AP WORLD HISTORY CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Assyrian Empire.
Answer: this empire covered much of what is now Mesopotamia, Syria,
Palestine, Egypt, and Anatolia; its height was during the seventh and eighth
centuries BCE.
◍ animism.
Answer: Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like
thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life.
◍ Polytheistic.
Answer: The belief in many gods
◍ Chavin Cult.
Answer: extinct prehistoric culture found in the Andean highlands of Peru
◍ Diffusion.
Answer: Is the process by which a characterictic spreads
◍ Carthage.
Answer: This city has existed for nearly 3,000 years, developing from a
Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BC into the capital of the
Carthaginian Empire. Controlled commerce in the Mediterranean prior to
the rise of Roman Power. The expanding Roman Republic took control of
many of its outposts after the two Punic Wars.
◍ Pyramids.
Answer: Huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped walls that met in a
point on top
,◍ Boyars.
Answer: Russian landholding aristocrats; possessed less political power than
their western European counterparts
◍ John Calvin.
Answer: 1509-1564. French theologian. Developed the Christian theology
known as Calvinism. Attracted Protestant followers with his teachings;
believed in predestination
◍ Israelites.
Answer: a member of the ancient Hebrew nation, especially in the period
from the Exodus to the Babylonian Captivity
◍ Thirty Years War.
Answer: (1618-1648 CE) War within the Holy Roman Empire between
German Protestants and their allies (Sweden, Denmark, France) and the
emperor and his ally, Spain who supported Roman Catholicism; ended in
1648 after great destruction with Treaty of Westphalia; indicates the effects
of the Protestant Reformation
◍ Songhai.
Answer: a West African empire that conquered Mali and controlled trade
from the into the 16th century; eventually defeated by the Moroccans who
were broke after fighting with Portugal
◍ Settlement.
Answer: the act of colonizing or a small group of people in a sedentary
position
◍ Philosophy.
Answer: the rational investigation of questions about existence, knowledge,
and ethics
◍ Pastoral Societies.
Answer: Based on the domestication of animals and use their products as
main source of food. Groups move where there is foods but they are more
, settlers than nomads. Independent and warlike.
◍ Sustenance.
Answer: the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of
subsistence
◍ Chiefdoms.
Answer: A society that is led by a ruler of decent, but seldom used force to
lead their people. They relied on generosity, charisma, and leadership to
rule.
◍ Hierarchy.
Answer: a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system
◍ Confucianism.
Answer: a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by
Confucius and developed by Mencius.
◍ Qanat System.
Answer: a traditional system of gravity-fed irrigation that uses gently
sloping tunnels to capture groundwater and direct it to low-lying fields
◍ Bands/ Clans.
Answer: extended family groups that generally lived together
◍ Foraging.
Answer: the process of scavenging for food
◍ Maya.
Answer: located in modern day central america, it lasted from 1800 b.c.e-
250 c.e.
◍ Persepolis.
Answer: A complex of palaces, reception halls, and treasury buildings
erected by the Persian kings Darius I and Xerxes in the Persian homeland. It
is believed that the New Year's festival was celebrated here, as well as the
coronations, weddings, and funerals of the Persian kings, who were buried
in cliff-tombs nearby.
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Assyrian Empire.
Answer: this empire covered much of what is now Mesopotamia, Syria,
Palestine, Egypt, and Anatolia; its height was during the seventh and eighth
centuries BCE.
◍ animism.
Answer: Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like
thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life.
◍ Polytheistic.
Answer: The belief in many gods
◍ Chavin Cult.
Answer: extinct prehistoric culture found in the Andean highlands of Peru
◍ Diffusion.
Answer: Is the process by which a characterictic spreads
◍ Carthage.
Answer: This city has existed for nearly 3,000 years, developing from a
Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BC into the capital of the
Carthaginian Empire. Controlled commerce in the Mediterranean prior to
the rise of Roman Power. The expanding Roman Republic took control of
many of its outposts after the two Punic Wars.
◍ Pyramids.
Answer: Huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped walls that met in a
point on top
,◍ Boyars.
Answer: Russian landholding aristocrats; possessed less political power than
their western European counterparts
◍ John Calvin.
Answer: 1509-1564. French theologian. Developed the Christian theology
known as Calvinism. Attracted Protestant followers with his teachings;
believed in predestination
◍ Israelites.
Answer: a member of the ancient Hebrew nation, especially in the period
from the Exodus to the Babylonian Captivity
◍ Thirty Years War.
Answer: (1618-1648 CE) War within the Holy Roman Empire between
German Protestants and their allies (Sweden, Denmark, France) and the
emperor and his ally, Spain who supported Roman Catholicism; ended in
1648 after great destruction with Treaty of Westphalia; indicates the effects
of the Protestant Reformation
◍ Songhai.
Answer: a West African empire that conquered Mali and controlled trade
from the into the 16th century; eventually defeated by the Moroccans who
were broke after fighting with Portugal
◍ Settlement.
Answer: the act of colonizing or a small group of people in a sedentary
position
◍ Philosophy.
Answer: the rational investigation of questions about existence, knowledge,
and ethics
◍ Pastoral Societies.
Answer: Based on the domestication of animals and use their products as
main source of food. Groups move where there is foods but they are more
, settlers than nomads. Independent and warlike.
◍ Sustenance.
Answer: the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of
subsistence
◍ Chiefdoms.
Answer: A society that is led by a ruler of decent, but seldom used force to
lead their people. They relied on generosity, charisma, and leadership to
rule.
◍ Hierarchy.
Answer: a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system
◍ Confucianism.
Answer: a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by
Confucius and developed by Mencius.
◍ Qanat System.
Answer: a traditional system of gravity-fed irrigation that uses gently
sloping tunnels to capture groundwater and direct it to low-lying fields
◍ Bands/ Clans.
Answer: extended family groups that generally lived together
◍ Foraging.
Answer: the process of scavenging for food
◍ Maya.
Answer: located in modern day central america, it lasted from 1800 b.c.e-
250 c.e.
◍ Persepolis.
Answer: A complex of palaces, reception halls, and treasury buildings
erected by the Persian kings Darius I and Xerxes in the Persian homeland. It
is believed that the New Year's festival was celebrated here, as well as the
coronations, weddings, and funerals of the Persian kings, who were buried
in cliff-tombs nearby.
