Global History - Regents Questions

20) One way in which Suleiman the Magnificent and Akbar the Great are similar is that they both brought about periods of

(1) political stability and religious tolerance

(2) religious conquest and persecution

(3) isolationism and cultural stagnation

(4) modernization and political disunity

(1) political stability and religious tolerance

21) A DEO REX, A REGE LEX — "the king is from God, and law is from the king." — James I

This quotation best reflects the concept of

(1) constitutional monarchy

(2) separation of powers

(3) equal representation

(4) divine right rule

(4) divine right rule

22) Which statement about the Scientific Revolution in Europe is accurate?

(1) The existence of natural laws was rejected.

(2) Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe.

(3) New ideas supported the geocentric theory of Ptolemy.

(4) The Bible was used to justify new scientific findings.

(2) Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe.

23) Under the Old Regime in France, the burden of taxation fell mostly on the

(1) monarchy (3) nobles (2) clergy (4) commoners

(4) commoners

24) One way in which Robespierre and Napoleon are similar is that they both

(1) played an important role at the Congress of Vienna

(2) increased their power during the French Revolution

(3) were executed for treason by French monarchs

(4) led armies against the Haitians

(2) increased their power during the French Revolution

25) Many critics believe that the policy of the British government during the Irish Famine

(1) contributed to food shortages

(2) ignored military concerns

(3) discouraged emigration

(4) led directly to civil war

(1) contributed to food shortages

26) Which of these developments in Africa was a cause of the other three?

(1) Rival tribal groups fought wars.

(2) The Berlin Conference of 1884 influenced colonial boundaries.

(3) Traditional territories and culture groups were permanently fragmented.

(4) African economies became dependent on the sale of cash crops and raw materials.

(2) The Berlin Conference of 1884 influenced colonial boundaries.

Base your answer to question 28 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

. . . Our celestial empire [China] rules over ten thousand kingdoms! Most surely do we possess a measure of godlike majesty which ye cannot fathom! Still we cannot bear to slay or exterminate without previous warning, and it is for this reason that we now clearly make known to you the fixed laws of our land. If the foreign merchants of your said honorable nation desire to continue their commercial intercourse, they then must tremblingly obey our recorded statutes, they must cut off for ever the source from which the opium flows, and on no account make an experiment of our laws in their own persons! Let then your highness [Queen Victoria] punish those of your subjects who may be criminal, do not endeavor to screen or conceal them, and thus you will secure peace and quietness to your possessions, thus will you more than ever display a proper sense of respect and obedience, and thus may we unitedly enjoy the common blessings of peace and happiness. What greater joy! What more complete felicity [harmony] than this! . . .

— Chinese High Commissioner Lin Zexu's letter to Queen Victoria 28

28) Which event is most directly related to the 19thcentury situation described in this passage?

(1) signing of the Treaty of Nanjing

(2) Russo-Japanese War

(3) annexation of Korea

(4) Sepoy Rebellion

29) During the late 19th century, Japan's lack of natural resources was one reason for implementing a policy of

(1) collectivization (3) socialism (2) free trade (4) imperialism

28 - (1) signing of the Treaty of Nanjing

29 - (4) imperialism

32) Which statement about Turkish leader Atatürk is an opinion rather than a fact?

(1) He promoted modernization.

(2) His efforts led to the development of industries.

(3) He encouraged people to wear western-style clothing.

(4) His major accomplishment was the separation of church and state.

(4) His major accomplishment was the separation of church and state.

40)

"A Jewish State Is Created"

"Six-Day War Results in Major Arab Losses"

"Withdrawal Begins from West Bank"

Which situation is referred to in these headlines?

(1) Persian Gulf War

(2) Scramble for Africa

(3) conflict between Israelis and Palestinians

(4) collapse of the Ottoman Empire

(3) conflict between Israelis and Palestinians

41) In Japan, the Meiji Restoration and the post-World War II "economic miracle" can be described as periods of

(1) political decentralization

(2) revolutionary democratization

(3) reactionary social change

(4) innovative industrial development

(4) innovative industrial development

46)

• 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 increased

(1) social mobility (3) cultural diffusion (2) globalization (4) isolation

(4) isolation

49) A primary reason the Mongols and the British were able to expand their empires through conquest was because of

(1) a knowledge and command of advanced technologies

(2) a rejection of democratic policies and practices

(3) the development of religious and cultural reforms

(4) an extended period of peaceful trade and commerce

(1) a knowledge and command of advanced technologies

Which statement best describes an aspect of a command economy? (1) Profit motivates individuals to set up private businesses.

(2) Tradition, religion, and customs heavily influence economic decisions.

(3) Supply and demand regulate the economy.

