alliances with European powers to expel Turkish invaders from the south. c) The eradication of Islam from Central Asia d) The fall of the kingdoms of Poland and Prussia
AP WORLD HISTORY UNIT IV PART 1 9 Part I Vocabulary As the Europeans entered the Americas, contact with the Natives resulted in the 41). This created the need for a new source of labor resulting in the Europeans bringing Africans to the Americas. All of the exchanges of food, animals, and diseases became known as the 42). The Spanish colonies developed a system based on mining and sugar cultivation, that centered around a 43), somewhat resembling feudal estate. The social classes grew around this resembled that as well. The representatives of the crown, who were born in Europe and were sent to manage the colonies were called 44). The American- born Europeans who worked as plantation managers were 45). A new ethnic group of mixed ancestry emerged with the combination of a person of European and Native ethnicity being known as 46). 41. a. black plague b. genocide c. great dying d. pandemic 42. a. Bantu Migration b. Monsoon system c. globalization d. Columbian Exchange 43. a. port city b. plantation system c. chinampa system d. terrace farming 44. a. peninsulares b. creoles c. mestizo d. mulatto 45. a. peninsulares b. creoles c. mestizo d. mulatto 46. a. peninsulares b. creoles c. mestizos d. mulatto The Gunpowder empires emerged after the fall of the Mongol empire and created long lasting empires that have had a legacy that is still seen today. The 47 empire united India for the first time in a thousand years. They had difficulty ruling as a religious minority, so emperor 48 attempted to create a universal religion that would appeal to all people in India. However, this attempt did not bring permanent change. His descendent 49 ruled the empire at its peak, but began its downfall by creating religious divisions. The greatest of the Gunpowder empires was the 50 that ruled over the eastern Mediterranean and replaced the long lasting Byzantine Empire. 47. a. Ottoman b. Safavid c. Mughal d. Temurid 48. a. Shah Jahan b. Babur c. Akbar d. Aurangzeb 49. a. Shah Jahan b. Babur c. Akbar d. Aurangzeb 50. a. Ottoman b. Safavid c. Mughal d. Temurid