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

associated with the Glorious Revolution

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

Mediterranean location of these city-states encouraged trade

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

developing a writing system using cuneiform

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

control of trans-Saharan trade routes

The belief systems of Daoism, Shinto, and animism stress

harmony with nature to live in peace

Historians rely on primary sources because these sources

provide eyewitness accounts of events

What was an economic result of the Columbian exchange?

development of a European-dominated global trade network

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

southwestern Asia to eastern Europe and into northern Afirca

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

decrease the distance of trade routes

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

westernization and modernization of the country

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

the death toll from the plague led to labor shortages

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

farming led to settled communities

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Global Regents June 2016

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

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