AP World History Semester 1 Final Exam Practice Test
Created by Graham Vogtman, INQuestions used from Zionsville High School (IN), Parkway North High School (MO), and Evansville Memorial High School (IN).
- 1.One important early symptom of Rome's decline was...?
- A.
The replacement of the Republic by an Empire.
- B.
Acceptance of Christianity.
- C.
The weakness of the Eastern Roman Empire compared to the Western Roman Empire.
- D.
The drop in population due to a series of plagues.
- 2.The "lessons" of late Han China and the Roman Empire are that the decline of the civilization, whether temporary or permanent...
- A.
Follows inevitably from a centralized, unrepresentative government.
- B.
Results from social rebellion in which the poor attack the rich and tear down their institutions.
- C.
Results from a lack of religious conviction.
- D.
Is not simply the result of attack from outside invaders.
- 3.Despite major differences, Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism all show interest in...?
- A.
Strong priesthood.
- B.
Life after death.
- C.
Polytheism.
- D.
Clearly organized Church structures.
- 4.By 600 A.D., looking at the entire world, a good definition of a "barbarian" world be...?
- A.
Someone who fights better than a peasant-soldier.
- B.
Someone who is illiterate.
- C.
Someone who is not part of a civilization.
- D.
Someone who is not Christian.
- 5.The two centers of American civilization included Mexico and the...?
- A.
Yucatan Peninsula.
- B.
Andean River Valleys and the plateaus of Ecuador and Peru.
- C.
American Southwest (present-day Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah).
- D.
Rio Plata and Parana river systems of Argentina.
- 6.The core civilization for other civilizations in Mesoamerica was the...?
- A.
Olmecs.
- B.
Aztecs.
- C.
Mayans.
- D.
Chavin peoples.
- 7.What were the characteristics of Hunter-Gatherer Societies?
- A.
Small groups of between 20 and 30 people, constantly moving, and using slash-and-burn farming and hunting for food.
- B.
Large bands of sedentary peoples devoted to religious offerings.
- C.
Relatively small tribes who relied on iron tools for all of their basic needs.
- D.
Large Empires, led by an authoritarian who established different "leagues" of people for farming, hunting, and construction.
- 8.The Paleolithic Age refers to...?
- A.
The development of advanced civilizations.
- B.
The dawn of mankind.
- C.
The first recorded use of farming.
- D.
The period when simple stone tools were developed.
- 9.A characteristic of the human species before the advent of civilization was...?
- A.
The ability to organize large political units.
- B.
The inability to communicate about abstractions, such as death.
- C.
The ability to spread to various geographic and climate settings.
- D.
That all tasks were shared equally by men and women.
- 10.The development of agriculture caused changes in all of the following EXCEPT...?
- A.
The role of women in society.
- B.
The movements of hunter-gatherer societies.
- C.
The tendency to believe in many gods.
- D.
Communication between different peoples.
- 11.The Neolithic Revolution occurred first in...?
- A.
The Middle East.
- B.
Egypt.
- C.
China.
- D.
India.
- 12.A society is almost certainly a civilization if...?
- A.
It practices sedentary agriculture.
- B.
It has a written law code.
- C.
It is polytheistic.
- D.
It lives in a fertile river valley.
- 13.Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 key traits for a society to be a civilization?
- A.
Centralized Government.
- B.
Use of Tools.
- C.
A Surplus of Food.
- D.
Job Specialization/Social Classes.
- E.
Arts/Architecture.
- F.
Writing System.
- 14.The development of writing...
- A.
Resulted from new technologies, mainly the discovery of paper.
- B.
Helps explain why agriculture could develop.
- C.
Resulted from the needs of various river valley civilizations to communicate with one another.
- D.
Helps explain why governments could become more bureaucratic and formal.
- 15.Egypt differed from Mesopotamian Civilization by stressing...?
- A.
Extensive trade.
- B.
Well-organized, durable empires.
- C.
Greater social equality.
- D.
More modest building projects.
- 16.The transformation that was most responsible for moving humans toward civilization was the...?
- A.
Use of fire.
- B.
Rise of agriculture.
- C.
Rise of specialized classes.
- D.
Growth of towns and cities.
- 17.The start of sedentary agriculture...
- A.
Started in the Middle East, but developed independently in other areas.
- B.
Occurred simultaneously in various places and spread around the world.
- C.
Arose in the Yangtze and Huang He river valleys.
- D.
Began after the abandonment of hunting and gathering.
- 18.Which of the following was NOT part of the Sumerian Civilization?
- A.
Ziggurats.
- B.
Cuneiform.
- C.
A simplified alphabet of around 22 different letters.
- D.
A numeric system based on 10, 60, and 360.
- 19.Unlike Sumer, the Indus River Civilization, and the Harappan Civilization, Egypt...
- A.
Did not have an effective method for irrigation.
- B.
Lacked a coherent writing system.
- C.
Worshipped many gods.
- D.
Retained a unified state throughout most of its history.
- 20.Stone tools, hunting and gathering, and an increasing number of Homo sapiens sapiens are features of the...?
- A.
Late Paleolithic Age.
- B.
Bronze Age.
- C.
Neolithic Age.
- D.
Mesolithic Age.
- 21.A "Dynasty" in Chinese history was...?
- A.
A family that passed the imperial title from generation to generation.
- B.
Kings dominated by foreign interests.
- C.
Any emperor who lasted more than two decades.
- D.
Powerful bureaucrats who ran the state.
- 22.The "Son of Heaven" concept was designed to promote all of the following EXCEPT...?
- A.
Priests' control of the state.
- B.
Loyalty to the Emperor.
- C.
The remoteness of the Emperor to his subjects.
- D.
An explantation for the decline of dynasties.
- 23.The Qin Dynasty differed from the Zhou in that...
- A.
It practiced Confucianism.
- B.
It was more centralized.
- C.
It eventually declined and fell.
- D.
It lasted longer.
- 24.Chinese views of nature emphasized...
- A.
A powerful, all-seeing God.
- B.
Deities that punished sinful people.
- C.
Harmony and balance.
- D.
That nature was uncontrollable.
- 25.Which of the following was a Confucian belief?
- A.
A good society has a hierarchy both in family and state.
- B.
Governments must not interfere with individual rights.
- C.
People of all social classes and abilities should be actively involved in the government.
- D.
Merchants must be valued for their money-making skills.
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