APWorldHistorySecondTrimesterFinalExam

MultipleChoice(50questions)

1.WhichofthefollowingistrueofSolonofAthensandJuliusCaesarinRome?
(a)Theyattemptedtoequalizetherichandpoor.
(b)Theyattemptedtotransformtheirgovernmentsintoautocracies.
(c)Theyattemptedtoaddresstheneedsofthewealthiermembers.
(d)Theyledcoupdetatstooverthrowautocraticcontrol.
(e)Theygavecitizenshiptothosepreviouslydeniedcitizenship.

2.ThedecisionsmadebytheChurchattheCouncilofNicaeareflecteda
(a)concernoverthetheologicalunityoftheCatholicChurch.
(b)desiretoseparatetheEasternChurchfromthehereticalWesternChurch.
(c)desiretogivewomengreaterstatuswithintheCatholicChurch.
(d)desiretoclarifythehumannatureofChrist.
(e)desiretoestablishpapalsupremacy.

3.TheCrusadeslaunchedbyEuropeanChristiansattheendoftheeleventh
centuryweremotivatedprimarilyby
(a)thedesireofItaliancitystatestoseizecontrolofthespicetradefromCentral
AsianandChinesemerchants
(b)thedesiretodemonstrateEuropesnewtechnologicalsupremacyoverIslam
(c)resentmenttowardIslamicmissionariesseekingtospreadtheirfaithalong
theMediterranean
(d)westernEuropeanfearsthatByzantiumandtheMuslimkingswouldlaunch
amilitaryattackagainstwesternEurope
(e)papaleffortstounitewesternEuropeanrulersandnoblesinsupportofthe
papacy

4.WhichofthefollowingisaccurateregardingbothWestAfricaandSouthAmerica
before1000?
(a)Bothareasdependedonthetradeingoldandsalt.
(b)Mostpeoplewerepolytheistsinbothareas.
(c)Thedomesticationoflargeanimalsprovidedthemeansofextensive
agriculturalproductionandtransportation.
(d)Bothareasdependedongrainssuchaswheatandryeasmajordietary
components.
(e)Bothareasdevelopedanextensiveandwidelyusedwrittenlanguage.

5.Whichofthefollowingisanaccuratecomparisonofthepoliticalsystemsin
westernEuropeandChinaduringthetimeperiod10001300?
(a)WesternEuropedevelopedmultiplemonarchies,whileChinamaintaineda
singleempire.
(b)DevelopmentsinthelegalsystemsofChinaemphasizedindividualpolitical
rights,whilewesternEuropeconcentratedonmaritime
law.
(c)Bothsocietiesbegananaggressivepolicyofimperialismandterritorial
expansion.

(d)Bothsocietiesgraduallyadoptedarepresentativedemocraticsystem.
(e)BothregionsexperiencedMongolimperialrule.

6.ThephotographaboveofAngkorWatinCambodiaisanexampleof
(a)thespreadofIslamtoSoutheastAsia
(b)thewealthcreatedbythespicetrade
(c)Japanesearchitecture
(d)HinduinfluenceinSoutheastAsia
(e)theChinesereconquestofIndochina

7.WhichofthefollowingprovidesthemostaccuratedescriptionoftheColumbian
Exchange?
(a)EuropeanfoodtotheWesternHemisphereWesternHemispherediseasesto
EuropeAfricanpopulationtoEurope
(b)AfricanlivestocktotheWesternHemisphereEuropeantechnologytoAfrica
WesternHemispherefoodtoEurope
(c)WesternHemispheretechnologytoAfricaAfricanfoodtoEuropeEuropean
populationtotheNewWorld
(d)EuropeantechnologytoAfricaWesternHemispherepopulationtoAfrica
AfricanfoodtotheWesternHemisphere
(e)AfricanpopulationtotheWesternHemisphereWesternHemisphere
foodtoEuropeandAfricaAfricanandEuropeandiseasestotheWestern
Hemisphere

8.MostagriculturallaborersintheOttomanEmpirewere
(a)slaves
(b)freepeasants
(c)serfs
(d)sharecroppers
(e)indenturedservants

9.Whichofthefollowingcountriesorregionsledtheworldintheproductionof
cottonclothin1700?
(a)China
(b)Egypt
(c)WestAfrica
(d)England
(e)India