(4) Government directs and controls the means of production.

(4) Government directs and controls the means of production.

Which culture is credited with the development of gunpowder, the abacus, and the compass?

(1) Chinese (3) Indian (2) Persian (4) Japanese

(1) Chinese

The social class system in Latin America during the 16th and 17th centuries reflects the

(1) dominance of Spanish-born nobility

(2) emerging equality between classes

(3) influence of mestizo economic power

(4) increasing social mobility of Native American Indians

(1) dominance of Spanish-born nobility

• Spain mines silver in the Americas.

• The Dutch establish a colony in Southeast Asia.

• The English East India Company controls tea plantations in India.

Which policy is most closely associated with these events?

(1) pacifism (3) nonalignment (2) mercantilism (4) containment

(2) mercantilism

16) What was a key characteristic of an absolute monarchy in the 16th and 17th centuries?

(1) centralized governmental authority

(2) increased political rights for peasants and serfs

(3) freedom of religion

(4) a system of checks and balances

(1) centralized governmental authority

18) . . . The Mongols made no technological breakthroughs, founded no new religions, wrote few books or dramas, and gave the world no new crops or methods of agriculture. Their own craftsmen could not weave cloth, cast metal, make pottery, or even bake bread. They manufactured neither porcelain nor pottery, painted no pictures, and built no buildings. Yet, as their army conquered culture after culture, they collected and passed all of these skills from one civilization to the next. . . . — Jack Weatherford

18) This passage leads to the conclusion that the Mongols

(1) rejected technology

(2) were a peaceful people

(3) were urbanized

(4) contributed to cultural diffusion

(4) contributed to cultural diffusion

19) Many Enlightenment philosophers used reason to

(1) reinforce traditional beliefs

(2) strengthen religious authority

(3) reveal natural laws

(4) encourage censorship

(3) reveal natural laws

20) The unification of Germany under Otto von Bismarck demonstrates the '

(1) influence of Marxist ideology

(2) impact of nationalism

(3) force of civil disobedience

(4) power of democratic ideals

(2) impact of nationalism

21) What was a result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe?

(1) the growth of the middle class

(2) an increase in nomadic herding

(3) a decline in urban population

(4) a decrease in international trade

(1) the growth of the middle class

23) Much of which area of the world came under European colonial control in the 19th century?

(1) Japan (3) Africa (2) Southwest Asia (4) Latin America

(3) Africa

24) A similarity between the Sepoy Rebellion in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China is that both were

(1) attempts to remove foreign influence

(2) movements to establish communist governments

(3) efforts to restore trade monopolies

(4) struggles to westernize cultures

(1) attempts to remove foreign influence

37) Rapid industrialization in developing nations has often resulted in (1) little growth in urban centers

(2) decreases in the levels of pollution

(3) the continuation of traditional ideas in the workplace

(4) a growing gap between the rich and the poor

(4) a growing gap between the rich and the poor

. . . The split arose from a dispute over who should succeed the Prophet Muhammad after his death in A.D. 632. Some followers believed his successor should be chosen by tribal consensus, and they named one of Muhammad's inner circle as the first caliph, or spiritual leader. But others thought the successor should come directly from the Prophet's family, namely his cousin and sonin-law Ali. . . . Source: National Geographic, June 2004

44) The situation described in this passage led to the

(1) pogroms in Russia

(2) fall of Constantinople

(3) division of Sunnis and Shiites

(4) tensions between Protestants and Catholics

(3) division of Sunnis and Shiites

45) During which period of Japanese history did the changes shown in this wood block print occur?

(1) Heian court (3) Meiji Restoration (2) Tokugawa shogunate (4) United States occupation

(3) Meiji Restoration

46) Between 1300 and 1600, which economic system began to develop as a result of the transformation in global trade?

(1) socialism (3) communism (2) capitalism (4) manorialism

(2) capitalism

15) A main goal of the monarchs of Europe during the Age of Absolutism was to

(1) establish legislative bodies

(2) centralize political power

(3) improve the quality of life for the peasant class

(4) expand the role of the Catholic Church

(2) centralize political power

18) Which pair of ideas were central to the Scientific Revolution?

(1) social stability and economic self-sufficiency

(2) observation and experimentation

(3) technology and military expansion

(4) scarcity and interdependence

(2) observation and experimentation

19) Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke both agreed that a government should be based on the

(1) separation of nationalities

(2) religious values of the people

(3) equal distribution of wealth

(4) consent of the governed

(4) consent of the governed

20) Which of these events related to the French Revolution occurred first?

(1) Napoleon became emperor of France.

(2) The Declaration of the Rights of Man was issued.

(3) Louis XVI called the Estates General into session.

