AEPA History Practice Test
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. -
correct answer ✔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) - correct answer ✔
A U.S Historian would most likely examine tax records from the colonial era to
- correct answer ✔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? - correct answer ✔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? - correct answer ✔the production of food
surpluses.
,The political organization of ancient Sumerian civilization can best be
described as - correct answer ✔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? - correct answer ✔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? - correct answer ✔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? - correct answer ✔Rulers claimed to
have special relationships with the gods.
What route did prehistoric humans most likely take to migrate to the Americas
- correct answer ✔The land bridge through Alaska
Which of the following developments best enabled early civilizations to impose
an abstract order over natural and social world? - correct answer ✔the
invention of a system of writing
Identify four prehistoric and historic eras in chronological order - correct
answer ✔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? - correct answer ✔the conquests of
Alexander the Great
The struggle between plebeians and patricians in ancient Roman Republic
centered on the Plebeian efforts to - correct answer ✔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 - correct answer ✔living in harmony with nature
Ashoka, an influential emperor of India's Mauryan Empire (321-184 BCE), is
best remembered for his efforts to - correct answer ✔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? - correct answer ✔the migration of Bantu populations
Which of the following statements best describes a significant feature of
classical Mayan civilization? - correct answer ✔Religion strongly influenced
most features of Mayan life
Which of the following features of Christianity most clearly reflects the
influences of Judaism on the religion's development? - correct answer ✔its
ethical teachings
Which of the following statements best describes a major accomplishment of
the Byzantine emperor Justinian - correct answer ✔He formulated a legal
code that influenced the development of European law
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. -
correct answer ✔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) - correct answer ✔
A U.S Historian would most likely examine tax records from the colonial era to
- correct answer ✔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? - correct answer ✔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? - correct answer ✔the production of food
surpluses.
,The political organization of ancient Sumerian civilization can best be
described as - correct answer ✔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? - correct answer ✔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? - correct answer ✔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? - correct answer ✔Rulers claimed to
have special relationships with the gods.
What route did prehistoric humans most likely take to migrate to the Americas
- correct answer ✔The land bridge through Alaska
Which of the following developments best enabled early civilizations to impose
an abstract order over natural and social world? - correct answer ✔the
invention of a system of writing
Identify four prehistoric and historic eras in chronological order - correct
answer ✔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? - correct answer ✔the conquests of
Alexander the Great
The struggle between plebeians and patricians in ancient Roman Republic
centered on the Plebeian efforts to - correct answer ✔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 - correct answer ✔living in harmony with nature
Ashoka, an influential emperor of India's Mauryan Empire (321-184 BCE), is
best remembered for his efforts to - correct answer ✔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? - correct answer ✔the migration of Bantu populations
Which of the following statements best describes a significant feature of
classical Mayan civilization? - correct answer ✔Religion strongly influenced
most features of Mayan life
Which of the following features of Christianity most clearly reflects the
influences of Judaism on the religion's development? - correct answer ✔its
ethical teachings
Which of the following statements best describes a major accomplishment of
the Byzantine emperor Justinian - correct answer ✔He formulated a legal
code that influenced the development of European law
