AP World History Unit 3 Test Review
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What contributed most directly to a tendency toward political disunity in ancient India? ✔✔diverse
geographical features
The Crusades launched by European Christians
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AP World History Unit 3 Test Review
Already Passed
What contributed most directly to a tendency toward political disunity in ancient India? ✔✔diverse
geographical features
The Crusades launched by European Christians at the end of the 11th century were motivated
primarily by ✔✔papal efforts to unite western European elites against a common enemy of
Christianity
What is is an accurate comparison of the political systems in Western Europe and China during
the time period 1000-1300? ✔✔Western Europe developed multiple monarchies, while china
remained a single empire
Which of staple crops is MOST closely associated with the rise of societies in SE Asia? ✔✔Rice
merchants were at the bottom of the Confucian social hierarchy because... ✔✔they placed selfinterest ahead of the needs of the community
The compass was a tecnology derived from which region? ✔✔China
The Viking attacks of Europe in the 8th and 9th centuries CE contributed to the development of
the political, economic and social system known as... ✔✔feudalism
The term 'samurai' describes men in feudal Japan who were most like the men in feudal Europe
known as... ✔✔knights
Which country had the greatest manufacturing capacity during the time period 1000 to 1450 CE?
✔✔China
Describe commerce in the Indian Ocean during the time period 1000-1450 CE ✔✔Indian ocean
commerce flourished and was conducted by a mixture of Asian, Middle Eastern, and East African
Merchants
How were Hebrew kingdoms different than MOST states and societies in Southwest Asia?
✔✔Adoption of a monotheistic system
The chinese philosopher Laozi taught that people could achieve peace of mind by... ✔✔accepting,
with humility, one's lot in life
What BEST describes the achievements of the emperor Charlemagne (768-814 CE) in the history
of Europe? ✔✔He extended the practice of Christianity into parts of central europe
Medieval japanese culture and society borrowed what from mainland China? ✔✔Court rituals and
practices, confucian values, pictographic language, buddhism
During the first 2 centuries CE, what goods did the Roman Empire trade to India and India to the
Roman Empire? ✔✔Rome to India: silver and gold India to Rome: Pepper
In the period 1000-1450 CE, what were 2 occupations pursued by large numbers of African and
European women? ✔✔midwife and healer
The principal environmental problem for ancient Mesopotamia was ✔✔loss of soil fertility
Early Christianity and Mahayana Buddhism shared what religious ideas? ✔✔personal salvation
What best describes both the fall of the Roman and Han Empires ✔✔The cost of defending
imperial frontiers led to economic and political crises
What was one of the most valuable commodities added to the established trading systems by the
trans-Saharan trade? ✔✔Salt
Attempts to prevent the decline of the Roman Empire in the late classical period included what?
✔✔the establishment of a new capital in the wealthier eastern provincesd
Compared to Greek and Roman slavery, what differences existed with American slavery?
✔✔Greco-Roman slaves preformed a variety of tasks, while American slaves were used primarily
for manual labor
What does the Swahili language illustrate about the aspects of African civilization during 1200s
and 1300s CE? ✔✔connection to arab and asian trade networks
What aspect did the Harappan, Shang, and Sumerian civilizations all have in common? ✔✔riverbased civilization
According to the Conrad-Demarest model, what is a factor that's primarily responsible for the
decline and fall of empires? ✔✔Policies of conquest that expand the empire beyond its practical
limits
During the 3rd century BCE, what did Legalism emphasize? ✔✔Centralization of political
authority under the emperor
How did the Neolithic Revolution influence gender roles? ✔✔work outside the home was very
highly valued
What's a factor that prevented efforts to unify the indian subcontinent under one political authority
during the period c.500-c.1000 CE? ✔✔the continued resistance of local rulers to a single ruler
What is regarded by historians as crucial to the prosperity and wealth of the chinese empire?
✔✔Changes in the cultivation of rice
What was a common feature of Japanese and European feudalism? ✔✔A rigid social structure
What developments are the Roman emperor Constantine and the Indian emperor Asoka both
associated with? ✔✔the promotion and spread of religion
What best describes the significance of the Bantu migrations? ✔✔As the Bantus migrated, they
spread their agriculture, culture, and language throughout Africa
What is the best definition of the social heirarchy of Christian Europe by 1000 CE? ✔✔Clergy,
aristocracy, and peasantry
What are some advancements that occurred in the Tang or Song dynasties? ✔✔invention of
gunpowder, initial use of paper money, use of a printing press, use of the compass for navigation
What're some developments in world history that h
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