AP World History
Which of the following best illustrates the argument described in the passage above?
Amerindians were killed in large numbers by diseases such as smallpox and measles.
Which of the following best describes Alfred Crosby's argument in the passage above?
Amerindians' long isolation from the rest of the world had placed them at a biological disadvantage.
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 sermon delivered by Vieira is best seen as evidence for which of the following?
The mixing of African and European cultures in the Americas
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 implicit claim made by the image about a connection between religious devotion and maritime exploration best demonstrates which of the following in the period circa 1450-1750?
Increasing global connections expanded the reach of existing religions.
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
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?
Portuguese merchants had established trading posts in southern China.
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 map above illustrates which of the following?
Predominant areas of origin and destinations of African slaves in the fifteenth through nineteenth centuries
The Portuguese presence in southern China as described in the passage was most directly enabled by which of the following?
Technological developments in cartography and navigation
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
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
The historical trend represented by the table is most similar to which of the following?
The impact of the Columbian Exchange on American populations in the sixteenth century
The creation of this particular image of the Aztec capital was part of which of the following processes occurring at the time?
The absorption of the Aztec Empire into the Spanish colonial system
Muslim maritime activities in the Indian Ocean would be most disrupted by which of the following sixteenth-century developments?
The arrival of Portuguese and other Europeans
The two passages differ most strongly with respect to which of the following?
The authors' attitudes toward European expansion
Which of the following is best concluded about slavery in British North America from the graph above and knowledge of the period?
The increase in the number of slaves reflected a probable increase in the demand for plantation laborers.
Over the next century, the Portuguese activities referenced in the two passages resulted in which of the following changes in the region?
The creation of a Portuguese trading-post empire
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
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
Navarro's economic observations expressed in the passage above are best understood in the context of which of the following?
The influx of silver from the Americas into the Spanish economy
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.?
The intensification of commercial and diplomatic activity across Eurasia was accompanied by increased missionary activity.
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.
Vieira's assertion that Solomon and the Queen of Sheba had a son diverges from the traditional Hebrew account. Which of the following best explains Vieira's choice to tell this version of the story?
Vieira wished to tailor his sermon to appeal to Brazil's ethnically and racially diverse population.
The Portuguese activities referenced in the two passages were most enabled by a combination of improved maritime technology and
acquisition of the knowledge of monsoon wind patterns
The trend shown on the graph above is best explained by
increased production of cash crops like sugar
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