APWH Chapters 9-11 Practice Questions:

1.) Signed in 1215 CE, the Magna Carta was a document that
A- Increased the wealth of the European nobility
B- Established England as a monarchy under King Richard
C- Guaranteed individual liberties to all men
D- Contained articles that were the foundation for modern justice
2.) All of the following are results of bubonic plague, which swept through China and
Europe from the 1200s to the 1600s except:
A- Social unrest
B- Tremendous population loss
C- A decrease in wages
D- Less rigidity between social classes
3.) The establishment of the Hanseatic League (1241 CE) was significant because it
A- Set a precedent for large, European trading operations
B- Organized to become the first joint-stock company
C- Comprised nearly 50 port cities along the Mediterranean Sea
D- Held exclusive rights to trade along the Silk Road
4.) Which of the following was NOT a result of the Black Death?
A- Labor shortages in agriculture and industry in England
B- Population decline in China
C- Scarcity of goods throughout Europe
D- Rise of feudalism in western Europe
5.) The Magna Carta
A- Created a system of common law in Anglo-Saxon England
B- Established a Model Parliament with advisory powers
C- Eliminated heredity as a requirement to hold the throne
D- Did little to stop the growth of centralized government in England
6.) Which of the following statements about the Code of Hammurabi and the Justinian
Code are accurate?
A- Both sets of laws derived their core philosophies from the Bible
B- The importance of each was that they attempted to organize laws in ways that
people could understand
C- While the Justinian Code contained harsh provisions for those convicted of crimes,
the Code of Hammurabi was less punitive
D- Neither code applied for women, foreigners, peasants, or slaves
7.) Which was the following was NOT a direct outcome of the Reconquista?
A- Spanish invasion of northern Africa and southern Italy
B- Sometimes-violent persecution of other relgions

C- Creation of small, independent states within Spain

D- A civil war over succession to the throne
8.) A major factor in the spread of Eastern Orthodoxy was
A- The Mongol invasions of the Balkans and Kiev Russia
B- The development of the Cyrillic alphabet
C- The use of icons and symbols in religious ceremonies
D- Integration of folk customs and practices into religious doctrine
9.) During the Medieval Period, the dominant ethnic group in Eastern Europe was
A- Vikings
B- Slavs
C- Normans
D- Russians
10.)
Feudalism and manorialism were different in which of the following ways?
A- Trade and commerce were more important in the feudal system
B- Feudalism was a political system while manorialism was an economic system
C- Advances in agricultural technology had a more positive impact on feudalism than
on manorialism
D- While feudalism involved the exchange of military services, only manorialism
involved a social hierarchy
11.)
One major difference between the Inca and the Aztec civilizations was
A- While the Inca were agrarian, the Aztecs were nomadic
B- The Aztecs built religious monuments while the Inca did not
C- Incans were monotheistic while the Aztecs worshipped many gods
D- The Aztecs developed a system of writing while the Inca did not
12.)
In the 110s, manorialism began to end in European nations for all of the
following reasons EXCEPT:
A- The development of a money-based economy
B- The formation of towns and cities
C- Peasant rebellions against nobles
D- Severe floods that destroyed fields and crops
13.)
Which of the following was a key contribution from Justinians reign
A- Codification of Roman law after the fall of the Roman Empire
B- Resurgence of the Roman Empire in the 6th century CE
C- Religious tolerance of the Muslim faith
D- Reconciliation of Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic faiths
14.)
All of the following were features common to the success of early nation-states
in Europe except:
A- A common language

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Geographically distinct territory

A set of common laws
A feudal system
Both the Aztecs and the Incas
Allowed women a significant role in public life
Were originally nomadic people
Had an egalitarian social structure
Built on the traditions of their predecessors
Integrated conquered peoples into their empire
Aztec and Inca religious
Restricted the worship of subject peoples
Stressed a personal relationship with their gods
Placed women in a subordinate position
Widely practiced human sacrifice
Reflected the agrarian nature of their respective societies
The natives of North America
Built empires on the scale of those of Mesoamerica
Demonstrated no signs of contact with Mesoamerican or Andean societies or
civilizations
C- Established tribute empires
D- Used architectural designs similar to those of Mesoamerica
E- Were known for their widespread expertise in irrigation
18.)
Which of the American societies altered their environment most extensively?
A- The Aztecs
B- The Mississipians
C- The Toltecs
D- The Incas
E- The Chimor
19.)
The Aztec and India civilizations differed most significantly in their
A- Religious institutions
B- Technological skill
C- System of recordkeeping
D- Social structure
E- Economic structure
20.)
Which of the American peoples was closest to the Persians in their
administrative style?
A- The Mayas
B- The Mississippians

