Download AP Practice #21 - White Plains Public Schools

April 17th, 2017
WHAP Period 3
Isabela Kent
Mr. Davis
Spring Break Assignment – Stimulus Based M.C. Questions
Questions 1-3 are based on the excerpts below.
1. The interaction described in the inscriptions are best understood in the context of which
of the following?
(A) The desertification of the Middle East
(B) The development of trade networks
(C) Growing patriarchy in agricultural societies
(D) Government regulations of commercial activities
2. What do both of the inscriptions depict about Mesopotamian trading?
(A) Merchants often quarreled for silver and copper
(B) Laws were needed in Mesopotamia to regulate trade
(C) Merchants were fair in settling exchanges for copper and silver
(D) There was little to no exchange among merchants for goods in Mesopotamia
3. A historian would use these passages to analyze which of the following?
(A) Early contact between Egypt and Mesopotamia
(B) The first and earliest written law codes
(C) Early signs of merchant interaction in the Fertile Crescent
(D) The influence of religion on merchants in Mesopotamia
Questions 4-6 are based on the following excerpt.
4. Using the passage and knowledge of the Roman Empire, which of the following was not
achieved by the Romans?
(A) Aqueduct system
(B) System of roads
(C) The Twelve Tables
(D) Justinian’s Code
5. How does the author compare the achievements of the Romans to the Greeks?
(A) The Greek developments are better than the Romans’
(B) Both civilizations were creating useful technological advancements
(C) Roman aqueducts were purposeful, while the Greek works did not serve much use
(D) The Greek aqueducts are better designed than the Romans’
6. The document can be utilized to observe which of the following?
(A) Roman ethnocentric attitude towards their technological developments
(B) Unrest between the Greeks and the Roman Empire
(C) Changes made from the Roman to Byzantine Empire
(D) Rome borrowing ideas from previous civilizations
Questions 7-9 are based on the following excerpt.
7. This excerpt is most likely addressing which of the following groups?
(A) Muslim women
(B) The Sunnis and Shiites
(C) Muslim merchants
(D) Christians
8. What does the source reveal about Muslim beliefs towards merchants?
(A) Muslims should not seek to trade or exchange goods
(B) Merchants should measure and distribute goods fairly when trading
(C) Lying and cheating will allow Muslims to gain wealth
(D) Muslims should not exchange with Christians
9. Based on knowledge of world history and the source, which of the following was a
Muslim traveler during this time period?
(A) Marco Polo
(B) Zheng He
(C) Muhammad
(D) Ibn Battuta
Questions 10-12 are based on the following map.
10. According to the map, in which region did major silver mines develop?
(A) West Europe
(B) Africa
(C) Central Asia
(D) Latin America
11. The events referred to on the map are best associated with
(A) Decolonization
(B) Imperialism
(C) Mercantilism
(D) Revolutions
12. Which of the following was a result of a need for labor during this time period in the
Americas?
(A) Encomienda system
(B) Mit’a system
(C) Atlantic slave trade
(D) All of the above
Questions 13-15 are based on the following table.
13. The flow of indentured servants from these countries is best understood in the context of
which of the following?
(A) Imperialism
(B) Colonization
(C) Slavery
(D) Mercantilism
14. Which of the countries of origin on the table were most directly imperialized by Great
Britain?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Japan
(D) None of the above
15. A historian would use the information on the table when studying which of the following
in this time period?
(A) Nationalism aiding in the forming of independent nations
(B) Nations that provided support during World War I and II
(C) The countries that were influenced by stronger imperializing nations
(D) Migration patterns of slaves in Asian countries
Questions 16-18 are based on the following graph.
16. What major political events caused an increase in development of new popular
technologies, such as TV and radio?
(A) The Vietnam War
(B) The Cold War
(C) The Olympics
(D) World War I
17. How does the time period of the graph compare to the earlier half of the century
politically?
(A) The first half of the century consisted of world wars, and the later half was entirely
globally peaceful
(B) The United States declined in power throughout the century
(C) Third world countries became independent that were under control in the earlier half
of the century
(D) Genocide will occur in the earlier half, but none would occur in the later half
18. Based on knowledge of world history, which two nations were most notably in conflict
during this time period?
(A) Germany and the United States
(B) Japan and China
(C) The Soviet Union and China
(D) The United States and the Soviet Union
Answer Key
1. B, because the documents show exchanges between merchants as they trade on Arabian
peninsula
2. C, because the excerpts show that the merchants discussed equal and fair exchange of their
goods
3. C, because Mesopotamia was located in the Fertile Crescent and the documents show
discussion among merchants
4. D, because it was achieved after the fall of the Roman Empire in the Byzantine Empire
5. C, because the author says Greek work is famous but useless
6. A, because writer’s attitude shows he believed Rome’s aqueducts were more important than
Greek’s developments
7. C, because merchants are named and addressed throughout the passage
8. B, because the source discusses merchants making fair and equal measurements when trading
9. D, because he is the only option who was a Muslim traveler from 600 BCE-600 CE
10. D, because the map shows two major silver mine locations in the region of Latin America
11. C, because the silver mining that took place occurred due to countries like Spain entering
Latin America and exploiting the region for goods like silver to gain wealth
12. D, because all of the named forms of labor were used or brought to the Americas from 1450
to 1750 due to colonization of the new world
13. A, because the source shows that these migrations of indentured servants occurred during the
Age of Imperialism
14. A, because India was the most influenced by Great Britain during the Age of Imperialism for
goods such as textiles
15. C, because all of the countries of origin were lesser powers who were politically and
economically controlled by stronger powers of the West
16. B, because the Cold War caused the U.S. and Russia to be in competition with one another
for new technologies including the arms and space race
17. C, because third world countries such as those in Africa and Asia would be granted the
independence they were promised during the world wars and develop into new nations
18. D, because the U.S. and the Soviet Union were engaging in the Cold War throughout the
later half of the 1900s