AP WORLD HISTORY [Semester 1]

The route of Marco Polo to China, as seen on the map, most closely matches which of the following?

The Silk Road

Which of the following is a similarity of all major trade routes in Eurasia during the era of 1200 to 1450?

The reliance on technological innovations

The absolute authority of European kings like Louis XIV would be most challenged by which of the following developments

The philosophers of the Enlightenment

In the second paragraph, which of the following explains why the Ottoman governor occupied the Hagia Sophia

As it is the religious center of Constantinople, occupying and converting it into a mosque would help to legitimize his rule

The excerpt above most directly reflects which of the following statements concerning Emperor Ashoka?

Ashoka's use of Buddhist principals to direct and rule over the empire

Dara Shikoh's intellectual collaborations as described in the passage are most consistent with which of the following policies of imperial states such as the Mughal Empire in the period 1450 to 1750 C.E.?

Attempting to build support for imperial rule by accommodating religious and ethnic diversity - Hindus and Muslims

The recruitment depicted in the image is best understood in the context of which of the following developments in the period 1450-1750 ?

Attempts by imperial states to centralize their authority

Which innovation encouraged interregional trade explains Ibn Battuta's ability to travel West Africa from 1200 to 1450?

Caravans - camel saddles

As indicated on the map and due to the rise of plantation economies specializing in labor intensive cash crops, what form of coerced labor was most used in the Americas?

Chattel Slavery

The image can be used as evidence for which of the following 1200 - 1450

China's continued tradition of scientific and technological innovations

Marco Polo's reference in the first paragraph to the people of Java being "worshippers of idols" likely refers to the influence of which historical development from 1200 to 1450?

Chinese and Indian merchant communities in southeast Asia - Hinduism and Buddhism included statues and images as part of prayer

Which of the following Chinese cultural traditions had the largest impact on neighboring regions in East Asia from 1200 to 1450?

Confucianism

During the Post-classical period, gender relations in China and the societies of Sub-Saharan Africa were

Different because some cities in Sub-Saharan Africa were matrilineal, and they were not as restricted as woman in China

This sculpture was most likely a response to which historical development?

The Protestant Reformation

The passage above best illustrates which historical development in the period from 1450 to 1750?

Empires began to rely on gunpowder weapons to expand their influence - made the construction and destruction of the land easier and cheaper allowing the construction of canals, roads, and railways

Which coercive labor system most directly led to to the belief system described in the passage?

Encomienda

The passage could best be used to explain which of the following developments in the Americas in the period 1500 - 1750?

Enslaved peoples and their descendants used violent means to escape oppression and maintain their freedom

The whole map above can best be used as evidence of which development 1200 to 1450?

Europe was largely an agricultural society dependent on free and coerced labor - Feudalism: loyalty and military service is exchanged for protection and benefit [government structure] - Serfdom: bottom of the feudal structure

The creation of the new trade route visible on the map in yellow resulted most directly from what new development from 1450 to 1750?

Improved understanding of regional wind and current patterns

Wollstonecraft's argument would later be realized by what 20th century development?

In much of the world, access to education as well as participation in new political and professional roles became more inclusive in terms of race, gender, and religion

From the passage, what can be determined about the political situation of Java when Marco Polo visited?

It was an independent kingdom due to its distance from large empires

Which statement best describes the effects of the Mongol invasions on large cities such as Baghdad?

Large cities lost importance as trading centers as the Mongols provided safe and secure passages for long-distance traders..

What affected the tree described by Ibn Battuta have on the kingdom of Mali?

Mali became a rich and powerful kingdom because it was the center of trade - controlled and taxed important trade routes across the Sahara Desert to Europe and the Middle East

Which of the following was a social consequence of the black plague from 1200 to 1450?

Peasant rebellions as labor shortages led to demand for higher wages and in the end to Europe serfdom in Western Europe

Wollstonecraft's use of phrase "natural cunning" in the first paragraph was most likely connected to which development of the Enlightenment?

Philosophers developed new political ideas about individual, natural rights, and the social contract

Territories like the one pictures on the map were the result of which historical development from 1200 to 1450?

Political decentralization following the collapse of the Roman Empire

Which of the following best explains why the Ghana Empire developed in the 9th century?

Population increases and the need to manage agricultural surplus

What could most reasonably be concluded from the sermon above?

Rulers often used religious ideas and institutions to justify their rule

Which of the following explain the Mexica / Aztec use of tribute lists

Rulers used tribute collection to generate the revenue needed to expand state power

The inclusion of the image in the manuscript best illustrates which of the following features of the period 1450-1750?

Rulers using art to legitimize their rule

The passages above could best be used as evidence of which of the following historical developments from 1200 to 1450

Scholarly and cultural transfers in Muslim and Christian Spain - Muslims, Christians, and Jews co-existed for over centuries in the Al-Andalus states (Spain / Portugal under Muslim Arab political domination)

The image of Qing Dynasty emperor Kangxi legitimized his rule to his subjects in which of the following ways?

Showing the emperor surrounded by books would appeal to his Confucian subjects who might otherwise see him as a foreign monarch - Ming Dynasty: Confucius scholars also "rebelled" against the Ming Dynasty as they believed that their rule did not follow Confucius values

English nobles resisted peasant demands such as those described in the passage because agricultural labor in many parts of the 1300s had become scarce as a result of which of the following developments?

Significant increase in mortality due to the spread of epidemic diseases

The image above supports which development from 1450 to 1750

Slave Resistance challenged existing authorities in the Americas

What continuity from 1450 to 1750 is evident in this passage?