10.TheNorthandSouthAmericanindependencemovementsofthelateeighteenth
andearlynineteenthcenturiessharedwhichofthefollowing?
(a)Limitationofcivilrightstoaminorityofthepopulation
(b)RelianceonChristianteachingstodefinerevolutionarydemands
(c)IndustrialeconomiesthatpermittedbothareastobreakfreeofEuropean
control

(d)Thedesireofamajorityofrevolutionaryleaderstocreateapoliticallyunited
hemisphere
(e)Politicalinstabilitycausedbyconstantwarfareamongthenewstates

11.Akeyissuethathistorianshavedebatedinexplainingthereasonsfor
nineteenthcenturyslaveemancipationsinvolves
(a)thedeclineofexportindustries
(b)thepowersofAfricangovernments
(c)theroleofhumanitarianism
(d)racistinterpretationsofthetheoryofevolution
(e)thespreadofMarxism

12.Whichofthefollowingsocietiessuccessfullyresistedforeignpenetrationand
dominationfrom1650to1850?
(a)TheJapanese
(b)TheIndians
(c)TheSouthAfricans
(d)TheLatinAmericans
(e)TheChinese

13.Intheearlytwentiethcentury,nationalistmovementsinAfrica,Asia,andthe
MiddleEastwereledprimarilyby
(a)theurbanworkingclass
(b)thenobility
(c)laborunions
(d)landlesspeasants
(e)educatedurbanelites

14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueoftheFirstandSecondIndustrialRevolutions?
(a)WhileBritainledthefirstIndustrialRevolution,centeredonsteampower,Italyledthesecond,
centeredonthehydroelectricindustry.
(b)WhilethefirstIndustrialRevolutioncenteredontheproductionofcottonandsteampower,themost
importantaspectoftheIndustrialRevolutionwashydroelectricpower.
(c)WhilethefirstIndustrialRevolutionwasspreadthroughoutallpartsofEuropeequally,thesecond
wascenteredinEurope.
(d)InequitiesbetweenBritainandtheotherEuropeancountrieswereevidentinthefirstIndustrial
Revolution,whileduringthesecondIndustrialRevolution,therewerelesscleardifferencesbetween
GermanyandItaly,forexample.
(e)BritainledthefirstIndustrialRevolution,centeredontheproductionofironandsteelforrailroads.

15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofboththeancientEgyptiansandtheMayans?
(a)Bothbuiltenormouspyramids.
(b)Bothwereagriculturalsocieties.
(c)Bothextendedtheirinfluenceoverothercultures.
(d)Bothhadanelaboratesystemofwriting.
(e)Bothcultureshadindigenousbeastsofburden.

16.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesboththeRomanandHanEmpires?

(a)Theempiresusedthefamilyasthemodelforstateorganization.
(b)Merchantswereviewedaskeytothesurvivalofbothempires.
(c)Thecostofdefendingimperialfrontiersledtoeconomicandpoliticalcrises.
(d)EmperorswereSonsofHeaven.
(e)Newreligionsweresuccessfullyintegratedintoimperialreligiousideologies.

17.Whichofthefollowingstaplecropsismostassociatedwiththeriseof
Mesoamericancivilizations?
(a)Manioc
(b)Potatoes
(c)Beans
(d)Maize
(e)Rice

18.ThemapabovedemonstrateswhichofthefollowingabouttheIndianOcean
trade?
(a)MonsoonspreventedtradefromtakingplacealongtheEastAfricancoast.
(b)EuropeanswereactiveinbringinggoodsfromWestAfricatotheIndian
Ocean.
(c)TradeinvolvedmostoftheregionsborderingtheIndianOceanaswellas
China.
(d)ThemostimportantitemtradedacrosstheIndianOceanwassilk.
(e)ArabandIndiantraderswerebettertradersthantheChinese.

