AP World History Practice Exam

AP World History Practice Exam GRADED A+ (ACTUAL EXAM ) Questions and Answers (Solved)

• The particular consequences invoked in the ritual curse in the treaty most strongly

support which of the following statements about ancient Mesopotamia?

Answer: C. Maintaining and expanding agricultural production was seen as a core

task of governments.

• A historian would most likely use this passage in the treaty to illustrate which of

the following?Answer: A. The precarious nature of early civilizations' relationship to their physical environment

• Which of the following was an important long-term effect of the expansion of the

Assyrian Empire?

Answer: D. The establishment of Jewish diasporic communities as a result of

Assyrian military conquest

• Compared to the regulations in the except, Buddhist practices concerning gender

roles in the period 600 c.e. to 600 b.c.e. differed in that they Answer: B. offered women and men the possibility of monastic life as an alternative to marriage.

• The views expressed in the excerpt are best seen as evidence of which of the

following in Mauryan society

Answer: A. The persistence of patriarchy

• Which of the following changes to Mauryan religious policy occurred under

Chandragupta's grandson, Emperor Ashoka?

Answer: C. The promotion of Buddhist teachings through edicts by the ruler

• According to the passage, Xunzi was advocating an approach to governance that

most clearly reflected the principles of

Answer: C. Confucianism

• Xunzi's idealized vision of Chinese society in the passage differs most strongly

form the social structure of which of the following?

Answer: B. Hindu society in South Asia during the Gupta Empire.

• Ideas similar to those expressed in the passage have directly contributed to the

development of which of the following aspects of later Chinese imperial history?Answer: D. The practice of recruiting capable bureaucrats on the basis of 1 / 2

educational achievement rather than noble birth

• Which of the following best explains the overall demographic trend shown in the

chart?

Answer: D. Invasions by Germanic and Central Asian peoples

• Which of the following best describes the Roman response to the trend shown

on the chart?Answer: A. Shifting power and resources to the east, eventually resulting in the creation of the Byzantine Empire

• Which of the following emerged in western Europe after 500 c.e. in large part as

a reaction to the changes illustrated by the chart?Answer: B. The binding of peasants to the land as part of the development of feudal society

• Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the data in Table 1

Answer: D. Long-distance trade routes were active during the early Tang period,

even as most trade in China remained local

• A historian researching the economic history of Eurasia in the period circa 600-

1450 c.e. would most likely find the two tables useful as a source of information about which of the following?

Answer: C. The geographic extent of the monetization of Eurasian economics

• The data presented in the two tables best support which of the following

comparative statements about Tang China and Viking England Answer: D. Coinage was seen as a useful means of storing value in both Tang China and Viking England

• The events described in the passage represent a reaction against which of the

following forms of coerced labor?

Answer: D. Serfdom

• English nobles resisted peasant demands such as those described in the

passage because agricultural labor in many parts of the 14th century Afro-Eurasia had become scarce as a result of which of the following developments?Answer: B. Significant increase in mortality due to the spread of epidemic diseases

• All of the following statements are factually accurate. Which most likely

explains Froissart's view of the peasants' grievances discussed in the pas- sage Answer: C. History writing in medieval Europe was aimed primarily at elite

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