AP World History Practice Test! Are You Ready?

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1.

The Greeks differed from the later Romans in that the Greeks...
- A.
  
  Were better engineers and builders
- B.
  
  Built a strongly centralized empire
- C.
  
  Specialized more in scientific thought
2.

Hellenistic culture gets its name from the synthesis of Middle Eastern culture and _______ culture.
- A.
  
  Greek
- B.
  
  Roman
- C.
  
  Persian
- D.
  
  Carthaginian
3.

Cyris the Great and the religion of Zoroastrianism were from which world civilization?
- A.
  
  Rome
- B.
  
  Macedon
- C.
  
  Persia
- D.
  
  Greece
- E.
  
  Arabia
4.

Which Greek word means "rule of the best"?
- A.
  
  Aristocracy
- B.
  
  Democracy
- C.
  
  Monarchy
- D.
  
  Patriarchy
5.

Peloponnesian Wars were won by the Spartans over Athens, but both were depleted, and this allowed who to invade and conquer Greece?
- A.
  
  Rome
- B.
  
  Carthage
- C.
  
  Macedon
- D.
  
  Persia
6.

Which of the following did Greeks and later Romans need from their colonies sich as Sicily and North Africa?
- A.
  
  Grain
- B.
  
  Wine
- C.
  
  Meat
- D.
  
  Fruit
- E.
  
  Vegetables
7.

Which classical society lagged begind the other two in developing practical production technology?
- A.
  
  Indian
- B.
  
  Greco-Roman
- C.
  
  Chinese
8.

The long quotation in the document in the reading called "Rome and a Values Chrisis " was written by...
- A.
  
  Cicero
- B.
  
  Julius Caesar
- C.
  
  Sophocle
- D.
  
  Socrates
9.

Which of the following was most characteristic of Greco-Roman religion?
- A.
  
  A great spiritual passion
- B.
  
  An emphasis on the after life
- C.
  
  A rather human and of-this-world approach
- D.
  
  A monotheistic focus
10.

Which of the following would characterice Greeks much more than the Romans?
- A.
  
  An interest in engineering
- B.
  
  Road building
- C.
  
  Original, innovative, and realistic sculptures
- D.
  
  The use of domes in construction
11.

Which of the following produced an elaborate theor of the sun's motion around a stationary earth?
- A.
  
  Socrates
- B.
  
  Ptolemy
- C.
  
  Sophocles
- D.
  
  Cicero
12.

On which of the following continents would you find Axum and Kush?
- A.
  
  South America
- B.
  
  Europe
- C.
  
  North America
- D.
  
  Asia
- E.
  
  Africa
13.

Which of the following was not something mentioned in the reading that nomads helped to spread from one civilization to another?
- A.
  
  Islam
- B.
  
  Saddles
- C.
  
  Papermaking
- D.
  
  Plague
- E.
  
  Confucianism
14.

In which country would you have found the Yellow Turbans?
- A.
  
  India
- B.
  
  China
- C.
  
  Persia
- D.
  
  Japan
- E.
  
  Kush
15.

Which civilization is the oldest in the Americas?
- A.
  
  Mayas
- B.
  
  Olmecs
- C.
  
  Aztecs
- D.
  
  Incas
16.

According to legend, which apostle went to India and establish churches in the first centurty AD?
- A.
  
  Peter
- B.
  
  Thomas
- C.
  
  Paul
- D.
  
  John
- E.
  
  Matthew
17.

Which of the following did the two early American civilizations not have that the big 3 classic civilizations did have?
- A.
  
  Bronze making ability
- B.
  
  Iron making ability
- C.
  
  Farming
- D.
  
  Cities
18.

Which list is most accurate in terms of the size of its world membership? (Largest to Smallest)
- A.
  
  Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism
- B.
  
  Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism
- C.
  
  Christianity, Shintoism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
- D.
  
  Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism
- E.
  
  Islam Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism
19.

Which of the following is a characteristic of both the Parthian and Sassanid Empires?
- A.
  
  Both conquered parts of the old Western Roman Empire
- B.
  
  Both served as bridges between the Mediterranean world and the East
- C.
  
  Both used Latin and Greek as governmental languages.
- D.
  
  Both ultimately became Roman Catholic.
20.

As Christianity grew in Europe during the declining days of the Roman Empire, which of the following religions surged into a declining classical China?
- A.
  
  Buddhism
- B.
  
  Islam
- C.
  
  Orthodox Christianity
- D.
  
  Hinduism
- E.
  
  Shintoism
21.

What did Buddhism teach about women that should have weakended patriarchy in Chine but ultimately did not?
- A.
  
  Women were inferior to men
- B.
  
  Women were equal to men in marriage
- C.
  
  Women had souls like men
- D.
  
  Women should be able to choose their own husbands
22.

Which of the following religions or pholosophies has never dominated a whole civilization?
- A.
  
  Hinduism
- B.
  
  Buddhism
- C.
  
  Christianity
- D.
  
  Confucianism
- E.
  
  Islam
23.

Which of the following most accurately portrays the role of women in bedouin society?
- A.
  
  They had a higher status and greater freedom than did women in neighboring civilizations.
- B.
  
  They had a more inferior role in the family than women did in neighboring societies.
- C.
  
  They had a nearly equal status with men in bedouin society.
- D.
  
  They had a slightly superior status compared with bedouin men.
24.

How did Chinese invention of paper first begin to spread to the west?
- A.
  
  Marco Polo came back to Italy with samples.
- B.
  
  Islamie troops capture some papermakers in western China.
- C.
  
  Euro merchants in China stole a paper making machine and returned to France.
- D.
  
  The Chinese gave technology as a gift to a European King.
25.

The Quran is believed by the Muslims to have been revealed to Muhammad through _________
- A.
  
  Matthew
- B.
  
  Gabriel
- C.
  
  Khadijah
- D.
  
  Michael