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Practice Test
World History AP #3
Which of the following belief systems owned
monasteries, spread across trade routes, and
appealed to a variety of social classes?
(A)Christianity and Buddhism.
(B)Buddhism and Islam.
(C)Islam and Hinduism.
(D)Islam and Judaism.
(E)Judaism and Christianity.
(A)Christianity and Buddhism.
Which of the following is true of both the
Han and Roman Empire?
(A)Both empires had an established religion in their
later years.
(B)Both developed advanced navigational
technology.
(C)Both paid tribute to nomadic tribes on their
frontier.
(D)Both built societies without the use of slave
labor.
(E) Both had long-established central governments
followed by a period of ineffective rulers.
(E) Both had long-established central
governments followed by a period of
ineffective rulers.
The Hindu social order included
(A)Matrilineal descent.
(B)Social structures based on Harappan
traditions.
(C)Divisions based upon ethnicity.
(D)An emphasis on monastic life.
(E)Social mobility.
(C) Divisions based upon ethnicity.
Which of the following was introduced after
the other four?
(A)The Qu’ran.
(B)The Vedas
(C)The Gospels of the New testament.
(D)The Analects of Confucius.
(E)The Eightfold Path.
(A) The Qu’ran.
Which of the following reflects a similarity between
the expansion of the Arabs in the seventh century
and the expansion of the Vikings in the ninth
century?
(A)Both carried with them the seeds of a major
religion.
(B)Both took advantage of their contacts with
principal trade routes.
(C)Both were conscious efforts to extend their
respective cultures.
(D)Both expanded throughout the Mediterranean
world.
(E) Both expanded into Byzantine territory.
(B) Both took advantage of their contacts with
principal trade routes.
Which of the following is correct concerning
Indian Ocean trade from 1000 to 1450?
(A)Active Silk Roads overland trade
diminished Indian Ocean trade.
(B)Europeans did not participate.
(C)East Africa was left out of its trade
network.
(D)It was dominated by Mongols during the
Mongol Peace.
(E)It was dominated by South Asian
merchants.
(B) Europeans did not participate.
During the period from 600 to 1450, longdistance travel
(A)Was hindered by a lack of safe trade routes
between Europe and Asia.
(B)Included African slavery in the
Mediterranean basin and India.
(C)Saw the end of the nomadic lifestyle.
(D)Was confined to overland routes.
(E)Bypassed Western Europe.
(B) Included African slavery in the
Mediterranean basin and India.
Which of the following was the most
industrialized during the period 1000 to 1450?
(A)Russia.
(B)England.
(C)China.
(D)India.
(E)Persia.
(C) China.
The term “shogun” describes a role in feudal
Japan most like what role in feudal Europe?
(A)Serf.
(B)Lord.
(C)Clergyman.
(D)Free peasant.
(E)Guild member.
(B) Lord.
Which of the following groups of women saw
their roles change most profoundly in the
period between 600 and 1450?
(A)European women.
(B)Islamic women.
(C)Hindu women of India.
(D)African women.
(E)Latin American women.
(B) Islamic Women.
Buddhism spread from China to present-day
(A)Indonesia.
(B)Korea.
(C)India.
(D)Sri Lanka.
(E)Turkey.
(B) Korea.
In the period between 1000 and 1300
(A)Regional states arose in Africa and Europe.
(B)Trade declined in West Africa.
(C)Islam reached North Africa, while
Christianity became dominant in East
Africa.
(D)Trans-Saharan trade decreased as
Mediterranean trade increased.
(E)Early Bantu kingdoms broke up into
kinship-based societies.
(A) Regional states arose in Africa and
Europe.
The Mongols
(A)Failed in their campaign against Southwest
Asian territories.
(B)Brought foreign administrators into China.
(C)Expanded their rule into Japan in the
thirteenth century.
(D)Persecuted Christians within their empire.
(E)Encouraged intermarriage between
themselves and the Chinese.
(B) Brought foreign administrators into China.
Which of the following is true concerning the
Chinese and European presence in the Indian
Ocean in the fifteenth century?
(A)Europeans were concerned with demonstrating
their military might.
(B)Europeans were not motivated by religious zeal.
(C)The Chinese intended to establish harmony in the
Indian Ocean.