Slave resistance challenged existing authorities in the Americas

Connections between Mali and North Africa through trans-Saharan trade routes led to what cultural development between 1200 to 1450?

Sufis and Islamic scholars traveled to Mali converting the elites to Islam and creating a center of scholarship at Timbuktu

Based on the passage, which of the following most strongly influenced Dara Shikoh's religious views?

Sufism

The passage above best demonstrates which of the following developments from 1450 to 1750?

Syncretic beliefs systems and practices due to increased interactions between the newly connected hemispheres

The passage supports which of the following developments from 1750 to 1900?

The American Revolution became a model and inspiration for a number of revolutions that followed - French Revolution - Haitian Revolution

Which of the following claims made in the second paragraph would a historian likely cite to demonstrate how European expansion created a truly global economy in the 1500s and 1600s?

The Chinese emperor could build a palace from all the silver that arrives from Peru

in the treatment of their subjects, the Qing Dynasty practice which of the following policies in the period 1450 to 1750?

The Han Chinese subjects faced prohibitions against moving into Manchuria and limits on their ability to serve high ranking positions in government - maintained their cultural integrity by banning marriage between Manchus and Chinese

The sculpture of Louis XIV best exemplifies which of the following historical developments from 1450 to 1750?

The King's use of religion and art to legitimize his rule

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?

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

The Ottoman Empire's recruitment of soldiers and bureaucrats through the system depicted in the image is most similar to which broader method that rulers used to strengthen their empires in the period 1450 - 1750?

The collection of tribute

The passage above most clearly illustrates which of the following from 1200 to 1450?

The effects of intellectual innovation in Dar al-Islam

The passage best above illustrates which of the following?

The effects of interregional contact on the development of European culture and technology

The four lions depicted on the pillars represent the spread of Buddhism, which most directly resulted from?

The establishment of educational institutions, monasteries, and promoting the faith

Which element of the image above would have the greatest impact on Afro-Eurasia due to increased cross-cultural interactions in the period 1200 - 1450?

The explosives carried on the ship - Gunpowder spread across Eurasia, reaching Europe

The dispute described in the court case is most directly an effect of which of the following processes in colonial American societies?

The formation of new identities as part of the restructuring of social hierarchies

Which of the following best explains a development in the trans-Saharan trade networks in the period 1200 - 1450?

The geographic range of the networks increased because of improved commercial practices

Marco Polo's focus when describing Java is evidence of which of the following developments from C. 1200 to C. 1450?

The growing desire for luxury goods across Afro Eurasia as trading intensified.

Which of the following best explains Qing Dynasty's declining power in the period from 1750 to 1900?

The growing industrial and commercial power of the west

The position and size of the church in the map above is evidence of which of the following developments from 1200 to 1450?

The importance of Christianity in shaping European society

Which of the following best explains the relative volume of trade to different destinations as shown on the map?

The increasing demand for labor on cash crop plantations

The actions of the Maroons that forced British colonial authorities to conclude a treaty with them are best explained as evidence of reactions against which of the following global trends in the period 1450-1750 ?

The increasing expansion and centralization of state power

The passage above clearly illustrates which of the following historical developments from 1200 to 1450?

The increasing number of travelers within Afro-Eurasia who wrote about their travels as trade intensified

The process described by McNeil in the passage is an example of which of the following trend in the period?

The intensification of agricultural labor and productivity

Which of the statements concerning trading cities, such as Hangzhou and Chandg'an is most accurate

The invention of "flying cash" made trade easier by enabling Chinese merchants to use paper money instead of cumbersome copper coins

Women in Sub-Saharan Africa, were less directly impacted by the arrival of Islam due to which of the following?

The matrilineal nature of family structure

The author's claim that the Spanish inhabitants of Manila act as agents for the inhabitants of Mexico can best be described as a reference to which of the following?

The mercantilist trade regulations enforced by Spanish colonial authorities

The conflict described in the passage is most similar to which of the following developments in 1450 to 1750?

The rivalry between Protestants and Catholics in Europe

What role did the Arabs and Mongols play in the spread of "southernization"

They both spread valuable technologies through contact

Which of the following best explains an effect of Spanish voyages across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in Europe in the late 1400s and 1500s?

They greatly increased interest in transoceanic travel and trade in other European countries

Which of the following best explains a similarity between the earliest English and French voyages across the North Atlantic in the late 1400s and 1500s?

They were often launched in hopes of finding alternative sailing routes to Asia

As the Ottomans moved further into Eastern Europe expanding their empire, how did they gain legitimacy in the eyes of their new subjects in the Balkans

They were religiously tolerant allowing Christian communities to practice their faith as long as they submitted to Ottoman power

The introduction by the griot is intended to serve which of the following purposes?

To establish the griot's authority by connecting him to the past

A historian would most likely use the first paragraph of this passage as evidence of which of the following?

Use religious ideas to highlight their political legitimacy of their enemies

Inca and Aztec societies were similar in that both

acquired empires. by means of military conquest

The quotation above comes from a 1526 letter to a European monarch from a king located

on the western coast of Africa

Article 4 of the treaty is best explained as evidence of how states in the period 1450-1750 sought to

suppress resistance to their rule by co-opting local groups

Large and ornate mosques were built in areas conquered by the Islamic caliphate as a way to

symbolize the spiritual power and majesty of Islam as it spread and syncretized

Ibn Battuta traveled widely across the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa in the fourteenth century. His travels serve as evidence for the

unifying influence of Islam