AP World History - 10th Grade Midterm

The historical trend represented by the table is most similar to which of the following? (A) The spread of the Black Death along the Silk Roads in the fourteenth century (B) The impact of the Columbian Exchange on American populations in the sixteenth century (C) The effects of the trans-Atlantic slave trade on West African populations in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (D) The results of the development of reliable birth control methods in the twentieth century

(B) The impact of the Columbian Exchange on American populations in the sixteenth century

The judge's decision in the case is best understood in the context of colonial authorities' policy of (A) encouraging the spread of indigenous Christian practices, such as the cult of the Virgin of Guadalupe (B) ensuring that intercommunal conflicts were brought under control before they could disrupt public order (C) maintaining the continued inflow of coerced labor through the asiento system (D) favoring Spanish-born rather than American-born individuals in official appointments and promotions

(B) ensuring that intercommunal conflicts were brought under control before they could disrupt public order

Which of the following pieces of evidence does the author use to support his claim that the arrival of the Spanish "destroyed our people"? (A) The Spanish spread infectious disease among the Maya. (B) The Spanish conquered all Maya towns. (C) Maya people became poor. (D) The Spanish assassinated the king's eldest son.

(B) The Spanish conquered all Maya towns.

Muslim maritime activities in the Indian Ocean would be most disrupted by which of the following sixteenth-century developments? (A) The voyages of Chinese treasure fleets led by Zheng He (B) The arrival of Portuguese and other Europeans (C) The spread of epidemic diseases (D) The growth of the African slave trade

(B) The arrival of Portuguese and other Europeans

The two interpretations of economic history of the early modern period differ most strongly concerning (A) the motivations for European colonization of the Americas (B) the relative importance of Europe in the global economy (C) the significance of economic developments in Europe prior to 1500 (D) the justification for European claims of economic superiority

(B) the relative importance of Europe in the global economy

Which of the following best describes the impact on African society of the trade depicted on the map? (A) Gender and family roles were restructured as the male population in West Africa diminished. (B) Bantu peoples increasingly migrated southwards and eastwards. (C) African societies became increasingly monotheistic as they adopted Islam. (D) African states underwent significant urbanization as rural agricultural populations diminished.

(A) Gender and family roles were restructured as the male population in West Africa diminished.

All of the following statements about the Ottoman Empire in the period 1450-1750 are factually accurate. Which would most strongly support Barkey's claim regarding the Ottoman state and toleration in the passage? (A) The Ottoman army increasingly relied on the contributions of the Janissary corps, which was mostly composed of soldiers of non-Turkic origin. (B) Some Ottoman sultans such as Selim I refused to accept the legitimacy of the Safavid rulers of Persia because they were Shi'a Muslims. (C) Some Ottoman sultans such as Suleiman the Magnificent patronized Sufi mystics, whose heterodox practices were sometimes condemned by the Sunni religious elite (D) The Ottoman government required any cases involving a dispute between Muslims and non-Muslims to be resolved according to Islamic law.

(A) The Ottoman army increasingly relied on the contributions of the Janissary corps, which was mostly composed of soldiers of non-Turkic origin.

The ethnic makeup of Zacatecas, as described in the passage, can best be used as evidence of which of the following? (A) The dependence of colonial economies on coerced labor (B) The social tensions that gave rise to the Latin American wars of independence (C) The development of indentured servitude as an alternative to slavery (D) The emergence of syncretic religious belief systems, such as Santería and Candomblé

(A) The dependence of colonial economies on coerced labor

The economic activities described in the passage contributed most directly to which of the following? (A) The emergence of the first truly global exchange networks (B) The beginning of the process of industrialization (C) The establishment of the first chartered and limited-liability commercial companies (D) The rapid growth of China's population under the Song and Ming dynasties

(A) The emergence of the first truly global exchange networks

The illustration would be most useful to a historian studying which of the following? (A) Transportation and maritime technologies (B) Large-scale trading organizations (C) Geographic patterns of currents and winds in the Indian Ocean (D) The expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate

