AP World History Exam Questions and
Answers 2025
Civilization j- jANS✓✓-An jambiguous jterm joften jused jto jdenote jmore jcomplex
jsocieties jbut jsometimes jused jby janthropologists jto jdescribe jany jgroup jof
jpeople jsharing ja jset jof jcultural jtraits.
Foragers j- jANS✓✓-People jwho jsupport jthemselves jby jhunting jwild janimals
jand jgathering jwild jedible jplants jand jinsects.
Cuneiform j- jANS✓✓-A jsystem jof jwriting jin jwhich jwedge-shaped jsymbols
jrepresented jwords jor jsyllables. jIt joriginated jin jMesopotamia jand jwas jused
jinitially jfor jSumerian jand jAkkadian jbut jlater jwas jadapted jto jrepresent jother
jlanguages jof jwestern jAsia. jBecause jso jmany jsymbols jhad jto jbe jlearned,
jliteracy jwas jconfined jto ja jrelatively jsmall jgroup jof jadministrators jand jscribes.
History j- jANS✓✓-The jstudy jof jpast jevents jand jchanges jin jthe jdevelopment,
jtransmission, jand jtransformation jof jcultural jpractices.
City-state j- jANS✓✓-A jsmall jindependent jstate jconsisting jof jan jurban jcenter
jand jthe jsurrounding jagricultural jterritory. jA jcharacteristic jpolitical jform jin
jearly jMesopotamia, jclassical jGreece, jPhoenicia, jand jearly jItaly.
Culture j- jANS✓✓-Socially jtransmitted jpatterns jof jaction jand jexpression.
jMaterial j_____ jrefers jto jphysical jobjects, jsuch jas jdwellings, jclothing, jtools,
jand jcrafts. j_____ jalso jincludes jarts, jbeliefs, jknowledge, jand jtechnology.
Agricultural jRevolution/Neolithic jRevolution-When? j- jANS✓✓-The jchange jfrom
jfood jgathering jto jfood jproduction jthat joccurred jbetween j8000 jand j2000 jB.C.E.,
jindependently jin jvarious jparts jof jthe jworld. jThis jalso jincludes jthe
jdomestication jof jplants jand janimals.
Paleolithic j- jANS✓✓-The jperiod jof jthe jStone jAge jassociated jwith jthe jevolution
jof jhumans. jIt jpredates jthe jNeolithic jperiod.
Neolithic j- jANS✓✓-The jperiod jof jthe jStone jAge jassociated jwith jthe jancient
jAgricultural jRevolution j(s). jIt jfollows jthe jPaleolithic jperiod.
Mohenjo-Darro j- jANS✓✓-Largest jof jthe jcities jof jthe jIndus jValley jcivilization. jIt
jwas jcentrally jlocated jin jthe jextensive jfloodplain jof jthe jIndus jRiver jin
,jcontemporary jPakistan. jLittle jis jknown jabout jthe jpolitical jinstitutions jof jIndus
jValley jcommunities, jbut jthe jlarge jscale jof jconstruction jat jMohenjo-Daro, jthe
jorderly jgrid jfor jstreets, jand jthe jstandardization jof jbuilding jmaterials jare
jevidence jof jcentral jplanning.
Name jthe j4 jriver jvalleys jwhere jcivilization jbegan. j- jANS✓✓-1) jMesopotamia, j2)
jEgypt, j3) jPakistan, j4) jnorthern jChina
What jare jthe jcharacteristics jof jcivilization? j- jANS✓✓-1) jCities jthat jserve jas
jadministrative jcenters, j2) ja jpolitical jsystem jbased jon jcontrol jof jdefined
jterritory, j3) jspecialization, j4) jstatus jbased jon jwealth, j5) jmonumental jbuildings,
j6) ja jwriting jsystem, j7) jlong jdistance jtrade, jand j8) jmajor jadvancements jin
jscience jand jart.
Loess j- jANS✓✓-A jfine, jlight jsilt jdeposited jby jwind jand jwater. jIt jconstitutes
jthe jfertile jsoil jof jthe jYellow jRiver jValley jin jnorthern jChina. jBecause j_____ jsoil
jis jnot jcompacted, jit jcan jbe jworked jwith ja jsimple jdigging jstick, jbut jit jleaves
jthe jregion jvulnerable jto jdevastating jearthquakes.