(D)European trade decreased in the latter part of the
century.
(E) The Chinese intended to impose their control
over foreign trade.
(E) The Chinese intended to impose their
control over foreign trade.
In 1450, the Indians of the present-day
countries of Mexico and the United States
(A)Shared a common written language.
(B)Were isolated from one another.
(C)Shared the legend of Quetzalcóatl.
(D)Began to establish trans-Atlantic trade
connections.
(E)Were isolated from the rest of the world.
(E)Were isolated from the rest of the world.
The least common destination for slaves
crossing the Atlantic Ocean was
(A)Mexico.
(B)Spanish America.
(C)The Caribbean.
(D)British North America.
(E)Brazil.
(D) British North America.
Between 1500 and 1750, Europeans were
interested in colonies in the Americas for all
the following reasons EXCEPT
(A)They wanted to Christianize the indigenous
peoples.
(B)They wanted to empower Spain to
reconquer its territories under Muslim
control.
(C)They wanted to enrich the treasuries of
Europe.
(D)The wanted to bring honor to their
respective nations.
(E)They sought adventure.
(B) They wanted to empower Spain to
reconquer its territories under Muslim control.
The pattern illustrated
on the façade above
would most commonly
be found in
(A)Mughal India.
(B)Ming China.
(C)Renaissance Italy.
(D)Colonial Peru.
(E)East Africa.
(C) Renaissance Italy.
Which of the following is true of the African
slave trade between 1450 and 1750?
(A)African slave trade was confined to trade
with Europeans.
(B)East Africa was not involved in the slave
trade.
(C)African monarchs united in an effort to
abolish the slave trade.
(D)Within African societies, male slaves were
valued more highly than female slaves.
(E)Europeans tapped into African slave trade
routes already in existence.
(E) Europeans tapped into African slave trade
routes already in existence.
During the Tokugawa Shogunate
(A)Buddhist and Confucian scholars practiced
tolerance towards Christians.
(B)The Portuguese gained unique trading
privileges with Japan.
(C)Dependence on Chinese traditions
prevented the development of Japanese art
forms.
(D)Traditional respect for large families
produced consistent population growth.
(E)Japan continued to be influenced by neoConfucian thought from China.
(E) Japan continued to be influenced by neoConfucian thought from China.
The Protestant Reformation
(A)Produced sweeping reforms in the
teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
(B)Strengthened the rise of nation-states in
Europe.
(C)Resulted in a decline in European
education.
(D)Strengthened the power of the papacy.
(E)Discouraged capitalist ventures among
members of the Christian faith.
(B) Strengthened the rise of nation-states in
Europe.
Prior to its conquest by the Ottoman Turks,
Byzantium was weakened by
(A)Inadequate military technology.
(B)Centuries of invasion by the Ottoman
Turks.
(C)Its policy of continued expansion.
(D)The decline of regional trade routes.
(E)The political ambitions of neighboring
peoples.
(E) The political ambitions of neighboring
peoples.
Which of the following revolutions produced a
document declaring the rights of women?
(A)Mexican Revolution of 1910.
(B)Haitian Revolution.
(C)Chinese Revolution.
(D)French Revolution.
(E)American Revolution.
(D) French Revolution.
When the Mexican liberal Ponciano Arriaga
referred to the Indians of Mexico as
“proletarians,” he was echoing
(A)The proclamation of the Young Turks.
(B)Marx and Engels.
(C)The Declaration of the Rights of Man.
(D)The Monroe Doctrine.
(E)The agreement of the Berlin Conference.
(B) Marx and Engels.
In calling the Mexican Indians “proletariat,”
Arriaga was referring to their role as
(A)Workers.
(B)Indentured servants.
(C)Slaves.
(D)Revolutionaries.
(E)Estate managers.
(A) Workers.
African influences on American culture
included all of the following EXCEPT
(A)Language.
(B)Music.
(C)Agricultural knowledge.
(D)Commerce.
(E)Religious practices.
(D) Commerce.
Which of the following facilitated European
advances into Asia in the nineteenth century?
(A)Communication cables that linked Asia
with Europe.
(B)Introduction of European diseases to
Asians.
(C)Intense rivalries among Asian nations.
