Study the map and locate Israel, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria,
Libya, Brazil, Egypt, China, Japan, North Korea, Mexico,
India, Australia, Russia, Washington, D.C.
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WH AP Nine Week Exam
Review
Mr. Wyka’s AP World History
1. Feudal states arose in both Europe
and China directly as a result of
a. the decline of the Roman and Byzantine
Empires
b. the fragmentation of central government
units
c. poor living and unsanitary conditions in
larger towns and cities
d. the rise of the Abe Froman Sausage
franchise.
d. economic changes brought about by new
technologies
On Christmas day, 800 C.E., Pope Leo III
crowned this man emperor.
Charlemagne
What does Charlemagne
mean?
Charles the Great or
Carolus Magnus
Charlemagne instructing his son,
Louis the Pious
Charlemagne was the king of what
Germanic people?
The Franks
The tributary system was a practice in which
a. the Chinese emperor traveled to foreign
countries to pledge his allegiance to them.
b. countries acknowledged the supremacy of the
emperor based in China.
c. the emperor made an annual trip down the
Grand Canal.
d. the emperor made a pilgrimage to please the
gods and the ancient ancestors.
e. Buddhist monks blessed the Emperor and royal
court.
What is the name of the
rhythmic wind patterns in the
Indian Ocean basin
Monsoon
The self-sufficient economic system that
developed in Western Europe during the time
period 600 to 1450 is known as
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Industrialization.
Mercantilism.
Manorialism.
Capitalism.
Communism.
Ploughing on a French
ducal manor in March
Les Très Riches
Heures du Duc de
Berry, c.1410.
Manorialism was the
organizing principle of
rural economy in
medieval Europe and
an essential element
of feudal society.
Hindu subcastes, similar to trade
guilds, that assumed much of the
responsibility for maintaining social
order in India.
Jati
A fief was a
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
grant of land
outlaw
church office
code of laws
traveling musician
Troubadours, traveling poet –
musicians of Medieval Europe
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Which of the following is true of commerce
in the Indian Ocean during the time period
1000-1450?
Chinese merchants dominated the trade routes
of the Indian Ocean.
There was very little commercial activity in the
Indian Ocean.
Merchants from Europe dominated the trade
routes of the Indian Ocean.
Following the rise of the Mongols during the
thirteenth century, the volume of Indian Ocean
commerce fell sharply.
Indian Ocean commerce flourished and was
conducted by a mixture of Asian, Middle
Eastern, and East African merchants.
The bodhisattva is associated
with what religion?
Buddhism
Bodhisattava Avalokitesvara
Chinese system during the Tang
dynasty in which the goal was to
ensure an equitable distribution of land.
a. Hangzhou system.
b. Tang Taizong system.
c. kowtow system.
d. equal-field system.
e. new economic plan.
Which of the following was NOT an
external influence on Japan?
a. Confucianism and an all-powerful
emperor
b. The Bushido samurai code of honor.
c. Buddhism.
d. Chinese-style conscript (drafted) army.
e. The use of Chinese written characters.
Japanese Samurai
warrior, 1860.
• Taken 7 years after
this American
admiral forced Japan
out of it’s isolation.
• ??????????
• Admiral Matthew
Perry
After Meccan leaders felt threatened by his
popularity, Muhammad fled Mecca; his
flight was known as the
a. Jihad.
b. Hijrah.
c. Jinn.
d. Hajj.
e. Hadith.
The term “samurai” describes men in
feudal Japan who were most like the
men in feudal Europe known as
a. lords of the manor.
b. Catholic bishops.
c. serfs.
d. knights.
e. merchants.
The chief virtue in Feudal
society was
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
charity toward one’s neighbor
skill at arms
loyalty to one’s lord
skill at farming
patience
Disagreements in the umma arose over
a. the successor to Muhammad.
b. the meaning of Muhammad’s revelations.
c. the location of the capital of the empire.
d. the best invasion route into North Africa.
These disagreements about
succession (who should be caliph)
gave rise to what two branches of
Islam?
Sunni & Shia (Shi’ite)
Which of the following statements about
the Mongol Empire of the thirteenth century
is true?
a. The invasion of Japan was attempted but was
unsuccessful.
b. The number of Buddhists and Muslims in Asia
dropped significantly as a result of Mongol
persecution.
c. In China the Mongols ruled under the Mandate
of Heaven.
d. The Mongols conquered Constantinople.
e. Ibn Battuta’s writings described, in detail, life in
the elaborate court of Genghis Khan.
Mongol invasion of Japan, 1281
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Which of the following statements
regarding the tenets (beliefs) of Islam is
accurate?
Islam is a monotheistic religion.
Muslims worship Muhammad.
Pilgrimage to Mecca commemorates the
birth of Muhammad.
The Quran is meant to supplement
Jewish and Christian scripture.
Friday is an obligatory day of rest for
Muslims.
This picture is a symbol of what
religion?
• Buddhism
Who did the Tang blame most for
growing instability in the Empire?
a. Buddhists
b. Confucians
c. Christians
d. Women
e. Mongols
The Tang Dynasty, 618-907
During the Song period, women
experienced subordination and social
restriction epitomized by
a. an increase in voting rights.
b. widow burning.
c. veiling.
d. foot binding.
e. an increase in the ability to gain a divorce.
Which was NOT true regarding the
relationship between vassal, lord, and king?
a. A lord’s manor was the effective source of
government and justice in most areas.
b. Land was granted in return for taxes.
c. Kings granted land to vassals, who granted it to
their own vassals.
d. Vassals could hold land from one or more lord
and swear loyalty to each.
e. Vassals promised military support for kings in
exchange for a fief.
In medieval Europe, agricultural
workers who belonged to the manor
and were obligated to the lord were
a. Indentured servants.
b. serfs.
c. nobles.
d. bailiffs.
e. fiefs
During the Medieval Age, the sole
institution claiming jurisdiction over a
large segment of the European
population was
a. the Kievan Rus czar.
b. the Christian Church.
c. Roman military legions.
d. the Islamic Caliphate.
e. the university system.
In the Byzantine Empire,
Caesaropapism was the
a. combination of powers of the king and
religious leader.
b. Byzantine refusal to follow the Roman
pope.
c. church’s lack of political power.
d. end of Roman imperial rule and influence
The name of the Hebrew God.
Yahweh
The largest empire of all time
was created by the
• Mongols
Women in Mesopotamian society
a. had a lower status than women in
Paleolithic hunter-gatherer society
b. were equal to men
c. had a greater status than men
d. could move up in social status through
hard work
Tents used by nomadic
Mongols were called
• Yurts
The rock and pillar edicts were
created by
a. Kautalya.
b. b. Harsha.
c. Hammurabi.
d. Chandragupta Maurya.
e. Ashoka.
f. Abe Froman
Which culture would you
associate with the picture?
China. This is a model of a Chinese Junk.
Who was the European explorer
who spent twenty years at the
court of Kublai Khan?
Marco Polo
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