AP WORLD Quarter 1 Part 1

Question 1

Unlike later dynasties like the Qin & Han, the Shang & Zhou Dynasties followed a _______model.

Accepted Answer

Mostly decentralized

Question 2

What change led to increase population, gender inequality, & formation of permanent settlement

Accepted Answer

Neolithic Revolution

Question 3

What best describes the main function of the 1st Mesoamerican cities?

Accepted Answer

They served as religious ceremonial centers for rituals

Question 4

What best explains why the scribe class had to be the best educated in Egyptian society?

Accepted Answer

Scribes used the complex writing system of hieroglyphics

Question 5

Besides introducing iron metallurgy, what was the Bantu Migration's effect on south Africa?

Accepted Answer

Taught agriculture

Question 6

What best sums up Indo-European effects on Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Iron metallurgy, especially for weapons was spread

Question 7

Which Chinese dynasty has the distinction of being the first dynasty?

Accepted Answer

Xia

Question 8

How did the Zhou dynasty use religion to exercise control?

Accepted Answer

They claimed the Mandate of Heaven gave them power

Question 9

B/c ___built the 1st empire, on of his successors,___wrote the 1st written code of laws

Accepted Answer

Sargon, Hammurabi

Question 10

Similar to Ancient Greece, what civilization had hard time trading/interacting due to mountains

Accepted Answer

Andeans

Question 11

Which of the following was NOT a 'river civilization'

Accepted Answer

Mayans

Question 12

In what way did the Phoenicians create an early/effective trade network

Accepted Answer

They were expert shipbuliders who set up Mediterranean trade

Question 13

For Indian society, literature like Lawbook of Manu and Bhagavad Gita reinforced what?

Accepted Answer

Patriarchy

Question 14

What best describes the earliest shift in the caste system in India?

Accepted Answer

Was originally varna based but became jati based

Question 15

What Mesopotamian temples served multiple roles for the people, like being banker?

Accepted Answer

Ziggurats

Question 16

Compared to other 'river civilizations' how did ancient Chinese religion differ?

Accepted Answer

They had no organized temple/priest class

Question 17

Which specific Indo-European group migrated to India, influencing society&religion?

Accepted Answer

Aryans

Question 18

What unique role did Mesoamerican priests serve for their communities not seen in other places

Accepted Answer

They developed & kept track of the intricate calendar

Question 19

How did the Aboriginal peoples of Australia react when they had agriculture introduced to them?

Accepted Answer

They rejected agriculture & stayed hunter/gatherer

Question 20

With Magadha being the most influential, the Aryans set up___when they arrived in India

Accepted Answer

Regional Kingdoms

Question 21

Perhaps surprisingly, this people were originally polytheists prior to adopting monotheism

Accepted Answer

Hebrews

Question 22

Which Austronesian group established a trade network from Oceania to Polynesia?

Accepted Answer

Lapita Peoples

Question 23

Bloodletting rituals, in particular, human sacrifice are characteristic of what civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Mesoamerican

Question 24

Which of the following was NOT a biological adaption that helped humanity advance?

Accepted Answer

Biocularism

Question 25

If the Vedas are the earliest Hindu texts, what are the Brahmin teaching/explanation of them?

Accepted Answer

Upanishads

AP WORLD Quarter 1 Part 1

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AP WORLD Quarter 1 Part 1

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