AP®︎ World History: Topic 1.7 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 1.7 of AP World History – Comparison in the Period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
Questions List
Topic 1.7
Question 1 Easy
"All these pieces of paper are issued with as much solemnity and authority as if they were of pure gold or silver; and on every piece a variety of officials, whose duty it is, have to write their names, and to put their seals. And when all is prepared duly, the chief officer deputed by the Khan smears the seal entrusted to him with vermilion, and impresses it on the paper, so that the form of the seal remains printed upon it in red; the money is then authentic. Anyone forging it would be punished with death. And the Khan causes every year to be made such a vast quantity of this money, which costs him nothing, that it must equal in amount all the treasure of the world. . . . With this currency he causes all payments on his own account to be made throughout every province and kingdom and territory of his dominions, and nobody, however important, dares refuse it on pain of death."
— Marco Polo, The Travels, c. 1300 Adapted from the original source for clarity and length. Wording may differ slightly from the original text.
The widespread acceptance of the paper currency described in the excerpt was most directly enabled by which of the following aspects of Yuan government?
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Topic 1.7: Comparison in the Period from c. 1200 to c. 1450
Learning Objective: Unit 1: Learning Objective N
Explain the similarities and differences in the processes of state formation from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
Review: KC-3.2
State formation and development demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity in various regions.
Review: KC-3.2.I
As the Abbasid Caliphate fragmented, new Islamic political entities emerged, most of which were dominated by Turkic peoples. These states demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity.
Review: KC-3.2.I.A
Empires and states in Afro-Eurasia and the Americas demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity in the 13th century. This included the Song Dynasty of China, which utilized traditional methods of Confucianism and an imperial bureaucracy to maintain and justify its rule.
Review: KC-3.2.I.B.i
State formation and development demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity, including the new Hindu and Buddhist states that emerged in South and Southeast Asia.
Review: KC-3.2.I.D.i
In the Americas, as in Afro-Eurasia, state systems demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity, and expanded in scope and reach.
Review: KC-3.2.I.D.ii
In Africa, as in Eurasia and the Americas, state systems demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity, and expanded in scope and reach.
