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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich social scientists focus their studies onscarcity, resources, and profit motives?archaeologistseconomistssociologistshistorians
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich geographic feature was central in helping the Romans unify their empire?AlpsTiber RiverMediterranean SeaGreat Rift Valley
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich region was the birthplace of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism?AfricaAsiaEuropeSouth America
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich area served as a cultural bridge between early China and Japan?PersiaRussiaIndiaKorea
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe kingdoms of Ghana and Mali became prosperous and powerful because oftheir participation in the gold and salt tradethe military protection provided to them by the Egyptianstheir dependence on legalism to enforce social controlthe tax revenue they collected from Christian missionaries
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe Chinese belief that China was the Middle Kingdom is an example ofextraterritorialityethnocentrismfilial pietythe Mandate of Heaven
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich country is located in the region known as Latin America?PortugalSomaliaArgentinaVietnam
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Haitian Revolution and the Sepoy Rebellion happened in response toEuropean colonial policiesindigenous ethnic rivalriesurban developmentreligious divisions
- 9. Multiple ChoiceExtreme nationalism, individuals existing for the good of the state, and unquestioning loyalty to the leader are the defining characteristics offascismdemocracytheocracyliberalism
- 10. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Cold War, India’s decision to support neither the United States nor the Soviet Union was based on its policy ofnonalignmentcontainmentisolationismseparatism
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe practices of allowing animals to overgraze grasses and shrubs and of clearing trees to use for fuel have causeddesertificationdesalinationcoastal pollutionacid rain
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich leaders are most directly associated with the Cuban Revolution of 1959?Emiliano Zapata and Francisco VillaJuan Perón and Hugo ChávezFidel Castro and Che GuevaraBernardo O’Higgins and Miguel Hidalgo
- 13. Multiple ChoiceJoseph Stalin’s policies in Ukraine during the 1930s directly resulted inwidespread starvationagricultural self-sufficiencythe development of cottage industriesthe use of subsistence farming techniques
- 14. Multiple ChoiceOne reason the Bolsheviks gained peasant support during the Russian Revolution was because the Bolsheviks promised toredistribute landabolish communesbring modern technology to Russian farmsmaintain an agricultural price-support program
- 15. Multiple ChoiceDuring the late 19th century, Japan’s lack of natural resources was one reason for implementing a policy ofcollectivizationfree tradesocialismimperialism
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich cultures fought with the Zulus in the 19th century over the control of land in South Africa?German and FrenchIndian and BelgianBritish and BoerEthiopian and Italian
- 17. Multiple ChoiceUnder the Old Regime in France, the burden of taxation fell mostly on themonarchyclergynoblescommoners
- 18. Multiple ChoiceA DEO REX, A REGE LEX — “the king is from God, and law is from the king.” — James I This quotation best reflects the concept ofconstitutional monarchyseparation of powersequal representationdivine right rule
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich individual’s work had the greatest impact on the spread of Martin Luther’s ideas?Galileo GalileiNiccolò MachiavelliWilliam ShakespeareJohannes Gutenberg
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich culture is credited with the development of gunpowder, the abacus, and the compass?ChinesePersianIndianJapanese
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe Indus and Huang He (Yellow) rivers are both closely associated withborder disputessacred biblical sitescradles of early civilizationoil discoveries
- 22. Multiple ChoiceA geographic similarity between Italy and India is that both of these countries are locatedon peninsulason archipelagosbetween two oceanssouth of the equator
- 23. Multiple ChoiceArmenians under Ottoman rule and Cambodians under the Khmer Rouge both experiencedan outbreak of the plaguehuman rights violationseconomic sanctionsan agricultural revolution
- 24. Multiple Choice• The Ming emperor banned the building of large oceangoing ships in 1433.
• The Tokugawa shogun issued the Act of Seclusion in 1636.
