Global NYS Regents Review #1

What was a major cause of World War I?

Which statement best expresses an idea held by many Renaissance humanist philosophers?

Which document limited the power of the English monarchy during the Middle Ages?

One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to

One similarity between the ancient civilizations in Egypt and in China is that they developed

One reason that totalitarian dictatorships gained power in Europe between WWI & WW2

What was a direct result of the Opium War in 19th-century China?

One way in which Peter the Great and Atatürk (Mustafa Kemal) are similar is that they sought to

An argument used to support the building of the Suez & Panama Canals was these waterways would

What was one goal of mercantilism?

Which country was Mohandas Gandhi from?

Which factor best characterizes the art of both ancient Greece and the Renaissance?

Which statement can best be supported by the information shown on this map

What was the primary reason that large numbers of people left Ireland in the 1840s and 1850s?

Who used political purges as a means of maintaining control of the government?

What is considered one of the Byzantine Empire’s contributions to western European society?

The ancient cultures of both the Incas and the Chinese adapted to the physical geography by

Which geographic factor played the greatest role in preventing Russia from being conquered?

One contribution of ancient Roman culture was the development of

Market system, Profit incentive, Entrepreneurs matches which heading

Porfirio Díaz, Francisco “Pancho” Villa& Emiliano Zapata are all associated w/the revolution in

Which statement about the geography of Japan is most accurate?

In England, which circumstance was a result of the other three?

The policy of appeasement helped cause World War II because this policy

What was one long-term impact of Marco Polo’s visit to China?

Which circumstance best describes a long-term result of the Crusades?

During the 19th century, European nations established spheres of influence in China mainly to

One reason Mikhail Gorbachev (USSR) implemented the policies of glasnost and perestroika was to

The unification of Germany and the breakup of Yugoslavia both illustrate the influence of

Which cause-and-effect relationship is accurate?

Which problem faces many of the least developed nations today?

One effect of industrialization on Meiji Japan was that it

Which nation had the most influence on the colonization of Latin America in the 1500s?

In China, Deng Xiaoping’s Four Modernizations led to

Which type of political and social order is shown in this diagram?

Which slogan best reflects the point of view of Cecil Rhodes as shown in this cartoon?

According to John Locke, the chief role of government was to

What effect did the geography of ancient Greece have on its early development?

Which aspect of social science would a geographer most likely study in depth?

Which description best characterizes the city of Timbuktu?