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Quiz about World Leaders Advanced Placement AP Edition
Quiz about World Leaders Advanced Placement AP Edition

World Leaders, Advanced Placement (AP) Edition Quiz


This quiz is designed to help AP World history students review which world leader was which, and what impact they had. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by beadynlsu. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
beadynlsu
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
364,406
Updated
Jun 30 23
# Qns
20
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Avg Score
13 / 20
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Question 1 of 20
1. The prophet Muhammad supposedly received his revelations in what year? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Which Roman emperor split the Roman empire in two in an attempt to preserve it? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. Who was the Byzantine emperor who created a law code for his territory? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. What Mongol leader conquered the Southern Song dynasty of China and created his own dynasty, the Yuan? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Which explorer conquered the Inca empire in Peru in 1533 CE? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. What Mali king is known for his pilgrimage to Mecca and being arguably the richest man in world history, after inflation is taken into account? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Which African empire did Sundiata found? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Which African kingdom had a main religion of Christianity? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. After an Era of Division, a new Chinese dynasty emerged called the Sui. Who founded it? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. The Period of Warring States in China occurred between which two dynasties? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. In what year did William the Conqueror win the Battle of Hastings? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Which Spanish king commissioned Christopher Columbus to explore and search for the Indies? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. Who was considered one of the greatest Muslim warriors of his time, and led the effort to fend off the invading Europeans during the third Crusade? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. What was the name of the church Justinian built after he slaughtered 30,000 of his own citizens in the Nika revolt? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. Which Tang ruler was a devout Buddhist, having Buddhist sculptures and temples throughout China? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. Which leader from Mauryan India wrote the Rock and Pillar edicts? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. Which Qin dynasty leader eventually became known for his tomb being surrounded by terracotta warriors? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Which Macedonian leader is said to have conquered what was to him the whole of the known world by the time of his death at age 33? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Which French king, also known as "The Sun King", epitomized the concept of Absolutism in France and built the Palace of Versailles? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Which English king inadvertently became a major figure in the English Reformation after he went against the Church in an effort to divorce his first wife? He eventually had six! Hint



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1. The prophet Muhammad supposedly received his revelations in what year?

Answer: 610 CE

The revelations were published in a book known as the Koran, which was the basis of Islam. 476 was the fall of Western Rome, 1453 was the fall of Constantinople, and 313 is when the emperor Constantine converted to Christianity.
2. Which Roman emperor split the Roman empire in two in an attempt to preserve it?

Answer: Diocletian

Diocletian was Roman emperor from 284-305 CE. He also was known for persecuting Christians because their religion decreed that God should be first instead of the government. Remember kids, Diocletian "di-vided" the Roman empire in two because it was too vast to manage on its own.
3. Who was the Byzantine emperor who created a law code for his territory?

Answer: Justinian

Hammurabi codified Mesopotamian law, Yaroslav codified Russian law, and Napoleon codified European law. Justinian's greatest military leader was the general Belisarius.
4. What Mongol leader conquered the Southern Song dynasty of China and created his own dynasty, the Yuan?

Answer: Kublai Khan

Genghis Khan was Kublai Khan's grandfather and established the foundation of the Mongol dynasty, Chabi was Kublai's wife, and Brinkha Khan didn't exist.
5. Which explorer conquered the Inca empire in Peru in 1533 CE?

Answer: Francisco Pizarro

Magellan circumnavigated the globe for the first time, Columbus discovered the Americas, and da Gama established European contact with India. Pizarro eventually kidnapped and executed the Incan leader Atahualpa.
6. What Mali king is known for his pilgrimage to Mecca and being arguably the richest man in world history, after inflation is taken into account?

Answer: Mansa Musa

Shang Yang and Wang Mang were both Chinese; Prince Shotoku was Japanese and none of them were Muslim, meaning none had to take a hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca. In modern times, it has been calculated that Mansa Musa's net worth at the time was the equivalent of 400 billion dollars. The main source of his wealth was Mali's vast resources of gold and salt.
7. Which African empire did Sundiata found?