(D)The popularity of Christianity in East Asia.
(E)Weakening Asian economies that
welcomed European trade.
(A) Communication cables that linked Asia
with Europe.
Japan’s response to the opening of trade with
the United States and Europe was
(A)To protect the territorial integrity of Korea.
(B)To assist China in resolving unequal
treaties with European powers and the
United States.
(C)To set up a democratic government.
(D)To engage in conflict with Russia.
(E)To end the power of its traditional ruling
dynasty.
(D) To engage in conflict with Russia.
The reasons for India’s history of fragmented
government have included all of the following
EXCEPT
(A)Its religious diversity.
(B)Its variety of economic activity.
(C)Its varied landscape.
(D)Its caste system.
(E)Its cycle of monsoons.
(E) Its cycle of monsoons.
The concept of extraterritoriality is associated
with
(A)Japan and India.
(B)Korea and the Russian Empire.
(C)Indonesia and Vietnam.
(D)Thailand and Australia.
(E)China and the Ottoman Empire.
(E) China and the Ottoman Empire.
The Indian National Congress
(A)Remained separate from the Muslim
League.
(B)Was against Indian self-rule.
(C)Felt that India’s future lay in cooperating
with Great Britain.
(D)Achieved its goals by World War I.
(E)Agreed with the Ottoman Empire’s Young
Turks that reform was necessary to
withstand European imperialism.
(E) Agreed with the Ottoman Empire’s Young
Turks that reform was necessary to
withstand European imperialism.
Which of the following
best describes the
message of the cartoon
above?
(A) The United States is skeptical of peace efforts in the
Middle East.
(B) The road to Middle Eastern peace has only a few minor
rough spots.
(C) A middle-of-the-road path to peace is easier in theory than
in practice.
(D) Palestine has the upper hand in current Middle Eastern
relations.
(E) Israel has the upper hand in current Middle Eastern
relations.
(C) A middle-of-the-road path to peace is
easier in theory than in practice.
The road map illustrated in the cartoon
represents
(A)The military presence of the Israelis.
(B)The plight of dispossessed Palestinians.
(C)U.S. troops ready to become involved in the
Middle East.
(D)Camps of terrorist organizations.
(E) Conflicts over occupied territories.
(B) The plight of dispossessed Palestinians.
African decolonization
(A)Saw Ghana become the first sub-Saharan
state to gain independence.
(B)Was not influenced by the Cold War.
(C)Healed ethnic divisions throughout the
continent.
(D)Witnessed a peaceful transition in France’s
North African possessions.
(E)Was completed by 1960.
(A) Saw Ghana become the first sub-Saharan
state to gain independence.
Which of the following is true regarding the
role of women in World War II?
(A)British and American women engaged in
combat.
(B)American women became a permanent part
of the work force as a result of their
wartime factory jobs.
(C)Japanese women entered the work force in
large numbers.
(D)Soviet and Chinese women served in
combat.
(E)German women were encouraged to serve
in combat.
(D) Soviet and Chinese women served in
combat.
All of the following are true of environmental
concerns of the twentieth century EXCEPT
that
(A)Air pollution produces global warming.
(B)The extension of agricultural activity aids
biodiversity.
(C)Global warming poses the risk of a rise in
sea levels.
(D)Urbanization reduces biodiversity.
(E)Population increase is the basis of many
environmental problems.
(B) The extension of agricultural activity aids
biodiversity.
Compared to Egypt, Sumer
(A)Had more natural defenses.
(B)Had a monotheistic religion.
(C)Was more isolated.
(D)Engaged in more extensive long-distance
trade.
(E)Constructed fewer large urban areas.
(D) Engaged in more extensive long-distance
trade.
The map illustrates Africa
(A)In 1800.
(B)In 1850.
(C)In 1910.
(D)In 1990.
(E)In 2000.
(C)In 1910.
Which of the following religions uses these
symbols?
(A)Judaism.
(B)Buddhism.
(C)Christianity.
(D)Hinduism.
(E)Islam.
(C) Christianity.
Which of the following statements regarding
the tenets of Buddhism is most accurate?
(A)Buddhism teaches that followers can attain
a state of perfect peace.
(B)Buddhism supported the Indian caste
system.