One way in which these historical occurrences are similar is that both led to increasedsocial mobilityglobalizationcultural diffusionisolation - 25. Multiple ChoiceAs a result of discrimination during the 19th century, where were many Jews in eastern Europe forced to live?on collective farmsin fortified villagesin urban ghettosin industrial areas
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe Hellenistic culture, associated with the rule of Alexander the Great, developed as a result ofethnocentrismcultural diffusiondirect democracyembargoes
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe pyramids of ancient Mesoamerica and the aqueducts of ancient Rome demonstrate that these early civilizationsused large wooden structures for protectionpracticed religious tolerationwere able to prevent floodinghad advanced technology
- 28. Multiple ChoiceOne similarity between Confucianism and Christianity is that both belief systems emphasizerespecting otherspraying five times a dayconverting others to their teachingsmaking pilgrimages to holy shrines
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe idea that all people are born with the natural rights of life, liberty, and property is most directly associated with the writings ofBaron de MontesquieuJacques-Bénigne BossuetThomas HobbesJohn Locke
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich geographic feature aided industrialization in Great Britain?good harborslarge forestsmonsoon windshighland climate
- 31. Multiple ChoiceCapitalism is to private ownership as communism is tosupply and demandstate controlself-determinationlaissez-faire
- 32. Multiple Choice• Development of secret alliances
• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Stalemate along the trenches
Which conflict is directly associated with these events?World War IAustro-Prussian WarBoer WarWorld War II - 33. Multiple ChoiceThe term Zionism can be defi ned as a form ofpacifismnationalismnonalignmentcollective security
- 34. Multiple ChoiceThe organization of campaigns in South Africa against the policy of racial separation and segregation are most closely associated withJomo KenyattaCecil RhodesNelson MandelaKwame Nkrumah
- 35. Multiple ChoiceUse of the term Iron Curtain is meant to symbolize and highlight differences inreligious philosophypolitical ideologyart and architectureresources and climate
- 36. Multiple ChoiceOne way in which Hiroshima and Chernobyl are similar is that people in both places weredisplaced by earthquakesharmed by nuclear radiationaffected by massive oil spillsdevastated by biological warfare
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhich development occurred during the Neolithic Revolution?Food was grown on haciendas.Stone tools were used for the fi rst time.The factory system replaced the domestic system.Permanent settlements were established in river valleys.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceThe voyages of Zheng He, development of blue and white porcelain, and the establishment of the Forbidden City are all associated with theTokugawa shogunateMing dynastyAxum KingdomUmayyad dynasty
- 39. Multiple ChoiceOlympic games, the poems of Homer, and Hellenistic culture are associated with which ancient civilization?EgyptianGreekRomanPhoenicianListen
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhich action could be considered an effect of the Protestant Reformation?posting of the Ninety-five Thesesdecline in the power of the Roman Catholic Churchsale of indulgencesend of religious warfare
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhich geographic region has the greatest number of members in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?South Americasub-Saharan AfricaMiddle EastSoutheast Asia
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhich development occurred in Germany as a result of the terms imposed by the Treaty of Versailles?Soviet occupationpolitical instabilityoverseas expansionoverseas expansion
- 43. Multiple ChoiceThe original goal of Pan-Africanism was todemand democratic reformsencourage ethnic rivalrypromote a united Africadivide Africa into separate countries
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main reason refugees fled Rwanda in the 1990s?expansion of the Saheldevastation from an earthquakeCold War tensionsethnic conflict
- 45. Multiple ChoiceGalileo Galileo and Sir Issac Newton are most closely associated withinitiating religious reformsleading political revolutionsconducting investigative experimentsengaging in foreign conquests
- 46. Multiple ChoiceMaximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known forinstituting the Reign of Terrorprotecting freedom of religionsupporting the reign of King Louis XCIsending French troops to fight in the American Revolution
- 47. Multiple ChoiceIn the late 1400s and early 1500s, what was a major reason for the European voyages of exploration?introduction of Enlightenment ideasdesire to control Constantinoplerapid industrializationneed for alternate trade routes
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhich factor contributed to Mali becoming a wealthy kingdom?enforcement of mercantilist policiesalliances with the Hanseatic Leaguecontrol of Mediterranean trade routesdominance of the gold and salt trade
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one way in which animism, Shinto, and Daoism are similar?emphasis on harmony with naturemonotheistic belief systemsbelief in the idea of nirvanareliance on the teachings of the Vedas
- 50. Multiple ChoiceMao Zedong and some of the survivors of the Long March emerged as the core leaders in which country?AngolaCambodiaChinaNicaragua
- 51. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Cold War, which event occurred last?Cuban Missile Crisisdestruction of the Berlin WallBerlin Airliftlaunch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union
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