APWH Mock Exam Questions
45.Which of the following accurately describes the function of the mit'a system in the Incan Empire?
C. To compel Inca subjects to work on various state projects for a fixed term each year
29.One important similarity between the American Revolution and the French Revolution is that the both
A. Challenged monarchial governments
69.The economic development Stalin describes above was achieved primarily through which of the following?
A. Government control of the national economy
52.Members of which of the following groups led opposition to industrialization in both Qing China and the Ottoman Empire?
A. Government officials
31.Which of the following best supports the contention that the First World War was the first total war?
A. Governments mobilized large segments of their populations and economies and targeted their opponents' military and economic capabilities
6.Which of the following was the primary method used in both Qin China and Mauryan India to maintain control of their empires?
A. Implemation of a centralized bureaucracy
20.The transfer of which of the following as part of the Colombian Exchange had the greatest effect on human migration patterns before 1800?
A. Sugarcane
49.What most likely caused the famine described above?
A. The Little Ice Age
7.Which of the following was the most important factor in the spread of the bubonic plague in Eurasia?
A. The Mongol expansion from central Asia to China, eastern Europe, and the Middle East
17.Which of the following was a major motivation for European maritime expansion starting in the 15th century?
A. The desire to trade directly with Africans and Asians
33.Which of the following contributed most to the development of the process that Friedman labels Globalization 3.0?
A. The invention of the Internet and the increased availability of personal computers
55.Which of the following best supports the argument that colonialism was responsible for the lack of economic development in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East in the late 20th century?
A. The tendency of former colonies to export raw materials
44.Which of the following would best support the assertion that hierarchies based on racial classification emerged after 1500 CE to maintain the authority of new elite groups in the Americas?
A. The use of terms such as mestizo, mulatto, and creole
59.Which is most likely the reason that rulers during the 17th century built elaborate palaces, such as the one at Versailles, France, shown above?
A. To demonstrate their wealth and power
13.The inscription above most likely had which of the following purposes?
A. To record the loss of Turkish social and political traditions
2.The first region of the world for which there is evidence of permanent agricultural villages is
A.The eastern Mediterranean
62.All of the following resulted from the French and Russian Revolutions except
B. A socialist economic system
40.Which of the following was a major change in global patterns of religious beliefs and practices in the period 1450-1750 CE?
B. Adherents of monotheistic religions such as Christianity and Islam increased both in number and in geographic scope as a result of conquest, trade and missionary activities
36.Which of the following best illustrates argument described in the passage above?
B. Ameridians were killed in large numbers by diseases such as smallpox and measles
24.In the passage above, Lin Zexu is asking that the British do which of the following?
B. Ban the sale of Opium by British merchants in China
14.Some historians argue that the development of Islamic beliefs and practices in the 7th century reflected the influence of which of the following religions?
B. Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism
64.In developed countries during the 2nd half of the 20th century, more effective methods of contraception contributed to which of the following?
B. Greater control by women over their own fetility
27.The sentiments expressed in the quotation above are most supportive of which of the following concepts?
B. Imperialism
3.Which of the following was a major long-term effect of the Roman Empire's construction of an extensive network of roads?
B. Integration of conquered peoples and suppression of resistance to Roman rule
19.Which of the following encourages the development of newcities such as Cahokia along the Mississippi River , Swahili city-states on the East African coast, and Venice on the Mediterranean, and Hangzhou on China's coast during the period 600 CE to 1450 CE?
B. Intensification of regional trade
70.Which of the following examples best represents the philosophy of liberation theology as expressed by Gutierrez in the passage above?
B. Latin American religious clergy fought for economic and social justice
8.The early spread of Islam outside of the Arabian Peninsula was caused primarily by
B. Military conquest
41.Which of the following statements is accurate about Mesoamerican culture during the period from 400 BCE to 800 CE?
B. Monumental structures were built for rituals
50.Commander Cotton's reaction to the events in Jamaica, in the notice above, might best be understood in the context of which of the following?
B. Mounting resistance to slavery in the Americas, reflected in challenges to imperial authority
16.Which could most reasonably be concluded from the sermon above?
B. Rulers often used religious ideas and institutions to justify their rule
18.Which of the following accurately describes a significant difference between the Ottoman and Mughal Empires in the early 17th century?
B. The Ottomans ruled over people who were predominantly Muslim, while the Mughals did not
68.Which of the following best supports this argument (of the paragraph above)?
B. The creation of a legal framework for privatization of previously state-owned enterprises in China
42.The excerpt above best represents which aspect of Hinduism?
B. The cyclical nature of death and rebirth
37.Which of the following resulted from the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire following the death of Genghis Khan?
B. The development of khanates in Central Asia
46.Which of the following was a major factor in the centralization of the Han dynasty in China?
