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AP World History: Sample Multiple Choice Questions
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1Which of the following was the major effect of the Neolithic
Revolution?- A(A) The establishment of sedentary village communities
- B(B) The spread of a migratory way of life
- C(C) A decline in total population
- D(D) An increase in the use of bronze tools
2Which of the following occurred as a result of the development
of agriculture in societies that previously relied on hunting and
gathering?- A(A) Conditions for women improved.
- B(B) The incidence of disease declined.
- C(C) Population density increased.
- D(D) Degradation of the environment lessened.
3Which of the following was an important reason for the fall of
the Roman, Han, and Gupta empires?- A(A) A long period of drought that destroyed crops and livestock
- B(B) The use of slaves in their armies
- C(C) Intensified invasions and security issues along their
frontiers - D(D) A refusal to tolerate Christianity
4Before 500 C.E. Judaism and Hinduism were similar in that
both- A(A) had written scriptures and an ethical code to live by
- B(B) spread widely around the Mediterranean
- C(C) promoted teachings about reincarnation
- D(D) advocated a monastic life and a rejection of the world
5The spread of Bantu-speaking peoples over southern Africa
before 1400 C.E. can be best explained by their- A(A) conversion to Islam
- B(B) use of cavalry
- C(C) centralized political systems
- D(D) knowledge of agriculture
6"The Crusader states were able to cling to survival only through
frequent delivery of supplies and manpower from Europe.
[They] were defended primarily by three semi-monastic
military orders: the Templars, the Hospitallers, and the Teutonic
Knights. Combining monasticism and militarism, these orders
served to protect pilgrims and to wage perpetual war against
the Muslims." - Palmira Brummett, World Historian, 2007
"Whenever I visited Jerusalem, I always entered the al-Aqsa
Mosque, beside which stood a small mosque which the Franks
had converted into a church.… [T]he Templars, … who were
my friends, would evacuate the little adjoining mosque so that I
could pray in it." - Usamah ibn Munqidh, Muslim historian, Jerusalem, circa 1138
The second passage does not support the first passage because
the second passage...- A(A) shows that an influx of manpower from Europe was not
critical for the survival of the Crusader states - B(B) shows that Muslims vastly outnumbered Europeans in the
Crusader states - C(C) minimizes the importance of Hospitallers and Teutonic
Knights in the administration of the Crusader states - D(D) presents an incident in which a military order supported a
Muslim traveler
- A(A) shows that an influx of manpower from Europe was not
7Inca and Aztec societies were similar in that both
- A(A) developed from Mayan civilization
- B(B) acquired empires by means of military conquest
- C(C) independently developed iron technology
- D(D) depended entirely on oral record keeping
8Which of the following factors represents the most significant
cause of the growth of cities in Afro-Eurasia in the period
1000–1450- A(A) Climate change
- B(B) Increased interregional trade
- C(C) Decreased agricultural productivity
- D(D) Increased invasions
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