AP Practice 1

1.

1 point

"Take up the White Man's burden—The savage wars of peace—Fill full the mouth of Famine And bid the sickness cease." (Source: Rudyard Kipling, "The White Man's Burden") Kipling's poem received its rationale from which of the following nineteenth-century philosophies?

Laissez-faire economics.

Liberalism.

Conservatism.

Social Darwinism.

Romanticism.

2.

1 point

Conquest united all of the following cultures EXCEPT

Ottoman Turks and Byzantines.

Mongols and Ottoman Turks.

Aryans and Indus valley peoples.

Spaniards and Aztecs.

Nomadic Berbers from North Africa and the people of Spain.

3.

1 point

In which of the following periods of world history did slavery NOT exist?

600–1450.

Slavery has existed in all periods of world history.

1750–1914.

1914–2000.

8000 B.C.E.–600 C.E.

4.

1 point

Which of the following statements draws an accurate similarity between early agricultural societies in the Americas and those in the Eastern Hemisphere?

American societies were matriarchal, while those in the Eastern Hemisphere were patriarchal.

Societies in the Americas had larger beasts of burden than societies in the Eastern Hemisphere did.

Agricultural societies in both hemispheres were polytheistic.

Both groups of societies relied on human muscle rather than on technology to carry out manual labor.

Societies in the Western Hemisphere relied more on the flooding patterns of rivers than did those in the Eastern Hemisphere.

5.

1 point

The Columbian Exchange

Affected only Europe and the Americas.

Created Native American enthusiasm for food crops of the Eastern Hemisphere.

Carried diseases from the Western to the Eastern Hemisphere.

Reversed America's disease-resistant environment.

Created a permanent labor force of Native Americans for the Europeans.

6.

1 point

The world region most profoundly affected by AIDS is

North America.

South Asia.

Africa.

Southeast Asia.

Latin America.

7.

1 point

Which of the following was NOT the result of colonialism in the period 1750 to 1914?

Sometimes imperialists built a plantation economy around a traditional crop of the colony.

National identities among subject peoples were eliminated.

Global trade increased significantly.

Europeans, North Americans, and Japanese imperialists acquired feelings of superiority toward the peoples they dominated.

Global migration increased because of imperialist recruitment of labor forces.

8.

1 point

Both the wearing of corsets in Europe in the nineteenth century and the custom of footbinding in China were designed

To make women unattractive.

To restrict women's freedom of activity.

To deny women status in their respective society.

For use among lower-class women.

To restrict women to work in the fields.

9.

1 point

All of the following are true regarding the Native Americans of North America north of the Rio Grande River and the Indians of Latin America EXCEPT that

Natives of southwest United States traded with Mesoamerican civilizations.

They were polytheistic.

Peoples north of the Rio Grande tended to be settled farmers more often than Indians of Mesoamerica.

While most of the natives of Mesoamerica had a written language, those north of the Rio Grande did not.

Both built massive ceremonial structures.

10.

1 point

Which of the following best describes the cartoon above?

AIDS patients are angry at World Health Organization treatment policies.

AIDS victims are resistant to treatment.

The WHO is making moral judgments against AIDS patients.

The efforts of the World Health Organization to solve the AIDS problem are insufficient in light of the problem's severity.

The World Health Organization is winning the war on AIDS one person at a time.

11.

1 point

The first successful revolution of black slaves in world history occurred in

Mexico.

Haiti.

Puerto Rico.

Brazil.

Venezuela.

12.

1 point

The map above illustrates

Areas of Japanese occupation in the 1930s.

Locations of European colonies.

Locations of the Taiping Rebellion.

Spheres of influence.

Locations of battles of the Opium War.

13.

1 point

Which of the following is true concerning trade in Eurasia and the Americas in the period 600 to 1450?

Both involved nomadic peoples as trade facilitators.

Trade in Eurasia moved along an east–west axis, while that in the Americas moved along a north–south axis.

Both involved overland and oceanic trade.

Both involved the interchange of major religions.

Only Eurasian trade involved the exchange of gemstones.

14.

1 point

The oldest permanent communities of African Christians are found in present-day

South Africa.

Congo.

Morocco.

Ethiopia.

Nigeria.

15.

1 point

Japanese and European feudalism were similar in that

Neither emphasized personal ties in political relationships.

Bushido and chivalry involved reciprocal relationships.

Both were based on group loyalties.

Both involved the receipt of contracts.

