How did the plague increase the power of the common people?

It created a shortage of workers.

How did Zheng He help to expand China’s influence outside its borders?

He led seven sea voyages to faraway lands.

Which statement describes a characteristic of world religions?

They offer a message that appeals to diverse groups of people.

What did Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro have in common?

They both conquered powerful empires in the Americas.

Which of these was a reform made by King Henry II of England?

Trials were held before a royal judge.

The Sunni and Shi’a branches of Islam originally split over:

which ruler's authority they respected.

Under the Tokugawa rulers, Japan was:

unified and ruled by a strong, centralized government.

Which is an example of an artifact that a historian might use to reconstruct a Civil War battle?

an unexploded shell found on the battlefield

How did the plague make life harder for Jews in Europe?

They were often blamed for the disease.

What was the Pax Mongolica?

a state of peace under Mongol rule

Hinduism traces its roots to:

the Vedas, a collection of sacred literature.

Which is true of secondary sources?

They are created by someone who was not present at the event.

Identify the example of a primary source.

an interview with a former U.S. president about his presidency

Inspired by the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment thinkers believed that:

natural laws influence human society.

What change happened in Europe as a result of Gutenberg’s innovation?

Far more books became readily available

Studying history helps us develop empathy because history

makes us aware of the feelings and experiences of others.

Why did the Ming choose to isolate China from the rest of the world in the 1430s?

They believed other cultures had little to offer China.

How did political changes in England weaken feudalism?

Nobles lost power to the king or common people.

The Ottomans' capture of Constantinople highlighted:

the importance of gunpowder weapons in building powerful empires.

In “The Wealth of Nations,” Adam Smith argued for

a free market based on competition.

Which statement is true of primary sources but not secondary sources?

Primary sources often involve eyewitness accounts.

When collecting evidence, historians should:

