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Global Studies Regents Review # 1
Global Studies Regents Review # 1
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1
What feature is considered a natural barrier?
Great Rift Valley
Great Wall of China
Panama Canal
Aswan Dam
2
What practice is closely associated with most ancient river valleys?
spreading monotheistic religious customs
developing democratic traditions
using irrigation systems
cave paintings / recording events
3
During the rise of capitalism in Europe, merchants and bankers began to establish:
systems based on barter
insurance companies and joint stock companies
quotas to control production
rules that forbid loans to the wealthy
4
What was Greece's most important contribution?
Art & Literature
Democracy
Civil Service
Concept of Zero
5
The spread of Hellenistic Culture effected these 4 areas directly:
Phoenician, Sumerian, Greek, egyptian
Persia, Greece, India & Egypt
Aztec, Inca, Maya, Olmec
Norwegian only
6
Rome had two types of government - name one:
Nationalistic
Council
Empire
Republic
7
Match the Civilization to the River Valley: EGYPT
Nile
Tigris & Euphrates
Indus
Huang He
8
Who did China influence?
United States
Japan
Korea
India
9
Click on one of the three dynasties in China:
Song
Ming
Tong
Tang
10
Which field of study would most likely be responsible for conducting an excavation?
political science
archeology
economics
sociology
11
A major characteristic of humanism was:
an appreciation for the basic worth of individual achievemnt
reject civilization & culture - blazing your own trail
a belief in total supremacy of the individual
emphasis on social control and obedience
12
These time periods stirred a spirit of inquiry & creativity & knowledge ...
renaissance & reformation
holocaust & Parsley Massacre
China's golden age & Islam's golden age
African civil rights movemnt & American civil rights movemnt
13
China wanted to preserve its culture during the Golden Age so it...
developed a caste system of its own
globalized
created a time capsule
isolated
14
A religion that was considered polytheistic was:
Animism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
15
The introduction of the Cyrillic alphabet and orthodox Christianity to Russia is related to:
Ottoman Expansion
byzantine missionaries
Alexander the Great's Army
viking conquests
16
What SOCIAL change occurred during the industrial revolution?
extra privileges for those who own land
growth of extended family
increase status for religious leaders
growth of working class
17
When we hear the words: PROTESTANT REFORMATION - what person do you/should you think of?
King Henry III
John Calvin
Mathis Calvin
Johannes Gutenberg
18
Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations stressed the importance of:
tradition
supply and demand
gov't ownership
large corporations
19
Machiavelli wrote THE PRINCE as a guide to success in
politics
economics
sociology
interdependence
20
What determined your caste?
your birth
your age
your attitude
your nationality
21
What step did Catherine the Great take that was consistent with Enlightenment ideas?
consider the law code that treated all citizens equally
ordering the burning of books
strengthening serfdom
expanding Russian territory into Ukraine
22
One important effect of the crusades on Western Europe was that they...
ended the western European quest for an overseas empire
introduced the industrial revolution to western europe
furthered cultural diffusion throughout western Europe
led to a decline in the importance of the church
23
What geographic features posed a problem to Simon Bolivar's forces?
Sahara Desert
Andes Mountains
Great Rift Valley
Strait of Malacca
24
Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca demonstrates that he practiced what religion?
Sikhism
Islam
Animism
Buddhism
25
Which geographic region made up much of the Ottoman Empire?
Iberian Peninsula
Eastern Mediterranean Basin
Scandanvia
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