19.InthethreecenturiesafterColumbusvoyages,mostofthepeoplewhocameto
theWesternHemisphereoriginatedinwhichofthefollowingregions?
(a)SouthernEurope
(b)NorthernEurope
(c)WesternAfrica
(d)EasternAfrica
(e)EastAsia

20.Whichofthefollowingmostclearlydifferentiatesthesixteenthcenturyfromthe
previousperiodinworldhistory?
(a)EstablishmentofnationstatesintheAmericas
(b)ExtensionofsugarproductiontotheAmericas
(c)Useofsteamships
(d)InterestinAsianspicetrade
(e)Existenceofslavetrade

21.WhichofthefollowingdevelopmentsintheWesternHemispheremostdirectly
resultedfromtheFrenchRevolution?
(a)TheexpansionoftheslavetradeintheAmericas
(b)TheextensionoftheplantationeconomyintheCaribbean
(c)ThecolonizationofBrazil
(d)TheBritishconquestofQuebec

(e)ThecreationofthefirstindependentBlackrepublicintheAmericas

22.Allofthefollowingfactorscontributedtosignificantgrowthinworldwide
populationbetween1700and1800EXCEPT
(a)declineofepidemicdisease
(b)introductionofAmericanfoodcrops
(c)expansionoflandundercultivation
(d)declineininfantmortalityrates
(e)improvementinmedicalcare

23.DarwinstheorieswereinterpretedbySocialDarwiniststoindicatethat
(a)selecthumangroupswoulddominatethoselessfit
(b)Europeancountriesweremorenationalistic
(c)nonWhitegroupswerebetteradaptedtotropicalclimates
(d)imperialismwentagainstthetheoryofnaturalselection
(e)educationwouldleadtoequality

24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheFrenchandAmericanRevolutions?
(a)Bothwerebasedonrightstheybelievedtobegrantedbynaturallaw.
(b)Bothcreatedanewsystemofequalityamongallinhabitants.
(c)Bothbeganoverprotestsconcerningtaxation.Bothmovementsresultedintheendofmonarchies.
(e)Duringtheearlyphasesofeachrevolution,theparliamentsorrepresentativebodiesinbothareas
refusedtocooperatewiththedemandsoftheirrespectivemonarchs.

25.AsignificantexampleoftheinteractionamongIndian,Arab,andEuropean
societiesby1200c.e.wasthetransferofknowledgeof
(a)ironandcopperminingtechniques
(b)theflyingshuttleandspinningjenny
(c)thescienceofopticsandlensdesign
(d)numeralsandthedecimalsystem
(e)gunpowderandcannons

26.Whichofthefollowingaccuratelyreflectschangesassociatedwiththeendofthe
classicaleraofworldhistory(200c.e.600c.e.)?
(a)NomadicinvasionbroughtdowntheRomanEmpirebutdidnotthreaten
eitherChinaorIndia.
(b)WhileboththeChineseandRomanempiresdevelopednewreligious
interests,IndiareassertedHinduism.
(c)ThespreadofIslamby500c.e.challengedChinese,Indian,and
Mediterraneansocieties.
(d)TheSilkRoadstradeendedinthisperiod,eliminatingcontactsbetween
ChinaandIndiaandbetweenIndiaandtheMediterranean.
(e)Incontrasttoothercrisisperiodsinworldhistory,epidemicdiseasesplayed
onlyasmallroleindisruptingmajorcivilizations.

27.WhichofthefollowingwasthemostimportantfactorinenablingtheSpanishto
defeattheAztecEmpire?
(a)TheSpanishwereabletofieldlargerarmiesthantheAztecswere.

(b)SpanishtoleranceofAztecreligionandcultureweakenedAztecresistance.
(c)TheSpanishwereabletoexploitthepovertyintheAztecEmpirewhich
causedarevoltofAztecfarmersagainsttheAztecrulingclass.
(d)TheSpanishwereabletoformmilitaryallianceswithotherindigenous
peopleswhowereenemiesoftheAztecs.
(e)TheSpanishwereabletodeviseeffectivecountermeasurestothehorse
cavalrythatformedthebulkoftheAztecarmy.

28.TheprosperityofancientGhana(circa800c.e.)restedprimarilyonwhichofthe
following?
(a)Controlofthegoldandsalttrades
(b)Thetradeinkolanutstothenortheast
(c)Useofthecamelinlongdistancetrade
(d)TheelitesembraceofIslam
(e)ThefertilefarmlandoftheNigerRivervalley

29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutboththeMughalandOttoman
empiresinthesixteenthcentury?
(a)Ineach,themajorityofthepeoplewereMuslims.
(b)EachhadapowerfulnavythatengagedEuropeannavies.
(c)Eachhaddevelopedanefficientadministrativestructure.
(d)Eachenjoyedpeacefulrelationswithitsneighboringstates.
(e)Eachgavelittlemonetarysupporttoartisticandculturalendeavors.

