AP World History Final Exam Questions
and Answers 2025
Nationalism j- jANS✓✓-Devotion jpeople jfeel jtowards jtheir jcountry/society;
jBecame ja jcause jfor jconflict jin jEurope jat jthe jturn jof jthe j20th jCentury jas
jEuropeans jcompeted jfor jterritories jand jpower.
Imperialism j- jANS✓✓-A jpolicy jin jwhich ja jstrong jnation jseeks jto jdominate
jother jcountries jpolitically, jsocially, jand jeconomically.
Muhammad j- jANS✓✓-Arab jprophet; jfounder jof jreligion jof jIslam. jUnified jthe
jBedhouin jtribes.
Neolithic jRevolution j- jANS✓✓-The jchange jfrom jhunting-gathering jto jfarming
jand jdomestication jof janimals; jA jperiod jwhen jhumans jfirst jstarted jto jlearn jto
jplant jcrops jand jdomesticate janimals jfor jtheir jfood, jinstead jof jhunting jand
jgathering
Ghengis jKhan j- jANS✓✓-Leader jof jthe jMongols; jRuthless jwarrior jthat jterrified
jIslamic jand jAsian jsocieties
Shi jHuangdi j- jANS✓✓-First jemperor jof jChina, j(259 j- j210 jBC) jRuler jof jchina,
jhe junited jchina jfor jthe jfirst jtime. jHe jbuilt jroads jand jcanals jand jbegan jthe
jgreat jwall jof jchina. jShi jhiungdi jalso jimposed ja jstandard jof jlaws, jmoney,
jweights, jand jwritting jsystem jin jchina.
Alexandria j- jANS✓✓-City jin jEgypt jfounded jby jAlexander jthe jGreat, jcenter jof
jcommerce jand jHellenistic jcivilization, jthe jnext jcenter jof jGreek jculture jafter
jAthens, jcontained ja jlibrary jand jmuseum-a jcenter jfor jleading jscientific jfigures.
Potosí j- jANS✓✓-A jlarge jcity jin jBolivia jbased jon jits jsilver jmines, jcolonized jby
jthe jSpanish
Hernan jCortes j- jANS✓✓-Led jexpedition jto jthe jcoast jof jMexico jin j1519;
jconquistador jresponsible jfor jdefeat jof jAztec jEmpire; jcaptured jTenochtitlan.
Janissaries j- jANS✓✓-30,000 jInfantry, joriginally jof jslave jorigin, jarmed jwith
jfirearms jand jconstituting jthe jelite jof jthe jOttoman jarmy jfrom jthe jfifteenth
jcentury juntil jthe jcorps jwas jabolished jin j1826.
, Aryans j- jANS✓✓-Nomadic jinvaders jwho jmoved jinto jIndia jduring jthe jcenturies
jafter jHarappa's jcollapse. jThe jBuddha jfounded jthe jreligion jof jBuddhism.
Byzantine jEmpire; jimpact jon jRussia j- jANS✓✓-The jRussians jcame jin jcontact
jwith jChristianity jthrough jthe jByzantine jEmpire jand jadopted jEastern jOrthodox
jChristianity. jThe jRussians jalso jimitated jByzantine jemperors jinstead jof
jmonarchs jof jWestern jEurope.
Julius jCaesar j- jANS✓✓-(100-44 jB.C.E.) jwas jone jthe jleading jfigures jin
jtransforming jthe jRoman jrepublic jinto jan jimperial jform jof jgovernment jruled jby
jone jdictator.
Chabi j- jANS✓✓-Influential jwife jof jKubilai jKhan; jpromoted jinterests jof
jBuddhists jin jChina; jinfluenced jMongol jwomen jto jnot jadopt jrestrictive jsocial
jconventions jof jthe jChinese.