(C)Buddhism is polytheistic.
(D)Buddhism does not accept reincarnation.
(E)Buddha’s writings form the holy book of
Buddhists.
(A) Buddhism teaches that followers can
attain a state of perfect peace.
Which of the following is NOT true of
Confucianism?
(A)It instituted the Chinese civil service
examination.
(B)One of its tenets is filial piety.
(C)It has fostered a patriarchal society.
(D)It stresses obedience to authority.
(E)It involves the worship of Confucius.
(E) It involves the worship of Confucius.
In the chart below, Country #2 is found in which
region?
Import Partners
GDP by Sector
Age Structure
COUNTRY #1
Japan
Taiwan
South Korea
United States
Germany
Agriculture
Industry and
Construction
Services
0-14 years
15-64 years
65 and over
Population Growth
Rate
18.1%
10.5%
9.7%
9.2%
5.6%
15.2%
51.2%
33.6%
23.1%
69.5%
7.4%
0.6%
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2003
(A)Europe.
(B)Sub-Saharan Africa.
(C)Latin America.
(D)East Asia.
(E)Middle East.
COUNTRY #2
Belgium
South Africa
Nigeria
France
Germany
Agriculture
Industry and
Construction
Services
0-14 years
15-64 years
65 and over
14.6%
14.2%
10.3%
9.5%
7.3%
55.0%
11.0%
34.0%
48.3%
49.2%
2.5%
2.9%
(B) Sub-Saharan Africa.
Country #2’s relationship with its top trade partner is
the result of
Import Partners
GDP by Sector
Age Structure
COUNTRY #1
Japan
Taiwan
South Korea
United States
Germany
Agriculture
Industry and
Construction
Services
0-14 years
15-64 years
65 and over
Population Growth
Rate
18.1%
10.5%
9.7%
9.2%
5.6%
15.2%
51.2%
33.6%
23.1%
69.5%
7.4%
0.6%
COUNTRY #2
Belgium
South Africa
Nigeria
France
Germany
Agriculture
Industry and
Construction
Services
0-14 years
15-64 years
65 and over
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2003
(A)Globalization.
(B)Multinational corporations.
(C)Trans-Saharan trade.
(D)Colonialism.
(E)The trans-Atlantic slave trade.
14.6%
14.2%
10.3%
9.5%
7.3%
55.0%
11.0%
34.0%
48.3%
49.2%
2.5%
2.9%
(D) Colonialism.
Country #1 is
Import Partners
GDP by Sector
Age Structure
COUNTRY #1
Japan
Taiwan
South Korea
United States
Germany
Agriculture
Industry and
Construction
Services
0-14 years
15-64 years
65 and over
Population Growth
Rate
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2003
(A)China.
(B)South Korea.
(C)The United States.
(D)India.
(E)Canada
18.1%
10.5%
9.7%
9.2%
5.6%
15.2%
51.2%
33.6%
23.1%
69.5%
7.4%
0.6%
COUNTRY #2
Belgium
South Africa
Nigeria
France
Germany
Agriculture
Industry and
Construction
Services
0-14 years
15-64 years
65 and over
14.6%
14.2%
10.3%
9.5%
7.3%
55.0%
11.0%
34.0%
48.3%
49.2%
2.5%
2.9%
(A) China.
Before 1000, the most common governmental
structure in sub-Saharan Africa was the
(A)Stateless society.
(B)Kingdom.
(C)City-state.
(D)Empire.
(E)Nation-state.
(A) Stateless society.
In the period 1000 to 1450
(A)Europeans learned of sugarcane
cultivation from the Crusades.
(B)Europe ceased expansion.
(C)Australians developed agriculture.
(D)Americans engaged in regional trade only.
(E)Pastoral nomadism declined markedly.
(A) Europeans learned of sugarcane
cultivation from the Crusades.
Which language was a blend of the language
of migratory farmers and that of traders of
Southwest Asia?
(A)Urdu.
(B)Proto-Bantu.
(C)Arabic.
(D)Swahili.
(E)Portuguese.
(D) Swahili.
The Mongols
(A)Mastered Asian territories by blocking
trade routes.
(B)Added Vietnam to their territorial
possessions.
