ap world history midterm review 1

A historian interpreting the views expressed in the passage would likely explain that those views were most strongly influenced by Protestant desires to

reform Christian society by adhering more closely to Biblical teachings

The purpose of Ibn Battuta's account was most likely to

inform his audience about the cultural, political, and economic characteristics of the places he visited

A historian interpreting the passage would most likely explain that the audience of the sermon is an illustration of the fact that

political support from the German nobility aided in the development of the early Protestant community

All of the following pieces of evidence in the passage directly support the author's claim that the "pestilence" was "terrible" EXCEPT:

The disease led to the arrival of Dominican friars.

Which of the following best explains why, in the mid fourteenth century, events of the type depicted in the image were more common in urban areas of Afro-Eurasia than in rural or mountainous regions?

The disease principally spread along trade routes, and most commerce occurred in urban areas.

The activity depicted in Image 2 best illustrates which of the following characteristics of China's economy before 1450 ?

The reliance on systems of peasant labor

The maritime trade connections involving East Africa shown on Map 1 provided a setting for which of the following developments?

The spread of Islam

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 expansion of trade routes along the coast of Africa as shown on Map 2 was most directly facilitated by which of the following?

Improved ship designs and navigational technologies

Which of the following pieces of evidence does the author use to support his argument about the pride of Inca rulers in the second paragraph?

Inca rulers typically tried to construct bigger and broader highways than their predecessors if they wanted to undertake conquests.

Voyages such as those referred to in the third paragraph were most directly facilitated by which of the following?

Merchants' understanding of the patterns of the monsoon winds

The breakup of the Mongol Empire into separate khanates during the mid-thirteenth century was most connected to which of the following developments?

Mongol traditions emphasized tribal and personal loyalties and made it difficult to establish long-lasting centralized dynastic rule, which led to civil war.

Which of the following most likely explains why the scroll was copied for a new audience in the 1350s?

Mongols adopted and spread technological innovations from regions within their empire.

Based on Ibn Battuta's description of the sultan of Sumatra in the first paragraph, his point of view could most likely be characterized as that of a

Sunni Muslim jurist who believes that a Muslim ruler should patronize the religious elite and seek to expand Islam

Image 1 best illustrates which of the following features of the Chinese economy in the period 1200 to 1450 ?

Technological innovations increased agricultural yields.

Which of the following best describes an effect of the establishment of the Mongol Empire upon Silk Road long distance trade?

The Silk Road trade increased because the Mongol conquests helped connect more regions of Eurasia economically and commercially.

Which of the following pieces of evidence does the author use to support his claim that the arrival of the Spanish "destroyed our people"?

The Spanish conquered all Maya towns.

Which of the following best describes how the table illustrates the effect of the spread of the bubonic plague on the total amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops in Europe and the Middle East between 1300 and 1400 ?

The total amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops declined substantially in Europe and slightly in the Middle East.

The third paragraph most directly illustrates the ways in which rulers in the Indian Ocean in the period before 1450

used expanding trade networks to facilitate state development

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.

Which of the following was the most important long-term effect of the European acquisition of the wealth and resources of the Americas, as alluded to in the passage?

A lasting shift in the balance of trade between Europe and Asia

The passage best supports which of the following statements?

A small number of women were able to acquire wealth and property on their own.

In which of the following regions between 1450 and 1750 was Christian missionary activity met with the LEAST amount of resistance by non-European states?

Americas

Which of the following best explains why the painting was seen as a challenge to social conventions when it was painted?

Caribbean society was built on racial hierarchies that generally reserved elite status for people of European ancestry.

Which of the following historical continuities is best reflected in the image?

Chinese art continued to emphasize traditional subjects and styles.

The author's portrayal of the activities shown in Image 2 was most directly informed by

Christian religious ideals

The passage best illustrates which of the following features of colonial Latin American history?

Christian religious practices were shared by many social groups.

Which of the following best describes a claim made in the first paragraph?

Hindu rulers had constructed irrigation works to control the Kaveri River.

A likely purpose for including the religious figure in the plaque was to show that

Portuguese naval activities in the Indian Ocean region were favored by divine forces

The use of objects such as the one shown in the image best illustrates which of the following historical processes from 1450 to 1750 ?

Some Asian states sought to limit foreign encroachment in their internal affairs.

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 sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

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

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?

The Maya were converted to Christianity.

The expansion of the Mongol Empire most directly led to which of the following political developments in Afro-Eurasia?

The collapse of previously existing states, such as the Song dynasty of China

The production of the plaque in Goa is best understood in the immediate context of which of the following?

The development of trading-post empires

Which of the following most strongly contributed to the shift of power from nomadic empires to settled states that Darwin identifies in the second paragraph?

