AP World Unit 3 Test Review (Part 1)

Question 1

What is Peter the Great (1672–1725) most famous for?

Accepted Answer

C) Modernizing Russia and founding St. Petersburg

Question 2

Who was Montezuma II?

Accepted Answer

B) Aztec emperor who was captured by Hernán Cortés

Question 3

Who were the Manchu people?

Accepted Answer

B) A northern ethnic group who established the Qing Dynasty

Question 4

The Reconquista was an effort to gain back the Iberian Peninsula

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

When was Emperor Akbar ALIVE?

Accepted Answer

(1542–1605)

Question 6

When was Montezuma II alive?

Accepted Answer

(1466-1520)

Question 7

How did Emperor Aurangzeb’s rule (1618–1707) impact the Mughal Empire?

Accepted Answer

B) Strengthened religious tolerance

Question 8

Devshirme System was from the 1400s- 1600s

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

What was the significance of the Trans-Siberian Railroad (1891–1916)?

Accepted Answer

A) It enabled migration and economic development across Russia

Question 10

What was the main cause of conflict between the Mughals and Safavids?

Accepted Answer

C) Territorial disputes over areas like Kandahar

Question 11

When was Hernán Cortés alive?

Accepted Answer

(1485-1597)

Question 12

What was The Little Ice Age?

Accepted Answer

C) A time of global cooling that worsen

Question 13

What was the most notable achievement of Suleiman the Magnificent (1494–1566)?

Accepted Answer

D) Expanding the Ottoman Empire and enacting legal reforms

Question 14

Hernán Cortés captured Montezuma II

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Who was Atahualpa?

Accepted Answer

Last Incan Emperor

Question 16

What was the aim of Russification in the 1800s–1900s?

Accepted Answer

C) Adapt non-Russian communities by promoting Russian culture & Orthodoxy

Question 17

The experience of empire for conquered peoples was broadly similar whoever their rulers were. Agree or disagree?

Accepted Answer

Disagree, Agree

Question 18

When did Francisco Pizarro conquer the Incan Empire?

Accepted Answer

1533

Question 19

What was the Devshirme System?

Accepted Answer

C) Recruitment Christian boys for military and administrative service

Question 20

Which sides battled in the Reconquista?

Accepted Answer

Christians vs. Muslims

Question 21

What was The Great Dying?

Accepted Answer

B) The collapse of Indigenous populations due to European diseases

Question 22

Which dynasty ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917 (after Times of Troubles)?

Accepted Answer

B) The Romanov Dynasty

Question 23

What was the Siege of Viena in 1683?

Accepted Answer

B) A decisive defeat, marking the start of Ottoman decline

Question 24

Shah Jahan's lifetime was (1592-1666)

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Which empire has the most impressive expansion during this time period?

Accepted Answer

Spanish Empire

Question 26

What was the Forbidden City?

Accepted Answer

A) A palace in Beijing serving as the imperial residence & political center

Question 27

What was Emperor Kangxi’s contribution to China?

Accepted Answer

B) Strengthened Manchu rule & expanded empire during a period of prosperity

Question 28

In looking for similarities and differences between empires, what categories might be useful to study?

Accepted Answer

cultural and religious policies, governence, administration, military, and security, social structure and class relations, economic policies and explotation

Question 29

Montezuma II was the last independent ruler of the Aztec Empire

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

Who were the Janissaries?

Accepted Answer

D) Elite military units composed of converted Christian boys

Question 31

What years were Osman I alive?

Accepted Answer

(1258-1326)

Question 32

Where was The Ottoman Empire ORIGNIALLY established? (first conquered city used to create empire)

Accepted Answer

Söğüt

Question 33

What was the purpose of the Jizya Tax in the Ottoman Empire?

Accepted Answer

C) To grant non-Muslims protection and freedom of worship

Question 34

What was the significance of the Siege of Vienna in 1529?

Accepted Answer

B) The peak of Ottoman expansion into Europe

Question 35

What was the Blue Mosque?

Accepted Answer

B) A mosque built by Suleiman the Magnificent in Istanbul

Question 36

The Little Ice Age ENDED in 1850, when did it START?

Accepted Answer

1300

Question 37

Who were Ferdinand and Isabella?

Accepted Answer

C) Catholic Spanish monarchs who unified Spain and sponsored Columbus

Question 38

What was Shah Jahan’s major architectural achievement?

Accepted Answer

C) Commissioning the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife

Question 39

What was the Yasak in the Russian Empire?

Accepted Answer

B) A tribute paid in furs by Indigenous Siberians

Question 40

What does the Taj Mahal symbolize?

Accepted Answer

C) A symbol of Mughal architectural achievement

Question 41

What was the goal of Russia’s Westernization in the 1700s?

Accepted Answer

C) To modernize the military, government and society along European lines

Question 42

What was the purpose of the Civil Service Exam in China (600s–1905)?

Accepted Answer

D) To determine eligibility for positions based on Confucian beliefs

Question 43

Was the Civil Service Exam based on merit?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 44

Did Atahualpa deny the Spanish ransom money?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 45

What role did the Russian Orthodox Church play in the Russian Empire?

Accepted Answer

B) It served as the foundation of national identity & linked to the state

Question 46

Who was Osman I?

Accepted Answer

A) The leader who founded the Ottoman Empire

Question 47

Was the Siege of Viena the first attempt from the Ottoman Empire to capture Vienna?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 48

Who was Hernán Cortés?

Accepted Answer

C) A conquistador who overthrew the Aztec Empire

Question 49

When did the Reconquista happen?

Accepted Answer

(711-1492)

Question 50

Why was Siberia significant to the Russian Empire (1600s–1800s)?

Accepted Answer

A) It served as a location for political exiles and fur trade

Question 51

When was the Taj Mahal made?

Accepted Answer

1632

Question 52

Who captured Constantinople in 1453?

Accepted Answer

C) Mehmet the Conqueror

Question 53

What was The Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

A) The transfer of goods, people, diseases, and ideas (Europe and America)

Question 54

What was the goal of Qing Assimilation policies?

Accepted Answer

A) Integrate non-Han peoples, often had resistance (Tibetans and Uyghurs)

Question 55

When did The Great Dying start (hint: it ended around 1600)?

Accepted Answer

1492

Question 56

What was Emperor Qianlong (1711–1799) known for?

Accepted Answer

C) Overseeing the Qing Dynasty’s territorial peak while decline began

Question 57

What role did Dona Marina (La Malinche) play in the Spanish conquest?

Accepted Answer

C) She served as an interpreter and advisor to Hernán Cortés

Question 58

What is Emperor Akbar best known for?

Accepted Answer

B) Expanding the empire and promoting religious tolerance

Question 59

4. Which empire had the greatest impact or change during this period (1200-1750)?

Accepted Answer

Spanish Empire

Question 60

The Blue Mosque was made between 1609 and 1616

Accepted Answer

True

Question 61

Who was Francisco Pizarro?

Accepted Answer

B) A conquistador who overthrew the Inca Empire

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