AP World History 1st Semester Exam Review 2013-2014
1 What role did the Catholic Church play in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?
2 Value in human reason was influenced by which ancient civilization?
3 Describe feudalism in medieval Europe.
4 Which religion was prominent in in the Byzantine Empire?
5 What were the social and economic impacts of the plague?
6 Leonardo da Vinci, Machiavelli, and humanism are representative of what time period?
7 What goods were traded across the Sahara between Muslim merchants and West African
kingdoms?
8 What is the impact of Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses?
9 What was a significant effect of Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca?
10 What was an important result of the English Civil War?
11 Which innovation led directly to a rise in literary rates, the circulation of literature, and the
spread of secular ideas?
12 Be able to analyze data in charts, graphs, illustrations, and maps. Be able to recognize the
location of civilizations on maps.
13 What was a major characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?
14 How does Niccolo Machiavelli describe a wise ruler?
15 Be able to identify various architecture techniques from different civilizations.
16 Describe the Mongol involvement with the Silk Road.
