AP World History Final Exam

4. Which person most clearly expressed ideas that were consistent with Hobbes' political philosophy?

A. Louis XIV, who said, "L'etat, c'est moi," or "The state, it is I."

What circumstances likely emboldened Hitler to take the actions referred to above?

A. Nazi forces and regimes supporting Hitler already controlled most of Europe

3. Which is the BEST description of the effects of the Black Death on Europe?

A. One-third of the population died, creating economic and social problems for feudal kingdoms

4. Which statement below demonstrates why Chinese exploration receded after this time period?

D. China's leaders stopped voyages to focus on the threat of Northern invaders

2. The importance of filial piety as described above, most likely shows the influence of which of the following?

D. Confucianism

How did the events referred to above transform World War Two?

A. Defeat at Stalingrad turned the tide against Germany

Similar Nationalist conflicts emerged elsewhere around the world during the 19th century. Which conflict is most closely related to the theme of the passage?

A. Italian Unification

The cartoon refers to

C. Famine caused by Mao's disastrous Great Leap Forward

3. Based on this secondary source, what is the best conclusion about cultural diffusion (borrowing) into Europe after 1000 CE?

A. Europeans borrowed ideas from other civilizations and improved as a result of cultural diffusion

The photograph above is best understood in the context of

A. Industrializing powers practicing economic imperialism

3. Taken together, these two sources best support which of the following assertions about cultural diffusion in the period circa 600 - 1450 CE?

A. As commercial trade increased, diffusion of and interaction between cultures increased

4. In addition to the exchange of plants and animals as shown by the data in the map above, what was a consequence of the biological exchange?

A. Biological exchanges had an adverse effect on the indigenous population in the Americas

Which of the following best explains the motivation behind smuggling opium into China?

A. Britain's demand for tea from China

Which of the following was a direct result of the Opium Wars?

A. China's decline in the nineteenth century

3. Which of the following best explains the significance of the widespread availability of the above resource in Song China?

A. Printing technology became widespread allowing information to be disseminated easily and cheaply

3. Islam's arrival in West Africa is most directly attributed to their need for which commodity, via which global trade network?

A. Salt - via Trans-Saharan trade routes

Which of the following was NOT a reason factories like this first appeared in England?

A. Socialism first took root in England, spurring more investment in factories

Frere's view of the changing opportunities for Indian labor most directly reflects the influence of which of the following?

A. The ideals of classical liberalism as sated by Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill

2. The policies described in this excerpt are best seen as evidence of which of the following in Chinese society?

A. The influence of Legalism

2. The views expressed in the except are best seen as evidence of which of the following Mauryan society?

A. The persistence of patriarchy

1. Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the above excerpt?

A. Without the free time afforded to many people due to food storage, intellectual developments such as writing systems may have never developed

3. Based in your knowledge of world history, one long-term effect of the bubonic plague was

A. a shortage of workers led to a need for the creation of labor savings devices

Frere's speech is best understood in the context of which of the following?

C. Governments expanding and consolidating their empires using their increasing industrial power

4. What was one of the most significant impacts of the trade represent in the map above?

B. A diffusion of culture occurred between port cities in India, China, and Eastern Africa

2. The argument made by the author of the above stimulus most clearly supports which of the following traditional Chinese beliefs?

B. A strong society consists of hierarchy in family affairs and government business

3. The events described in this secondary source are best understood in the context of conflict between which of the following cultures?

B. Christian Kingdoms vs. the Islamic Caliphates

What impact did both events referred to above have on European politics?

B. Economic problems made it easier for fascists to gain power

4. The author's claim is structured upon:

B. Geographic & environmental advantage

What does Hoffman's diary reveal about the nature of the fighting at Stalingrad?

B. Intense urban warfare was taking a toll on German forces

2. The argument made by the author of the stimulus most clearly supports which of the following

B. It is of equal importance that boys and girls are educated

The developments described in the speech regarding the lifting of traditional restrictions on Indian labor contributed most directly to which of the following global processes?

B. Long-distance and overseas migrations of contractual and coerced workers

2. Taken together, the sources best support which of the following conclusions about the spread of new religions in the classical era?

B. New religions often found initial support from marginalized social groups

The song above is based on which of the following?

B. People's need for hope after decades of war and foreign domination

2. Which of the following continuities from the period 8000 BCE to 600 BCE and the period 600 BCE to 600 CE is best supported by the policies described in this excerpt?

B. The Chinese ruler continued to impose a strong centralized authority over the country

4. Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the data in the document?

B. The European population greatly benefited from crops such as potatoes that were brought to the old world as a result of the Columbian Exchange

4. The map above demonstrates what major change in global economic relationships in the 1600s?

B. The Ming Dynasty expanded China's influence Eastern Africa

1. Based on the above passage, which of the following conclusions could make about the time period from 8000 BCE through 600 BCE?

B. The ability of humans to develop complex irrigational structures was facilitated by the development of food surpluses

The views in this document are best seen as evidence of which of the following?

B. The desire by some to alter the class system

On what Marxist belief were China's communes based?

B. The government should control the economy in the public interest

3. The author's view of the relationship between a wife and husband as well as between a mother and her son are most clearly affected by

B. The resurgence of Confucianism in the Tang and Song dynasties within China

3. A historian could BEST use this source to provide evidence for which of the following cultural events between 600 CE to 1450 CE?