B. The reliance on a merit-based bureaucracy
60.Which of the following offers the best interpretation of the passage above?
B. The use of sports to project national and social aspirations
35.The Roman sculpture above, depicting the sacking of Jerusalem by a Roman army in 70 CE, was most likely intended for which of the following purposes?
B. To convey the power of the Roman Empire
56.Which of the following was an important continuity from the Ming dynasty to the Qing dynasty in the 17th century?
C. The use of the examination system and other Confucian bureaucratic practices
38.Contact between different societies often leads to an interchange of ideas, cultural forms, and knowledge, but the degree of reciprocity varies considerably. Which of the following was probably the most one-way flow?
C. The interactions between Tang China and Japan
58.Which of the following societies engaged in extensive maritime trade well beyond their borders in the 15th century?
C. Chinese in the Indian Ocean
26.Which of the following was a major reason for the decline in India's share of the global manufacture of cotton textiles by the end of the 19th century?
C. Competition from industrially produced British textiles
61.The passage above best reflects which of the following?
C. Development of Nationalism
22.Which of the following facilitated the creation of European empires in Africa during the late 19th century?
C. Europeans' use of both warfare and diplomacy
4.The lines on the map above illustrate which of the following?
C. Extent of trade routes
1.Fossil, linguistic, and genetic (DNA) evidence support which of the following hypotheses about early human migrations?
C. Homo erectus and Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa.
43.Which of the following was the main reason that Buddhist thought had important social implications for South Asia?
C. It challenged hierarchies based on caste
66.In the Japanese print above of the war between China and Japa (1894-1895), the artist suggests that the
C. Japanese showed their mastery of Western technology, dress, and military bearing
53.Which of the following distinguished the Meiji period from earlier periods in Japanese history?
C. Reform and Industrialization
48.The Han and Roman exchanged goods via
C. Silk Roads
34.Which of the following was a new type of settlement that resulted most directly from the domestication of plants and animals in the Neolithic period?
C. Small villages surrounded by agricultural fields
47.In the period 1450 to 1750, the intensification of connections between the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere had which of the following effects on religious practices?
C. Syncretic forms of religion such as Vodun developed
32.Which of the following was a significant long-term cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union during the 20th century?
C. The cost of the arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States
9.Which of the following was a major cause for the growth of cities throughout Afro-Eurasia from 800 CE to 1350 CE?
C. The rise of interregional commerce
30.In China between 1958 and 1962, Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward, an effort to make China an industrial power through mass collectivization of agriculture, is best understood as an example of
D. A communist government exerting control over the national economy
11.In the period 600 CE to 1450 CE, states in Japan, Korea and Vietnam had which of the following in common?
D. All were culturally influenced by China
15.Which of the following developments best explains why many historians argue that the Song dynasty period (960-1279 CE) was pivotal in the development of China as an economic world power?
D. China's population doubled and Chinese urban centers experienced massive growths during the Song period
65.Which of the following was a principal cause of the Cold War?
D. Conflicting capitalist and communist ideologies
21.The photograph above of a 16th century Mughal mosgue in India built by Akbar is an example of which of the following
D. Cultural Syncretism
67.The global economic downturn of the 1930s had which of the following effects on nations in Europe and North America?
D. Governments took a more active role in directing and regulating their economies to stimulate growth
12.Angkor Wat in Southeast Asia built circa 1100 CE, shown above, reflects which of the following world historical processes?
D. Increased cross-cultural interactions in the Indian Ocean
23.All of the following contributed to the rise of industrialization in western Europe and North America during the 19th century except
D. Increased rights for laborers
63.Which of the following factors contributed most significantly to the contraction of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century?
D. Independence movements inspired by ethnic nationalism
25.Which of the following was a major unintended effect of the publication fo Charles Darwin's 1859 work "On the Origin of Species"?
D. It became the basis of various theories asserting that Europeans were naturally superior to other peoples.
54.Which of the following pairings was most responsible for these changes (described the paragraph above)?
D. Slave labor and sugar
51.The excerpt above emphasizes which of the following solutions to the exploitation of industrial laborers?
D. Sufficient wages for factory workers to live full, comfortable lives
39.The excerpt above exemplifies the continued influence on 18th century Japan of which of the following?
D. The Confucian emphasis of filial submission
28.Which of the following best supports the view of some wordl historians that the 18th century marked a major turning point in world history?
D. The beginning of the Industrial Revolution in England
10. The passage above best illustrates which of the following?
D. The effects of interregional contact on the development of European culture and technology
5.Which of the following constitutes a significant continuity in Afro-Eurasian history from 600 BCE to 600 CE?
D. The subordinate social position of women in sedentary agrarian cultures
57.Which of the following factors contributed most to the Manchu expansion in Asia during the 17th and 18th centuries?
D. The use of cannons and gunpowder