AP World History Period 2 Test Review C

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AP World History Period 2 Test Review C. 600 BCE – 600 CE

AP World History Period 2 Test Review C. 600 BCE – 600 CE

Multiple Choice Your test consists of 70 multiple choice questions. There are standard multiple

Multiple Choice Your test consists of 70 multiple choice questions. There are standard multiple choice questions, image questions, quotes, and the dreaded numeral questions (I, III, IV).

Question 1 The Ten Commandments’ injunction to “honor thy mother and father” gives Judaism

Question 1 The Ten Commandments’ injunction to “honor thy mother and father” gives Judaism the greatest degree of commonality with which of the following belief systems? A. Confucianism B. Shamanism C. Hinduism D. Zoroastrianism Correct Answer: A

Question 2 Ashoka and Constantine are MOST alike in that A. They are remembered

Question 2 Ashoka and Constantine are MOST alike in that A. They are remembered as great lawgivers. B. They each provided critical support for a major religion. C. They each radically reformed their empire’s administration. D. They each expanded their empires boundaries considerably. Correct Answer: B

Question 3 What change to early Christian doctrine did the MOST to make it

Question 3 What change to early Christian doctrine did the MOST to make it more appealing to people throughout the Roman Empire? A. Eliminating the need to observe Jewish dietary restrictions and circumcision. B. Allowing women to serve alongside men as clergy. C. Including the Holy Spirit as part of the Trinity. D. Calling attention to its conceptual similarities to Zoroastrianism. Correct Answer: A

Question 4 Which of the following is MOST true of Roman law? A. It

Question 4 Which of the following is MOST true of Roman law? A. It derived mainly from religious principles. B. It operated on the retributive principle “an eye for an eye. ” C. It guaranteed equal treatment of all classes before the law. D. It assumed innocence until guilt was proven. Correct Answer: B

Question 5 Which of the following would be the most effective administrative means by

Question 5 Which of the following would be the most effective administrative means by which advanced states c. 300 BCE might regulate trade? A. Taking a thorough census of the population B. Devising a civil code C. Standardizing weights and measures D. Forming a network of police informants Correct Answer: C

Question 6 The main pattern in Chinese art established by the close of the

Question 6 The main pattern in Chinese art established by the close of the Classical Era was A. A focus on monument building B. High levels of craftsmanship and attention to detail work C. Reverence of the female physical form D. Preference of marble over jade in small sculptures Correct Answer: B

Question 7 Which is the best estimate for the number of castes that have

Question 7 Which is the best estimate for the number of castes that have developed in India over the millennia? A. A handful B. Dozens C. Hundreds D. Thousands Correct Answer: D

Question 8 Which of the following does NOT belong in a list of lands

Question 8 Which of the following does NOT belong in a list of lands to which Buddhism spread substantially following the death of Siddhartha Gautama? A. Southeast Asia B. Mesopotamia C. Hinduism D. Zoroastrianism Correct Answer: B

Question 9 Which lasting pattern in the history of the subcontinent can we trace

Question 9 Which lasting pattern in the history of the subcontinent can we trace to the period of the rule of the Mauryan and Gupta empires in India? A. Strong state sponsorship of Hindu beliefs B. Difficulty in maintaining centralized imperial rule C. Long and generally unbroken eras of centralized imperial rule D. Coexistence with Islamic rule and culture Correct Answer: B

Question 10 Which of the following was NOT an important basis for the higher

Question 10 Which of the following was NOT an important basis for the higher socioeconomic status of the Chinese gentry? A. Control or ownership of extensive farmland B. Durable positions as local tax collectors and intermediaries for the imperial center C. Commonplace advancement of women of the gentry class in the imperial bureaucracy D. Ability to call in military resources of the imperial state to put down local peasant rebellions Correct Answer: C

Question 11 Which of the following qualifies as an example of Confucius’s “Five Basic

Question 11 Which of the following qualifies as an example of Confucius’s “Five Basic Relationships”? A. Ruler-subject B. Father-son C. Husband-Wife D. All the above Correct Answer: D

Question 12 Pre-Islamic Arab society is best characterized as A. Pastoral nomadic B. Sedentary

Question 12 Pre-Islamic Arab society is best characterized as A. Pastoral nomadic B. Sedentary agricultural C. Maritime trade-based D. Hunter-gatherer Correct Answer: A

Question 13 Which two Muslim cities retain the greatest symbolic or religious significance to

Question 13 Which two Muslim cities retain the greatest symbolic or religious significance to Islam today? A. Baghdad and Istanbul B. Istanbul and Mecca C. Mecca and Medina D. Baghdad and Mecca Correct Answer: C

Question 14 Upon whom did Muhammad depend most directly for economic support? A. Local

Question 14 Upon whom did Muhammad depend most directly for economic support? A. Local chieftains B. The urban poor C. Roman imperial administrators D. His wife, Khadija Correct Answer: D

Question 15 Which choice BEST describes the eastern and western geographic limits of Islamic

Question 15 Which choice BEST describes the eastern and western geographic limits of Islamic rule at its greatest extent during the period of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates? A. Northwest India to Spain and Morocco B. East Asia to Spain and Morocco C. Persia to Spain and Morocco D. Eastern Mediterranean to Spain and Morocco Correct Answer: A