Answer: Mali

The city of Timbuktu was a major trading hub for the empires of both Mali and Songhay.
8. Which African kingdom had a main religion of Christianity?

Answer: Ethiopia

Animism was prevalent in most African kingdoms even after the introduction of Islam, while the merchants and kings did convert to Islam so they could get richer trading with Islamic merchants.
9. After an Era of Division, a new Chinese dynasty emerged called the Sui. Who founded it?

Answer: Wen-di

The Era of Division was also known as the Period of Six Dynasties. Yang-di was the second and final ruler of the Sui, Li Yuan founded the Tang after assassinating Yang-di, and Shang Ming is made up.
10. The Period of Warring States in China occurred between which two dynasties?

Answer: Zhou and Qin

There was an Era of Division between the Han and Sui dynasties, but it is not the same as the Period of Warring States.
11. In what year did William the Conqueror win the Battle of Hastings?

Answer: 1066 CE

The events leading up to the Battle are beautifully depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry. 618 CE was the end of the Sui dynasty in China, 711 was the spread of Islam to India and Spain, and there's nothing particularly special about 555 CE.
12. Which Spanish king commissioned Christopher Columbus to explore and search for the Indies?

Answer: Ferdinand

Ferdinand and Isabella had just booted out the Muslims from Spain, and then realized that the Muslim artisans were one of the main groups that made them rich. Then Columbus came along promising great wealth if they helped him get started, so they decided to finance his trip and hope he came through on his promise.
13. Who was considered one of the greatest Muslim warriors of his time, and led the effort to fend off the invading Europeans during the third Crusade?

Answer: Saladin

Abu Bakr was the one who the Sunnis thought should succeed Muhammad. Muhammad, while an able military leader, had no role in the crusades, which occurred hundreds of years after his death. Uthman had no real military impact.
14. What was the name of the church Justinian built after he slaughtered 30,000 of his own citizens in the Nika revolt?

Answer: The Hagia Sophia

As Justinian was about to flee during the revolt, his wife Theodora convinced him otherwise. He responded by killing thousands of the rebels in the Hippodrome.
15. Which Tang ruler was a devout Buddhist, having Buddhist sculptures and temples throughout China?

Answer: Empress Wu

In China, Buddhism and Confucianism often competed for prevalence.
16. Which leader from Mauryan India wrote the Rock and Pillar edicts?

Answer: Ashoka

The Rock and Pillar Edicts were a list of reforms and policies performed by Ashoka. In Hinduism, Brahma is the supreme force, Vishnu is the preserver, and Shiva is the destroyer.
17. Which Qin dynasty leader eventually became known for his tomb being surrounded by terracotta warriors?

Answer: Shihuangdi

Shihuangdi means "First Emperor", and he reigned from 220 - 210 BCE. The terracotta statues were life-sized, and Shihuangdi made sure nobody knew where his tomb was when he died by killing everyone involved in its construction. Nearly 2000 years later, in 1974, a farmer eventually stumbled across it and archaeologists have now been excavating it.
18. Which Macedonian leader is said to have conquered what was to him the whole of the known world by the time of his death at age 33?

Answer: Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great led his first troops into battle at age 16. Each of the three wrong answers were Greek academics. Plato and Socrates were both philosophers, and Hippocrates was a physician. The Hippocratic Oath is named after him, an oath that is still in use today (although not usually in its original form).
19. Which French king, also known as "The Sun King", epitomized the concept of Absolutism in France and built the Palace of Versailles?

Answer: Louis XIV

Absolutism is the system in which absolute power lies in the hands of a king. Louis XIII started the construction of Versailles, but Louis XIV completed and expanded it.
20. Which English king inadvertently became a major figure in the English Reformation after he went against the Church in an effort to divorce his first wife? He eventually had six!

Answer: Henry VIII

He divorced his first wife, executed his second, his third died a natural death, he divorced the fourth, executed the fifth, and the sixth outlived him.
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