AP World History Exam Review (Unit 3 & 4) UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
diffusion Is the spreading of other peoples ideas to different parts of the world.
conduit a means by which something is transmitted (ex: religion, disease, technology via
trade routes)
Swahili city-states A number of commercial polities established mostly by Indian Ocean trade by
Bantu descendants the Swahili, they rose to significant economic and political
sapience between 700 and 1100 CE forming large trade ports with coral brick
houses and a wealthy merchant and artisan class. Primarily traded gold and ivory
but knowledge also traveled along these routes
Timbuktu Mali trading city that became a center of wealth and learning; Muslim
Venice An Italian town along with Pisa and Genoa that controlled the Mediterranean
trade after 1200 CE bringing silks and spices from Asia to Europe.
, luxury goods Goods that have special qualities that make them more expensive than alternative
goods (ex: silk, cotton textiles, porcelain, spices, precious gems/metals)
porcelain a thin, beautiful pottery invented in China; China had a monopoly on porcelain for
a long time, luxury good
astrolabe An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the
position of the stars and planets; encouraged the growth of trade and
exploration; invented by the Greek 220 BCE
paper money legal currency issued on paper; it developed in China as a convenient alternative
to metal coins
Hanseatic League an organization of north German and Scandinavian cities for the purpose of
establishing a commercial alliance.
Byzantine Empire (330 CE-1453 CE) The eastern half of the Roman Empire, which survived after the
fall of the Western Empire at the end of the 5th century C.E. Its capital was
Constantinople, named after the Emperor Constantine. Christian, centralized,
Hagia Sophia, ceasorpapism
caesaropapism A political- religious system in which the secular ruler is also head of the religious
establishment, as in the Byzantine Empire.
Bantu migration The movement of the Bantu peoples southward throughout Africa, spreading their
language and culture, iron metallurgy, and agricultural techniques from around
500 BCE to around 1000 CE
CORRECT ANSWERS
diffusion Is the spreading of other peoples ideas to different parts of the world.
conduit a means by which something is transmitted (ex: religion, disease, technology via
trade routes)
Swahili city-states A number of commercial polities established mostly by Indian Ocean trade by
Bantu descendants the Swahili, they rose to significant economic and political
sapience between 700 and 1100 CE forming large trade ports with coral brick
houses and a wealthy merchant and artisan class. Primarily traded gold and ivory
but knowledge also traveled along these routes
Timbuktu Mali trading city that became a center of wealth and learning; Muslim
Venice An Italian town along with Pisa and Genoa that controlled the Mediterranean
trade after 1200 CE bringing silks and spices from Asia to Europe.
, luxury goods Goods that have special qualities that make them more expensive than alternative
goods (ex: silk, cotton textiles, porcelain, spices, precious gems/metals)
porcelain a thin, beautiful pottery invented in China; China had a monopoly on porcelain for
a long time, luxury good
astrolabe An instrument used by sailors to determine their location by observing the
position of the stars and planets; encouraged the growth of trade and
exploration; invented by the Greek 220 BCE
paper money legal currency issued on paper; it developed in China as a convenient alternative
to metal coins
Hanseatic League an organization of north German and Scandinavian cities for the purpose of
establishing a commercial alliance.
Byzantine Empire (330 CE-1453 CE) The eastern half of the Roman Empire, which survived after the
fall of the Western Empire at the end of the 5th century C.E. Its capital was
Constantinople, named after the Emperor Constantine. Christian, centralized,
Hagia Sophia, ceasorpapism
caesaropapism A political- religious system in which the secular ruler is also head of the religious
establishment, as in the Byzantine Empire.
Bantu migration The movement of the Bantu peoples southward throughout Africa, spreading their
language and culture, iron metallurgy, and agricultural techniques from around
500 BCE to around 1000 CE
