Topic 5 AP Exam Practice
Multiple-Choice Questions
Questions 1 to 3 refer to the image below.
1. One achievement represented by the structure in the image was that it was built
- (A) with techniques used by Arabs and the Portuguese
- (B) without mortar
- (C) without slave labor
- (D) away from any large settlement of people
2. What trend among cities around the world of that era is reflected in this image?
- (A) Cities relied on walls for protection against attackers.
- (B) Cities were being founded in increasingly dry regions.
- (C) Cities were becoming less dependent on trade.
- (D) Cities were founded in open areas that were easier to defend.
3. One factor that contributed to the declines of both Great Zimbabwe and of the Mayans was
- (A) invasions by neighbors with iron weapons
- (B) contact with Europeans
- (C) environmental damage
- (D) ethnic conflicts within the community
Short-Answer Questions
1. Use the image below to answer all parts of the question that follows.
(A)(A) Describe ONE way in which the painting shows a continuity in the sources of wealth of the kingdoms of Ghana and Mali.
(B)(B) Describe ONE way in which the painting shows a connection between the Middle East and West Africa.
(C)(C) Describe ONE way in which the painting shows the importance of Mansa Musa.
2. Answer all parts of the question that follows.
(A)(A) Describe ONE way in which the political structures in inland Africa differed from those in East Africa in the period c. 1200–c. 1450.
(B)(B) Describe ONE way in which the political structures in West Africa were similar to those in East Africa in the period c. 1200–c. 1450.
(C)(C) Explain ONE way in which slavery affected relations among African states in the period c. 1200–c. 1450.