Daoism j- jANS✓✓-Chinese jschool jof jthought, joriginating jin jthe jWarring jStates
jPeriod jwith jLaozi. jDaoism joffered jan jalternative jto jthe jConfucian jemphasis jon
jhierarchy jand jduty. jDaoists jbelieve jthat jthe jworld jis jalways jchanging jand jis
jdevoid jof jabsolute jmorality jor jmeaning. jThey jaccept jthe jworld jas jthey jfind jit,
javoid jfutile jstruggles, jand jdeviate jas jlittle jas jpossible jfrom jthe jDao, jor j"path"
jof jnature.
Legalism j- jANS✓✓-An jauthoritarian jpolitical jphilosophy jthat jcame jto jbe jcalled
j____. jThese jthinkers jbelieve jhuman jnature jis jessentially jwicked jand jthat
jpeople jbehave jin jan jorderly jfashion jonly jif jcompelled jby jstrict jlaws jand jharsh
jpunishments.
Confucius j- jANS✓✓-Western jname jfor jthe jChinese jphilosopher jKonzi j(551-479
jB.C.E.). jHis jdoctrine jof jduty jand jpublic jservice jhad ja jgreat jinfluence jon
jsubsequent jChinese jthought jand jserved jas ja jcode jof jconduct jfor jgovernment
jofficials.
Mandate jof jHeaven j- jANS✓✓-Chinese jreligious jand jpolitical jideology
jdeveloped jby jthe jZhou, jaccording jto jwhich jit jwas jthe jprerogative jof jHeaven,
jthe jchief jdeity, jto jgrant jpower jto jthe jrule jof jChina jand jto jtake jaway jthat jpower
jif jthe jruler jfailed jto jconduct jhimself jjustly jand jin jthe jbest jinterests jof jhis
jsubjects.
Shang j- jANS✓✓-The jdominant jpeople jin jthe jearliest jChinese jdynasty jfor
jwhich jwe jhave jwritten jrecords j(ca. j1750-1045 jB.C.E.). jAncestor jworship,
jdivination jby jmeans jof joracle jbones, jand jthe juse jof jbronze jvessels jfor jritual
jpurposes jwere jmajor jelements jof j_____ jculture.
, Hittites j- jANS✓✓-A jpeople jfrom jcentral jAnatolia jwho jestablished jan jempire jin
jAnatolia jand jSyria jin jthe jlate jBronze jAge. jWith jwealth jfrom jthe jtrade jin jmetals
jand jmilitary jpower jbased jon jchariot jforces, jthe j_____ jvied jwith jNew jKingdom
jEgypt jfor jcontrol jof jSyria-Palestine jbefore jfalling jto junidentified jattackers jca.
j1200 jB.C.E.
Hatshepsut j- jANS✓✓-Queen jof jEgypt j(r. j1473-1458 jB.C.E.). jShe jdispatched ja
jnaval jexpedition jdown jthe jRed jSea jto jPunt j(possibly jnortheast jSudan jor
jEretria), jthe jfaraway jsource jof jmyrrh. jThere jis jevidence jof jopposition jto ja
jwoman jas jruler, jand jafter jher jdeath jher jname jand jimage jwere jfrequently
jdefaced.
Akhenaten j- jANS✓✓-Egyptian jpharaoh j(r. j1353-1335 jB.C.E.) jHe jbuilt ja jnew
jcapital jat jAmarna, jfostered ja jnew jstyle jof jnaturalistic jart, jand jcreated ja
jreligious jrevolution jby jimposing jworship jof jthe jsun-disk. jThe jAmarna jletters,
jlargely jfrom jhis jreign, jpreserve jofficial jcorrespondence jwith jsubjects jand
jneighbors.
Ramesses jII j- jANS✓✓-A jlong-lived jruler jof jNew jKingdom jEgypt j(r. j1290-1224
jB.C.E.). jHe jreached jan jaccommodation jwith jthe jHittites jof jAnatolia jafter ja
jstandoff jin jbattle jat jKadesh jin jSyria. jHe jbuilt jon ja jgrand jscale jthroughout
jEgypt.
