QR Challenge: Mr Gil's AP World History Test

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. The ruling authority of China’s ancient dynasties was based on the —(A) Code of Hammurabi (B) Mandate of Heaven (C) Twelve Tables (D) Ten Commandments
2. Which factor strengthened both the Byzantine Empire and the empire of Charlemagne? (A) Unity between politics and religion (B) Respect for elders and ancestors (C) Studies of geography and medicine (D) Patrons of painters and sculptors2
3. The Magna Carta was important because it —(A) established the right of assembly (B) limited the power of the king (C) ended the system of feudalism (D) increased the influence of the church3
4. Martin Luther’s posting of his Ninety-five Theses in 1517 led to —(A) a decline in the expansion of overseas colonies (B) the beginning of the Crusades in the Middle East (C) a decline in the authority of the Catholic Church (D) the emergence of absolute monarchies4
5. One factor essential to the development of early civilizations was —(A) the ability to produce surplus food (B) the taking of an annual census (C) the use of a standard medium of exchange (D) the emergence of a distinct caste system5
6. In the early Middle Ages, the Catholic Church contributed to cultural unity in western Europe by — (A) challenging the legitimacy of the Carolingian Empire (B) using missionaries to convert Germanic tribes (C) maintaining trade routes commonly used by Italian merchants (D) sending armies to recapture cities under Byzantine rule6
7. The Berlin Conference affected European imperialism in Africa by — (A) establishing partnerships with local kingdoms to promote trade (B) defending the rights of African citizens to participate in colonial governments (C) supporting the establishment of colonial areas of influence (D) developing guidelines to regulate joint-stock trading companies7
8. A primary reason European languages are spoken in Africa today is that — (A) African and European alliances were formed during World War I (B) European territories in Africa were redistributed at the Congress of Vienna (C) British forces won the Boer War against the Dutch and Afrikaners (D) European explorers and merchants established colonies throughout the continent8
9. The greatest impact of the Neolithic Revolution was in—(A) A decline in hunting as a primary source of food (B) The development of tools made of metal rather than stone (C) The creation of sedentary farming societies (D) The increased importance of women's roles in food production9
10. An important similarity between the pre-Columbian civilizations in meso-America and classical Greece was (A) warring city-states (B) trade with nearby civilizations (C) gods who possessed human characteristics (D) a common calendar10
11. Which of the following were characteristics of most early civilizations? (A) Cave dwellings and stone tools (B) Animal herds and portable houses (C) Large standing armies and elected government (D) Urban centers, growing populations, and writing systems11
12. The Silk Road allowed products to move between which of the following pairs of empires? (A)The Roman and Greek (B) The Han and Spanish (C) The Roman and Han (D) The Inca and Aztec12
13. The term “Columbian Exchange” refers primarily to—(A) the biological exchange between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres (B) the trade in gold from the Caribbean to Africa (C) the rewards that Spanish monarchs promised Columbus (D) European raw materials brought to the Caribbean for trade13
14. After Columbus’s discovery of the New World, Pope Alexander VI issued the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494. What was the primary purpose of this decree? (A) the treaty attempted to alleviate any confusion over newly claimed lands in the new World between the Spanish and Portuguese. (B) The Pope placed a religious head tax on Land grants (C) It provided land grants to conquistadors and allowed for the use of native Americans as labor (D) it ensured that all territorial claims made by the Portuguese could not be disputed14
15. The greatest influence in spreading the ideas of the Renaissance from Italy to other parts of the world was – (A) the patronization of painters in Italy. (B) humanists traveling to other parts of Europe, preaching their ideas. (C) the invention of the movable metal type and the printing press. (D) the wealth of the Medici family.15
16. What were the main reasons for European exploration? (A) Introduce new crops and techniques (B) Overpopulation (C) Spread the English language (D) Territorial exploration, obtain wealth and spices16
17. What was the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama known for? (A) He opened his own school of navigation. (B) He found an all-water route to Asia by way of Africa and the Indian Ocean. (C) He found an all-water route to Asia by way of the Americas. (D) He named the tip of Africa the Cape of Good Hope because he hoped he had found a water route to Asia17
18. The Ionian revolt was significant because – (A) The Greeks beat the Persians for the first time. (B) The Athenians and the Spartans fought together for the first time. (C) The help given to the Ionians by Athens angered Darius. (D) Miltiades learnt knowldge of Persian military tactics18
19. The first domestication of plants and animals took place in the region known as— (A) The Indus Valley. (B) Meso-America. (C) The Nile Valley (D) The Fertile Cresent.19
20. The greatest effect of the introduction of American food crops to Afro-Eurasia was – (A) Decreased cultivation of Old World crops (B) The destruction of former farming techniques as farmers struggled to cultivate New World crops (C) The loss of key Old World crops to the nutrient-hungry New World crops (D) Increased cultivation and an increased use of rural land, which supported a growing population20
21. The Age of Exploration was enabled by all of the following EXCEPT – (A) The granting of royal charters to establish colonies and of monopolies on trade routes (B) The creation of the joint-stock company, which pooled economic resources (C) The decline of a middle class, which encouraged lower-class men to seek new economic opportunities abroad (D) The church's decision to allow business practices such as lending money21
22. The Abbasids helped Islam to become a rich and unified culture by – (A) Conquering lands in central Asia and integrating ideas from Greece, India, and China (B) Incorporating religious traditions from conquered regions (C) Promoting the use of a single written language (D) Rejecting all outside traditions and ideas22
23. Which of the following describes the reason for the spread of Renaissance culture through Europe? (A) Military expansion (B) The spread of learned scholars throughout the continent (C) The extensive travels of Christian missionaries (D) Economic prosperity and the circulation of printed books23
24. As a result of the mestizo, or mixed-race, offspring of European colonists and American natives, the concept of race – (A) Faded in importance as the Europeans and Americans continued to intermarry (B) Was used to determine social status and restrict legal relationships (C) Became the basis for justifying slavery in the New World (D) Served as the explanation for the domination of Europeans over native Americans24
25. Mercantilism drove colonization because—(A) It drove countries to export more than they imported, thus fueling the desire for raw materials (B) It drove colonies to import slaves in order to work their fields (C) It drove countries to import more than they exported, thus fueling the desire for wealth (D) It promoted merchants and their interests above all other social classes25

 

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