AP World History: Modern Exam Review

How long do you have to answer the 55 multiple choice questions on the AP Exam?

Contextualization- Which of the following occurred in 1917?

Simon Bolivar led many Latin American revolutionaries in defiance of what European colonial economic policy?

This 17th century economic system led to Atlantic rivalries and wars by European nations struggling to retain colonies

What abundant resource most contributed to industrialization in Great Britain?

The return of Confucianism during the Song dynasty indicates

Contextualization- Which of the following occurred in the 1960s?

The Columbian Exchange is important because it led to...

This image demonstrates the westernization policy, incl. cultural subjugation and control of nobility, of which leader?

Which of the following was the cause of the increased demand for slave labor in the period from 1450-1750CE

Enlightenment ideas were influential on all of the following documents EXCEPT:

Which of these was NOT a way for new elites to exclude certain groups, or limit their role, in the period 1450-1750?

The empire shaded in red: Longest lasting Gunpowder Empire. Defeated the Byzantine Empire in 1453.

Which of the following was a long-term effect of the Crusades on Europe?

Which group, the largest # of adherents to Islam, believed that the caliph should be chosen by the Islamic community?

The storming of the Bastille marked the beginning of

How did the Soviet Union rebuild after WWII and rapidly industrialize their economy?

During the Scientific Revolution, Copernicus proposed this idea, which means that the sun was the center of the universe

The Chinese population doubled during the Song Dynasty mainly because of

After answering SAQs 1 & 2, you get to choose to answer either 3 or 4.

How did the global balance of power shift after World War II?

Which part of the AP exam is worth the least percentage of your overall score?

When the entire country (government, civilians, military, economy) is dedicated to the war effort:

Which of these mass atrocities was primarily based on religious differences?

Mound building societies such as Cahokia would most likely be found in modern day...

What European ideology does this image of King Louis the XIV best represent?

Which of these best exemplifies the reason College Board chose 1750 as a turning point in history?

This image is evidence of what development in the Americas in the period from 1450-1750?

The first European nation to impact the centuries-old Indian Ocean trade network

The Fall of ___________________ in 1453 was one of the many factors that prompted Europeans to find new trade routes

Ottoman subjects, if they could not pay the tax required of non-Muslims, had to give up their sons in this system

Who was NOT an important leader during World War II?

In Baghdad, the center of the Abbasid Empire- place of learning and for all cultures and religions to interact

Who was first to officially declare war in 1914, thus officially starting the first world war?

Which of these was NOT a totalitarian government in the 1930s?

Which event best exemplifies why College Board chose 1450 as a turning point?

The Taj Mahal is an example of monumental architecture that blends Hindu and Muslim styles during what empire?

This image indicates the subjugation of women and cultural notion of beauty and status in

Which of these best exemplifies the reason why College Board chose 1900 as a significant turning point in history?

The empire shaded in orange: Descended from the Mongols. Leaders tried to maintain peace between Muslims and Hindus

Hoping to reform the USSR, his policies in the late 1980s and early 1990s led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Refers to the land of Islam; territories in which Islam and its religious laws may be practiced

What's the fewest # of documents you can analyze on the DBQ and still get both evidence points?

This map shows the voyages of which early modern explorer?

Which war effectively "opened" isolationist China and firmly established Britain as an imperialist power in the 1800s?

Participation in the Indian Ocean trade network required knowledge of

Karl Marx is to Communism as Adam Smith is to...

What happened to the Ottoman Empire after WWI?

Silk Road trade declined briefly but was revived in the 1300s due to the influence of

Christianity was able to take root and survive in what part of Africa?

Contextualization- Which of the following occurred in 1868?

How long do I recommend you spend on your DBQ?

This image is an example of which 19th century European "ism"?

The west African empire of Mali primarily benefited from trade in what two commodities?

Where would you find this mosque?

Confucian principle that teaches that children should obey and honor their parents and respect elders.

A mystic Islamic practice, it was a way to have a closer connection to Allah. Helped Islam spread to India & SE Asia

This gesture showed submission to the emperor, & was an important part of foreigners being allowed to trade w/ China

Martin Luther's 95 Theses set off a major religious dispute in Europe, but also created a political fracture in...

The empire shaded in green: Shi'ite Muslims. Modern day Iran. Known for silk rugs and carpets

To what extent does the AP Exam represent your intelligence, diligence and overall worth as a human being?

The Inca perfected what type of advanced innovation?

Contextualization- Which of the following occurred in the 1770s & 1780s?

New tech such as the telegraph, railroads and steamships revolutionized communication and travel in what time period?

Contextualization- Which of the following occurred in the 1200s?

What did many colonial subjects of European imperial powers do during WWI?

Where was The Great Leap Forward, in which govt.-led industrializ. & collectiviz. of agric. --> 25 million people dead?

Contextualization- Which of the following occurred in the early 1500s?

This map of Manchester, England shows the city in 1750 and then in 1850. It best provides evidence of what process

Buddhism appealed to the poor and to women in India because it offered an alternative to

Using reason and logic to improve society was the basis of

One commercial development that helped the Silk Road prosper between 1200 and 1450 was the use of

Who wanted to create the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere after WWI?

How are Mahatma Gandhi, Kwame Nkrumah, Ho Chi Minh, and Gamal Abdel Nasser similar?

Three of these were new states created in the 20th century . . . which one was NOT (it was created in 19th c.)?

Apartheid- a govt policy of racial segregation, was in place in this country from 1948 to the early 1990s

A similarity between Europe and the Song Dynasty in the 1200s is that

In the 1600s, this became the world's first globally traded commodity in which all nations engaged in its trade

Because of nationalism and struggling empires, this area was considered the "powder keg of Europe" on the eve of WWI:

The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is an example of architectural syncretism between what two religions?

One negative effect of the revival of Silk Road trade in the 1300s was

In what year did the Korean War end?

Which of the following was NOT the site a proxy war between the US and the USSR during the Cold War?

This religion spread easily in the Indian Ocean network because converting made it easier to facilitate trade

In the 1600s the Japanese pursued isolationism, but made one exception by trading on Deshima Island with

The following new European countries were created by the Treaty of Versailles when it broke up empires after WWI