Both ended as their respective regions developed centralized governments.

16.

1 point

Between 1450 and 1750

Japan changed its position of initial interest in Western goods to resistance to Western influence.

China's treasury was drained of silver from unequal trade with Europe.

Indian Ocean trade became dominated less by Europeans and more by Muslims.

African rulers relied less and less on European manufactured goods.

The Ottoman Empire increased production of factory goods for exports.

17.

1 point

One of the major problems of the current age is the unequal distribution of income and resources. One explanation for this problem is

Resistance to globalization by new Western nations.

Uneven distribution of resources in spite of a worldwide surplus of resources.

The effects of colonialism.

The overall failure of the Green Revolution.

Lack of concern in newly independent nations in Africa and Asia.

18.

1 point

A comparison of the travel routes of Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta reveals that

Both traveled through Central Asia.

Both traveled to North Africa.

Both traveled to Islamic Europe.

Marco Polo traveled to a greater number of locations than Ibn Battuta.

Both traveled throughout Southwest Asia.

19.

1 point

The Chinese halted exploration in the 1430s for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

The expense of the voyages.

Fear of additional Mongol invasions.

The need to reinforce the Great Wall.

Disinterest in trade.

Pressure from the scholar-gentry.

20.

1 point

The concept of extraterritoriality involves

Unique economic privileges within a foreign country.

The privilege of foreigners to be tried in their own courts rather than by courts of the country where they reside.

The imposition of economic imperialism.

The annexation of new territories.

The grant of citizenship to foreigners.

21.

1 point

The statue above commemorates the founding of the city of

Cuzco.

Calcutta.

Canton.

Tenochtitlán.

Capetown.

22.

1 point

Hinduism

Believed that reincarnation could move a person to only a higher caste.

Developed many of its ideas from the Vedas.

Allowed wide mobility between castes.

Developed its caste system based on economic status.

Developed the caste system about the time of the birth of Jesus.

23.

1 point

Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share which of the following?

Acceptance of Muhammad as a prophet.

Restrictions on the eating of pork.

The requirement of a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

Belief in Jesus as the Messiah.

Monotheism.

24.

1 point

The altar pictured above is found in

Southeast Asia.

China.

Latin America.

India.

Russia.

25.

1 point

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 groups created temporary settlements.

Both diminished intellectual activity in the regions they settled.

Both groups established settlements in Western Europe.

Both reached areas of present-day northern France.

26.

1 point

In the period between 600 and 1450, which of the following roles were pursued by many Indian and European women?

Long-distance merchants and guild leaders.

Workers in domestic industries and field workers.

Scholars and physicians.

Religious leaders and legislative representatives.

Political activists and public speakers.

27.

1 point

Which of the following concepts was introduced after the other four?

The covenant relationship.

The forgiveness of sins.

The Way.

The Four Noble Truths.

The Five Pillars.

28.

1 point

Which of the following Indo-European languages was spread to India through migration about 1500 B.C.E.?

Hindi.

Mandarin.

Farsi.

Arabic.

Sanskrit.

29.

1 point

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the fall of the Aztec Empire to the Spaniards?

The economic weakness of the Aztecs.

Epidemic disease.

Superior weaponry of the Spaniards.

Mesoamerican traditions.

Military assistance of Mesoamerican peoples.

30.

1 point

By 1450, Islam had spread to all of the following regions EXCEPT

India.

East Asia.

The Middle East.

Western Europe.

East Africa.

31.

1 point

Most plantations in the Americas in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries produced

Sugar.

Cotton.

Tobacco.

Indigo.

Rice.

32.

1 point

Which of the following best describes patriarchal relationships?

Women are denied an education.

Women are secluded behind veils.

They involve abuse of female family members.

They prevent women from engaging in commercial activity in public.

Women's inferior status places them under the protection of male family members.

33.

1 point

Karl Marx's use of the term "bourgeoisie" to refer to factory management was also used to describe

The Western-educated leaders against the Qing Chinese.

The ancien regime in France.

British sympathizers during the American Revolution.

The free black society of Haiti.

The initiators of the French Revolution.

34.

1 point

In the period between 600 and 1450

Metallurgy was more advanced in Polynesia than in Mesoamerica and South America.

North American and Mesoamerican societies were connected by trade.

Asian trade networks reached to the islands of Oceania.

North American nations north of Mexico were more settled than the natives of Mesoamerica.

Agriculture increased the aboriginal population of Australia.

