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US AP World History Test 8

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History Test 8 (Ap World History) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — Ap World History USA History Standards & AP
What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — Ap World History.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Test 8 (Ap World History) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Test 8 (Ap World History) · Country: USA · Region: USA — Ap World History

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1
What is decolonization?
A) colonies gaining independence
B) trade boom
C) more colonies
D) world war
Question 2
Which 1688 event was Glorious Revolution?
A) Netherlands
B) England
C) France
D) Spain
Question 3
Who was Erasmus?
A) Painter
B) King
C) Humanist scholar
D) Pope
Question 4
What is globalization?
A) Closed borders
B) No trade
C) Local only
D) Linked world economy
Question 5
Who was Shakespeare?
A) English playwright
B) Italian poet
C) French novelist
D) No writer
Question 6
What was decolonization?
A) More colonies
B) Empire breakups
C) No change
D) Trade bloc
Question 7
Who was Cleopatra?
A) Roman empress
B) Greek goddess
C) Egypt queen
D) No ruler
Question 8
Which 1206 empire was Mongols?
A) Mughal
B) Qing
C) Ottoman
D) Mongol Empire
Question 9
What is feudalism?
A) Lord vassal system
B) Democracy
C) Empire
D) No system
Question 10
What was EU?
A) Asian pact
B) European bloc
C) World court
D) Trade ship
Question 11
Which person was Alexander?
A) Roman
B) Persian
C) Macedon conqueror
D) Egyptian
Question 12
Which of the following best defines Magna Carta?
A) War declaration
B) Trade pact
C) No charter
D) 1215 limits charter
Question 13
Which term means "Nazi genocide"?
A) Holocaust
B) the Ottoman Empire
C) decolonization
D) Indian Ocean trade
Question 14
Which of the following best defines Versailles?
A) Trade pact
B) 1919 peace punishment
C) Alliance
D) No treaty
Question 15
Which of the following best defines industrialization's global effect?
A) farms only
B) no cities
C) factory economies worldwide
D) less trade
Question 16
Which person painted Mona Lisa?
A) Michelangelo
B) Raphael
C) Donatello
D) Leonardo da Vinci
Question 17
Name the person who led Bolsheviks.
A) Vladimir Lenin
B) Stalin
C) Trotsky
D) Kerensky
Question 18
What best defines NATO?
A) Trade bloc
B) 1949 alliance
C) Court
D) Asian pact
Question 19
What best defines Cold War?
A) Hot war
B) Trade pact
C) US-Soviet rivalry
D) Alliance
Question 20
What best defines Rome?
A) Kingdom only
B) City only
C) Myth
D) Empire republic

About This Test

For Elementary to University (USA) — U.S. History from Colonial to modern era and World History across ancient to contemporary, including state history and AP. Section: History, USA.

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