AP World Fall Final Review

By 1200 C.E. Improved agricultural technology had spread throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa primarily through the
(A) development of oxen immune to diseases carried by the tsetse fly (B) discovery of gold that provided a means of exchange among groups
(C) expansion of the Sahara Desert, which forced Berber peoples to move south
(D) migration of Bantu-speaking peoples with their knowledge of ironworking
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By 1200 C.E. Improved agricultural technology had spread throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa primarily through the
(A) development of oxen immune to diseases carried by the tsetse fly (B) discovery of gold that provided a means of exchange among groups
(C) expansion of the Sahara Desert, which forced Berber peoples to move south
(D) migration of Bantu-speaking peoples with their knowledge of ironworking
(D) migration of Bantu-speaking peoples with their knowledge of ironworking
The spread of Bantu-speaking peoples over southern Africa can be best explained by their
(A) conversion to Islam
(B) superior naval technology
(C) use of cavalry
(D) centralized political systems
(E) knowledge of agriculture
(E) knowledge of agriculture
The founder of Buddhism developed a religion centered on
(A) belief in heaven
(B) regulation of social interactions
(C) support of the caste system
(D) elimination of desire and suffering
(E) monotheism
(D) elimination of desire and suffering
TYPICAL SAILING ROUTES AND SCHEDULES OF OMANI MERCHANTS TRAVELING TO EAST AFRICA AND CHINA FROM MUSCAT, CIRCA 1400 C.E.
Based on the maps and your knowledge of world history, which of the following best describes the effect of the spread of Islam on Indian Ocean trade?
(A) It led to the expansion and intensification of commerce along already existing trade routes.
(B) It led to the disappearance of previously established trade networks.
(C) It led to an expansion of land-based caravan trade but also to a decline of maritime trade.
(D) It led to the first creation of trade links between previously isolated world regions.
(A) It led to the expansion and intensification of commerce along already existing trade routes.
Image: TYPICAL SAILING ROUTES AND SCHEDULES OF OMANI MERCHANTS TRAVELING TO EAST AFRICA AND CHINA FROM MUSCAT, CIRCA 1400 C.E. Based on the maps and your knowledge of world history, which of the following best describes the effect of the spread of Islam on Indian Ocean trade? (A) It led to the expansion and intensification of commerce along already existing trade routes. (B) It led to the disappearance of previously established trade networks. (C) It led to an expansion of land-based caravan trade but also to a decline of maritime trade. (D) It led to the first creation of trade links between previously isolated world regions.
In the period 1000 to 1450, which of the following developments partially resulted from knowledge of Greek science and technology?
(A) Japanese temple design in Kyoto
(B) Christian theology in the Roman Empire
(C) Islamic medical books in Baghdad
(D) Mongol military tactics in Central Asia
(E) Inca bridge design in the Andes
(C) Islamic medical books in Baghdad
Which of the following statement regarding the tenets of Islam is accurate?
(A) Islam is a monotheistic religion.
(B) Muslims worship Muhammad.
(C) Pilgrimage to Mecca commemorates the birth of Muhammad.
(D) The Qur'an is meant to supplement Jewish and Christian scriptures.
(E) Friday is an obligatory day of rest for Muslims.
(A) Islam is a monotheistic religion.
OTTOMAN SOLDIERS RECONQUERING A FORTRESS IN GREECE FROM VENETIAN FORCES, MINIATURE IN A VENETIAN-PRODUCED BOOK OF HISTORY AND DIPLOMACY, CIRCA 1665
MUGHAL FORCES LED BY THE EMPEROR AURANGZEB CAPTURE THE FORTRESS OF GOLCONDA,
CAPITAL OF A RIVAL MUSLIM INDIAN STATE, IN 1687. PAINTING BY AN ANONYMOUS INDIAN ARTIST, CIRCA 1760.

The two dynasties whose expansions are illustrated by the images shared which of the following?
(A) Their rulers claimed to be descended from the Mongol ruling family of Chinggis Khan
(B) Their rulers were recognized as caliphs by most Muslims
(C) Their rulers were descended from Turkic peoples of Central Asian descent
(D) Their rulers claimed power by virtue of protecting Dar al-Islam from European invasion
(D) Their rulers claimed power by virtue of protecting Dar al-Islam from European invasion
Ivory tip for a king's ceremonial scepter showing a female ancestor spirit, Kongo, western Africa, circa 1800

Female figure on a crucifix, Kongo, western Africa, circa 1800

Taken together, the two images best support which of the following conclusions?
(A) New European technologies transformed African artistic traditions.