Minoan j- jANS✓✓-Prosperous jcivilization jon jthe jAegean jisland jof jCrete jin jthe
jsecond jmillennium jB.C.E. jThe jMinoans jengaged jin jfar-flung jcommerce jaround
jthe jMediterranean jand jexerted jpowerful jcultural jinfluences jon jthe jearly
jGreeks.
Mycenae j- jANS✓✓-Site jof ja jfortified jpalace jcomplex jin jsouthern jGreece jthat
jcontrolled ja jLate jBronze jAge jkingdom. jIn jHomer's jepic jpoems jMycenae jwas
jthe jbase jof jKing jAgamemnon, jwho jcommanded jthe jGreeks jbesieging jTroy.
jContemporary jarchaeologists jcall jthe jcomplex jGreek jsociety jof jthe jsecond
jmillennium jB.C.E. j"Mycenaean."
Library jat jAshurbanipal j- jANS✓✓-A jlarge jcollection jof jwritings jdrawn jfrom jthe
jancient jliterary, jreligious, jand jscientific jtraditions jof jMesopotamia. jIt jwas
jassembled jby jthe j7th-centry jB.C.E. jAssyrian jruler jAshurbanipal. jThe jmany
jtablets junearthed jby jarchaeologists jconstitute jone jof jthe jmost jimportant
jsources jof jpresent-day jknowledge jof jthe jlong jliterary jtradition jof
jMesopotamia.
Assyrians j- jANS✓✓-Their jkings jwere jviewed jas jboth jgods jand jkings jand jthe
jcenter jof jthe juniverse. jThey jwere jknown jas ja jwarrior jpeople jwho jruthlessly
jconquered jneighboring jcountries. jThey jused jiron jweapons, jcavalry, jcouriers,
jsignal jfires, jand jspy jnetworks jas jwell jas jscare jtactics jand jmass jdeportation jto
jconquer jothers.Their jcontrol jwas jmore jeffective jat jthe jcore jand jless jeffective
jin jthe jperipheral jparts jof jthe jempire. jThey jconsisted jof jfree, jland-owning
jcitizens, jfarmers jand jartisans, jand jslaves. jThey jpreserved jthe jknowledge
Answers 2025
Civilization j- jANS✓✓-An jambiguous jterm joften jused jto jdenote jmore jcomplex
jsocieties jbut jsometimes jused jby janthropologists jto jdescribe jany jgroup jof
jpeople jsharing ja jset jof jcultural jtraits.
Foragers j- jANS✓✓-People jwho jsupport jthemselves jby jhunting jwild janimals
jand jgathering jwild jedible jplants jand jinsects.
Cuneiform j- jANS✓✓-A jsystem jof jwriting jin jwhich jwedge-shaped jsymbols
jrepresented jwords jor jsyllables. jIt joriginated jin jMesopotamia jand jwas jused
jinitially jfor jSumerian jand jAkkadian jbut jlater jwas jadapted jto jrepresent jother
jlanguages jof jwestern jAsia. jBecause jso jmany jsymbols jhad jto jbe jlearned,
jliteracy jwas jconfined jto ja jrelatively jsmall jgroup jof jadministrators jand jscribes.
History j- jANS✓✓-The jstudy jof jpast jevents jand jchanges jin jthe jdevelopment,
jtransmission, jand jtransformation jof jcultural jpractices.
City-state j- jANS✓✓-A jsmall jindependent jstate jconsisting jof jan jurban jcenter
jand jthe jsurrounding jagricultural jterritory. jA jcharacteristic jpolitical jform jin
jearly jMesopotamia, jclassical jGreece, jPhoenicia, jand jearly jItaly.
Culture j- jANS✓✓-Socially jtransmitted jpatterns jof jaction jand jexpression.
jMaterial j_____ jrefers jto jphysical jobjects, jsuch jas jdwellings, jclothing, jtools,
jand jcrafts. j_____ jalso jincludes jarts, jbeliefs, jknowledge, jand jtechnology.
Agricultural jRevolution/Neolithic jRevolution-When? j- jANS✓✓-The jchange jfrom
jfood jgathering jto jfood jproduction jthat joccurred jbetween j8000 jand j2000 jB.C.E.,
jindependently jin jvarious jparts jof jthe jworld. jThis jalso jincludes jthe
jdomestication jof jplants jand janimals.
