AP World History: Modern 2020 Practice Exam 2

All of the following developments in Song dynasty China were important factors in the accumulation of wealth outlined in the first paragraph EXCEPT

A) increased Chinese involvement in the Indian Ocean trade

Which of the following statements from the second paragraph most directly supports the claim that the examination system strengthened the Chinese states?

B) The statement that "when an old dynasty was replaced by a new, the latter usually undertook an early revival of the examination system practically unchanged"

Which of the following best describes the author's claim about the Chinese examination system in the second paragraph?

A) The system provided limited but important opportunities for social advancement in Chinese society.

Which of the following led most directly to the development of the trading network on the map?

B) Innovations in transportation and commercial technologies such as caravanserai

Which of the following contributed most directly to an increase in trade along the routes on the map?

A) The expansion of empires such as Mali in West Africa

The spread of which of the following religious traditions was most directly facilitated by trade along the routes shown on the map?

C) Islam

In the period after circa 1450, trade along the routes shown on the map declined in large part because of the

D) increase of maritime trade along the African coast

The sentiments expressed by Wila Uma in the passage most clearly illustrate which of the following aspects of the Inca state?

C) The importance of the Inca ruler to the empire

Which of the following was the most important long-term effect of the European acquisition of the wealth and resources of the Americas, as alluded to in the passage?

A) A lasting shift in the balance of trade between Europe and Asia

The sentiments expressed in the passage most directly indicate

D) resistance to European colonial expansion and control

Which of the following most directly facilitated the conquest alluded to in the passage?

B) Spanish advantages over native American populations in terms of technology and disease immunity

Which of the following is the most likely purpose of Titu Cusi's letter?

C) To characterize the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire as unjust and illegitimate

The image depicts a Chinese Confucian scholar and two female attendants.

A) social prestige of established educated elites in Chinese society under Mongol rule

Which of the following historical continuities is best reflected in the image?

B) Chinese art continued to emphasize traditional subjects and styles.

In addition to China, the cultural tradition alluded to in Liu Guandao's painting strongly influenced the society and culture of

Korea

Which of the following conclusions regarding the Ottoman Empire is best supported by the passage?

Ottoman policies sought to limit the activities of some religious groups.

Which of the following most directly strengthened Sunni religious scholars' role as official interpreters of Islamic doctrine within the Ottoman Empire, as suggested by the passage?

The Ottoman Empire's rivalry with the Safavid Empire

The author's position on the religious controversy in the passage can best be described as that of

an impartial observer describing the controversy without taking sides

Outside of the Ottoman Empire, Sufis contributed most directly to which of the following during the period before 1750?

The spread of Islam to new locations on the margins of the Muslim world, such as southeast Asia

The object shown in the image is best understood in the context of which of the following developments between 1450 and 1750 ?

The influence of European merchants and missionaries along Asian maritime trade routes

The use of objects such as the one shown in the image best illustrates which of the following historical processes from 1450 to 1750 ?

Some Asian states sought to limit foreign encroachment in their internal affairs.

In the late nineteenth century, Japanese attitudes toward European cultural influences changed as a direct result of

Japan enacting political reforms during the Meiji Era

In which of the following regions between 1450 and 1750 was Christian missionary activity met with the LEAST amount of resistance by non-European states?

The Americas

The passage best illustrates which of the following features of colonial Latin American history?

Christian religious practices were shared by many social groups.

The passage best supports which of the following statements?

A small number of women were able to acquire wealth and property on their own.

As described in the passage, Anna da Trindade's life differed from the typical experience of newly arrived slaves in colonial Latin America in that she was

able to purchase her freedom

Which of the following was the most significant change in Latin American labor systems between the time the document was produced and 1900 ?

Slavery was abolished in all Latin American countries.

The perspective of the author in the first paragraph can best be understood in the context of which of the following nineteenth-century developments?