(4) The Committee of Public Safety led the Reign of Terror.

(3) Louis XVI called the Estates General into session.

Base your answers to questions 22 and 23 on the speakers' statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Speaker A: If the rate of population growth continues to exceed the growth in the food supply, there will not be enough food for all of the people.

Speaker B: There are people who are wealthy and people who are poor. This is just how things are.

Speaker C: History is the story of class struggle. Eventually, the working class will rise up and revolt against the wealthy.

Speaker D: The government should do what is best for most of its people.

22) Which speaker best represents the views of Karl Marx?

(1) A (3) C (2) B (4) D

23) To which situation are these speakers most likely reacting?

(1) growth of Zionism

(2) rise of industrialization

(3) division of Africa

(4) formation of military alliances

22 - (3) C

(2) rise of industrialization

24) Japan's policy of expansion in the early 20th century was motivated by

(1) a lack of natural resources

(2) a plan to end unequal treaties

(3) the need to increase cultural diffusion

(4) the desire to spread communism

(1) a lack of natural resources

38) . . . Traditionally, [African] farmers cleared land, grew crops for a few harvests, then let the fields lie fallow for 10 or 15 years to rejuvenate as they moved on to clear more land, the study reports. But as they try to feed a rapidly growing population, the farmers instead grow crop after crop, sapping the soil's fertility. "Nothing grows, so the topsoil is blown away by the wind and washed away by the rains," said Amit H. Roy, president of the International Fertilizer Development Center, a nonprofit agricultural aid organization, which produced the study. "It goes into the river system, silting them, and out to the oceans.". . . — Celia Dugger, "Overfarming African Land is Worsening Hunger Crisis"

38) Which problem in sub-Saharan Africa is being described in this passage?

(1) global warming (3) urbanization (2) acid rain (4) desertification

(4) desertification

42) Advances in navigation technology and the desire of Europeans to obtain goods from Asia are most closely associated with the

(1) rise of feudalism

(2) Agricultural Revolution

(3) Age of Exploration

(4) Age of Reason

(3) Age of Exploration

43) A key objective of a mercantilist policy was to

(1) establish colonies for trade benefits

(2) promote warfare throughout Europe

(3) develop assembly lines in factories

(4) support the spread of communist ideas

(1) establish colonies for trade benefits

49) Which event came first in Latin American history?

(1) Panama regained control of the Panama Canal.

(2) Simón Bolívar established Gran Colombia.

(3) Fidel Castro became the communist leader of Cuba.

(4) The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was signed by Mexico, Canada, and the United States.

(2) Simón Bolívar established Gran Colombia.

Which policy is most directly associated with the terms spheres of influence, extraterritoriality, and protectorate?

(1) collectivization (3) isolationism (2) containment (4) imperialism

(4) imperialism

16) By closing Japanese harbors to most foreigners in the 1600s, the Tokugawa shogunate attempted to

(1) protect Japan from European influence

(2) increase Japanese agricultural production

(3) eliminate Japan's influence on Southeast Asia

(4) destroy traditional Japanese culture

(1) protect Japan from European influence

17) The Ottomans were a strong trading empire through the mid-1600s because they

(1) controlled access to the eastern Mediterranean Sea

(2) had the most powerful navy in the world

(3) dominated West African caravan routes

(4) conquered most of Asia

(1) controlled access to the eastern Mediterranean Sea

21) Which statement accurately reflects population changes that occurred as a result of the Age of Exploration?

(1) Most Latin American populations became more culturally diverse. (2) One third of Europe's population died due to exposure to diseases from the Americas.

(3) The introduction of goods from the Americas caused a decline in Asian populations.

(4) Native Americans migrated to Africa causing increases in African populations.

(1) Most Latin American populations became more culturally diverse.

22) Enlightenment thinkers encouraged the improvement of society through the

(1) teachings of the church

(2) use of reason

(3) development of absolutism

(4) establishment of a rigid social hierarchy

(2) use of reason

23)"Angry Mob Destroys Bastille"

"Robespierre's Execution Ends Reign of Terror"

"Napoleon Seizes Power"

Which country's revolution is referred to in these headlines?

(1) Spain (3) France (2) Austria (4) Russia

(3) France

24) The slogan "Blood and Iron" and a united Germany are most closely associated with

(1) Prince Metternich

(3) Camillo Cavour

(2) Simón Bolívar

(4) Otto von Bismarck

(4) Otto von Bismarck

28) One similarity between the Sepoy Rebellion in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China is that both were

(1) religious reform movements

(2) reactions to the opium trade

(3) attempts to end foreign interference

(4) successful revolts against absolute monarchs

(3) attempts to end foreign interference