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APWH 1st Semester Final Review
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1
What was the long term consequence of the crusades?
The Christian urge to spread beyond Europe ended
Christianity established a permanent base in Jerusalem
Ideas and trade from the Mideast to Europe intensified
The Catholics and Eastern Orthodox churches reunified
2
The religious figures depicted here were SIMILAR in all of the following ways
EXCEPT
Their faith traditions were both spread by merchant traders.
They both inspired missionaries to follow their teachings.
They both claimed to be the son of God.
They were born into earlier faiths: Hinduism & Judaism.
3
The "Taj Mahal", constructed by the Mughal empire in South Asia, MOSTLY shows the influence of
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Zoroastrianism
4
What is
TRUE
of the trade routes that developed between the peoples shown on this map?
The routes relied on ocean-going ships
The routes relied on indirect north-south relay trades
The routes were only local within cultures
The routes relied on pack animals such as camels
5
This map could BEST be used to demonstrate which of the following historical processes?
Some religions had "schisms" which divided the faithful.
Syncretism arose as religions blended together.
Existing trade routes assisted in cultural difussion.
Regional art & architecture reflected religious teaching.
6
Which of the following is the best description of the trade route shown on this map?
Merchants used ships to travel the entire way.
Collapse of classical empires helped increase trade here.
Caravanserai "relay trade" transported luxury goods.
It was a road linking the Americas and Eurasia.
7
All of the following are true of these "1st wave civilizations"
EXCEPT
:
Each engaged in long-distance inter-regional trade
Each built public works projects
Each had a high amount of equality in their society
Each developed some form of writing or numbering system
8
Which is the civ. that arose in the "Fertile Crescent" between the Tigris & Euphrates rivers?
C) Indus
B) Mesopotamia
D) Shang
A) Egypt
9
What is true of the people at the BOTTOM of this period 3 European social hierarchy?
Their work was mostly producing luxury products for trade.
They were captured slaves from Islamic lands.
Skilled at horsemanship, they provided military service.
Tied to the land, they provided agricultural labor.
10
Which of the following was a DIRECT effect of Aztec "chinampas"?
Aztec population and trade grew
Aztecs began human sacrifices for the first time
Aztecs extended imperial control in South America
Aztec social and gender structures became equal
11
Zoroastrianism's belief in a single deity and heaven/hell MOST influenced later cultures like
Judaism and Christianity
Confucianism and Daoism
Greco-Roman rationalism
Buddhism and Hinduism
12
POLITICALLY
, what explains the success of Rome, Persia, and the Han in building stable empires?
Building roads and defensive walls
Structured class and gender heirarchies
Elaborate bureaucracies and legal codes
Standardized currencies and trade
13
Which of the following is true of the Byzantine Empire?
It blended Roman and Eastern Orthodox cultural traditions.
It encouraged great social and gender equality.
It was an unstructured collection of city-states.
It was heavily influenced by East Asian Buddhism.
14
Which of these events happened by the 5th century C.E.
AT THE END OF PERIOD 2?
The Chinese 'golden age' of Tang/Song Dynasties
The start and spread of Islam
The 'fall' of the classical Rome & Han dynasties.
Expansion & consolidation of classical empires.
15
In 1250 C.E., what culture dominated the trade routes shown on this map?
Berber Muslim merchants
East Asian Buddhist merchants
Bantu-speaking merchants
Roman Christian merchants
16
All of these religions would have spread and interacted with each other MOST along the
Indian Ocean Trade Routes
Mediterranean Sea Routes
The Eurasian Silk Routes
Trans-Saharan "Sand" Routes
17
In which APWH region would you find this style of architecture?
Mesoamerica
North Africa
South Asia
East Asia
18
East Asian CONFUCIANISM emphasized
rational study of astronomy
social harmony in relationships
banning all other religions
rituals for gods
19
What caused the emergence of agriculture 1st in the "Fertile Crescent" and later globally?
Humans began to settle near sources of H20
The invention of teosinte (aka corn).
The ability of humans to domesticate animals
A warming climate that favored cereal grains
20
The most important reason this empire was able to dominate older agriculturalist empires was
they had strict SOCIAL patriarchy which kept women at home.
they had a fervent religious spirit to spread their CULTURE.
their ENVIRONMENT made them skilled pastoral horsemen.
they were master merhant traders ECONOMICALLY.
21
The Bhagavad Gita
, a central text of Hinduism, applies to the theme of
SOCIETY
because
it said the soul could be destroyed.
it reinforced caste & jati divisions in South Asia.
it argued that meditation leads to enlightenment.
it encouraged social mobility between classes.