(A) Transportation and maritime technologies

Which of the following best explains Europe's ability to gain a greater share of global trade in the early modern period? (A) Easing of tensions among European states (B) Adoption and improvement of maritime technologies by Europeans (C) Europeans' increased interest in foreign languages and cultures (D) Diffusion of European manufacturing technology and processes to Asia

(B) Adoption and improvement of maritime technologies by Europeans

The Portuguese presence in southern China as described in the passage was most directly enabled by which of the following? (A) The declining role of Muslim and Jewish merchants in transporting goods within Asia (B) Technological developments in cartography and navigation (C) Improvements in silver-mining technology (D) The creation of laissez-faire state policies

(B) Technological developments in cartography and navigation

Which of the following pieces of evidence does the author use to support his implicit argument that Maya society underwent a dramatic cultural change in the sixteenth century? (A) Dominican friars knew the Maya language. (B) The Maya were converted to Christianity. (C) The Maya nobility lost its social status. (D) Maya people before the conquest were illiterate.

(B) The Maya were converted to Christianity.

Based on the description of the discovery of silver in Zacatecas in the second paragraph, which of the following conclusions about Mota y Escobar is best supported? (A) He had no firsthand knowledge of Mexico. (B) He was an opponent of the practice of slavery. (C) He was critical of the motivations of the Spanish conquistadors. (D) He questioned the economic usefulness of silver mining.

(C) He was critical of the motivations of the Spanish conquistadors.

The ability of Portuguese merchants and explorers to communicate with the local population of Canton was most likely an effect of which of the following? (A) Mandarin had replaced Cantonese as the primary spoken language in southern China. (B) Migrations and commercial contacts led to the use of printing in southern China (C) Portuguese merchants had established trading posts in southern China. (D) Portuguese had replaced Arabic and Persian as the language of trade in southern China.

(C) Portuguese merchants had established trading posts in southern China.

The existence of a sugar mill in the Mexican town in the passage indicates that the region of Mexico in which the lawsuit took place was part of which of the following? (A) The Manila galleon trade route (B) The pre-Columbian pochteca traveling-merchant network (C) The Atlantic trade system (D) The indentured-labor migration system

(C) The Atlantic trade system

The trade illustrated by the map contributed most directly to which of the following? (A) The Glorious Revolution (B) The French Revolution (C) The Haitian Revolution (D) The Cuban Revolution

(C) The Haitian Revolution

A historian could best use the passage as evidence for which of the following? (A) The Spanish authorities' preference for Spanish-born rather than American-born individuals in administrative appointments (B) The resistance encountered in the process of attempting to convert the indigenous population to Christianity (C) The creation of a new political and economic elite in the immediate aftermath of the European conquest (D) The disappearance of the Amerindian population due to the spread of infectious Eurasian diseases.

(C) The creation of a new political and economic elite in the immediate aftermath of the European conquest

Which of the following developments in the period 1450-1750 would a historian most likely cite to support Barkey's claim regarding the Ottoman Empire and its predecessors and contemporaries in the first sentence of the second paragraph? (A) The recruitment of Italian and Dutch merchants and officers into the Portuguese and Spanish navies (B) The use of Hindu officials in the Mughal imperial administration (C) The establishment of racial categories of social hierarchy under the casta system in Spanish colonies in the Americas (D) The official protection granted to Protestant communities in some European states, such as France, following religious conflicts

(C) The establishment of racial categories of social hierarchy under the casta system in Spanish colonies in the Americas

Which of the following best explains the relative volume of trade to different destinations as shown on the map? (A) The need for labor in new mining centers (B) The traditional use of enslaved soldiers by the Ottoman Empire (C) The increasing demand for labor on cash crop plantations (D) The growing desire for household servants among emerging commercial elites

(C) The increasing demand for labor on cash crop plantations

Which of the following best explains the overall population trend shown in the table? (A) Large-scale migration from the Pacific Islands to the Americas for plantation labor (B) Conflict between Pacific Island states (C) The spread of epidemic diseases as a result of contact with Westerners (D) The expansion of the Japanese empire in the Pacific

(C) The spread of epidemic diseases as a result of contact with Westerners

What similar view of Doña Marina is portrayed in both images? (A) She is portrayed as a heroine. (B) She is portrayed as a victim. (C) She is portrayed as a collaborator with the Aztec elite. (D) She is portrayed as an essential part of the negotiations.

