AP World History Review

Name the first novel to be written in Japanese.

Which of the following is NOT a legal invention of the Romans?

This term means "a society in which men hold power."

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the fall of classical empires?

Paleolithic cave art indicates which of the following?

This term means "master storyteller" and was an advisor to kings of Mali.

Roman society was divided into which two groups?

Who succeeded his father to conquer most of the known world circa 330 BCE?

Which religions emphasized the use of missionaries to travel and encourage conversion?

This dynasty reunited China in 589 CE.

Rulers in ancient China used these to get guidance from their ancestors.

Who built the earliest civilization in lower Mesopotamia?

This Islamic caliphate ruled from its capital in Damascus from 661 to 750.

Aztecs from Mesoamerica built their main city, ______________, near Lake Texcoco.

Which of the following is one of the major cities of the Indus Valley?

The Spartans were known for conquering and taking captives as slaves called ___________.

What social group of classical China held a low social status despite wealth?

Classical Greece was centered around the development of the _____________.

This religion teaches the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.

In what year did the Han dynasty fall?

The idea of limited government was based partly on this document signed in 1215 by King John I.

Which religion's supreme deities are Vishnu and Shiva?

The policy of political and religious power concentrated in the emperor's hands is ___________.

Which trade route relied on lateen sails to more easily maneuver through strong winds?

Which Mesopotamian ruler created the first written law code?

The Eastern Roman Empire continued as the ___________ Empire.

Which of the following are dynasties that ruled postclassical Korea?

Japan's feudal system was dominated by the lords, who were supported by ___________.

The Abbasid Dynasty (750-1258) ruled the Islamic world from Baghdad.

Which of the following is not a change brought about by the Neolithic Revolution?

Who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, 800?

This was the first dynasty to rule China.

The Neolithic Revolution occurred at the same time around the globe.

Which Indian empire was smaller in size and had less control over regional leaders?

Which philosophy is based on five basic relationships that define society?

Which of the following was an ancient group who developed near the Aegean Sea?

Whose reign marked the official beginning of the Roman Empire?

The Persian Empire was divided up into provinces ruled by ______________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Faith in Islam?

What is the name of Japan's native religion?

Which religion became the official religion of Rome in 381 CE?

This early civilization developed in what is now Pakistan.

This institution continued to gain power throughout medieval Europe.

Which of the following was NOT a social class in ancient Mesopotamia?

Which Chinese dynasty succeeded the Mongols and restricted foreign trade?

Which of the following is NOT a division of classical India's caste system?

Which of the following is NOT a Germanic group that took advantage of a weakening Roman Empire?

Who was the first Greek philosopher to focus on ethics and truth?

This ancient empire was founded by Cyrus the Great.

After the Chavin, the __________ thrived in the Andes Mountains.

Islamic caliphs established urban universities called ________ to preserve ancient writings.

The stirrup was invented along which classical trade route?

Name the Roman emperor who established a second capital to escape nomadic attacks.

What was the earliest monotheistic religion?

The Olmec are to ancient Mesoamerica as the _________ are to ancient South America.

This term means "associations of people who work in the same occupation."

Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of Shi Huangdi?

This practice that led to female subordination & continued for a centuries began with the Song.

Emperor Ashoka, who promoted Buddhism, was a ruler of which dynasty?

Which animal made possible trade across the Sahara Desert?

Which of the following was NOT a major trade city during the postclassical era?

During the early Tang dynasty, which religion was especially influential?

What is the name for Greek farmers who served as heavily armored infantrymen?

This law code was developed during the Roman Republic.

Egyptian religion was monotheistic.

These ships with lateen sails carried goods along the Indian Ocean.

The conflict over Muhammad's successor led to which two sects?

What were Mesopotamia's multi-story pyramids called?

Who led the Egyptian government?

Who united the Mongol tribes and took on the name Genghis Khan?

What happened to the political structure of Europe immediately after 476?

Which of the following was NOT a result of Mongol rule?

Which early civilization was protected by the Red Sea and the Sahara Desert?

What was (most likely) the first domesticated animal?

Which of the following was not a period of historical ancient Egypt?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Inca?

The Qin dynasty is to legalism as the _______ dynasty is to Confucianism.

Which of the following was NOT an empire that emerged after Genghis Khan's death?

This "first emperor" used forced labor to build the first fortifications of the Great Wall.

Pope Urban II called for Christians to reclaim the holy land in 1095, which led to the _______.

Which of the following philosophies did NOT develop in classical China?

This African kingdom was an island of Christians in a sea of Muslims.

Tenochtitlan was the central city of the Maya.

What is the name for those were tied to manors and protected by the lord of the manor?

Which religion was founded in the area depicted on the map?

Name the writing system that developed in the region of Mesopotamia.

This traveler wrote a book of his experiences throughout the areas of Dar-al-Islam.

In Mesoamerica, the Olmec were succeeded by the ________.

The Silk Roads are to luxury goods as ______________________ is to bulk goods.

Which Greek city-state was known for its system of democracy?

Which king of Mali was famous for his pilgrimage to Mecca?

The patriarch is to Eastern Orthodox as the pope is to _____________.

Name the river valley civilization highlighted on the map.

Who went from Venice to the court of Kublai Khan and sparked European interest in Asia?

This term means that the oldest living male was given absolute authority over his family.

Tang emperors restricted the inheritance of land through the __________________.

Beliefs found in the Vedas and the Upanishads later formed Hinduism.

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of Byzantine emperor Justinian's reign?

Which term is also used to describe the Old Stone Age?

Women of which Greek city-state had more freedom than others?