35.

1 point

Which of the following religions is suggested by the symbols above?

Islam.

Buddhism.

Hinduism.

Judaism.

Christianity.

36.

1 point

Which of the following is true of Pacific Ocean trade during the period 600 to 1450?

It included active trade between Mongol China and Japan.

European traders carried on active trade with Pacific islanders.

It was dominated by Malay sailors.

Pacific islanders carried on trade with East Asia.

Pacific islanders concentrated on regional trade.

37.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT true regarding new crops in the period 1000 to 1450?

Knowledge acquired during the Crusades affected the economy of the Western Hemisphere.

Cotton became the main textile in sub- Saharan Africa.

Muslims introduced rice to West Africa.

Muslim travelers introduced citrus fruits to West Africa.

Europeans introduced Muslims to refined sugar.

38.

1 point

Slavery and Russian serfdom were similar in that

Neither offered a way to escape conditions of servitude.

They were both tied to economic decline in the regions where they were utilized as a labor force.

They were both based on skin color.

Both were denied personal freedoms.

They were both forms of bondage.

39.

1 point

All of the following are true of World War I EXCEPT

The war's end saw the dissolution of most empires in Europe.

The territories of the former Ottoman Empire became independent.

Ethnic tensions in the Balkans were unresolved.

European power declined.

European colonists from Africa and Asia served as military and support personnel.

40.

1 point

All of the following are true concerning the nationalist struggle in Vietnam EXCEPT

The Geneva Conference (1954) divided Vietnam.

The new South Vietnamese government was unpopular with the general public.

It bore similarities to the American Revolution.

The French wanted to use Indochina to regain its world status.

Unlike other former colonies, the Vietnamese were untouched by the Cold War.

41.

1 point

Which of the following was the most isolated from world trade during the period 600 to 1450?

Russia.

Japan.

China.

East Africa.

India.

42.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT true of the Mongols?

They highly regarded the work of artisans.

They were driven back from Japan by kamikaze winds.

Their government was organized around kinship groups.

They tended to use local administrators to rule conquered lands.

They improved Persian infrastructure by constructing qanat irrigation systems.

43.

1 point

Japan was more accepting of Western advances than China in the nineteenth century because

Japanese leaders wanted a democracy patterned after the United States.

Japan recognized the need to open up trade relations with the West in order to increase its national power.

Japan feared the power of Great Britain in East Asia.

Japan feared the power of Korea.

The Tokugawa Shogunate desired reform in Japan.

44.

1 point

Which of the following belief systems emerged from political disorder, did not worship a deity, and remained primarily regional beliefs?

Confucianism and Daoism.

Judaism and Islam.

Confucianism and Islam.

Buddhism and Confucianism.

Buddhism and Hinduism.

45.

1 point

Which is true of the Mongol Empire?

It was based upon tribute.

It imposed harsh rule over Russia.

It was responsible for spreading Buddhism to Japan.

It broadened the Chinese civil service examinations.

The Mongols displayed their efficient administrative skills in Persia.

46.

1 point

During classical times

Malay merchants sailed from Southeast Asia to East Africa.

There was a favorable balance of trade between Rome and China.

Central Asians guarded trade routes but did not participate in trade themselves.

North Africa was bypassed by Silk Roads trade.

Individuals did not travel the full extent of the Silk Roads.

47.

1 point

The journals of Captain James Cook describe one of the societies he encountered as people who placed a greater value on European tools and iron more than on anything else because the only weapons they had were stones. (Source: James Cook, The Journals of Captain Cook. Ed. by Philip Edwards. London: Penguin, 1999.)

Which society is described in these journals?

The Japanese during the Tokugawa Shogunate.

The Hawaiians.

The Chinese under the Qing dynasty.

The people of Madagascar.

The Native Americans.

48.

1 point

About 500 B.C.E., the metal that made Meroë prosperous was

Bronze.

Silver.

Copper.

Iron.

Gold.

49.

1 point

Which of the following is true of both the Roman Empire and the Gupta Empire?

Both were followed by centuries of global rule.

Both depended on long-distance maritime trade.

Both relied heavily on forced labor.

Both had centralized governments with established infrastructures.

Both fell to nomadic tribes pushed in their direction by migratory Huns.

50.

1 point

Which territories were most actively a part of world trade patterns in the first five centuries C.E.?

Australia.

Islamic empires.

Japan.

Polynesia.

The Italian peninsula.