AP World History Unit III Test Review

Question 1

New techniques of producing high-quality _____ provided China with a highly-desired trade good.

Accepted Answer

porcelain

Question 2

Which of the following facilitated the growth of Silk Road trade?

Accepted Answer

Expansion of China into Central Asia during the Han dynasty

Question 3

Khubilai Khan established the _______ Dynasty.

Accepted Answer

Yuan

Question 4

Which of the following is true of the Silk Roads?

Accepted Answer

They were largely a relay trade route

Question 5

How did Mahmud of Ghazni encourage conversion to Islam?

Accepted Answer

Raided Buddhist and Hindu shrines, temples

Question 6

Mongolian forces relied on _________ for their vast military strength.

Accepted Answer

equestrian skills

Question 7

The exchange of diseases along the Silk Roads

Accepted Answer

Ultimately benefited Western Europe

Question 8

Why was the Shia branch of Islam formed?

Accepted Answer

Believed that blood relations of Muhammad should rule Islam.

Question 9

Based upon known factors like geography and trade routes, which religion would Mali follow?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 10

What caused the implementation of paper money into China?

Accepted Answer

rapidly expanding economy

Question 11

The kingdom of Ghana became a powerful commercial site in west Africa becasue of its control of

Accepted Answer

gold

Question 12

In nomadic society,

Accepted Answer

there were two social classes: nobles and commoners

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a method by which Islam was brought into India?

Accepted Answer

Persian missionaries

Question 14

How have scholars discerned the trade patterns of the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A loosely interactive web of trade across the Americas

Question 15

In which civilization did the state largely control trade?

Accepted Answer

Inca

Question 16

What allowed the Vikings to access the interior regions of Europe so quickly?

Accepted Answer

shallow-draft boats

Question 17

Why were Hindi numerals readily accepted into Muslim society during the Abbasid Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

All other answers

Question 18

Malacca is most closely associated with...

Accepted Answer

Indian Ocean trade

Question 19

Which types of goods most commonly moved along the Silk Road?

Accepted Answer

luxury goods

Question 20

In which of the following regions did Buddhism become an important faith?

Accepted Answer

Central Asia

Question 21

Mansa Musa was from which civilization?

Accepted Answer

Mali

Question 22

Indian Ocean trade was dominated by

Accepted Answer

monsoon winds

Question 23

How did the sudden rise of Islam in the 7th century impact East Indian trade?

Accepted Answer

Muslim merchants and sailers established new trade routes

Question 24

The first Christian emperor was:

Accepted Answer

Constantine

Question 25

The most famous scholastic theologian was

Accepted Answer

St. Thomas Aquinas

Question 26

During the Abbasid times, the Arabs learned from China the technique of making

Accepted Answer

paper

Question 27

The main purpose of building the Grand Canal was

Accepted Answer

to spread food products from southern to northern China

Question 28

In medieval Japan, professional warriors were called

Accepted Answer

samurai.

Question 29

Which of the following was the most important source of slaves before 1500 AD?

Accepted Answer

East Africa

Question 30

Muhammad referred to Christians and Jews as:

Accepted Answer

People of the Book

Question 31

Fast-ripening rice

Accepted Answer

All other answers

Question 32

Who did Charlemagne rely on to give political, legal, and military jurisdiction to his realm?

Accepted Answer

courts

Question 33

The Mongols inadvertently helped to spread bubonic plague:

Accepted Answer

by facilitating trade throughout Eurasia

Question 34

The Islamic world split after the death of

Accepted Answer

'Uthman

Question 35

The ________ is the holy book of Islam.

Accepted Answer

Quran

Question 36

Who did Muhammad receive his divine message from?

Accepted Answer

Gabriel

Question 37

Byzantium and China in the post classical era were similar in that both...

Accepted Answer

influenced civilizations that developed in their regions.

Question 38

Which of the following regions gave the least amount of power to its rulers?

Accepted Answer

Western Europe

Question 39

The kingdoms of Ghana and Kiev are similar in that they both...

Accepted Answer

were shaped by participation in long distance trade.

Question 40

How did the caste system influence the lives of most people in India?

Accepted Answer

Guided their work and their relationships with other workers

Question 41

How did foot binding contribute to the patriarchal society of China?

Accepted Answer

It gave men increased control over women’s behavior

Question 42

Which is an example of the impact of transregional interaction during post classical era?

Accepted Answer

States developed in Southeast Asia.

Question 43

What caused the implementation of paper money into China?

Accepted Answer

rapidly expanding economy

Question 44

Which dynasty returned centralized rule to China after the period of the Warring States?

Accepted Answer

Sui

Question 45

Which of the following regions was isolated during this time period?

Accepted Answer

South America

Question 46

As compared to the Silk Roads, East Indian Sea Roads

Accepted Answer

Carried more products for a mass market than the Silk Road

Question 47

Which was a cause of the schism between the churches of Constantinople and rome?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 48

Third-wave (post classical) civilizations differed from classical civilizations in that...

Accepted Answer

some arose in regions where no classical civilizaitons were.

Question 49

Despite many difficulties and barriors , long-distance trade in the Americas was facilitated by

Accepted Answer

The isthmus of Panama

Question 50

Who became caliph directly after Muhammad's death?

Accepted Answer

Abu Bakr

Question 51

Who proclaimed Charlemagne emperor?

Accepted Answer

Pope Leo III

Question 52

Why did Pope John XII proclaim Otto of Saxony emperor, creating the Holy Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

Otto had protected the Church twice

Question 53

Swahili was most heavily influenced by which two languages?

Accepted Answer

Bantu and Arabic

Question 54

Which of the following was NOT acquired from another civilization by Arab and Persian mariners?

Accepted Answer

navigatoin and maps

Question 55

Which of the following is a shared characteristic between Hinduism and Islam?

Accepted Answer

Both offer salvation

Question 56

The earliest religion of Turkish nomads revolved around

Accepted Answer

shamans

Question 57

Which of the following had a highly controlled form of trade often compared to communism?

Accepted Answer

Inca

Question 58

Differing from the Umayyad caliphs, the Abbasid rulers

Accepted Answer

paid more attention to government than growth of the empire.

AP World History Unit III Test Review

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AP World History Unit III Test Review

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