AP World History Midterm Flashcards

5681227705	The Americas	The Americas	0
5681229899	What distinguished the Mayans from most other pre-Columbian Western Hemisphere civilizations?	They had a form of writing.	1
5681234086	The Mayan and Gupta civilizations were similar in that_______	they both understood the concept of zero.	2
5681237811	Which civilization relied less on slavery?	Chinese	3
5681240577	The Han and western Roman empires were similar in that_____	their respective governments were highly centralized.	4
5681242434	Which of the following would LEAST be a similarity in the fall of the Roman and Han empires?	Both experienced a series of slave insurrections.	5
5681250698	The correct chronological flow of Buddhism would be_____	Buddhism would begin in South Asia and from there spread to China and Korea and Japan and Southeast Asia.	6
5681258386	The largest populations and cities in the world during this timeframe were centered in_______	East Asia.	7
5681263388	Which one of the following would LEAST be a characteristic of the Tang Dynasty in China?	Isolation from the rest of the world.	8
5681267590	A population increase in East Asia and Southeast Asia during this timeframe was due in large part to_____	the development of a quickly maturing rice.	9
5681270260	Ultimately, the travels of Zheng He convinced the Ming emperors to________	cease trade efforts and develop domestic trade models.	10
5681273564	The LEAST centralized part of Asia during this timeframe would be________	Japan	11
5681280752	Islam Part One	Islam Part One	12
5681282692	Of the Five Pillars of Islam, the one that has had the greatest impact on World History has been_______	the Hajj; is a pilgrimage, this journey encouraged the interaction of cultures.	13
5681285234	Which one of the following would LEAST be an example of a universalizing religion?	Judaism	14
5681287965	By the beginning of the 8th century, dar al-Islam had spread as far east as_________	India.	15
5681291467	The religious schism that was caused by a dispute over the order of leadership succession was________	Sunni and Shi'a.	16
5681302070	Islam Part Two	Islam Part Two	17
5681302071	Who would most appreciate the Jizya?	Muslims	18
5681306877	Which is the correct chronological sequence of the Muslim dynasties?	Umayyad, Abbasid, Ottoman	19
5681308358	Which of the following civilizations in the 600-1450 timeframe placed the greater emphasis on education?	dar al-Islam.	20
5681312168	If you wanted to take advantage of scientific, literary, and technological advances, where would you most probably want to live in the year 1000?	Baghdad.	21
5681314275	In the years immediately before the Columbian Encounter, which civilization most closely approached gender equality?	The Middle East.	22
5681317433	Byzantine Empire and Western Europe, Part 1	Byzantine Empire and Western Europe, Part 1	23
5681324212	Why does Constantinople prosper following the demise of the western Roman Empire?	trade	24
5681326049	The Great Schism in Europe was similar to the	Sunni/Shi'a split within the Islamic faith.	25
5681328114	A key concept to generalize about life in western Europe during this timeframe is going to be________.	decentralization	26
5681329997	Which one of the following would NOT be a similarity between the Samurai in Japan and the knight in western Europe?	dishonor in both Japan and western Europe was expected to result in suicide.	27
5681336273	Byzantine Empire and Western Europe, Part 2	Byzantine Empire and Western Europe, Part 2	28
5681340550	Jihad is to a Muslim as __________ is to a Christian.	crusade.	29
5681344674	The impact of Marco Polo and the Crusades were similar in that they_________.	encouraged Europe to learn more about Asia.	30
5681346644	The scourge of the Black Death ultimately helped western Europe in that________.	it brought about the collapse of feudalism	31
5681348447	With the coming of nation-states in western Europe during this timeframe, we see_______.	governments becoming more centralized	32
5681351117	The Vikings were to Europe as the _________ were to Russia.	The Golden Horde; Mongols invaded much of Russia.	33
5681355883	Africa	Africa	34
5681357506	Kilwa, Mombasa, and Sofala are all examples of:	Swahili city-states along the east African coast.	35
5681360048	The Bantu spread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa all of the following except:	Islam.	36
5681362767	Citizens living on the Swahili coast in the year 1000 could expect to consume goods traded from________.	the Middle East, China, and South Asia	37
5681366068	The Americas & Oceania	The Americas & Oceania	38
5681369539	Prior to the Columbian Encounter, which of the following civilizations was the most isolated?	Aztec	39
5681371166	An important similarity between the pre-Columbian civilizations in meso-America and classical Greece was______.	warring city-states	40
5681372564	Besides Venice, what other famous capital city is known to rely on boats for internal means of transportation?	Tenochtitlan, Mexica	41
5681374286	The Aztecs and Incans would be similar to the Romans in_______.	development of inter-connected roads.	42
5681377351	Which of the pre-Columbian civilizations in the western hemisphere had a written language?	Mayan	43
5681379106	In which period of time do we see Oceania, the last region of the world to become permanently inhabited by humans?	600 CE to 1450	44