Unit 2 ap world history test



AP World History Unit 2 Practice Test: Networks of Exchange


Below is our AP World History Unit 2 practice test on Networks of Exchange. This unit continues to explore the period 1200–1450, but shifts focus on how regions and cultures were connected. Topics inclue routes and networks, cross-cultural interactions, the Mongol Empire, and more.




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The AP World History exam covers historical developments across the globe from 1200 C.E. to the present. The exam consists of two sections and must be completed within 3 hours and 15 minutes.

Section I of the test is divided into Part A and Part B. Section IA is a 55-minute, 55-question multiple choice exam that asks students to respond to one or more primary or secondary sources. There will be multiple questions paired with each source. You will need to analyze each source (which may be texts, charts, maps, images, cartoons, etc.) as well as the historical contexts and developments they describe.

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Welcome to the second unit of AP World History! This unit covers the same time period as Unit 1 (1200-1450). However, where unit 1 discussed the political structures in the world during this time, this unit, called “Networks of Exchange,” discusses the major worldwide economic changes. 

The increase in 
global trade networks
 is what will mark the post-classical era. This unit covers the ways that these trade networks facilitated economic and cultural exchanges and how trade changed between the classical and post-classical eras. The curriculum focuses on the 
Silk Roads

Indian Ocean Trade Routes
, and 
Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
, along with their effects on culture, the environment, technology, and the global economy.

Trade Routes

Silk Roads

The Silk Road was a network of trade routes that connected the East and West and was an important means of cultural exchange between the ancient civilizations of China, India, Europe, and the Islamic world. The Silk Road derived its name from the lucrative trade in Chinese silk that began during the Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD). The Silk Road was not a single road, but rather a network of routes that spanned thousands of miles acros

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