30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofboththeancientEgyptiansandtheMaya?
(a)bothbuiltenormouspyramids
(b)bothwereagriculturalsocieties
(c)bothextendedtheirinfluenceoverothercultures
(d)bothhadanelaboratesystemofwriting
(e)bothcultureshadindigenousbeastsofburden

31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTasocialandeconomicchangeinEuropeinthesecondhalfofthe
nineteenthcentury,duringtheSecondIndustrialRevolution?
(a)Theillegitimacyraterose.
(b)Marriageswereformedoutofloveandnotarrangedbymarriage.
(c)Compulsoryeducationbecamemorecommon.
(d)Massleisureactivitiesbecamemorepopular.
(e)Theseparationbetweengenderrolesbecameevenwider

32.BothLutherandCalvinbelievedin
(a)consubstantiation
(b)transubstantiation
(c)theabolitionofthecelibatepriesthood
(d)thepreservationofthesevensacraments
(e)predestination

33.WhatistrueofslaveryintheIslamicWorld?

(a)Itwasbasedonraceandethnicity.
(b)Slavesworkedonlargeplantationbutdidnotfulfillotherfunctions.
(c)Islamicconquestsproducedalargeandcontinuoussupplyofslaves.
(d)SlavesdidnotserveinIslamicarmies.
(e)TheQurandeterminedcertainracesasnaturallysuitedtoslavery.

34.WhatistrueofIslamicexpansionfollowingMuhammad?
(a)Arabconquerorsoftenfreelymixedwiththosetheyconquered.
(b)NonMuslimsweretreatedasequalcitizensalongwiththoseofArabdescent.
(c)ExpansionfirstbeganunderCaliphAbuBakr.
(d)ExpansionfirstbeganundertheUmayyads.
(e)ExpansionwashaltedatthebattleofYarmuk.

35.WhichcultureisassociatedwiththemostextensivecapitalistictradingempirebeforetheAgeof
Discovery?
(a)China
(b)Japan
(c)India
(d)Rome
(e)theIslamicEmpires

36.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesthemedievalmonarchies?

(a)TheFrankishmonarchywasverystableandthecustomofpassingthekingsterritoriesintacttohis
eldestsonstrengthenedit.
(b)TheriseoftheNormanmonarchyinEnglandthreatenedtheholdingsandsecurityoftheCapetian
monarchyinFrance.
(c)TheNormansdismantledthenativegovernmentofEnglandandreplaceditwithaweakfeudal
bureaucracy.
(d)TheGermanmonarchyacceptedtheprimacyoftheRomanCatholicChurchandalloweditsbishops
toappointsecularlordstoimportantlaypositions.
(e)TheearlyFrankishmonarchybuiltanalliancewiththeByzantineChurch.

37.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheBlackDeaththatcycledthroughEuropeinthefourteenth
century?
(a)ItoriginatedinIndia.
(b)RatswerelinkedwiththeplagueineveryregioninEurope.
(c)ItfirstappearedinEuropeinFrance.
(d)Itcausedmasslaborshortages,demandsforhigherwages,andstronggovernmentalresponses
leadingtothePeasantsRevoltinEnglandandtheRevoltofthe
Jacquerie
inFrance.
(e)Artbecamemorerealisticasitattemptedtoportrayanidealworldratherthanthesorrowpeople
experiencedduringtheplague.

38.Inthefourteenthadearlyfifteenthcenturies,
(a)TheEnglishParliamentwasweakenedthroughtheHundredYearsWar
(b)theFrenchmonarchywasweakenedduringtheHundredYearsWar
(c)theRomanCatholicChurchremainedapowerfulforceinEuropeanpoliticsanditwasableto

withstandattemptsbythemedievalmonarchstocontrolit
(d)thepapacydevelopedRomeasanevenstrongerpowerbase
(e)JoanofArcledtheFrenchtoanumberofvictoriesovertheEnglish,buttheyultimatelylostthe
HundredYearsWar

39.WhichofthefollowingstatementsdoesNOTdescribetheimpactofWesternImperialismonAsia
andAfrica?
(a)Itbroughtwesterneducationandconsequently,laterrebellionsagainstEuropeancontrol.
(b)IteffectivelykeptAfricafromindustrializing,asAfricawasusedtogrowcropstoexportandproduce
rawresourcesforEuropeanindustry.
(c)IthadadramaticeffectonIndiascottageindustries,asIndiawasusedtoproducerawresourcesfor
Englishmanufacturing.
(d)Itcreatedanewclassofprofessionalswhowereeducatedinthewesternstyleandpaidonanequal
scaleastheEuropeanelite.
(e)EuropeansinAfricaoftenabusedtheirworkers.

