Test your basic knowledge |

AP World History

Subjects : history, ap, bvat
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A political ideology that emphasizes rule of law - representative democracy - rights of citizens - and the protection of private property. This ideology - derived from the Enlightenment - was especially popular among the property-owning middle classe






2. Date: Mongols sack Baghdad(Hint: __58 CE)






3. The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church - of which the pope is the head. (pp. 258 - 445)






4. Doctrine that states that the right of ruling comes from God and not people's consent






5. Turkish-ruled Iranian kingdom (1502-1722) established by Ismail Safavi - who declared Iran a Shi'ite state.






6. Date: Haitian Independence (Hint: 1__4)






7. Domination of one culture over another by a deliberate policy or by economic or technological superiority.






8. City in North Africa that developed trading outposts in Italy; Rome toke control of many of its outposts after the two Punic Wars






9. Date: Beginnings of Agriculture






10. Honorific name of Octavian - founder of the Roman Principate - the military dictatorship that replaced the failing rule of the Roman Senate. He established his rule after the death of Julius Caesar and he is considered the first Roman Emperor.






11. The belief that there is a God - but after the creation of the world became indifferent to it






12. Associations of businessmen and producers






13. Conflict that began with North Korea's invasion of South Korea and came to involve the United Nations (primarily the United States) allying with South Korea and the People's Republic of China allying with North Korea.






14. Succeeded the Shang dynasty. Similar to the Shang And Xia dynastic periods in that China was fragmented politically. Yet - despite the lack of true centralization - this was one of the longest Chinese dynasties - lasting about 600 years. It left subs






15. Date: Ottomans capture Constantinople (Hint: __53 CE)






16. In Tibetan Buddhism - a teacher.






17. A school of Chinese philosophy that come into prominence during the period of the Warring states and had great influence on the policies of the Qin dynasty. People following this took a pessimistic view of human nature and believed that social harmon






18. The repetition of mystic incantations in Hinduism and Buddhism.






19. Group of English Protestant dissenters who established Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620 to seek religious freedom after having lived briefly in the Netherlands.






20. The ideological struggle between communism (Soviet Union) and capitalism (United States) for world influence. The Soviet Union and the United States came to the brink of actual war during the Cuban missile crisis but never attacked one another.






21. In medieval Europe - a large - self-sufficient landholding consisting of the lord's residence (manor house) - outbuildings - peasant village - and surrounding land.






22. Date: Korean War starts






23. Socrates' most well known pupil. Founded an academy in Athens.






24. Elected assembly in colonial Virginia - created in 1618.






25. The historical period characterized by the production of tools from stone and other nonmetallic substances. It was followed in some places by the Bronze Age






26. City in Japan - the first to be destroyed by an atomic bomb - on August 6 - 1945. The bombing hastened the end of World War II.






27. Family of related languages long spoken across parts of western Asia and northern Africa. In antiquity these languages included Hebrew - Aramaic - and Phoenician. The most widespread modern member of the this language family is Arabic.






28. Large nomadic group from northern Asia who invaded territories extending from China to Eastern Europe. They virtually lived on their horses - herding cattle - sheep - and horses as well as hunting.






29. Period in the 16th and 17th centuries where many thinkers rejected doctrines of the past dealing with the natural world in favor of new scientific ideas.






30. Part of the first triumvirate who eventually became 'emperor for life'. Chose not to conquer Germany. Was assassinated by fellow senators in 44 B.C.E.






31. City founded as the second capital of the Roman Empire; later became the capital of the Byzantine Empire






32. (r. 1865-1909) - He was active in encouraging the exploration of Central Africa and became the infamous ruler of the Congo Free State (to 1908).






33. Members of a mainly Hindu warrior caste from northwest India. The Mughal emperors drew most of their Hindu officials from this caste - and Akbar I married a Rajput princess.






34. Communist Party leader who forced Chinese economic reforms after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976.






35. The first permanent English settlement in North America - found in East Virginia






36. Leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others - as in a confederation.






37. A specialized agency of the United Nations that makes loans to countries for economic development - trade promotion - and debt consolidation. Its formal name is the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.






38. Caravan routes connecting China and the Middle East across Central Asia and Iran.






39. Government ruled by a single party and/or person that exerts unlimited control over its citizen's lives.






40. Date: Greek Golden Age - Philosophers(Hint '___ century BCE')






41. Beginning in the eleventh century - military campaigns by various Iberian Christian states to recapture territory taken by Muslims. In 1492 the last Muslim ruler was defeated - and Spain and Portugal emerged as united kingdoms.






42. British entrepreneur and politician involved in the expansion of the British Empire from South Africa into Central Africa. The colonies of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) were named after him. (p. 736)






43. The head of the family or household in Roman law -always male- and the only member to have full legal rights. This person had absolute power over his family - which extended to life and death.






44. War waged by the Argentine military (1976-1982) against leftist groups. Characterized by the use of illegal imprisonment - torture - and executions by the military.






45. Aggressive empire in Cambodia and Laos that collapsed in the 1400's when Thailand conquered Cambodia






46. The four major social divisions in India's caste system: the Brahmin priest class - the Kshatriya warrior/administrator class - the Vaishya merchant/farmer class - and the Shudra laborer class.






47. Revolutionary Leader in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution.






48. Date: Russo-Japanese War (Hint: 1__5)






49. The practice of identifying special individuals (shamans) who will interact with spirits for the benefit of the community. Characteristic of the Korean kingdoms of the early medieval period and of early societies of Central Asia. (p. 292)






50. A designation for peoples originating in south China and Southeast Asia who settled the Malaysian Peninsula - Indonesia - and the Philippines - then spread eastward across the islands of the Pacific Ocean and west to Madagascar. (p. 190)