AP®︎ World History: Topic 3.1 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 3.1 of AP World History – Empires Expand.
Questions List
Topic 3.1
Question 1 Easy
A land-based empire is primarily characterized by control over which of the following?
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Topic 3.1: Empires Expand
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 3: Learning Objective A
Explain how and why various land-based empires developed and expanded from 1450 to 1750.
Historical Developments: KC-4.3.II
Imperial expansion relied on the increased use of gunpowder, cannons, and armed trade to establish large empires in both hemispheres.
Historical Developments: KC-4.3.II.B
Land empires included the Manchu in Central and East Asia; the Mughal in South and Central Asia; the Ottoman in Southern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa; and the Safavids in the Middle East.
Historical Developments: KC-4.3.III.i
Political and religious disputes led to rivalries and conflict between states.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
- Safavid–Mughal conflict
- Songhai Empire’s conflict with Morocco