C- The Aztecs
D- The Toltecs
E- The Incas
21.)
Both the Aztecs and Incas
A- Entered into marriage for political reasons
B- Gained the cooperation of subject peoples
C- Showed limited signs of urbanization
D- Lacked a merchant class
E- Were tribute empires
22.)
The Black Death
A- Was most devastating in North Africa
B- Originated in Europe
C- Changed the course of political institutions
D- Spread solely along routes of Mongol conquest
E- Produced large loss of life in India
23.)
European exploration through the mid-fifteenth century
A- Produced intense rivalries with East Asian civilizations
B- Placed merchants in conflict with monarchs
C- Suffered from a lack of technological expertise
D- Depended upon the knowledge of the Eastern World
E- Created trade connections that increased Europes gold supply
24.)
Early medieval Europes strongest state was
A- The Papal States
B- England
C- France
D- The Holy Roman Empire
E- Spain
25.)
The period of greatest population decline in Europe during the Middle Ages was
A- From the tenth to the thirteenth centuries
B- The fourteenth century
C- The fifth and sixth centuries
D- The fifteenth century
E- The eighth century
26.)
During the Middle Ages, the concept of limited government was seen most
clearly in
A- France
B- Germany
C- England

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Which statement describes Europe between the ninth to fifteenth centuries?
The consolidation of Germanic kingdoms into a single Germanic state
The expansion of the Eastern world into Western Europe
Steady decline of educational opportunities
European retreat from contact with neighboring societies
The end of pressure from migratory peoples
Trade during the medieval period
Weakened in the Baltic regions as continental routes broadened
Placed the power of the merchant classes in competition with monarchal power
Shifted away from the Mediterranean basin after the fall of Rome
Placed Europe within the Muslim commercial network
Was balanced between Eastern and Western markets
The fifteenth century was characterized by
The beginnings of nation-states in Italy and Germany
The strengthening of nation-states in England and France
Decentralization of political power in Spain
The establishment of Western European political tradition in the Middle East
The establishment of parliamentary tradition in England and France
Medieval Europe
Extended local schools found on the manor
Developed new banking institutions from multicultural contacts
Saw the rise of universities after the conclusion of the Hundred Years War
Produced urban areas that rivaled those of Eastern empires
Produced uniquely Christian architectural forms
Justinians Code was similar to Hammurabis Law Codes in that it
Dealt primarily with religious issues
Became the basic law code for his state, and influenced future law codes
Led to internal disruptions and faced harsh opposition
Deviated sharply from previous legal precedents when it sought to create a new
tradition
The schism within the Christian church was due to all of these issues except:
Clerical celibacy; Orthodox priests could marry, but Catholic priest could not
Papal interference in Byzantine political and religious affairs
The Byzantine state control of the church in eastern lands
Muslim influence on the Orthodox branch of Christianity
The spread of Christianity was accelerated in the Balkans and Russia through

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The mass migration of Greeks into these regions