22
All of these symbols represent cultural faiths that
originated in the ROMAN EMPIRE
believe in MONOTHEISM
revere both JERUSALEM AND MECCA
were POLYTHEISTIC
23
The central argument that developed in Islam between Shia and Sunni related to
Arguments about what race could convert to Islam
A dispute relating to using 'jihad' to spread Islam
Who should be the rightful leader of Islam
Whether to allow Christians and Jews to live in Muslim lands
24
The "Pax Mongolica" (pd 3) was most similar to the earlier "Pax Romana" (pd 2) because
Both periods increased trade and invention exchanges.
Both periods saw the disruption of trade between Eurasia.
Both periods saw massive conversions to the Islamic culture.
Both periods were dominated by empires built by naval power.
25
Marco Polo's writings are important for historians because they show what life was like in
Islamic North Africa
Aztec America
Mughal South Asia
Yuan China
26
Assume you found these artifacts at an archaeological dig. What would be a VALID conclusion?
The site was home to pastoralists
The site was home to hunter-gatherers
The site was home to agriculturalists
27
This image of the "8-fold path" shows the symbol and central ideas of
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
28
How did the Byzantine Empire most influence the Kievan Rus?
They spread their alphabet and Orthodox Christianity to Kiev
The Byzantines helped the Rus to defeat Mongols
They convinced the Rus to adopt Islam as a state religion
The Byzantines conquered the Rus as part of their empire
29
Which of the following best describes the POLITICAL structure of the classical Mayans?
Numerous independent warring city-states
A tributary state of the Aztec empire
Democratic decision-making by the people
A unified empire under a single all powerful ruler
30
Why did the Black Death spread so widely and kill so many during APWH period 3?
Europeans began exploring and spread it to the Americas.
The Mongol road system made trade and travel easier.
African sand routes spread it from Bantu lands to Europe
The Islamic Caliphate collapsed and medicine disappeared.
31
This culture emphasized logic, experimentation, and observation to understand the world:
Middle Eastern Christianity
South Asian Buddhism
East Asian Daoism
Greek rationalism
32
The Swahili trading cities of East Africa were most heavily influenced by the culture of
Polynesians
Indonesians
The Bantu
Egyptians
33
Which of the following was an important development of the Paleolithic period?
Humans began to develop bronze and iron-working metal tech.
Humans abandoned hunting/gathering in favor of agriculture
Humans migrated from Africa and began to populate the planet
Humans settled down and began the 1st civilizations
34
Scandinavians known as "The Vikings" were able to migrate during APWH period 3 because of their
Long-ships and seamanship
Creation of settlements in North America
Alliance with Mongols on the silk routes
Camel saddles and African trade
35
Which of the following is
NOT TRUE
of the Paleolithic era?
Humans developed stone tools.
Humans began to use fire.
Humans rarely migrated beyond a few miles.
Human societies were mostly small kinship groups.
36
This image of the rigorous Song Dynasty examination system would most help a historian to
learn how the Mongols were able to invade China.
study how the Song created a strong POLITICAL state.
calculate the value of Chinese ECONOMIC luxury products.
examine how CULTURAL Neo-Confucianism started.
37
What was a key
'turning point'
that marks the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic?
The building of the first cities
The development of hunting/gathering
The invention of agriculture/domestication
The first use of fire and stone tools
38
Perhaps the 1st legal document which reflected social inequality and government power was
The Code of Hammurabi
The Judaic 10 Commandments
The Bhagavad Gita
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
39
Which of these products would have been the LEAST valuable in Renaissance Venice, Italy? Why?
Wool-because Europe had an ample supply of sheep.
Porcelain-because it was a status symbol.
Spices-because they made food taste better.
Silk-because it was only produced in Asia.
40
When historians describe the Tang and Song Dynasty "golden age" they mean that China had
A transition to democratic institutions
A peaceful transfer of power between dynasties
A universal adoption of Buddhism
A period of excellence in art and literature
41
The "classical" civilizations of APWH period 2 are noted for their
rejection of agriculture in favor of pastoral nomadism.
social class and gender equality.
building infrastructure and bureaucracy to control empires.
peaceful coexistence with neighboring empires.
42
What explains the success of the armies from ALL of these classical civilizations?
Foreign soldiers were enslaved and forced to fight.
They were motivated by a desire to spread democracy.
Logistic supply lines & infrastructure helped them travel.
Gunpowder and cannons gave them an advantage.
43
BOTH the Romans and Han Dynasty eventually fell because of
the disappearance of gold and silver.
the destruction of the silk route.
invasions by nomadic peoples on their borders.
stagnating math and science.
44
This map shows regions described by Herodotus of Greece (circle). A historian could use the map
to argue that Greece's isolation made travel impossible
to document increased trade between civilizations
to prove that Greeks thought other people were barbaric
to show geographic connections between classic civilizations