consider the points of view and biases of people who created their sources

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1
How did the plague increase the power of the common people?
Lords were more likely to die from it.
Sick people moved into the castles.
It created a shortage of workers.
Monarchs accused lords of spreading it.
2
How did Zheng He help to expand China’s influence outside its borders?
He crossed the Great Wall to visit northern leaders.
He set up a bureaucracy to govern the western provinces.
He commanded the invasion of southern China.
He led seven sea voyages to faraway lands.
3
Which statement describes a characteristic of world religions?
They provide guidance on how to reach heaven.
They support the notion that people must submit to God.
They offer a message that appeals to diverse groups of people.
They focus on how God can serve the people.
4
What did Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro have in common?
They both conquered powerful empires in the Americas.
They both led voyages sponsored by the king of England.
They both traveled in order to spread their religion.
They both discovered routes to the Pacific Ocean.
5
Which of these was a reform made by King Henry II of England?
England paid soldiers to be in the army.
Trials were held before a royal judge.
Ordinary people elected their rulers.
Nobles had to let their serfs go free.
6
The Sunni and Shi’a branches of Islam originally split over:
whether Muhammad was human or a god.
whether the capital should move to Baghdad.
which translation of the Qur'an to use.
which ruler's authority they respected.
7
Under the Tokugawa rulers, Japan was:
unified and ruled by a strong, centralized government.
governed largely by daimyo who were loyal to the emperor.
isolated by European powers that refused to trade with the country.
influenced heavily by Chinese culture and politics for the first time.
8
In Buddhism, the Eightfold Path offers guidelines on how to achieve
eternal life.
enlightenment.
reincarnation.
asceticism.
9
Which is an example of an artifact that a historian might use to reconstruct a Civil War battle?
modern song written about the battle
an unexploded shell found on the battlefield
an interview with the grandson of one of the soldiers
a modern map of the battlefield site
10
An important trait that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share is the belief in:
Reincarnation
Resurrection
the Trinity
a single God
11
How did the plague make life harder for Jews in Europe?
Their food was not always safe to eat.
They got sick more than other people.
They were often blamed for the disease.
They had to move into the big cities.
12
The main cause of the Mongol Empire’s collapse was:
invasions from imperial Rome.
overpopulation in cities.
refusal to adopt different customs.
bubonic plague.
13
Money to support the arts in Renaissance Italy came primarily from
construction.
agriculture.
industry.
commerce.
14
What was the Pax Mongolica?
a trading route between China and Europe
a treaty made between Mongols and Europeans
a state of peace under Mongol rule
a period of political disunity in the Mongol Empire
15
Which factor gave Constantinople the biggest advantage for trade?
well-organized banks
good location
mineral resources
fertile soil
16
What action by an English king gave ordinary people a voice in government?
closing Canterbury Cathedral
putting a seal on Magna Carta
calling the Model Parliament
issuing the Constitutions of Clarendon
17
Hinduism traces its roots to:
the Vedas, a collection of sacred literature.
prophecies revealed to Muhammad.
its founder, Siddhartha Guatama.
Abraham's covenant with God.
18
Which is true of secondary sources?
They are created by someone who was not present at the event.
They are considered to be unreliable by historians.
They are more likely than primary sources to reflect bias.
They are less likely than primary sources to be well researched
19
Humanist writers such as Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio emphasized:
the beauty of nature.
the worth of the individual.
scientific understanding.
disbelief in a deity.
20
Identify the example of a primary source.
an interview with a historian about international trade in the 1500s
an interview with a former U.S. president about his presidency
a textbook about political theory since the 18th century
a true crime documentary about a murder in the 1990s
21
Which of the following was one reason why the Yuan dynasty could not fill all government jobs with Mongols?
Many lacked military experience.
Many could not read or write.
Many had become Muslims.
Many lived in southern China.
22
Inspired by the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment thinkers believed that:
natural laws influence human society.
society matters more than individuals.
nature is beyond human understanding.
dictators learn from their experience.
23
What change happened in Europe as a result of Gutenberg’s innovation?
Scholarship became concentrated in monasteries.
Latin became the common language of the people.
Processing metal became far more efficient.
Far more books became readily available
24
Studying history helps us develop empathy because history
makes us aware of the feelings and experiences of others.
forces us to develop our investigative and critical-thinking skills.
helps us avoid the mistakes of the past.
keeps the past alive and relevant to modern life.
25
Habeas corpus means that people cannot be held indefinitely in jail unless:
the Church requests it.
the king orders it.
they want to.
a court consents.
26
What was Justinian’s Code?
an improved library system
a school of philosophy
an organized set of laws
a new form of writing
27
Why did the Ming choose to isolate China from the rest of the world in the 1430s?
They believed other cultures had little to offer China.
The Manchu threat required too much attention.
They viewed expansion as a violation of Confucian principles.
The flow of tribute had declined drastically.
28
Confucius viewed _____ as important to building a more harmonious society.
Enlightenment
social class
the Four Noble Truths
the five basic relationships
29
How did political changes in England weaken feudalism?
Nobles lost power to the king or common people.
Serfs had to live on the land that they farmed.
Constant conflict led to a loss of social order.
Authority in government was given to the Church.
30
The Ottomans' capture of Constantinople highlighted:
the importance of having a unified military that supported the ruler.
the need for empires to have access to multiple seaports.
the weaknesses of empires that had existed for centuries.
the importance of gunpowder weapons in building powerful empires.
31
Reflecting a major change in _____ military strategy from offense to defense, the Great Wall was rebuilt...
Ming
Qing
Manchu
Yuan
32
Why do historians establish a chronology?
to make connections among events
to identify causes and effects among events
to assess long-range changes and trends
all of the above
33
In “The Wealth of Nations,” Adam Smith argued for
a national policy to accumulate gold.
allowing colonies to be independent.
building a global industrial empire.
a free market based on competition.
34
Which statement is true of primary sources but not secondary sources?
Primary sources generally reflect personal bias.
Primary sources often involve eyewitness accounts.
Primary sources are usually written documents.
Primary sources usually include historical interpretation.
35
By using gunpowder weapons in their conquests, the _____ were instrumental in spreading these items across Eurasia.
Ottomans
Mongols
Safavids
Chinese
36
Why is history never finished?
all of the above
Evidence may be discovered that changes how an event is viewed.
New historical interpretations may be influenced by modern ideas.
Mistakes may be discovered in existing interpretations.
37
When collecting evidence, historians should:
place more value on secondary sources than on primary sources.
consider the points of view and biases of people who created their sources
focus only on information that supports their hypothesis.
use sources that share their point of view and biases.
38
Which figure is considered an important prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Muhammad
King Solomon
Abraham
Jesus

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