AP World History Review

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

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

Who led the Egyptian government?

Name the first novel to be written in Japanese.

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

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

What was (most likely) the first domesticated animal?

This law code was developed during the Roman Republic.

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

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

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

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

Who built the earliest civilization in lower Mesopotamia?

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

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

Paleolithic cave art indicates which of the following?

Which religion's supreme deities are Vishnu and Shiva?

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

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

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

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

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

Roman society was divided into which two groups?

This dynasty reunited China in 589 CE.

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

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

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

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

Which animal made possible trade across the Sahara Desert?

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

This early civilization developed in what is now Pakistan.

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

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

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

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

Which of the following are dynasties that ruled postclassical Korea?

This was the first dynasty to rule China.

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

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

What were Mesopotamia's multi-story pyramids called?

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

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

The stirrup was invented along which classical trade route?

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

Classical Greece was centered around the development of the _____________.

This institution continued to gain power throughout medieval Europe.

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

In Mesoamerica, the Olmec were succeeded by the ________.

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

Which Mesopotamian ruler created the first written law code?

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

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

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

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

The Eastern Roman Empire continued as the ___________ Empire.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whose reign marked the official beginning of the Roman Empire?

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

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

This ancient empire was founded by Cyrus the Great.

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

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

What was the earliest monotheistic religion?

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

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

Name the river valley civilization highlighted on the map.

Tang emperors restricted the inheritance of land through the __________________.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which Chinese dynasty succeeded the Mongols and restricted foreign trade?

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

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

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

Egyptian religion was monotheistic.

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

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

In what year did the Han dynasty fall?

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

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

What is the name of Japan's native religion?

Tenochtitlan was the central city of the Maya.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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