(B) African societies that practiced Christianity generally gave women greater political and cultural prominence than did African societies that practiced traditional religions
(C) African societies combined a patriarchal power structure with cultural traditions that gave women a prominent place in social and cultural life.
(D) Women's roles in African societies were shaped by the interaction between Christianity and Islam as the two religions spread in the region.
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Which of the following was most responsible for the initial spread of Islam to West Africa?
(A) Soldiers who fought on behalf of the Abbasid caliphate
(B) Officials in Sudanese empires
(C) Merchants on the trans-Saharan trade routes
(D) Muslims fleeing persecution on the Iberian Peninsula
(C) Merchants on the trans-Saharan trade routes
"If it were asked, why do we accept the theory of contagion, when already the divine law has refuted the notion of contagion, we will answer: The existence of contagion has been proved by experience, deduction, the senses, observation, and by unanimous reports. And it is not a secret to whoever has looked into this matter or has come to be aware of it that those who come into contact with plague patients mostly die, while those who do not come into contact survive. And amidst the horrible afflictions that the plague has imposed upon the people, God has afflicted the people with some learned religious scholars who issue fatwas* against fleeing the plague, so that the quills with which the scholars wrote these fatwas were like swords upon which the Muslims died. In conclusion, to ignore the proofs of plague contagion is an indecency and an affront to God and holds cheap the lives of Muslims."
*rulings on Islamic law
Lisan al-Din Ibn al-Khatib, A Very Useful Inquiry into the Horrible Sickness, Granada, Spain, 1349-1352
The passage by al-Khatib is best understood in the context of which of the following?
(A) The continuing endemic presence of malaria in the Mediterranean
(B) The spread of the Black Death in the aftermath of the Mongol conquests
(C) The spread of syphilis in Spain as a result of increased contacts with the Western Hemisphere
(D) The increase in diseases associated with improvements in diet and longevity
(B) The spread of the Black Death in the aftermath of the Mongol conquests
The Mongol conquests of much of Eurasia in the thirteenth century tended to encourage trade along the Silk Roads primarily by (A) opening large new markets for both European and East Asian goods in Central Asia (B) increasing the demand for military supplies needed by the Mongol armies that occupied various regions (C) decreasing the risk of bandit attacks and reducing the number of local rulers collecting tribute from trade caravans (D) discouraging seaborne trade along the Indian Ocean routes that competed with the Silk Roads(C) decreasing the risk of bandit attacks and reducing the number of local rulers collecting tribute from trade caravansWhich of the following resulted from the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire following the death of Genghis Khan? (A) The collapse of the Byzantine Empire (B) The development of khanates in Central Asia (C) The spread of Islam into East Asia (D) Increased trade between Africa and Asia(B) The development of khanates in Central AsiaBefore 1450 C.E. which of the following is true of sub-Saharan Africa's commercial economy? (A) Phoenician merchants controlled most of the long-distance trade of sub-Saharan Africa. (B) The Mali—Great Zimbabwe trade route dominated the economy of sub-Saharan Africa. (C) Sub-Saharan Africa exported gold to the Middle East and Europe. (D) The Sahara Desert prevented sub-Saharan traders from participating in long-distance trade.(C) Sub-Saharan Africa exported gold to the Middle East and Europe.The expansion of communication and trade networks in Afro-Eurasia from 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E. resulted in the spread of which of the following from South Asia? (A) Military weaponry, such as iron-tipped spears and chariots (B) Technological and scientific concepts, such as the decimal and zero (C) Irrigation technologies, such as ceramic pipes (D) Textile manufacturing processes, such as the spinning jenny(B) Technological and scientific concepts, such as the decimal and zeroHistorians who argue that there was substantial global integration by the end of the thirteenth century would most likely cite which of the following as evidence to support their claims? (A) The political unification of large territories under imperial rule in the Mediterranean and East Asia (B) The widening and deepening of exchange networks linking Afro-Eurasia after the Mongol conquests (C) The spread of global capitalism from Europe to Africa and Southeast Asia (D) The creation of a new Atlantic trade system based on plantation economies in the Caribbean and the Americas(B) The widening and deepening of exchange networks linking Afro-Eurasia after the Mongol conquestsWhich of the following was a major cause for the growth of cities throughout Afro-Eurasia from 800 C.E. to 1350 C.E.? (A) The spread of mercantilism (B) The decline in epidemic diseases (C) The rise of interregional commerce (D) The decreasing need for agricultural workers(C) The rise of interregional commerceMalian Emperor Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 can best be