ap world unit 3 test

The conduct of the siege as described in the passage could best be used to explain which of the following processes in the period 1450-1750 ?

The use of new weapons by expanding imperial states

The type of warfare described in the passage most directly helps to explain which of the following sixteenth-century developments?

The intensification of political rivalries between the Ottoman Empire and neighboring states in Europe and the Middle East

The type of weaponry used in the siege, as described in the passage, could also help to explain the expansion of all of the following states in the period 1450-1750 EXCEPT the

Aztec (Mexica) Empire

The relationship between levels of military personnel and state revenues as shown in the table is best understood in the context of which of the following global developments in the period 1450-1750 ?

As military forces expanded and became more professionalized, states were forced to develop new ways to generate revenue.

The trends in military personnel and state revenue shown in the table are best understood in the context of which of the following changes in the relationship between states and local elites in the period 1450-1750 ?

States increasingly centralized their authority at the expense of local elites.

Which of the following developments in the period 1450-1750 is best understood as a response to the trends shown in the table?

The creation of larger state bureaucracies

A historian would most likely interpret the rhetoric in the passage as evidence that rulers of imperial states in the period circa 1450-1750 continued to

use religious ideas to highlight their political legitimacy and attack the legitimacy of their enemies

Based on the purpose of the letter, Selim's description of the followers of Shah Ismail I as a "heretical faction" can best be interpreted as a commentary of the Safavid Empire's

adherence to Shi'a Islam

Which of the following aspects of the international situation in early sixteenth-century southwest Asia is most relevant to understanding Sultan Selim's letter?

The Ottoman and Safavid empires fought numerous wars for control over Iraq, Syria, and other regions of the Middle East.

The general pattern of nomadic conquest followed by the assimilation of the conquerors into the cultures of the conquered societies was most clearly expressed in which of the following developments in the period circa 1250-1450 ?

B//The rulers of the Yuan dynasty adopting Chinese court culture and methods of rule

Which of the following developments in the period circa 1250-1450 represents a situation that is the opposite of nomadic conquerors assimilating into the cultures of the conquered societies?

A//Conquered peoples being drawn into their conquerors' economic and cultural orbits, as illustrated by Turkic peoples converting to Islam and integrating into Muslim societies

The Mongol conquests resulted in all of the following developments EXCEPT

C//the initial diffusion of Buddhism and Christianity to East Asia

The "long stays in harbors" mentioned in the description of the sea journeys in the first paragraph were most likely necessary because Indian Ocean maritime trade in the period circa 1200-1450?

C//had to take into account environmental factors such as the timing and direction of the monsoons

Based on the pattern of trade described in the third paragraph, the Egyptian karim merchants were most likely directly involved in which of the following broader developments in the Indian Ocean in the period circa 1200-1450 ?

A//The establishment of diasporic merchant communities

The pattern of trade described in the passage was most characteristic of which of the following types of goods in the period 1200-1450 ?

C//Luxury goods such as spices or porcelain

The integration of West African states into wider regional and transregional economic networks in the period circa 1200-1450 was carried out mostly via the?

C//trans-Saharan trade routes

The spread of Islam into sub-Saharan West Africa in the period circa 1200-1450 was mostly a result of the conversion of the rulers of which of the following states?

D//The Mali Empire

In the period circa 1200-1450, which of the following most directly enabled merchants to bring salt and other bulk products to markets in sub-Saharan Africa?

B//The adoption of innovative practices in overland trading, such as the use of camel caravans and saddles

Which of the following best describes the author's purpose in the passage?

C//To portray his patron as a generous supporter of the sciences and a man of unusual intelligence

Which of the following best describes the historical situation in Eurasia at the time the passage was written?

B//Political upheaval and reorganization increased cultural and scientific exchanges across regions.

Which of the following best describes the historical circumstances of Rashid al-Din's career?

B//His career illustrates the possibilities for diffusion and intermingling of cultures brought about by the Mongol conquests.

Based on the information in the table, the Black Death outbreak of the bubonic plague struck Essex County in which of the following periods?

B//Between 1320 and 1350

A comparison between the data for the three manors shown in the table best illustrates which of the following about the bubonic plague?

C//In some but not all areas, the population was beginning to recover by 1400.

Which of the following best describes the change in the total population of males age 12 and older in the three manors shown in the table from 1320 to 1400 ?

C//It declined to less than a half of its 1320 level (over 50% decline).