Causes jof jWorld jWar jII j- jANS✓✓-Unfair jtreaties jlike jthe jTreaty jof jVersailles
jcaused jGermany jto jresent ja jlot jof jcountries jand jwant jrevenge. jHitler
jbecoming jChancellor jof jGermany jin jJanuary j1933 jwas ja jmajor jcause. jHe
jbegan jto jbuild jup jGermany's jarmy jand jinvaded jAustria jin jMarch j1938.Fail jof
jthe jLeague jof jNations jdid jnothing jto jstop jthe jwar jeither. jSeptember j1, j1939
jwhen jGermany jinvaded jPoland jand jended jwhen jthe jJapanese jsurrendered jin
j1945.
cotton jgin j- jANS✓✓-Invented jby jEli jWhitney jin j1793. jIt jremoved jseeds jfrom
jcotton jfibers. jNow jcotton jcould jbe jprocessed jquickly jand jcheaply. jResults:
jmore jcotton jis jgrown jand jmore jslaves jare jneeded jfor jmore jacres jof jcotton
jfields
Classical jChinese jCulture jand jSociety j- jANS✓✓-Filial jPiety, jthe jimportant
jvirtue jand jprimary jduty jof jrespect, jobedience, jand jcare jfor jone's jparents jand
jelderly jfamily jmembers. jConfucianism jwas jextremely jimportant.
Hellenism j- jANS✓✓-the jdiffusion jof jGreek jculture jthroughout jthe
jMediterranean jworld jafter jthe jconquest jof jAlexander jthe jGreat.
Alexander jthe jgreat j- jANS✓✓-son jof jPhilip jII; jreceived jmilitary jtraining jin
jMacedonian jarmy jand jwas ja jstudent jof jAristotle; jgreat jleader; jconquered
jmuch jland jin jAsia jMinor, jSyria, jEgypt, jand jMesopotamia; jgoal jwas jto jconquer
jthe jknown jworld
Ming jDynasty j- jANS✓✓-(1368-1644) jrestoration jof jthe jChinese jculture:
jConfucianism, jbureaucracy, jcivil jservice jexams, jtraditional jvalues jreturned
j"Ming" j= j"brilliant"
and Answers 2025
Nationalism j- jANS✓✓-Devotion jpeople jfeel jtowards jtheir jcountry/society;
jBecame ja jcause jfor jconflict jin jEurope jat jthe jturn jof jthe j20th jCentury jas
jEuropeans jcompeted jfor jterritories jand jpower.
Imperialism j- jANS✓✓-A jpolicy jin jwhich ja jstrong jnation jseeks jto jdominate
jother jcountries jpolitically, jsocially, jand jeconomically.
Muhammad j- jANS✓✓-Arab jprophet; jfounder jof jreligion jof jIslam. jUnified jthe
jBedhouin jtribes.
Neolithic jRevolution j- jANS✓✓-The jchange jfrom jhunting-gathering jto jfarming
jand jdomestication jof janimals; jA jperiod jwhen jhumans jfirst jstarted jto jlearn jto
jplant jcrops jand jdomesticate janimals jfor jtheir jfood, jinstead jof jhunting jand
jgathering
Ghengis jKhan j- jANS✓✓-Leader jof jthe jMongols; jRuthless jwarrior jthat jterrified
jIslamic jand jAsian jsocieties
Shi jHuangdi j- jANS✓✓-First jemperor jof jChina, j(259 j- j210 jBC) jRuler jof jchina,
jhe junited jchina jfor jthe jfirst jtime. jHe jbuilt jroads jand jcanals jand jbegan jthe
jgreat jwall jof jchina. jShi jhiungdi jalso jimposed ja jstandard jof jlaws, jmoney,
jweights, jand jwritting jsystem jin jchina.
Alexandria j- jANS✓✓-City jin jEgypt jfounded jby jAlexander jthe jGreat, jcenter jof
jcommerce jand jHellenistic jcivilization, jthe jnext jcenter jof jGreek jculture jafter
jAthens, jcontained ja jlibrary jand jmuseum-a jcenter jfor jleading jscientific jfigures.