40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesAsiasrelationswithEuropefrom15001830?
(a)EuropeanpowerscolonizedallofAsia,includingJapan,duringthisperiod.
(b)EuropeanpowerscolonizedallofSoutheastAsia,butnotSouthandEastAsiaduringthisperiod.
(c)EuropeanpowersdefeatedChinaintheOpiumWars,colonizedIndia,andJapanpursuedapolicyof
isolation.
(d)EuropeanpowerscolonizedIndiaandtradedwithJapan,butfailedtodevelopcoloniesinSoutheast
Asia.
(e)EuropeanpowerscolonizedSouthandSoutheastAsia,butfailedtodominateeitherJapanorChina
duringthisperiod.

41.WhichofthefollowingstatementsdoesNOTdescribebothIslamandJudaism?
(a)BothrevereMosesandAbrahamasprophets.
(b)Botharemonotheisticreligions.
(c)BothrevereJesusasaprophet.
(d)Bothemphasizeprayer,fasting,andcharitytowardsothersofthecommunity.
(e)Bothforbidthemakingofidolatrousimages.

42.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesbothChristianityandBuddhism?
(a)BothhadatremendousimpactonSoutheastAsia.
(b)Bothoftheirfoundersthoughttheyweredivine.
(c)BothoriginatedinSouthAsia.
(d)Bothreligionshavecontinuedtointerprettheirfoundersteachingsastheywereinantiquity.
(e)Bothreligionsgrewafterleadersofempiresandkingdomsconvertedandhelpedtospreadtheir
teaching.

43.WhichofthefollowingculturesfoughtwithMyceneansovercontrolofAsiaMinor,andfoughtthe
EgyptiansforcontroloftheEasternMediterranean?
(a)TheBabylonians
(b)TheAssyrians
(c)TheHittites
(d)ThePeopleoftheSea
(e)ThePersians


44.WhichofthefollowingstatementsdoesNOTdescribetheEnlightenedDespots?
(a)Manywereknownforabolishingthedeathpenaltyandtorture.
(b)Somesupportedreligioustoleration.
(c)Manypassedtheirreformsthroughparliamentarymeans.
(d)Manyadvocatedforfreedomofthepress.
(e)Manybuiltroadsandotherwiseimprovedtheirkingdoms.

45.ThegreatestBuddhistrulerofantiquitywas
(a)ChandraguptaMaurya
(b)Ashoka
(c)Aurangzeb
(d)Humayan
(e)Akbar

46.TheByzantinerulerwhoattemptedtoreconquerlostwesternterritorieswas
(a)SophiaPaleologus
(b)Justinian
(c)AlexiusComnenus
(d)Basil
(e)Diocletian

47.ThefirstsuccessfulBritishcolonyintheAmericaswas
(a)Maryland
(b)Jamestown
(c)Roanoke
(d)Delaware
(e)Plymouth

48.Whichofthefollowingstructureswasbuilttheearliest?
(a)ThepyramidsinMesoamerica
(b)TheAcropolisinAthens
(c)ThepyramidsinEgypt
(d)TheGateofIshtarinBabylon
(e)TheliongateinMycenae

49.Whichofthefollowingoccurredasaresultofthedevelopmentofagriculturein
societiesthatpreviouslyreliedonhuntingandgathering?
(a)Conditionsforwomenimproved.
(b)Theincidenceofdiseasedeclined.
(c)Populationdensityincreased.
(d)Polytheismdisappeared.
(e)Degradationoftheenvironmentlessened.

50.WhichofthefollowingwasamajorreasonfortherapidexpansionofIslam
duringtheseventhandtheeighthcenturies?
(a)TheeconomicgrowthoftheMughalEmpire
(b)TheadvancedmilitarytechnologyoftheIslamicforces

(c)ThepoliticaldivisionswithintheByzantineandotherneighboringempires
(d)ThepoliticalunityoftheNorthAfricanpeoples
(e)Thediscoveryofmoveabletype,whichmadetheQuranwidelyavailable