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Mr. Burzumato's AP World History
Mr. Burzumato's AP World History
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During the period of the late Roman empire, Christianity
Appealed primarily to elite classes
Declined in numbers because of persecutions
Became less organized as the empire fell
Experienced a change in its official status
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The trans-Atlantic slave trade
Increased after the establishment of sugar plantations
carried the majority of slaves to North America
Carried more women than men
3
Nationalism
Brought tolerance for diversity within the Russian Empire
Delayed the unification of both Italy and Germany
Eased tensions within Austrian Empire
Served as both a unifying and a divisive force
4
Compaired to the Viets, the Chinese were more
Interested in trade
Agrarian
Urbanized
Ethnically diverse
5
The decline of Gupta India
Saw the increased power of local princes
Occurred without pressure from invading peoples
Didn't result in the fragmentation of the country
Resulted in the decline of traditional Indian culture
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Hinduism
Gained little acceptance outside India
Offered no hope from members of lower castes
Addressed the consequences of one's behavior
Was based on traditions of the Harappan civilization
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European explorations
Were dependent on European technological innovation
Concentrated on the Americas
Sought to break established trade monopolies
Promoted harmony among the nations of Europe
8
Early medieval Europe's strongest state was
England
France
The Papal States
The Holy Roman Empire
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The world's most populous democracy is
The US
Canada
Great Britain
India
10
During the middle ages, the concept of limited government with the most clearly in
England
Germany
France
Italy
11
The Abbasid dynasty
Healed the rift between Sunnis and Shi'ites
Spread Islam "by the sword" across Northern Africa
Creates a social rift between Arabs and new converts
Proved the high point of Muslim cultural achievement
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Early urban dwellers
Were dominated by people in agricultural settlements
Left the religious practices to agricultural peoples
Were offered few chances to carry out specialized tasks
Saw the need for a government
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Silk road trade
Florished despite constant interferences from nomadic tribes
Bypassed Mesopotamia
Established links between the empires of Han China and Rome
Was confined to land routes across Asia
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Indian Ocean trade
Linked all areas of the Indian Ocean basin except Africa
Declined with the fall of classical empires
Failed to establish connections with land routes
Saw mariners use the geographic forces of the Indian Ocean
15
The Black Death
Changed the course of political institutions
Spread solely along routes of Mongol conquest
Originated in Europe
Was most devastating in north Africa
16
The Allied policy toward Hitler in the 1930's can best be described as one of
Appeasement
Confrontation
Indifference
Containment
17
The Eastern portion of the Roman empire
Didn't experience pressure from invaders
Competed with the Parthians and Sassanids for trade
Was a center of trade, art, and architecture
Successfully restored the boundaries of the Western empire
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World trade during 1750 to 1914
Benefited western colonial powers
Strengthened Latin America's trade position
Brought greater prosperity to Chinatown than to the west
Decreased the economic power of the west
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Greek society
Was extended through overseas colonization
Was unified by the geography of the Greek peninsula
Extended the democratic ideal by relying on free labor alone
Was disrupted by the conquest of Alexander
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Confucianism and early Buddhism
Became the dominant philosophy of their respective regions
Included a belief in nirvana
Emphasized the importance of effective government
Did not believe that their founders were gods
21
The 15th century was characterized by
The beginning of nation-states in Italy and Germany
The strengthening of nation-states in England and France
An increase in the secular power of the Pope
The decentralization of political power in Spain
22
European exploration through the mid-15th century
Placed merchants in conflict with monarchs
Depended upon the knowledge of the eastern world
Suffered from a lack of technological expertise
Produced intense rivalries with East Asian civilizations
23
During the agricultural revolution, women
Observed and studied the environment
Weren't represented in art
Participated in hunting activities with men
Experienced a decrease in status
24
The Renaissance
Represented a complete break from medieval traditions
Was a result of the crusades
Began in the Eastern Roman empire
What is a movement of uniquely Western origins
25
One of the weaknesses of the early Muslim empires was
Failure to resolve questions of succession
Indifference to the Sunni and Shi'ite split
