AP World Regions Quiz

Brazil

Latin America

China

East Asia

Egypt

Middle East

Ethiopia

East Africa

France

Europe

India

South Asia

Iran

Middle East

Haiti

Caribbean

Mali

West Africa

Mexico

North America and Latin America

Mongolia

Central and East Asia

Peru

Latin America

Russia

Europe

Spain

Europe

United States

North America

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Song Dynasty

East Asia

Khmer Empire

Southeast Asia

Delhi Sultanate

South Asia

Mongol Empire

Central and East Asia

Swahili City-States

East Africa

Aztec Empire

North America

Inca Empire

Latin America

Great Zimbabwe

Southern Africa

Feudal States

Europe

Mali Empire

West Africa

House of Wisdom

Middle East

Champa Rice

Southeast Asia

Mit’a System

Latin America

Civil Service Exams

East Asia

Timbuktu

West Africa

Human Sacrifice

Aztecs; North America

Foot Binding

East Asia

Gender Parallelism

Latin America

Confucianism

East Asia

Islam

Middle East

Christianity

Europe

Shintoism

Southeast Asia

Hinduism

South Asia

Buddhism

South Asia

Animism

Afro-eurasia?

Daoism

East Asia

Junk Ships

East Asia

Chinampas (“floating gardens”)

North America

Camel Saddles and Caravans

West Africa

Astrolabe

Islamic civilization achievements/inventions; Middle East

Compass

East Asia

Quipus

system of data collection and communication in the Inca Empire; Latin America

neo-Confucianism

East Asia (China)

censorate

East Asia (China)

Hangzhou

the Song capital; urbanized city with many people, unique markets, entertainers, inns, restaurants, etc.; East Asia (China)

Foot binding

East Asia (China)

“middle kingdom”

essentially referring to a place as the center of the world; East Asia (China)

kowtow

East Asia (China)

Xiongnu

a powerful nomadic empire that constantly raided China, and eventually China had to give “gifts” to them (supply them with goods) for them to stop; (North China) Central Asia

Ulama

educators/interpreters of Islam; Middle East

madrassas

formal Islamic colleges (taught advanced Islam teachings as well as common subjects such as law, medicine, math, grammar, etc.); Middle East

Sufis

taught devotional practices and techniques to Muslims; Middle East

hajj

the pilgrimage to Mecca to worship Allah; Middle East

Baghdad

a city that allowed/helped Sufis spread the Islamic religion; Middle East

Hosue of Wisdom

the main school in Baghdad (in the Middle East) that led to many achievements in Islamic science and scholarship (inventions of algebra, mathematics, medicine, etc.)

Pure Land Buddhism

an appealing form of Buddhism (followers only needed to recite some phrases/prayers in order to achieve salvation) [lazy form of Buddhism]; East Asia (China)

An Lushan

rebellion led by someone of nomadic origins, fueling China’s decision to enforce strict, controlling laws on Buddhism and its monasteries; East Asia

Sultanate of Delhi

an Islamic state, where Muslim dynasties ruled northern India, created in attempt to spread Islam more, and into Hindu parts of India; South Asia

Kabir

an Indian poet that wrote a poem accepting both Hindu and Islam values; South Asia

Sikhism

the blending of Islam and Hindu values to make a new religion; South Asia

Timbuktu

a flourishing city that became a major center of Islam after its conversion; West Africa

Mexica

the people who contributed to founding the Aztec Empire; North America

Triple Alliance

Mexica and two other neighbor city-states joined together and conquered a bunch of land, establishing the Aztec Empire; North America

Tenochtitlan

capital city of the Mexica people and Aztec Empire, prosperous agriculture and markets/economy; North America

Huitzilopochtli

Aztec deity of the sun— Aztecs sacrificed humans to keep the sun up; North America

Quechua

language of the Inca people; Latin America

gender parallelism

women and men were segregated, but women were treated with more respect compared to many other civilizations at the time; Latin America

M’ita

system of labor used by the Inca instead of asking for tributes from the conquered peoples; Latin America

Quipus

Latin America

Angkor

capital region of Khmer Empire (reflected the Hindu world); Southeast Asia

Mansa Musa

powerful and richest ruler (while doing the hajj on his way to Mecca, he actually destabilized the Egyptian economy by giving out so much of his gold); West Africa

Trans-Saharan Trade

trading network (very strict and controlled) which led to expansion of empires; West Africa

Dar al Islam

spread of Islam throughout the world (Muslims were freer to practice/spread); Middle East

Caliph

political/religious leader of Muslims (led to stability and expansion of Islamic civilization); Middle East

Black Death

wiped out much of European population; Europe

Crusades

series of religious wars; Europe

Zanj Revolt

14-year rebellion that was a result of the African slave trade, facilitated by Arabic merchants; East Africa

Hinduism

a polytheistic religion, believing in good karma, completing Dharma based of your caste (social structure), etc.; South Asia