The Global System around 1200 C.E.Chapter 2 · Diverse Cultures and Growing Contacts · Mastery quiz
About this quiz
A free, no sign-in practice quiz for AP World History Chapter 2, The Global System around 1200 C.E. (the diverse, increasingly connected cultures of China, the Islamic world, Africa, Europe, and the Americas on the eve of the Mongol era). It holds 100 multiple-choice questions written from the chapter text, grouped by the textbook's own section numbers, plus 100 related practice questions that appear only for topics you miss. Every answer comes with an explanation, every question has a hint that quotes the passage where the answer sits, and the textbook pages for the current section are shown beside the questions. Made by Selina Fang, a high school student, for classmates studying the same chapter.
Sections covered (questions per section)
Intro Chapter Introduction: Dhows and a World of Growing Contacts (4)
2.1 China and Central Asia (6)
2.1.1 In China's Shadow: Korea, Vietnam, and Japan (5)
2.2 The Islamic Heartlands (7)
2.3 South and Southeast Asia in the Early Centuries of Muslim Expansion (4)
2.3.1 South Asia (6)
2.3.2 Southeast Asia (3)
TH Thinking Historically: The Issue of Tolerance (4)
2.4 Trade, Empires, and Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa (3)
2.4.1 East Africa (5)
2.4.2 The Maghrib and West Africa (6)
2.4.3 The Coastal Rainforest (5)
2.4.4 The Great Bantu Migrations (4)
2.5 Europe, East and West (3)
2.5.1 Byzantium (8)
2.5.2 Russia and Eastern Europe (5)
2.5.3 Western Europe (8)
VP Visualizing the Past: Gatekeeper Elites (4)
2.6 The Western Hemisphere (6)
GC Global Connections and Central Themes: Civilizations on the Edge (4)
Key terms
Song dynasty, scholar-gentry, the Great Wall, Jurchens, the Abbasid caliphate, Baghdad, the Delhi sultanate, Timur (Tamerlane), the Mughal Empire, Ghana and Mali, Sundiata, Ibn Battuta, griots, Swahili, Great Zimbabwe, Byzantium, Constantinople, the Great Schism of 1054, the Fourth Crusade, Kievan Rus', Cyrillic alphabet, the three-field system, the Knights Templars, Toltec, Aztec, Tenochtitlan, Inca
Questions people ask
How is the quiz structured?
Pick any section from the list. Answer its questions in any order. When the set is complete, a review shows every question with the correct answer, your answer, and an explanation. Missed questions trigger related practice on the same topic. When all 20 sections are finished, every first-try miss returns for a second chance, repeated until every question has been answered correctly.
Do I need an account, and where is my progress stored?
No account. Progress is saved automatically in your browser's local storage on the device you use, and there is a Save progress button and per-section and whole-quiz reset options.
Can I see and print my results?
Yes. The Results page lists every question by section, marked right or missed, with the correct answer, your first answer, and the explanation. Use Print or save as PDF.
Does it work on a phone or iPad?
Yes. On phones the textbook pages open from a Reading button; on tablets they open as a side panel beside the questions.
Which textbook does it follow?
The section numbers, key terms, and page references match the AP World History textbook chapter titled "The Global System around 1200 C.E.: Diverse Cultures and Growing Contacts" (textbook pages 41-66).