Competition among European states for global power and influence

The author's statement that descendants of Italian emigrants "ended up forgetting the language of their fathers and forefathers" most directly refers to which of the following aspects of nineteenth-century migration?

Immigrants often adopted the dominant culture of the state in receiving societies.

Italian and German imperial presence in Africa were similar in that both countries

were newly unified nations that began colonizing later than other European powers

Martini's argument in the second paragraph most clearly refers to the late-nineteenth-century belief that imperialism was a useful way to

relieve overcrowding and land shortages in European countries

As described in the passage, the voting requirements in Japan circa 1878 most directly reflect the continuing influence of

societal norms that assigned women lower status than the status of men

The author's argument regarding taxation most closely resembles the arguments made by

Enlightenment thinkers regarding natural rights and the social contract

Based on the passage, the author would most likely support which of the following policies?

Providing greater educational opportunities to increase women's economic independence

The type of grievances outlined by the author in the passage was a key contributing factor in the outbreak of which of the following?

The American Revolution

The photograph best illustrates which aspect of population movements in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

They often involved the spread of cultural traditions into new locations.

The experiences of soldiers such as those shown in the photograph most likely contributed to which of the following developments after 1918 ?

Growing anti-imperial opposition in European colonies such as India

The situation shown in the image is best understood in the context of which of the following aspects of twentieth-century warfare?

States made full use of their populations and material resources to fight total wars.

As shown in the image, the deployment of soldiers by European powers most directly relates to which of the following causes of conflict during the early twentieth century?

Imperialist expansion and competition for resources

The table best supports which of the following conclusions?

European powers maintained colonies despite global war and economic depression.

The revenues section of the table can best be used to illustrate which of the following continuities between pre-1900 and post-1900 European imperialism?

Colonial powers sought to extract wealth and economic resources from the colonized peoples.

The expenditures shown in the table most strongly illustrate which of the following?

Despite some medical advances, the environment in Africa continued to present unique challenges to European imperialism.

Which of the following pieces of data from the table most directly contradicts the claims of European imperial powers that colonies existed for the benefit of the colonized?

Expenditures on administrative salaries were far greater than what was spent on public works and infrastructure.

Taken together, the two sources best support which of the following conclusions regarding the situation in British India in 1940?

Indian opposition to British rule involved groups pursuing very different political goals.

During the negotiations to end British rule in India in the aftermath of the Second World War, British actions were ultimately most strongly influenced by which of the following arguments?

The argument in Source 1 that "to yoke together two such nations under a single state" would lead to "destruction"

In the second half of the twentieth century, the kind of tensions illustrated by the two sources would most directly lead to the emergence of which of the following in postcolonial Asian and African states?

Movements advocating for regional autonomy

The overall trend in global carbon dioxide emissions as shown in Graph 1 was primarily caused by the

increased use of petroleum and other fossil fuels

The trend in Graph 1 most directly led to which of the following?

Debates regarding the causes and extent of humanity's contributions to climate change

The environmental processes illustrated by the two graphs are most closely associated with

A decline in air and water quality in many regions

The trends for China and India in Graph 2 are best understood in the context of the

shift of industrial production toward Asia beginning in the late twentieth century

Which of the following historical events best explains why, in the period 1990-2000, the trends in carbon dioxide production in the United States and in Russia diverge, as shown in Graph 2 ?

While the United States economy mostly continued to grow, Russia's economy contracted following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The declaration can best be understood as a rejection of which of the following ideals?

The belief that some groups of people are inherently superior to others

The declaration's mention of a "heavy toll" in the third paragraph was most likely a reference to which of the following?

The deaths that occurred during the Holocaust

The declaration is an example of which of the following post-Second World War developments?

The efforts of international organizations to promote human rights

All of the following statements are factually accurate. Which would most directly support the claim in the first paragraph that "Scientists have reached general agreement in recognizing that mankind is one: that all men belong to the same species, Homo sapiens"?

The declaration was signed by experts from many countries with racially and culturally diverse populations.

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