AP World Unit 1 Review

Which statement best summarizes the influence of the bureaucracy during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE)?

• It promoted foreign trade, but made tax collection difficult

• It made managing the empire more efficient, but it was very expensive

• It ended corruption, but it weakened the scholar gentry class

• It strengthened Buddhism, but it undermined Confucianism

Which of the following was an effect of the fall of Rome in 476 C.E. in Western Europe in the Early Middle Ages?

• Strong nation-states with large standing armies developed

• Cities, transportation, and trade all declined

• Latin quickly disappeared as a spoken language

• The bubonic plague spread rapidly

A major difference between the Inca and the Aztecs in their treatment of conquered people is-

• Required labor rather than payment of tribute

• Treated conquered people more harshly

• Refrained from enslaving their captives

• Allowed conquered people to retain their culture

What would be most responsible for the spike in population in China in the postclassical era?

• the perfecting the manufacturing of Porcelain

• the prolific trade on the Silk Road

• the introduction of Champa rice to the Chinese diet

• the high demand for Chinese silk

Which of the following is an indicator of increasing patriarchy in China?

• Civil Service Exam

• Veiling of Women

• Footbinding

• Issuing of Dowry's

What political system form due to the collapse of the Roman empire in Europe?

• Feudalism

• Communism

• Republic

• Confucianism

What region built canals and irrigation for agriculture, trade, and political control around Hindu temples?

• Southeast Asia

• East Asia

• South Asia

• Europe

What institution held tremendous power and gave people hope in Europe during the Middle Ages?

• Catholic Church

• The Patriarchy

• Serfs

• Crusaders

Of the following, what reflects the role Islam played in intellectual exchange and innovation?

• The Ka'aba

• The Taj Mahal

• Borobrodur

• The House of Wisdom

How did the Inca expand and control of their empire?

• The cut off trade with other places.

• They killed everyone.

• They built roads.

• They made their own currency system.