Paleolithic j- jANS✓✓-The jperiod jof jthe jStone jAge jassociated jwith jthe jevolution
jof jhumans. jIt jpredates jthe jNeolithic jperiod.
Neolithic j- jANS✓✓-The jperiod jof jthe jStone jAge jassociated jwith jthe jancient
jAgricultural jRevolution j(s). jIt jfollows jthe jPaleolithic jperiod.
Mohenjo-Darro j- jANS✓✓-Largest jof jthe jcities jof jthe jIndus jValley jcivilization. jIt
jwas jcentrally jlocated jin jthe jextensive jfloodplain jof jthe jIndus jRiver jin
,jcontemporary jPakistan. jLittle jis jknown jabout jthe jpolitical jinstitutions jof jIndus
jValley jcommunities, jbut jthe jlarge jscale jof jconstruction jat jMohenjo-Daro, jthe
jorderly jgrid jfor jstreets, jand jthe jstandardization jof jbuilding jmaterials jare
jevidence jof jcentral jplanning.
Name jthe j4 jriver jvalleys jwhere jcivilization jbegan. j- jANS✓✓-1) jMesopotamia, j2)
jEgypt, j3) jPakistan, j4) jnorthern jChina
What jare jthe jcharacteristics jof jcivilization? j- jANS✓✓-1) jCities jthat jserve jas
jadministrative jcenters, j2) ja jpolitical jsystem jbased jon jcontrol jof jdefined
jterritory, j3) jspecialization, j4) jstatus jbased jon jwealth, j5) jmonumental jbuildings,
j6) ja jwriting jsystem, j7) jlong jdistance jtrade, jand j8) jmajor jadvancements jin
jscience jand jart.
Loess j- jANS✓✓-A jfine, jlight jsilt jdeposited jby jwind jand jwater. jIt jconstitutes
jthe jfertile jsoil jof jthe jYellow jRiver jValley jin jnorthern jChina. jBecause j_____ jsoil
jis jnot jcompacted, jit jcan jbe jworked jwith ja jsimple jdigging jstick, jbut jit jleaves
jthe jregion jvulnerable jto jdevastating jearthquakes.
Daoism j- jANS✓✓-Chinese jschool jof jthought, joriginating jin jthe jWarring jStates
jPeriod jwith jLaozi. jDaoism joffered jan jalternative jto jthe jConfucian jemphasis jon
jhierarchy jand jduty. jDaoists jbelieve jthat jthe jworld jis jalways jchanging jand jis
jdevoid jof jabsolute jmorality jor jmeaning. jThey jaccept jthe jworld jas jthey jfind jit,
javoid jfutile jstruggles, jand jdeviate jas jlittle jas jpossible jfrom jthe jDao, jor j"path"
jof jnature.
Legalism j- jANS✓✓-An jauthoritarian jpolitical jphilosophy jthat jcame jto jbe jcalled
j____. jThese jthinkers jbelieve jhuman jnature jis jessentially jwicked jand jthat
jpeople jbehave jin jan jorderly jfashion jonly jif jcompelled jby jstrict jlaws jand jharsh
jpunishments.
Confucius j- jANS✓✓-Western jname jfor jthe jChinese jphilosopher jKonzi j(551-479
jB.C.E.). jHis jdoctrine jof jduty jand jpublic jservice jhad ja jgreat jinfluence jon
jsubsequent jChinese jthought jand jserved jas ja jcode jof jconduct jfor jgovernment
jofficials.
Mandate jof jHeaven j- jANS✓✓-Chinese jreligious jand jpolitical jideology
jdeveloped jby jthe jZhou, jaccording jto jwhich jit jwas jthe jprerogative jof jHeaven,
jthe jchief jdeity, jto jgrant jpower jto jthe jrule jof jChina jand jto jtake jaway jthat jpower
jif jthe jruler jfailed jto jconduct jhimself jjustly jand jin jthe jbest jinterests jof jhis
jsubjects.
Shang j- jANS✓✓-The jdominant jpeople jin jthe jearliest jChinese jdynasty jfor
jwhich jwe jhave jwritten jrecords j(ca. j1750-1045 jB.C.E.). jAncestor jworship,
jdivination jby jmeans jof joracle jbones, jand jthe juse jof jbronze jvessels jfor jritual
jpurposes jwere jmajor jelements jof j_____ jculture.
