AP WORLD HISTORY AMSCO PROLOGUE
EXAM ACTUAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Hunter-Gatherers. Answer: Small groups that survived by hunting
animals and gathering plants for food.
◉ Agricultural Revolution. Answer: The shift around 10,000 B.C.E.
from hunting-gathering to farming and domestication of animals.
◉ Domestication. Answer: The process of taming plants and animals
for human use.
◉ Permanent Settlements. Answer: Communities where people live
year-round as a result of farming.
◉ Job Specialization. Answer: Development of different occupations
due to surplus food.
◉ Social Classes. Answer: Division of society based on wealth and
occupation that increased after agriculture.
, ◉ Patriarchy. Answer: A system where men hold most power in
society.
◉ Mesopotamia. Answer: Early river valley civilization between the
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers with city-states and cuneiform writing.
◉ City-State. Answer: An independent city and surrounding territory
with its own government.
◉ Polytheism. Answer: Belief in many gods.
◉ Cuneiform. Answer: One of the earliest writing systems developed
in Mesopotamia.
◉ Egypt. Answer: River valley civilization along the Nile River ruled
by a pharaoh with a centralized government.
◉ Pharaoh. Answer: God-king ruler of ancient Egypt.
◉ Hieroglyphics. Answer: Egyptian system of writing using symbols.
◉ Indus Valley Civilization. Answer: Civilization in South Asia known
for planned cities and sanitation systems.
EXAM ACTUAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Hunter-Gatherers. Answer: Small groups that survived by hunting
animals and gathering plants for food.
◉ Agricultural Revolution. Answer: The shift around 10,000 B.C.E.
from hunting-gathering to farming and domestication of animals.
◉ Domestication. Answer: The process of taming plants and animals
for human use.
◉ Permanent Settlements. Answer: Communities where people live
year-round as a result of farming.
◉ Job Specialization. Answer: Development of different occupations
due to surplus food.
◉ Social Classes. Answer: Division of society based on wealth and
occupation that increased after agriculture.
, ◉ Patriarchy. Answer: A system where men hold most power in
society.
◉ Mesopotamia. Answer: Early river valley civilization between the
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers with city-states and cuneiform writing.
◉ City-State. Answer: An independent city and surrounding territory
with its own government.
◉ Polytheism. Answer: Belief in many gods.
◉ Cuneiform. Answer: One of the earliest writing systems developed
in Mesopotamia.
◉ Egypt. Answer: River valley civilization along the Nile River ruled
by a pharaoh with a centralized government.
◉ Pharaoh. Answer: God-king ruler of ancient Egypt.
◉ Hieroglyphics. Answer: Egyptian system of writing using symbols.
◉ Indus Valley Civilization. Answer: Civilization in South Asia known
for planned cities and sanitation systems.