Potosí j- jANS✓✓-A jlarge jcity jin jBolivia jbased jon jits jsilver jmines, jcolonized jby
jthe jSpanish
Hernan jCortes j- jANS✓✓-Led jexpedition jto jthe jcoast jof jMexico jin j1519;
jconquistador jresponsible jfor jdefeat jof jAztec jEmpire; jcaptured jTenochtitlan.
Janissaries j- jANS✓✓-30,000 jInfantry, joriginally jof jslave jorigin, jarmed jwith
jfirearms jand jconstituting jthe jelite jof jthe jOttoman jarmy jfrom jthe jfifteenth
jcentury juntil jthe jcorps jwas jabolished jin j1826.
, Aryans j- jANS✓✓-Nomadic jinvaders jwho jmoved jinto jIndia jduring jthe jcenturies
jafter jHarappa's jcollapse. jThe jBuddha jfounded jthe jreligion jof jBuddhism.
Byzantine jEmpire; jimpact jon jRussia j- jANS✓✓-The jRussians jcame jin jcontact
jwith jChristianity jthrough jthe jByzantine jEmpire jand jadopted jEastern jOrthodox
jChristianity. jThe jRussians jalso jimitated jByzantine jemperors jinstead jof
jmonarchs jof jWestern jEurope.
Julius jCaesar j- jANS✓✓-(100-44 jB.C.E.) jwas jone jthe jleading jfigures jin
jtransforming jthe jRoman jrepublic jinto jan jimperial jform jof jgovernment jruled jby
jone jdictator.
Chabi j- jANS✓✓-Influential jwife jof jKubilai jKhan; jpromoted jinterests jof
jBuddhists jin jChina; jinfluenced jMongol jwomen jto jnot jadopt jrestrictive jsocial
jconventions jof jthe jChinese.
Causes jof jWorld jWar jII j- jANS✓✓-Unfair jtreaties jlike jthe jTreaty jof jVersailles
jcaused jGermany jto jresent ja jlot jof jcountries jand jwant jrevenge. jHitler
jbecoming jChancellor jof jGermany jin jJanuary j1933 jwas ja jmajor jcause. jHe
jbegan jto jbuild jup jGermany's jarmy jand jinvaded jAustria jin jMarch j1938.Fail jof
jthe jLeague jof jNations jdid jnothing jto jstop jthe jwar jeither. jSeptember j1, j1939
jwhen jGermany jinvaded jPoland jand jended jwhen jthe jJapanese jsurrendered jin
j1945.
cotton jgin j- jANS✓✓-Invented jby jEli jWhitney jin j1793. jIt jremoved jseeds jfrom
jcotton jfibers. jNow jcotton jcould jbe jprocessed jquickly jand jcheaply. jResults:
jmore jcotton jis jgrown jand jmore jslaves jare jneeded jfor jmore jacres jof jcotton
jfields
Classical jChinese jCulture jand jSociety j- jANS✓✓-Filial jPiety, jthe jimportant
jvirtue jand jprimary jduty jof jrespect, jobedience, jand jcare jfor jone's jparents jand
jelderly jfamily jmembers. jConfucianism jwas jextremely jimportant.
Hellenism j- jANS✓✓-the jdiffusion jof jGreek jculture jthroughout jthe
jMediterranean jworld jafter jthe jconquest jof jAlexander jthe jGreat.
Alexander jthe jgreat j- jANS✓✓-son jof jPhilip jII; jreceived jmilitary jtraining jin
jMacedonian jarmy jand jwas ja jstudent jof jAristotle; jgreat jleader; jconquered
jmuch jland jin jAsia jMinor, jSyria, jEgypt, jand jMesopotamia; jgoal jwas jto jconquer
jthe jknown jworld
Ming jDynasty j- jANS✓✓-(1368-1644) jrestoration jof jthe jChinese jculture:
jConfucianism, jbureaucracy, jcivil jservice jexams, jtraditional jvalues jreturned
j"Ming" j= j"brilliant"
