AP World History Review

Name the river valley civilization highlighted on the map.

Name the first novel to be written in Japanese.

Which of the following was NOT an empire that emerged after Genghis Khan's death?

Which religion's supreme deities are Vishnu and Shiva?

Tang emperors restricted the inheritance of land through the __________________.

This religion teaches the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.

Which Indian empire was smaller in size and had less control over regional leaders?

This "first emperor" used forced labor to build the first fortifications of the Great Wall.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Inca?

Which animal made possible trade across the Sahara Desert?

Classical Greece was centered around the development of the _____________.

Which of the following are dynasties that ruled postclassical Korea?

Islamic caliphs established urban universities called ________ to preserve ancient writings.

The Spartans were known for conquering and taking captives as slaves called ___________.

Which of the following was an ancient group who developed near the Aegean Sea?

The conflict over Muhammad's successor led to which two sects?

This African kingdom was an island of Christians in a sea of Muslims.

This dynasty reunited China in 589 CE.

Beliefs found in the Vedas and the Upanishads later formed Hinduism.

What was (most likely) the first domesticated animal?

Which term is also used to describe the Old Stone Age?

Which of the following was NOT a major trade city during the postclassical era?

What is the name of Japan's native religion?

What happened to the political structure of Europe immediately after 476?

What is the name for Greek farmers who served as heavily armored infantrymen?

Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of Shi Huangdi?

Paleolithic cave art indicates which of the following?

This institution continued to gain power throughout medieval Europe.

What social group of classical China held a low social status despite wealth?

Roman society was divided into which two groups?

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Faith in Islam?

What was the earliest monotheistic religion?

Rulers in ancient China used these to get guidance from their ancestors.

Who built the earliest civilization in lower Mesopotamia?

After the Chavin, the __________ thrived in the Andes Mountains.

In what year did the Han dynasty fall?

The Eastern Roman Empire continued as the ___________ Empire.

Tenochtitlan was the central city of the Maya.

Which of the following is NOT a Germanic group that took advantage of a weakening Roman Empire?

Who was the first Greek philosopher to focus on ethics and truth?

The Silk Roads are to luxury goods as ______________________ is to bulk goods.

This Islamic caliphate ruled from its capital in Damascus from 661 to 750.

Which of the following was NOT a social class in ancient Mesopotamia?

This term means that the oldest living male was given absolute authority over his family.

This early civilization developed in what is now Pakistan.

Who led the Egyptian government?

This was the first dynasty to rule China.

Whose reign marked the official beginning of the Roman Empire?

This law code was developed during the Roman Republic.

The patriarch is to Eastern Orthodox as the pope is to _____________.

Who succeeded his father to conquer most of the known world circa 330 BCE?

Which king of Mali was famous for his pilgrimage to Mecca?

Which of the following philosophies did NOT develop in classical China?

This traveler wrote a book of his experiences throughout the areas of Dar-al-Islam.

Which of the following is NOT a division of classical India's caste system?

Which religions emphasized the use of missionaries to travel and encourage conversion?

In Mesoamerica, the Olmec were succeeded by the ________.

These ships with lateen sails carried goods along the Indian Ocean.

Which Mesopotamian ruler created the first written law code?

Which of the following is not a change brought about by the Neolithic Revolution?

The Neolithic Revolution occurred at the same time around the globe.

Which of the following is NOT a legal invention of the Romans?

Pope Urban II called for Christians to reclaim the holy land in 1095, which led to the _______.

Name the Roman emperor who established a second capital to escape nomadic attacks.

The Persian Empire was divided up into provinces ruled by ______________.

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of Byzantine emperor Justinian's reign?

During the early Tang dynasty, which religion was especially influential?

Japan's feudal system was dominated by the lords, who were supported by ___________.

Which philosophy is based on five basic relationships that define society?

The idea of limited government was based partly on this document signed in 1215 by King John I.

Which religion became the official religion of Rome in 381 CE?

Emperor Ashoka, who promoted Buddhism, was a ruler of which dynasty?

Who went from Venice to the court of Kublai Khan and sparked European interest in Asia?

The Olmec are to ancient Mesoamerica as the _________ are to ancient South America.

The Qin dynasty is to legalism as the _______ dynasty is to Confucianism.

The stirrup was invented along which classical trade route?

This practice that led to female subordination & continued for a centuries began with the Song.

Which Chinese dynasty succeeded the Mongols and restricted foreign trade?

Who united the Mongol tribes and took on the name Genghis Khan?

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the fall of classical empires?

Aztecs from Mesoamerica built their main city, ______________, near Lake Texcoco.

Which early civilization was protected by the Red Sea and the Sahara Desert?

This term means "a society in which men hold power."

Women of which Greek city-state had more freedom than others?

Name the writing system that developed in the region of Mesopotamia.

What is the name for those were tied to manors and protected by the lord of the manor?

Which Greek city-state was known for its system of democracy?

Which of the following was not a period of historical ancient Egypt?

The policy of political and religious power concentrated in the emperor's hands is ___________.

What were Mesopotamia's multi-story pyramids called?

This term means "associations of people who work in the same occupation."

The Abbasid Dynasty (750-1258) ruled the Islamic world from Baghdad.

Which of the following was NOT a result of Mongol rule?

Which trade route relied on lateen sails to more easily maneuver through strong winds?

Which of the following is one of the major cities of the Indus Valley?

Which religion was founded in the area depicted on the map?

This term means "master storyteller" and was an advisor to kings of Mali.

Egyptian religion was monotheistic.

Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, 800?

This ancient empire was founded by Cyrus the Great.