understood in the context of which of the following? (A) The expansion of Islam throughout Afro-Eurasia (B) The development of new transportation technologies (C) The diffusion of African culture to the Middle East (D) The territorial expansion of West African empires(A) The expansion of Islam throughout Afro-EurasiaThe map above indicates that (A) Mali was a major source and hub of the gold trade (B) Europeans had begun to make inroads in West Africa (C) Mali remained isolated from Europe and the Middle East (D) Atlantic ports were crucial for the transportation of salt and gold(A) Mali was a major source and hub of the gold tradeThe map above shows which of the following empires at its greatest extent? (A) The empire of Alexander the Great (B) The Mongol Empire (C) The Russian Empire (D) The Byzantine Empire (E) The Ottoman Empire(B) The Mongol EmpireDuring the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, territories under Mongol control benefited from which of the following? (A) Widespread adoption of Confucian family hierarchies (B) Trade that facilitated the spread of Christianity throughout the Indian Ocean region (C) Trade that tied several distinct regional networks together (D) Widespread adoption of Buddhist religious practices(C) Trade that tied several distinct regional networks togetherWhich of the following is an accurate statement about the Mongol Empire? (A) It attempted to impose Mongol religious beliefs and practices on conquered peoples. (B) It reestablished the Silk Road between East Asia and Europe. (C) It attempted to create a self-contained economic system by banning all merchants from non-Mongol territories. (D) It developed a sophisticated bureaucracy staffed by talented Mongols. (E) It established and maintained clear rules of succession that insured the unity of the empire.(B) It reestablished the Silk Road between East Asia and Europe.Which of the following led most directly to the development of the trading network on the map? (A) The growth of trading cities on the Swahili Coast (B) Innovations in transportation and commercial technologies such as caravanserai (C) The overall decline in the trade of goods along the Silk Roads (D) The emergence of the trans-Atlantic slave trade in West Africa(B) Innovations in transportation and commercial technologies such as caravanseraiWhich of the following contributed the most to the Ottoman Empire's successful expansion in Europe and the Middle East in the period from 1450 to 1600 ? (A) The Ottomans' use of revenues from transoceanic trade to build a powerful army (B) The Ottomans' use of nomadic tribes as cavalry troops (C) The Ottomans' adoption of the latest gunpowder and artillery technology (D) The Ottomans' exploitation of Muslim desire to avenge the crusades(C) The Ottomans' adoption of the latest gunpowder and artillery technology20. Historians consider the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to be a time of great change in cultivation methods and in the physical landscape of Latin America. Which of the following pairings was most responsible for these changes? (A) Terraces and cacao (B) Encomiendas and corn (C) Horses and potatoes (D) Slave labor and sugar(D) Slave labor and sugarWhich of the following represents a significant change in Africa between 1450 C.E. and 1750 C.E.? (A) Bantu-speaking people spread iron metallurgy to East and Central Africa. (B) Europeans established settler colonies in East and Central Africa. (C) Most enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic instead of the Sahara. (D) Islam was introduced and widely adopted in North Africa.(C) Most enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic instead of the Sahara.The trend shown on the graph above is best explained by the expansion in the production of (A) cotton (B) sugar (C) tobacco (D) rice(B) sugarWhich of the following statements is true about both the Mughal and Ottoman empires in the sixteenth century? (A) In both empires the majority of the people were Muslims. (B) Both empires had powerful navies that engaged European navies. (C) Both empires expanded through the use of gunpowder weapons and extensive bureaucracies. (D) Both empires gave little monetary support to artistic and cultural endeavors.(C) Both empires expanded through the use of gunpowder weapons and extensive bureaucracies.27. Which of the following describes the most important cause of the demographic changes associated with the Columbian Exchange? (A) The spread of New World diseases to Afro-Eurasia and environmental damage in the Americas (B) The introduction of New World food crops to Afro-Eurasia and the spread of epidemic diseases to the Americas (C) Environmental degradation in Afro-Eurasia and the spread of Afro-Eurasian food crops to the Americas (D) European settlement in the Americas and the forced migration of Native Americans to Afro-Eurasia(B) The introduction of New World food crops to Afro-Eurasia and the spread of epidemic diseases to the Americas27. The transfer of which of the following as part of the Columbian Exchange had the greatest effect on human migration patterns before 1800? (A) Sugarcane (B) Potatoes (C) Cattle (D) Tobacco(A) Sugarcane27. Between 1450 and 1750, which of the following were produced on large plantations by slave labor for the world market? (A) Wheat and barley (B) Corn and beans (C) Bananas and oranges (D) Wool and beef (E) Sugar and tobacco(E) Sugar and tobacco