AP World History



AP World History

Foundations: 8000BCE – 600CE

1. Which statement about early humans do most scholars today agree is accurate?

A. Humans originated in Asia, then spread to Africa.

B. Humans originated in Africa, then migrated to other continents.

C. Antarctica was inhabited by early hominids.

D. Humans appeared simultaneously throughout the world.

E. None of the Above.

2. Which of the following is an incorrect description of agricultural societies?

A. Agriculture allowed humans to manipulate their environment as never before.

B. Women probably played a key role in promoting the transition form hunting and gathering to agricultural societies.

C. Agriculture promoted permanent settlements.

D. People began producing their own food nearly 12,000 years ago.

E. Agricultural societies were less organized than hunter-gatherers societies.

3. Civilization is marked by

I. large public works or monumental building

II. an economic system that makes available basic goods and services

III. a tendency to use violence to resolve conflict

IV. a moral code

V. a form of political organization

A. I, II, III, and IV.

B. II, III, IV, and V.

C. I, II, IV, and V.

D. I, III, IV, and V.

E. All of the Above.

4. The longest and most vital overland trade route before 1000 CE was

A. the Silk Road

B. the Trans-Siberian

C. the Appalachian Trail

D. the Sahara

E. the Appian Way

5. What developments in classical China had long-lasting implications for Chinese civilization?

I. The supreme ruler was an emperor.

II. Han rulers installed an effective bureaucracy and tax collecting system.

III. An improved infrastructure and fortifications helped defend China from invasion.

IV. The fostering of trade by protecting the most eastern parts of the Silk Road.

A. I, II, and III.

B. II, III, and IV.

C. I, III, and IV.

D. II and III.

E. All of the Above.

6. Which of the following statements accurately describes the role of oceans in the development of human societies?

I. Oceans have, at times, kept societies apart.

II. Oceans have served as an effective means of transport.

III. Oceans have stimulated the emergence of networks of trade, technology transfer, and cultural exchange.

IV. Using oceans, humans could travel completely around the world by the sixteenth century CE.

A. I and II.

B. I, II, and III.

C. II and III.

D. III and IV.

E. All of the Above.

7. What benefits did the discovery of agriculture bestow upon early societies?

A. a greater ability to affect the environment in which they lived

B. a more reliable way of obtaining a larger supply of food

C. the ability to establish permanent communities, and the reasons to do so

D. an increased tendency to cooperate and form more cohesive societies

E. All of the Above

8. How did the collapse of Han China resemble the Roman Empire’s loss of its European lands?

A. Both were later devoured by the Byzantine empire.

B. Their leaders began to rely on astrology to guide their decision making.

C. Both fell as a result of depletion of natural resources.

D. Outside invaders contributed to the collapse of both empires.

E. Both collapsed due to lack of technological innovation.

9. Which Asian religion was founded by Siddhartha Guatama?

A. Confucianism

B. Jainism

C. Hinduism

D. Eastern Orthodoxy

E. Buddhism

10. Which of the following is the correct chronology for the development of these major belief systems?

A. Judaism, Hinduism, Daoism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity

B. Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam

C. Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Daoism, Buddhism, Christianity

D. Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Daoism, Islam, Christianity

E. Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Christianity, Islam

11. Which of the following BEST encapsulates Confucian thought?

A. Political power is given to rulers by the gods: therefore, rulers may treat their people as they please.

B. Husbands and wives should share the responsibility for family leadership equally.

C. Social harmony is attained when superiors treat those below them with kindness, while inferiors respect those above them.

