AEPA History Practice Test - Quizzes & Answers
Solved 100% Correct.
Historians divide the past into distinct eras or periods primarily to achieve which of the
following aims?
A. to identify cause-and-effect relationships between historical events.
B. to promote an interdisciplinary approach to the study of historical events
C. to impose a degree of order and coherence on the flow of historical events.
D. to create patterns of continuity and change in a series of historical events.
C
Which of the following citations references a secondary source?
A. Richard L. Greaves and Robert Zaller, eds., Biographical Dictionary of British Radicals
in the Seventeenth Century (Brighton, Sussex, 1982-1984).
B. Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ed., Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts
Bay in New England (Boston, 1853-1854)
A U.S Historian would most likely examine tax records from the colonial era to
assess the personal wealth of colonial households.
A Marxist interpretation of the French Revolution would most likely focus on which of the
following aspects of that event?
the demands of the French middle class for greater social equality.
Which of the following developments was an important precondition for the emergence of
the first cities?
,the production of food surpluses.
The political organization of ancient Sumerian civilization can best be described as
a series of independent city-states ruled by kings.
which of the following features of ancient Egypt best illustrates the central role of pharaohs
in Egyptian civilization?
its death rituals and funeral monuments
Which of the following statements best describes a major characteristic of society
established by Aryan invaders in India during the first millennium BCE?
Aryan culture placed strong emphasis on material skills and heroic exploits.
The governments of China's Shang dynasty and the kingdom of Egypt shared which of the
following characteristics?
Rulers claimed to have special relationships with the gods.
What route did prehistoric humans most likely take to migrate to the Americas
The land bridge through Alaska
Which of the following developments best enabled early civilizations to impose an abstract
order over natural and social world?
the invention of a system of writing
Identify four prehistoric and historic eras in chronological order
, 1. the Paleolithic Age
2. the Neolithic Age
3. the Bronze Age
4. the Iron Age
Which of the following factors was most responsible for the spread of Greek culture across
Southwest Asia?
the conquests of Alexander the Great
The struggle between plebeians and patricians in ancient Roman Republic centered on the
Plebeian efforts to
obtain political and social equality
A major difference between Confucian and Taoist belief systems in ancient China was that
Taoist philosophers were more likely to stress the importance of
living in harmony with nature
Ashoka, an influential emperor of India's Mauryan Empire (321-184 BCE), is best
remembered for his efforts to
promote the spread of Buddhism
Basic similarities between the modern languages of central and southern Africa best
illustrates the lasting influence of which of the following ancient developments?
the migration of Bantu populations
Solved 100% Correct.
Historians divide the past into distinct eras or periods primarily to achieve which of the
following aims?
A. to identify cause-and-effect relationships between historical events.
B. to promote an interdisciplinary approach to the study of historical events
C. to impose a degree of order and coherence on the flow of historical events.
D. to create patterns of continuity and change in a series of historical events.
C
Which of the following citations references a secondary source?
A. Richard L. Greaves and Robert Zaller, eds., Biographical Dictionary of British Radicals
in the Seventeenth Century (Brighton, Sussex, 1982-1984).
B. Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, ed., Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts
Bay in New England (Boston, 1853-1854)
A U.S Historian would most likely examine tax records from the colonial era to
assess the personal wealth of colonial households.
A Marxist interpretation of the French Revolution would most likely focus on which of the
following aspects of that event?
the demands of the French middle class for greater social equality.
Which of the following developments was an important precondition for the emergence of
the first cities?
,the production of food surpluses.
The political organization of ancient Sumerian civilization can best be described as
a series of independent city-states ruled by kings.
which of the following features of ancient Egypt best illustrates the central role of pharaohs
in Egyptian civilization?
its death rituals and funeral monuments
Which of the following statements best describes a major characteristic of society
established by Aryan invaders in India during the first millennium BCE?
Aryan culture placed strong emphasis on material skills and heroic exploits.
The governments of China's Shang dynasty and the kingdom of Egypt shared which of the
following characteristics?
Rulers claimed to have special relationships with the gods.
What route did prehistoric humans most likely take to migrate to the Americas
The land bridge through Alaska
Which of the following developments best enabled early civilizations to impose an abstract
order over natural and social world?
the invention of a system of writing
Identify four prehistoric and historic eras in chronological order
, 1. the Paleolithic Age
2. the Neolithic Age
3. the Bronze Age
4. the Iron Age
Which of the following factors was most responsible for the spread of Greek culture across
Southwest Asia?
the conquests of Alexander the Great
The struggle between plebeians and patricians in ancient Roman Republic centered on the
Plebeian efforts to
obtain political and social equality
A major difference between Confucian and Taoist belief systems in ancient China was that
Taoist philosophers were more likely to stress the importance of
living in harmony with nature
Ashoka, an influential emperor of India's Mauryan Empire (321-184 BCE), is best
remembered for his efforts to
promote the spread of Buddhism
Basic similarities between the modern languages of central and southern Africa best
illustrates the lasting influence of which of the following ancient developments?
the migration of Bantu populations
