What is a major reason the Renaissance began in the Italian city-states?

Mediterranean location of these city-states encouraged trade

The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali & Songhai were able to achieve golden ages in part because of their

control of trans-Saharan trade routes

Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?

developing a writing system using cuneiform

King James II flees to France, William & Mary take the throne, & the English Bill of Rights is

associated with the Glorious Revolution

The primary purpose of both the Suez and the Panama canals was to

decrease the distance of trade routes

By the late 1500s, the Ottoman Empire governed an area that extended from

southwestern Asia to eastern Europe and into northern Afirca

Historians rely on primary sources because these sources

provide eyewitness accounts of events

Which statement about the bubonic plague in the 14th century is most accurate?

the death toll from the plague led to labor shortages

What was an economic result of the Columbian exchange?

development of a European-dominated global trade network

What was a final outcome of the Crusades?

Jerusalem remained under Muslim control

What was one effect of the expansion of Islam between 632 and 750?

Cultural & commercial connections over a sizable region

The Neolithic Revolution is seen as a turning point in human history mainly because

farming led to settled communities

The belief systems of Daoism, Shinto, and animism stress

harmony with nature to live in peace

Which change is most closely associated with Peter the Great of Russia?

westernization and modernization of the country

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Global Regents June 2016

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Questions are taken from the June 2016 New York State Global History and Geography Regent Exam

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1
Which empire is known for Justinian's Code, Hagia Sophia, and preserving Greco-Roman tradition?
Byzantine
Ottoman
Mauryan
Persian
2
What is a major reason the Renaissance began in the Italian city-states?
Mediterranean location of these city-states encouraged trade
The Rhine River provided power to Italian industries
Favorable climate of Italy led to reliance on farm products
The Alps isolated these city-states from the rest of Europe
3
Land grants, taxation policies & forced labor used in colonial Latin America by the Spanish are
encomienda system
mercantilism
Middle Passage
capitalism
4
The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali & Songhai were able to achieve golden ages in part because of their
discovery of oil reserves in the Gulf of Guinea
control of trans-Saharan trade routes
ability to use the natural harbors on Atlantic Ocean coast
reliance on sugar plantations in the Niger delta
5
Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?
constructing Hindu temples
developing a writing system using cuneiform
establishing representative democracies
building floating gardens to grow corn
6
Galileo's telescope, Newton's gravity & Copernicus's heliocentric model were associated with
Early Middle Ages
Industrial Revolution
Scientific Revolution
Protestant Reformation
7
The 20th-century term Green Revolution refers to significant advancements made in the field of
electronic communication
zero population growth
food production
biological warfare
8
King James II flees to France, William & Mary take the throne, & the English Bill of Rights is
associated with the Glorious Revolution
associated with the Puritan Revolution
associated with the founding of the Anglican Church
associated with the defeat of the Spanish Armada
9
Which of these technological innovations was developed first?
gunpowder
wooden plow
caravel
steam engine
10
Censorship, one-party dictatorship, & state religious ideals are characteristics of
limited monarchy
totalitarian government
parliamentary system
democratic government
11
Which pair of countries is most affected by monsoons?
India and China
Ghana and Argentina
Cuba and Afghanistan
Algeria and Turkey
12
The primary purpose of both the Suez and the Panama canals was to
limit the slave trade
decrease the distance of trade routes
control immigration to the colonies
expand irrigation systems
13
By the late 1500s, the Ottoman Empire governed an area that extended from
the Indian subcontinent to the Straits of Malacca
southwestern Asia to eastern Europe and into northern Afirca
Arabian Peninsula across northern Africa & to southern Spain
Mongolia across the central Asian kingdoms
14
Historians rely on primary sources because these sources
provide eyewitness accounts of events
establish rules for writing history
are more detailed than secondary sources
have the approval of religious authorities
15
A person who specializes in studying government, making public policy, & analyzing elections is
an economist
an anthropologist
a sociologist
a political scientist
16
Which statement about the bubonic plague in the 14th century is most accurate?
improved sanitation systems eliminated the threat of plague
trade between Europe & Asia stopped before the plague began
advances in medicine halted the spread of the plague
the death toll from the plague led to labor shortages
17
What was an economic result of the Columbian exchange?
development of a European-dominated global trade network
establishment of a feudal land system in Europe
start of slash & burn farming techniques in the Americas
creation of the Hanseatic League
18
What was a final outcome of the Crusades?
The pope became the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Charlemagne established the Frankish Empire
Jerusalem remained under Muslim control
The Seljuk Turks conquered Spain
19
What was one effect of the expansion of Islam between 632 and 750?
single authority ruled from the Mediterranean to Indus River
a majority of the western European population converted
Cultural & commercial connections over a sizable region
Armed conquest was forbidden by the caliphs
20
The Neolithic Revolution is seen as a turning point in human history mainly because
farming led to settled communities
cave paintings recorded the activities of nomadic groups
copper was first used to improve stone tools
people started using animal skins for clothing
21
The belief systems of Daoism, Shinto, and animism stress
harmony with nature to live in peace
obedience to caste rules to achieve moksha
proper behavior to maintain social order
acceptance of monotheism to achieve salvation
22
Which two major regions were directly connected by the Silk Road?
Asia and Europe
Asia and Africa
Central America and Africa
Europe and South America
23
Which change is most closely associated with Peter the Great of Russia?
establishment of Moscow as the capital city
extension of Russia's borders to Northern Caucuses & Ukraine
emancipation of the serfs on private estates
westernization and modernization of the country

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