D. Only members of the aristocracy are capable of cultivating the qualities of etiquette and grace.

E. Society functions best when people are free to realize their individuality.

12. Political stability was a hallmark of Egyptian culture helped by:

A. animistic reverence for the land.

B. its military successes.

C. its geographical isolation.

D. the cult of the god Osiris.

E. the drying up of the Sahara desert.

13. The expanding base of agrarian society in Shang China was mainly due to:

A. plentiful rains in the highlands.

B. a rising life expectancy among the population.

C. more efficient means of irrigation.

D. better tools made of bronze.

E. higher taxes on the peasantry.

14. Which of the following describes both Greek and Chinese traditional societies?

A. dependence on slavery for labor.

B. few social divisions.

C. an unbroken dynastic continuum.

D. authoritarian family structures headed by a father.

E. a matriarchal power structure.

15. After the Punic wars, the Roman Republic:

A. had control over the Mediterranean.

B. gave slaves their freedom after 10 years.

C. formed alliances with Macedonia.

D. gave citizenship only to patricians.

E. gave no political representation to plebeians.

16. All of the following are believed to have hastened the fall of the Roman empire EXCEPT:

A. declining population caused by plague.

B. invading tribes from the north.

C. poor coinage that led to inflation.

D. stable leadership in Rome.

E. lawlessness in the provinces.

17. The Byzantine empire prospered in large part because:

A. it had a rising population.

B. it had a strategic geographical location.

C. it conquered most of northern Africa.

D. the church kept taxes low.

E. it had alliances with Seljuks.

18. The legacies of the Roman empire include all of the following EXCEPT:

A. a stable legal system.

B. the gradual emancipation of their slaves.

C. a vehicle for the spread of Christianity.

D. military science.

E. a common language for the entire empire.

19. In Hinduism one can improve one’s station in life through:

A. pilgrimage to a regional temple.

B. belief in one God.

C. strict nonviolence.

D. renouncing all temptation.

E. reincarnation into a higher caste.

20. The great ancient Indian empire that associated itself with Buddhism was the:

A. Maratha.

B. Harappa.

C. Ganga.

D. Mauryan.

E. Gupta.

21. Although ruled by an emperor, traditional China was run by a class of:

A. provincial warlords.

B. temple priests.

C. bureaucratic scholars.

D. landowning peasants.

E. merchants.

22. In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh was regarded as:

A. a military leader above all.

B. a descendant from gods who oversaw rituals to insure the orderly flow of the Nile.

C. a mortal who ruled with permission of the god Isis.

D. an architect of great buildings.

E. a shaman who could see the future.

23. Which of the following is NOT a reason why the adoption of agriculture tends to lead to class distinction?

A. Most members of society stay involved in food production.

B. It promotes technological advancement.

C. People are free to develop other skills beside food production.

D. It encourages permanent settlement.

E. All of the above explain why the adoption of agriculture lead to class distinction.

24. Why are the Bantus important to African culture?

A. They ruled Egypt for thousands of years.

B. They built the major cities in Tunisia.

C. They come the closest to resembling a common cultural source in sub-Saharan Africa.

D. They were the first civilization to use numerals.

E. all of the above

25. In what city-state did democratic government emerge?

A. Athens

B. Sparta

C. Rome

D. Venice

E. Thebes

26. Why is the period between 200 and 1000 CE known as the “Great Age of Migrations?”

A. Millions of barbarian tribes migrated to China.

B. Bantus migrated to northern Africa.

C. Peoples from Asia crossed a land bridge to North America.

D. A large number of Germanic and Asiatic peoples moved toward and into Europe.

E. all of the above

27. Which of the following areas did the main African-Eurasian trade routes NOT extend?

A. Central Asia

B. Siberia

C. China

D. North Africa

E. Spain

28. The truths that the Buddha claimed either draw on or depart from the fundamental principles of which belief system?

A. Christianity

B. Hinduism

C. Islam

D. Judaism

E. Hellenism

29. The Gupta dynasty in India:

A. provided a solid centralized government.

B. gave more rights to women.

C. was noted for advancements in mathematics and science.

D. was defeated by the Ottomans from Persia.

E. did away with the caste system.

1. B

2. E

3. C

4. A

5. E

6. E

7. E

8. D

9. E

10. E

11. C

12. C

13. C

14. D

15. A

16. D

17. B

18. B

19. E

20. D

21. C

22. B

23. E

24. C

25. A

26. D

27. B

28. B

29. C

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