(D) She is portrayed as an essential part of the negotiations.

All of the following pieces of evidence in the passage directly support the author's claim that the "pestilence" was "terrible" EXCEPT: (A) The Maya king died in the epidemic. (B) Fear of the disease drove Maya people to commit suicide. (C) The disease killed members of the Maya elite, including elders and priests. (D) The disease led to the arrival of Dominican friars.

(D) The disease led to the arrival of Dominican friars.

The dispute described in the court case is most directly an effect of which of the following processes in colonial American societies? (A) The economic tensions between landowning elites and landless peasants (B) The emergence of new syncretic forms of religious beliefs and rituals (C) The demographic collapse of the indigenous Amerindian population as a result of the spread of infectious disease (D) The formation of new identities as part of the restructuring of social hierarchies

(D) The formation of new identities as part of the restructuring of social hierarchies

The images above best provide evidence of which of the following consequences of colonial expansion in the period 1450 to 1750? (A) The extension of regional trading networks and the consolidation of centralized power (B) The spread of new food crops and the development of syncretic forms of religion (C) The restructuring of the family and the growth of the plantation economy (D) The transfer of wealth to new elites and the development of new gender roles

(D) The transfer of wealth to new elites and the development of new gender roles

All of the following were significant environmental effects of the trade illustrated on the map EXCEPT (A) the spread of Afro-Eurasian diseases in the Americas (B) soil depletion and erosion from intensive agriculture in the Caribbean (C) American foods becoming staple crops in Africa (D) air pollution resulting from the increased exploitation of fossil fuels

(D) air pollution resulting from the increased exploitation of fossil fuels

The main arguments of the two sources are most similar in their emphasis on the (A) importance of European-manufactured exports to Asia (B) different economic relationships that specific European states had with Asia (C) exceptional qualities of European states that enabled them to dominate the global economy (D) significance of European access to precious metals from the Americas

(D) significance of European access to precious metals from the Americas

The activities of Inez de Leyria's father as described in the passage best support which of the following conclusions about the period 1450-1750 C.E.? (A) The intensification of commercial and diplomatic activity across Eurasia was accompanied by increased missionary activity. (B) The arrival of Nestorian Christians along the Silk Roads introduced European missionaries to China. (C) Russian expansion in Asia encouraged Christian missionary activity in China. (D) The intensification of regional patterns of trade in the Indian Ocean spurred Chinese merchants to convert to Christianity.

A) The intensification of commercial and diplomatic activity across Eurasia was accompanied by increased missionary activity.

Based on the passage and your knowledge of world history, which of the following can be inferred about the economic hierarchy in San Juan Peribán? (A) Mulattoes and mestizos had no property rights and worked as tenant farmers on creole-owned plantations. (B) Creoles were predominantly employed in commerce and administration, whereas mulattoes and mestizos were predominantly employed in agriculture. (C) Mulatto and mestizo communities had some economic resources, but creoles were still economically dominant. (D) Creoles were being outcompeted economically by their mulatto and mestizo counterparts and were becoming impoverished as a result.

C) Mulatto and mestizo communities had some economic resources, but creoles were still economically dominant.

Which of the following claims that Barkey makes in the passage appears to contradict most directly her assertion in the first sentence of the first paragraph? (A) Ottoman administration played an important role in fostering tolerance in the empire. (B) Ottoman tolerance helped maintain peace and order (C) Non-Muslims were second-class citizens who endured prejudice. (D) The Ottoman Empire's policies ensured that interethnic strife did not occur.

C) Non-Muslims were second-class citizens who endured prejudice.