Forced conversions of the Slavs by the victorious Byzantine armies
Christian merchants who intermarried and settled among non-Christians
The missionary activities of Cyril and Methodius directed from the Byzantine Empire
The first organized state in Russa arose when
Nomadic pastoralists established a sedentary Jewish state
Byzantine missionaries converted Russia farmers
After Scandinavian traders set up a government along their southern trade routes
Arabs who conquered the area established a province of the Abbasid Caliphate
Byzantine trade flourished with all of the following EXCEPT
Sub-Saharan Africa
Asia
The Mediterranean
Northern Europe
All of the following were factors in the decline of Byzantium EXCEPT:
Russian invaders
Seljuk Turks
Western Crusaders
Italian trading city-states such as Venice and Genoa
How did the Tatar conquest of Russia shape Russian history?
It destroyed Christianity
It further separated Russia from the cultures of Western Europe
It lead to the destruction of the Russian nobility
Arabs who conquered the area established a province of the Abbasid caliphate
During the Middle Ages, primarily political and military power in Europe was
Wielded by the Roman Catholic Church
Monopolized by strong national monarchs like the King of France and backed
professional bureaucrats
C- Maintained by the feudal nobility and their vassals
D- Furnished by mercenary armies supported by the rich towns and cities
39.)
In Medieval Europe, serfs differed from slaves in that
A- Serfs were largely commercialized artisans while slaves were agricultural
B- Serfs were ethnically Europeans while slaves were Africans
C- Serfs could not be bought or sold and they had some rights of ownership over the
land
D- Serfs could serve in the military, while slaves could not
40.)
After the collapse of Charlemagnes empire, the pattern of political life in
western Europe

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Was dominated by the Byzantine Empire
Was dominated by elites of the Roman Catholic Church
Was dominated by regional states with strong aristocracies
Scholars in Medieval universities and schools in Western Europe
Were eager to study the classical Greek literature and art
Trained students mainly in theology, medicine and law
Arose in rural settings around the larger, more famous monasteries
Welcomed members of all classes, including women
The overwhelming significance of the Crusades for Western Europe was the
Reunification of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches
Expansion of cultural and economic contacts between western Europe and the
Middle East
C- Lasting conquest by European crusaders of the Holy Land and Jerusalem
D- Destruction of the European nobility and military class
43.)
All of the following were examples of the rising importance of trade in the late
medieval European economy EXCEPT
A- Artisan guilds
B- The Hanseatic League
C- International Bankers and Banking facilities
D- The growth of professional armies
44.)
Although western European society was not as tolerant of merchants as were
Muslim and Indian societies,
A- Weak governments allowed merchants to assert considerable p[power in semiindependent trading cities
B- The Roman Catholic Church encouraged profits
C- Christian merchants amassed greater wealth than their Muslim and Hindu
counterparts
D- Western European rulers rarely interfered in or regulated trade or commerce.
45.)
During the postclassical period, societies in the Americas
A- Had a strong sense of common heritage and identity
B- Did not have a sense of common identity
C- Did not develop large urban centers
D- Never formed imperial forms of government
46.)
The Aztecs rose to power through all of the following means EXCEPT
A- Control of water and irrigation
B- Political alliances with neighboring cities
C- Warfare

D- A Parliamentary system
47.)
The religious justification for human sacrifice was that
A- The god of rain, maize and fertility needed to be fed human blood in order to
produce their own bounties
B- Prisoners of war were too numerous and needed to be removed because they were
dangerous influences on the society
C- The sun god Huitzilopochtli needed constant nourishment to fight against the forces
of the night
D- Without human blood, the great city of Tenochtitlan would collapse
48.)
All land in the Inca state
A- Belonged to the priests and religious institutions
B- Was owned by merchants and traders for investment purposes
C- Belonged to the oldest woman of the family or clan
D- Was owned by the state but assigned to others for their use
49.)
Which of the following is NOT true?
A- While the Maya developed glyphs the Inca never developed a writing system
B- Both the Aztecs and Inca forced other societies to recognize their supremacy
C- The Inca far exceeded the Aztecs in terms of trade
D- Both the Aztecs and Inca practiced extensive agriculture
50.)
Incan state administration and resource distribution system was based on the
concept of
A- Individualism
B- First come, first serve
C- Age
D- Reciprocity
51.)
Which of the following is LEAST related to the expansion of trade in medieval
Europe?
A- The formation of the Hanseatic League
B- The emergence of the guild system
C- The growth of Europes urban population
D- The rising importance of maize and potatoes as trade goods
52.)
Which of the following did Andean and Mesoamerican societies NOT have in
common?
A- States created by conquest
B- Political rulers legitimated by religious authority
C- Methods of intensive agriculture
D- Written scripts