(C)Promoted commercial ties between Russia
and the West.
(D)Created the largest land empire.
(E)Transmitted their culture to Japan.
(D) Created the largest land empire.
Trade was a key method of exchange between
which of the following pairs?
(A)The Mongol Empire and the Gupta Empire.
(B)Qing China and Mexico.
(C)The Swahili states of East Africa and South
America.
(D)Korea and the Byzantine Empire.
(E)Songhay and the Mongol Empire.
(D) Qing China and Mexico.
Which of the following is true regarding missionary
campaigns in the period 1000 to 1450?
(A)Sufi strict observance of Islam gained them
popular support in Southeast Asia and Africa.
(B)Roman Catholic Christianity gained little support
in Spain and Sicily.
(C)In the fourteenth century, Christianity became
popular with East Asians.
(D)Mongols embraced Christianity in large numbers.
(E) The spread of the bubonic plague temporarily
halted Christian missionary efforts to East Asia.
(E) The spread of the bubonic plague
temporarily halted Christian missionary
efforts to East Asia.
All of the following are true concerning the
African slave trade EXCEPT
(A)Portuguese slavers carried slaves to Atlantic
islands.
(B)In sub-Saharan Africa, wealth was determined by
control of human labor rather than by private
property.
(C)Most slaves exported from Africa came from
central Africa.
(D)Some slaves were transported across the Sahara
to the Mediterranean basin.
(E) Muslim merchants had slave suppliers who
assisted them in the Indian Ocean slave trade.
(C) Most slaves exported from Africa came
from central Africa.
Which is true concerning Indian Ocean trade
in the period 1450 to 1750?
(A)Portuguese dominance increased after
1600.
(B)Indian Ocean mariners sailing from China
to East Africa relied on the monsoons.
(C)English merchants concentrated on
Indonesian trade.
(D)The emergence of the joint-stock company
increased commercial risks.
(E)Dutch merchants concentrated on Indian
trade.
(B) Indian Ocean mariners sailing from China
to East Africa relied on the monsoons.
Which of the following is NOT true regarding
the Seven Years’ war?
(A)It was the first global war.
(B)It occurred during the period of Portuguese
dominance of the Indian Ocean.
(C)It laid the basis for British imperial
dominance.
(D)It involved indigenous peoples of the
Americas.
(E)It involved the Indian Ocean and the
Caribbean.
(B) It occurred during the period of
Portuguese dominance of the Indian
Ocean.
All of the following are true of political
institutions in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries EXCEPT
(A)Europe experienced the rule of absolute
monarchs.
(B)China saw the establishment of its last
dynasty.
(C)Enlightenment theories altered Russian
political thought.
(D)Japan’s government became more
centralized.
(E)Ottoman power was in decline.
(C) Enlightenment theories altered Russian
political thought.
In the early nineteenth century, the most
urbanized nation was
(A)China.
(B)Russia.
(C)India.
(D)The United States.
(E)Great Britain.
(E) Great Britain.
Which is NOT true of Russian expansion in
the period 1500 – 1800?
(A)It was stopped by the Ottoman Empire.
(B)It included expansion into Siberia.
(C)It expanded to the south and west.
(D)It added territory by participating in the
partition of Poland.
(E)It forged a cultural alliance with Slavic
peoples in the Balkans.
(A) It was stopped by the Ottoman Empire.
What was the response of China to foreign
influence in the period 1450 – 1750?
(A)The Chinese were unimpressed by
European technology.
(B)The Qing closely supervised foreign
merchants in China.
(C)Under Qing rule, most Chinese ports were
open to foreigners.
(D)Chinese authorities established trading
companies patterned after those of the
Europeans.
(E)Christian missionaries were welcomed?
(B) The Qing closely supervised foreign
merchants in China.
The growth of rubber and palm oil production
in Africa produced all of the following effects
EXCEPT
(A)Greater technology transfer to Africans.
(B)Production concentrated around European
needs and desires.
(C)Disruption of village life.
(D)Rigorous working conditions.
(E)Malnutrition.
(A) Greater technology transfer to Africans.
In the period between 1750 and 1914, the
Chinese empire was weakened by all of the
following EXCEPT
(A)The Taiping Rebellion.