The development and spread of gunpowder weapons across Eurasia

Which of the following contributed most directly to an increase in trade along the routes on the map?

The expansion of empires such as Mali in West Africa

The object shown in the image is best understood in the context of which of the following developments between 1450 and 1750 ?

The influence of European merchants and missionaries along Asian maritime trade routes

The first paragraph most directly illustrates how increasing regional interactions led to which of the following developments in the Indian Ocean in the period 1200-1450?

The introduction of new cultural traditions

Which of the following is a claim made by the petitioner in the third paragraph?

The king has the support of the gods in his efforts to drive Muslims out of Madurai.

Which of the following best describes a way in which the table illustrates how an emphasis on wheat cultivation in Europe affected the total amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops there compared with the rice-producing regions of China and India between 1200 and 1300 ?

The total amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops increased considerably in Europe and declined in China and India.

All of the following developments in Song dynasty China were important factors in the accumulation of wealth outlined in the first paragraph EXCEPT

increased Chinese involvement in the Indian Ocean trade

The sentiments expressed in the passage most directly indicate

resistance to European colonial expansion and control

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

Which of the following led most directly to the development of the trading network on the map?

Innovations in transportation and commercial technologies such as caravanserai

The spread of which of the following religious traditions was most directly facilitated by trade along the routes shown on the map?

Islam

All of the following statements about nomadic empires in the period 1200-1700 are factually accurate. Which statement most likely explains why Tamerlane's empire rapidly declined in the late fifteenth century?

Nomadic empires typically contained numerous tribes and confederations that were difficult to control.

A historian would most likely cite which of the following claims made in the second paragraph to demonstrate that Hindu teachings influenced the development of South Asian societies?

The absence of dharma has caused nobleness and character to disappear.

Which of the following developments in the late fifteenth century could best be used as evidence to support Darwin's argument in the second paragraph regarding a change in patterns of long-distance trade?

The discovery of maritime routes that linked Europe and Asia through the Indian Ocean

Which of the following most directly led to the arrival of substantial numbers of Africans in the Americas at the time of the painting?

The expansion of the plantation system for growing sugarcane and other crops

The sentiments expressed by Wila Uma in the passage most clearly illustrate which of the following aspects of the Inca state?

The importance of the Inca ruler to the empire

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 attitude toward religious practice expressed in Source 2 was most directly apparent in which of the following Spanish policies in the Americas in the period circa 1500-1750 ?

The state sponsorship of Jesuit missions to native populations

Which of the following statements from the second paragraph most directly supports the claim that the examination system strengthened the Chinese states?

The statement that "when an old dynasty was replaced by a new, the latter usually undertook an early revival of the examination system practically unchanged"

Which of the following best describes the author's claim about the Chinese examination system in the second paragraph?

The system provided limited but important opportunities for social advancement in Chinese society.

Which of the following best describes a way in which the table illustrates how the spread of rice cultivation contributed to changing the total amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops in China, India, and the Middle East between 1200 and 1300?

The total amount of land devoted to the production of agricultural crops declined in all three regions.

Which of the following pieces of evidence most strongly supports the author's arguments about the quality of the highways described in the passage?

They were very broad, and some extended across the entire kingdom.

Which of the following best explains the continuity in the trade routes between East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and India as shown on the maps?

Trade along the routes relied on sailors' knowledge of the monsoon winds.

The material used to create the plaque best reflects which of the following historical situations in the Indian Ocean region in the period 1450-1750?

Trade networks continued to flourish and gave Europeans direct access to precious luxury goods.

The two passages best illustrate which of the following continuities in world history?

While some states were willing to tolerate diversity within their territories, others suppressed diversity.

The mortality depicted in the image most directly contributed to which of the following changes in Europe in the late fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

a decline in serfdom

The burial depicted in the image most likely resulted from the spread of which of the following?

bubonic plague

The commercial practices shown in the images emerged in order to

facilitate a growing trade in luxury goods by providing greater access to credit and currency.

The policy toward minority religious groups described in Source 1 is most consistent with the policy toward minority religious groups in Islamic states in the period before 1450 because it

granted limited personal freedom and protection

A historian could best explain the arguments made in the passage regarding the pope and the clergy in the context of Protestant claims that the Catholic Church

had become corrupted by power

Image 1 could best be used as evidence of the ways in which

imperial states attempted to expand commercial activity.

The trade networks described by the two sources were most strongly influenced by

increased European demand for luxury goods

The main arguments of the two sources are most similar in their emphasis on the

significance of European access to precious metals from the Americas

The image can best be used as a source of information about the

social prestige of established educated elites in Chinese society under Mongol rule

The two interpretations of economic history of the early modern period differ most strongly concerning

the relative importance of Europe in the global economy