B. The schism between Catholics and Orthodox Christians

3. Xuanzang's interest in the people and culture of India is most likely connected to which of the following?

B. The spread and influence of Buddhism in China

1. Which of the following best describes the significance of legal codes to early civilizations?

B. They reflected and reinforced existing social political hierarchies

2. Compared to the regulations in the excerpt, Buddhist practices concerning gender roles in the period 600 BCE to 600 CE differed in that they

B. offered women and men the possibility of monastic life as an alternative to marriage

1. The image above from Mohenjo-Daro represents what impressive feature?

C. A large water reservoir that was used for cleansing and other rituals as well as an elaborate sewage system

4. Zheng He engaged in oceanic exploration for China as early as 1405, well before the Europeans, yet 1450 is frequently used to mark the beginning of this era. Which statement below best explains using the later date?

C. China abandoned exploration early, limiting Chinese impact on a global scale

3. The economic activities referenced in the source most directly contributed to which of the following in Eurasia during this time period?

C. Diffusion of cultural, literary, and artistic traditions along trade routes

3. Based on the Source 2 chart and your knowledge of world history, which of the following best describes the effect of the bubonic plague?

C. New technologies in agriculture eventually helped Europe and the rest of the world to a slow but eventual population recovery

The leader who most directly wrestled with the issue raised in the last sentence of the passage was

C. Otto von Bismarck

What system did China's agricultural communes replace?

C. Poor peasants working for wealthy Chinese landlords

Which of the following best explains Frere's characterization of the time of his speech as the "Railway Period" in British India?

C. Railways opened up access to interior markers and resources for British commercial interests

3. A historian would most likely use the image in Source 1 as support for which of the following assertions?

C. Spiritual healing sometimes referred to as the "shamanistic complex" was used in an unsuccessful attempt to cure Black Plague victims

3. The "progress of the Black Death" shown on this map could be used as evidence to support which of the following claims?

C. Starting in East Asia, the Black Death spread via the silk routes to the west

The tone of this document best reflects which of the following developments?

C. The Industrial Revolution

What 1929 event precipitated the events shown in the map above?

C. The Wall Street stock market crash

2. Which of the following conclusions about the period 600 BCE to 600 CE is most directly supported by the passage?

C. The codification of religious traditions reinforced existing social norms

3. The presence of Marco Polo in East Asia was most directly the result of which of the following?

C. The integration of Eurasia and increased trade and travel as a result of Mongol conquest

2. Which of the following changes to Mauryan religious policy occurred under Chandragupta's grandson, Emperor Ashoka?

C. The promotion of Buddhist teaching through edicts by the ruler

To what postwar phenomenon did the circumstances depicted above give rise?

C. Widespread disillusionment with war and Western society

How did change from cottage industries to factory production impact the role women played in working class factories?

C. Working class women were more likely to work outside the home, taking jobs in the new factories at a fraction of the pay men received

4. Locke's political philosophy is best demonstrated in a modern government in which citizens

C. can keep or replace elected representative in regular elections

3. The urgency to pray illustrated in the passage is related to Muslims adherence to:

C. the Five Pillars of Islam

Which conflict is most closely related to the theme of the passage?

C. the French Revolution

2. Which of the following comparative statements about empires in the period 600 BCE to 600 CE is best supported by the document above?

D. Emperors cared for common people and reinforced their care through the creation of laws

3. What practice developed during the Song dynasty corroborates the status of women reflected in the passage?

D. Footbinding

1. What characteristics of the Harappan society makes it unique among the other early civilizations?

D. Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro had an early system of writing that has yet to be deciphered

1. The information in the above passage contributed most directly to which of the following developments in the period from 8000 BCE to 600 BCE?

D. Intellectual advancements such as the development of writing systems

To what historic event does the cartoon refer?

D. Operation Barbarossa, in which Hitler broke his treaty with Stalin & invaded Russia

1. The relationship between Hammurabi and Shamash as depicted in the image best illustrates which of the following features of ancient civilizations?

D. Rulers claimed that their authority derived directly from divine power

What new economic and political movement was spurred by workers' opposition to poor conditions in factories like the one above?

D. Socialism

4. The tactics employed by the Spanish in the New World paralleled the empire building process by:

D. The Ottoman Empire

1. In addition to commissioning the creation of objects such as the one shown in the image, rulers of early civilizations most commonly used which of the following activities to demonstrate their religious activity?

D. The construction of monumental architecture

3. This map is best understood in the context of which of the following period 3 key concepts?

D. The diffusion of crops and epidemic diseases caused by the expansion of trade routes

The photo and poem above are evidence of

D. The disheartening effect of World War I combat on soldiers

3. Benjamin of Tudela's description of Constantinople is best understood in the contest of which of the following historical developments of the period between 600 CE to 1450 CE?

D. The growth in cross-cultural exchanges resulting from the intensification of trade networks

4. Which person most clearly expressed ideas that were consistent with Locke's political philosophy?

D. Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence

3. From the point of view of this secondary source, the Crusades should be viewed as

D. a mutually beneficial cultural diffusion of knowledge and trade between cultures

2. The claims made by the second source can best be understood in the context of which of the following?

The dominance of Hindu beliefs of India during this time