AP®︎ World History: Topic 2.2 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 2.2 of AP World History – The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World.
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Topic 2.2
Question 1 Easy
The movement of Arabic numerals into Europe during the Mongol era best illustrates
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Explore the learning objectives taken directly from the College Board’s AP® World History: Modern Curriculum. Ensure you’re prepared for the exact topics covered on the AP® exam, in-class tests, and quizzes, and gain confidence in your mastery of the material.
Topic 2.2: The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World
Thematic Focus: GovernanceGOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
Learning Objective: Unit 2: Learning Objective B
Explain the process of state building and decline in Eurasia over time.
Historical Developments: KC-3.2.I.B.iii
Empires collapsed in different regions of the world and in some areas were replaced by new imperial states, including the Mongol khanates.
Thematic Focus: Economic SystemsECN
As societies develop, they affect and are affected by the ways that they produce, exchange, and consume goods and services.
Learning Objective: Unit 2: Learning Objective C
Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.
Historical Developments: KC-3.1.I.E.i
The expansion of empires—including the Mongols—facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication as new people were drawn into their conquerors’ economies and trade networks.
Thematic Focus: Cultural Developments and InteractionsCDI
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.
Learning Objective: Unit 2: Learning Objective D
Explain the significance of the Mongol Empire in larger patterns of continuity and change.
Historical Developments: KC-3.2.II.A.ii
Interregional contacts and conflicts between states and empires, including the Mongols, encouraged significant technological and cultural transfers.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
- Transfer of Greco–Islamic medical knowledge to western Europe
- Transfer of numbering systems to Europe
- Adoption of Uyghur script
