5 Steps to a 5 AP World History, 2014-2015 Edition

Practice Test One h 277

Answers and Explanations

1. A Both Christianity and Buddhism share these
   three characteristics. Islam (B) did not estab-
   lish monasteries. Hinduism (C) did not have
   monasteries and had a rigorous caste system.
   Judaism did not have monasteries and did not
   generally spread along trade routes (D).


2. D Both had weak rulers at the end of their rule,
   leading to government by generals. Only Han
   China developed advanced navigational technol-
   ogy (A). Han China paid tribute to the Xion-
   gnu along its borders (B). Both had slaves (C).


3. C The Hindu caste system was based on skin
   color. Descent was patrilineal (A), and social
   structures were based on Aryan traditions (B).
   Social mobility was almost nonexistent because
   of the strict caste system (D).


4. A The correct order of introduction is: the
   Eightfold Path, theAnalects, the Gospels, and
   theQuran.


5. B Arabs connected with trade routes in the
   Arabian peninsula, while the Vikings con-
   nected with northern European trade routes.
   The Vikings later adopted Christianity after
   settling in Europe (A). The Vikings were con-
   cerned more with exploration and conquest
   than with the diffusion of their culture (C).
   Only the Arabs expanded in the Mediterra-
   nean world (D).


6. B Europeans were not involved in Indian
   Ocean trade until the fi fteenth century. Silk
   Roads trade was active in this period and
   included Indian Ocean trade routes (A). East
   African Swahili states were an active part of
   Indian Ocean trade (C), which was dominated
   by Muslim merchants in this period (D).


7. B African slaves were carried to the Mediter-
   ranean basin and also to India. Silk Roads trade
   routes were protected by the Mongols (A).
   Trade routes involved both overland trade and
   sea lanes (C) and were connected to Western
   Europe, most notably Islamic Spain (D).


8. C Although it was not mechanized, the Chi-
   nese iron industry was active. India (D) had a
   prosperous cotton domestic industry, whereas
   the other areas mentioned did not have any sort
   of industrial structure within the time period.
   9. B Like the feudal lord in Western Europe, the
   shogun granted land and other benefi ts to the
   samurai warrior class.
   10. B Islamic women initially could engage in local
   trade and run small businesses; during this time
   period, however, the custom of seclusion and
   the wearing of the veil was instituted. Euro-
   pean women gained a degree of status during
   the medieval period, but regressed somewhat
   during the Renaissance (A). Hinduism retained
   its traditional patriarchal society in India (C).
   African women continued to have a voice in
   village and tribal decisions (D).
   11. B Buddhism spread to Korea from China
   during the Han dynasty. Islam spread to Indo-
   nesia (A). India was the homeland of Buddhism
   (C). Buddhism spread from India to Sri Lanka,
   or Ceylon (D).
   12. A Regional states had arisen in Europe at
   this time, while local African kingdoms began
   merging into regional states, with Kongo as an
   example. Trans-Saharan gold–salt trade was
   very active (C). Christianity had reached East
   Africa, but it was not dominant in the region;
   Islam was prominent in East Africa (B). Bantu
   societies became regional kingdoms (D).
   13. A The Mongols, not known for their admin-
   istrative effi ciency, brought foreign administra-
   tors into China. Kamikaze winds prevented the
   Mongol invasions of Japan in the thirteenth
   century (B). Christians were tolerated (C).
   Mongols forbade intermarriage between Mon-
   gols and Chinese (D).
   14. D The Chinese hoped the magnifi cence of
   their expedition would open up new trade
   opportunities in the Indian Ocean. Europeans
   were interested in trade (A). The Chinese were
   motivated by displaying their military power
   and trade dominance (B). European trade
   increased in the late fi fteenth century (C).
   15. D The Americas were outside the global net-
   work until after the arrival of Columbus. In
   1450, the American Indians north of Mexico
   did not have written languages (A). There is
   evidence of trade routes between present-day
   Mexico and the Southwest United States before
   1450 (B).Trans-Atlantic trade connections
   began with the Columbian Exchange (C).

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