APWH Modern 1st Semester (Units 1 to 4) Review

Question 1

What claim is BEST supported by the evidence you see in this image?

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Islam promoted literacy and learning.

Question 2

Who tried but ultimately failed to win control of the Middle East from Islam between 1100 -1300 C.E.?

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The Crusaders

Question 3

What did ALL of the land-based empires share in common?

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They all relied on gunpowder to beat their enemies.

Question 4

For historians, Zheng He, Marco Polo, & Ibn Battuta are important because they were all

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Travellers who wrote a lot, leaving a record of their journeys.

Question 5

What was the long term consequence of the Crusades?

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Christians adopted many ideas from and traded more with Muslims.

Question 6

The Ming and Qing Dynasties did all of the following. Which represented their CULTURE?

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The glorification of Confucianism in the Empire.

Question 7

This map supports an argument that the earliest humans

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emerged in East Africa and then migrated out.

Question 8

What were the cultural conditions of the Iberian Peninsula immediately before 1450 C.E.?

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Christians were conquering or expelling all Muslims and Jews from Iberia.

Question 9

Why was Copernicus' dream job to be a security guard at a Samsung store?

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Stop. Just stop., I'm dying!, Funniest joke EVER!, Not funny. Didn't laugh.

Question 10

What continued to be the MOST valuable luxury good that the Chinese exported during the Ming-Qing dynasty period?

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Silk

Question 11

Ibn Battuta started out in North Africa in 1325 on his epic journey. One of his first stops was to Mecca. Why?

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He was a Muslim & Mecca is their main pilgrimage site.

Question 12

This image of the rigorous Song Dynasty examination system would most help a historian to

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study how the Song created a strong POLITICAL state.

Question 13

How did both the Qing Dynasty & Tokugawa Shogunate respond to growing European influence?

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They promoted Asian trade but limited European missionaries & merchants.

Question 14

While trade helped empires do all of these options, THIS map could best prove how trade helped to

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grow powerful urban centers

Question 15

What is the best explanation for the flourishing economy during China's "golden age"?

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Trade on both land and sea intensified providing revenue to the state.

Question 16

The most important reason the Mongols were able to dominate older agriculturalist empires was

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their ENVIRONMENT made them skilled pastoral horsemen.

Question 17

This map of large empires would be most helpful for the study of which APWH theme?

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Economics

Question 18

Road-building, agricultural terracing, and crop rotation were all innovations that were primarily about which theme?

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Human Environmental Interaction

Question 19

After 1250 C.E., who dominated Trans-Saharan trade routes (aka 'sand routes')?

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Muslim merchants

Question 20

After its victory in conquering all of South Asia, what best describes the Mughal Empire?

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It had a small Muslim minority governing over a large Hindu majority.

Question 21

One of the most culturally diverse regions of the world is Southeast Asia. Which theme best explains this?

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Economics-Merchant traders spread religions

Question 22

This scroll from Song Dynasty (golden age) China c. 1100 C.E. would be most helpful to prove

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China had a thriving urban culture based on trade

Question 23

The source of the conflict between the Ottomans and the Safavid Empires was:

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The Ottomans were Sunni Muslims and the Safavids were Shia Muslims.

Question 24

What was the most important historical development during the Neolithic Era?

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humans developed agricultural domestication

Question 25

Which region developed filial piety and Confucianism as a cultural foundation of their civilization?

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East Asia

Question 26

Who were the main rivals of the Safavid Empire?

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The Ottomans

Question 27

After the fall of the Roman Empire, decentralized kingdoms known as "feudalism" developed in

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Western Europe

Question 28

What was a true difference between empires such as Rome, Persia, Mauryan, & Han compared to the earliest civilizations?

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Large empires controlled more territory, people, and resources.

Question 29

Speaking of camel humps, which saddle would have increased the VOLUME of Trans-Saharan trade goods?

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A saddle allowing pack caravans with no rider.

Question 30

Middle East. Persia. Shia Islam. Went to war with Ottomans. Ruled by a "Shah."

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C) Safavid Empire

Question 31

Which of the following enabled the Inca Emperors to build an extensive land empire before 1450 C.E.?

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The Inca developed a labor system known as mit'a to build public works.

Question 32

What would be the BEST claim you could make from the evidence from the primary source?

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Mogadishu was an entrepot on the Indian Ocean trade in cloth.

Question 33

All of the world's first MONOTHEISTIC religions (Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, & Islam) were started in

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The Middle East

Question 34

This chart shows that the Columbian Exchange

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Led to exponential human population growth

Question 35

What BEST explains the religious diversity of South Asia (hint, same reason as Southeast Asia).

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As a crossroads of trade, South Asia has been exposed to many cultures.

Question 36

The religious figures depicted here were SIMILAR in all of the following ways EXCEPT

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They both claimed to be the son of God.

Question 37

Comparing East Asia to Europe, which of the following was TRUE from 1200 to 1450 C.E.?

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China was more politically centralized than Europe's weaker monarchies.

Question 38

What were humanity's historical developments during the Paleolithic Era?

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development of hunting tools & global migration

Question 39

Look carefully at the animation. What were the 1st regions outside of Africa humans migrated to?

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The Middle East and South Asia

Question 40

Hindus and Buddhists developed the ideas of "karma" and "reincarnation" as part of the cultures first seen in

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South Asia

Question 41

The Turks converted to Islam, and eventually invaded & took power in the Caliphate. Where did they originally come from?

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Central Asia

Question 42

Which of the following is the best description of the trade route shown on this map?

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Caravanserai "relay trade" transported luxury goods.

Question 43

The Swahili trading cities of East Africa were most heavily influenced by

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Indian Ocean trade

Question 44

Which is an accurate definition of the Columbian Exchange?

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The exchange of new plants, animals, & diseases between hemispheres.

Question 45

The European empires between 1450 to 1750 were similar because they relied on

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innovations in sea trade

Question 46

The 'Carpa Nan' in this image was most important to the civilization who built it because

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It connected the many diverse parts of an extensive land empire.

Question 47

What empire's use of the Devshirme ensured loyalty from the bureaucracy?

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The Ottoman Empire

Question 48

For the Ottomans, "Devshirme" was a system that

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Took Christian children as tributes for the army.

Question 49

In which region did Homo Sapiens (modern humans) evolve during prehistory (c. 150,000+ years ago)?

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Eastern Africa

Question 50

What was the role of women in Mongol society?

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Significant: Women were treated nearly as equal to men.

Question 51

Architecture? Big deal. This structure was called the "Temple of Heaven." Who built it & why?

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Chinese dynasties-to unify their cultures.

Question 52

While all of these were ways coerced labor was used in this period, this animation demonstrates

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slaves being taken to work on the plantations of Spain & Portugal.

Question 53

What was the Mughal Empire's policy toward different religions for most of its history (up to Emperor Aurangzeb).

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Rulers were religiously tolerant, allowing majority Hinduism to continue.

Question 54

Which region was the location of the birthplace of Islam?

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The Middle East

Question 55

Which of these MOST accurately describes the effect of the Mongol Empire on global trade?

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Silk Route trade flourished and became safer

Question 56

The beliefs and practices of Islam emerged out of which earlier world religions?

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Judaism and Christianity

Question 57

All of these were reasons for Europeans to explore, but what was a CULTURAL factor (hint-see the sails!)

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Europeans were trying to spread Christianity to new lands.

APWH Modern 1st Semester (Units 1 to 4) Review

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APWH Modern 1st Semester (Units 1 to 4) Review

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