(B)The Boxer Rebellion.
(C)Defense treaties with Great Britain and
Japan.
(D)The opium trade.
(E)Loss of tribute.
(C) Defense treaties with Great Britain and
Japan.
Which of the following is true of the Russian
and Japanese from 1750 to 1914?
(A)They both built increasingly powerful
empires.
(B)Their governments encouraged rapid
industrialization.
(C)They both had a well-educated populace.
(D)Both had decentralized governments.
(E)Both had strong monarchies.
(B) Their governments encouraged rapid
industrialization.
Which of the following is true concerning
imperialism in the period 1750 to 1914?
(A)Europeans set up a number of settler colonies in
Southeast Asia.
(B)Imperialism prevented the integration of local
economies into global trade networks.
(C)Western Europe, the United States, and Japan
were all imperialist powers.
(D)Subject peoples received the benefits of
education primarily in their native languages.
(E) Colonies became ready markets for Western
manufactured goods.
(C) Western Europe, the United States, and
Japan were all imperialist powers.
All of the following are true of Balkans in the
nineteenth century EXCEPT
(A)Russia wanted to extend the Pan-Slavic
movement to the Balkans.
(B)It was a diverse ethnic and religious
mixture.
(C)Balkan states were controlled by AustriaHungary and the Ottomans.
(D)It was the focus of Europe’s imperialist
powers.
(E)It was a region of potentially volatile
nationalist sentiment.
(D) It was the focus of Europe’s imperialist
powers.
Which of the following is NOT true of
industrialization in the nineteenth century?
(A)Industrialization in the nineteenth century
was based on steel.
(B)After the 1850s, industrial machines were
often run by electricity.
(C)American colonies failed to provide
markets for European goods.
(D)Railroads were a key element of
industrialization.
(E)Belgium became the first industrialized
state of continental Europe.
(C) American colonies failed to provide
markets for European goods.
Which of the following was a problem
encountered by both the United States and
Latin America in the period 1750 to 1914?
(A)Limited experience with self-government
(B)Dependence on primary levels of
production
(C)Conflicts with indigenous peoples
(D)Well-define social classes
(E)Assertion of power by military leaders
(C) Conflicts with indigenous peoples
In which order did the following events
occur?
(A)Suez crisis, creation of Israel, Iranian
revolution, Iran-Iraq War
(B)Iranian revolution, Suez crisis, creation of
Israel, Iran-Iraq War
(C)Creation of Israel, Suez crisis, Iranian
revolution, Iran-Iraq creation
(D)Creation of Israel, Iranian revolution, IranIraq War, Suez crisis
(E)Suez crisis, creation of Israel, Iran-Iraq War,
Iranian revolution
(C) Creation of Israel, Suez crisis, Iranian
revolution, Iran-Iraq creation
The country with the largest Muslim
population is located in
(A)The Middle East.
(B)Southeast Asia.
(C)East Asia.
(D)North Africa.
(E)Sub-Saharan Africa.
(B) Southeast Asia.
In the twentieth century, external migration
patterns were usually
(A)From rural to urban areas.
(B)From urban to rural areas.
(C)From developed to developing nations.
(D)From developing to developed nations.
(E)From wartorn regions to regions at peace.
(D) From developing to developed nations.
The world region that has experienced the
most rapid recent industrial growth is
(A)North America.
(B)Latin America.
(C)North Africa.
(D)East Asia.
(E)Western Europe.
(B) Latin America.
All of the following were true of the Iranian
Revolution EXCEPT that
(A)It was led by Islamic fundamentalists.
(B)It led to more restrictive policies for Iranian
women.
(C)It resulted in a war with Iraq.
(D)It involved traditional Islamic sectarian
divisions.
(E)It reflected pro-foreign sentiment.
(E) It reflected pro-foreign sentiment.
Which of the following is NOT true concerning
globalization?
(A)Child labor is common in South Asia and
Southeast Asia.
(B)Regional trade organizations have risen in
response to the World Trade Organization.
(C)Guest workers have been frequent victims
of violence.
(D)The AIDS crisis is especially prevalent in
Southeast Asia.
(E)Woman suffrage is almost universal.
(D) The AIDS crisis is especially prevalent in
Southeast Asia.