, Hittites j- jANS✓✓-A jpeople jfrom jcentral jAnatolia jwho jestablished jan jempire jin
jAnatolia jand jSyria jin jthe jlate jBronze jAge. jWith jwealth jfrom jthe jtrade jin jmetals
jand jmilitary jpower jbased jon jchariot jforces, jthe j_____ jvied jwith jNew jKingdom
jEgypt jfor jcontrol jof jSyria-Palestine jbefore jfalling jto junidentified jattackers jca.
j1200 jB.C.E.
Hatshepsut j- jANS✓✓-Queen jof jEgypt j(r. j1473-1458 jB.C.E.). jShe jdispatched ja
jnaval jexpedition jdown jthe jRed jSea jto jPunt j(possibly jnortheast jSudan jor
jEretria), jthe jfaraway jsource jof jmyrrh. jThere jis jevidence jof jopposition jto ja
jwoman jas jruler, jand jafter jher jdeath jher jname jand jimage jwere jfrequently
jdefaced.
Akhenaten j- jANS✓✓-Egyptian jpharaoh j(r. j1353-1335 jB.C.E.) jHe jbuilt ja jnew
jcapital jat jAmarna, jfostered ja jnew jstyle jof jnaturalistic jart, jand jcreated ja
jreligious jrevolution jby jimposing jworship jof jthe jsun-disk. jThe jAmarna jletters,
jlargely jfrom jhis jreign, jpreserve jofficial jcorrespondence jwith jsubjects jand
jneighbors.
Ramesses jII j- jANS✓✓-A jlong-lived jruler jof jNew jKingdom jEgypt j(r. j1290-1224
jB.C.E.). jHe jreached jan jaccommodation jwith jthe jHittites jof jAnatolia jafter ja
jstandoff jin jbattle jat jKadesh jin jSyria. jHe jbuilt jon ja jgrand jscale jthroughout
jEgypt.
Minoan j- jANS✓✓-Prosperous jcivilization jon jthe jAegean jisland jof jCrete jin jthe
jsecond jmillennium jB.C.E. jThe jMinoans jengaged jin jfar-flung jcommerce jaround
jthe jMediterranean jand jexerted jpowerful jcultural jinfluences jon jthe jearly
jGreeks.
Mycenae j- jANS✓✓-Site jof ja jfortified jpalace jcomplex jin jsouthern jGreece jthat
jcontrolled ja jLate jBronze jAge jkingdom. jIn jHomer's jepic jpoems jMycenae jwas
jthe jbase jof jKing jAgamemnon, jwho jcommanded jthe jGreeks jbesieging jTroy.
jContemporary jarchaeologists jcall jthe jcomplex jGreek jsociety jof jthe jsecond
jmillennium jB.C.E. j"Mycenaean."
Library jat jAshurbanipal j- jANS✓✓-A jlarge jcollection jof jwritings jdrawn jfrom jthe
jancient jliterary, jreligious, jand jscientific jtraditions jof jMesopotamia. jIt jwas
jassembled jby jthe j7th-centry jB.C.E. jAssyrian jruler jAshurbanipal. jThe jmany
jtablets junearthed jby jarchaeologists jconstitute jone jof jthe jmost jimportant
jsources jof jpresent-day jknowledge jof jthe jlong jliterary jtradition jof
jMesopotamia.
Assyrians j- jANS✓✓-Their jkings jwere jviewed jas jboth jgods jand jkings jand jthe
jcenter jof jthe juniverse. jThey jwere jknown jas ja jwarrior jpeople jwho jruthlessly
jconquered jneighboring jcountries. jThey jused jiron jweapons, jcavalry, jcouriers,
jsignal jfires, jand jspy jnetworks jas jwell jas jscare jtactics jand jmass jdeportation jto
jconquer jothers.Their jcontrol jwas jmore jeffective jat jthe jcore jand jless jeffective
jin jthe jperipheral jparts jof jthe jempire. jThey jconsisted jof jfree, jland-owning
jcitizens, jfarmers jand jartisans, jand jslaves. jThey jpreserved jthe jknowledge