Disregard for the cultural traditions of conquered peoples
Insistance on conversion of non-Arabs within the empire
26
Earliest civilizations in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres were similar in
Their technological knowledge
Their location at similar latitudes
Their practice of polytheism
Their reliance on the flooding of major rivers
27
Mercantilism
Encouraged the importation of foreign goods
Sparked further rivalries among European nations
Brought long-term prosperity to Europe
Supported free trade
28
Japan's greatest challenge to industrialize was
Continued presense of the shogunate
It's geography
Lack of government cooperation
Competition between the government and the zaibatsu
29
The Brazilian independence movement
Was the result of the Napoleonic Wars
Produced a republic for Brazil
Resulted in the abolition of slavery
Involved a prolonged struggle with Portugal
30
Common to most early industrial nations was the development of
Textile manufacturing
Steel manufacturing
Railroads
Unions
31
World War I was considered a global conflict because
It involved battles on every continent
Warring powers held colonies that participated in the war
It wasn't
It was fought in both European and Pacific theaters
32
Both Hinduism and Buddhism
None of the above
Supported the caste system
Became increasingly popular in India
Revered women
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Both the Protestant Reformation and the Enlightenment
Relied on reason over faith
Lowered the status of women
Upheld church traditions
Questioned established authority
34
The declining years of the Qing dynasty saw
The long-term acceptance of the self-strengthening movement
The end of the opium trade
The influence of foreign nations
Invasion by nomadic people north of the Great Wall
35
The decline of Han China
Saw the end of Chinese established traditions
Like Rome, saw invaders permanently dominate the empire
Resulted in the decline of Buddhism in China
Saw Daoism, rather than Confucianism, gaining popularity
36
Japanese feudalism
Brought a temporary end to internal conflicts
Saw the beginnings of a centralized Japan
Revolve around the power of the samurai as warlords
United peasants and elite classes
37
Christianity
Remained a religion of the Roman empire
Taught the forgiveness of sins through faith in Jesus
Was not a missionary religion
Failed to utilize the public works of the Roman empire
38
The key patterns of migration in the 20th and 21st centuries has been
From rural to urban areas
From developing to developed nations
From war-torn areas to those at peace
From urban to rural areas
39
All of the following are true of communism after World War II EXCEPT that
It created a pause in the civil war in China
It spread to largely agricultural regions
It produced a division of Korea
European countries were subjected to Soviet occupation
40
From the time of the Roman Republic to the Pax Romana
Roman civilization became increasingly weaker
Rome became increasingly democratic
Roman citizenship became increasingly rare
The territory of Rome continued to expand
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Aztec and Inca religions
Stressed a personal relationship with their gods
Reflected the agrarian nature of their respective societies
Placed women in a subordinate position
Restricted the worship of subject peoples
42
As a result of the Opium War
Great Britain acquired Hong Kong
The Chinese silver supply was restored
The importation of opium to China increased
The Qing dynasty over took to Ming
43
During the classical period, Africa
Lost contact with classical civilizations
Was cut off from global trade patterns
Repelled Christian missionary efforts
Saw new technology used in trans-Saharan travel
44
As a result of hemispheric trade between 1450 and 1750
There was worldwide population decline due to disease
European wealth and commercial dominance increased
The entire globe was linked by numerous active trade routes
The work of African artisans found new markets
45
Which of the following was NOT true concerning the Green Revolution?
It reinforced class distinctions
It was highly ineffective in increasing agricultural yeilds
It disseminated pollutants
It was an expensive solution to crop improvements
46
The Ottoman empire
Was unsuccessful in controlling European territory
Reached its height around 1750
Unlike the Mughal empire, was not a gun powder empire
Weakend because its technology fell behind that of Europe
47
Under both the Han and Roman empires
Imperial roads were connected to the Silk Roads
New territories were added to the empire
All of the above
A time of peace settled over both empires
48
Michael Gorbachev allowed all of the following EXCEPT
Private land ownership
Democratic government
Discussion of government policies
The protection of consumer goods
49
The Columbian exchange
Created both positive and adverse effects on population
Didn't involve Africa
Drew the world's oceans into an active trade network
Improved the nutrition of American indigenous peoples
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The agricultural revolution
Saw the use of tech. such as irrigation and metallurgy
was an abrupt process beginning in 8000 BCE
occurred about the same time throughout the entire world
began with an extensive pattern of cultural diffusion
