Global Studies Regents Exam June 2015 (1-25)

The Tang Dynasty contributed to the development of Chinese culture by

What was an immediate result of the Black Death?

Streets in grid-like patterns and systems of pipes suggest that early river cities had

Which policy is a country using when it regulates its colonies' imports and exports?

Nanjing, Venice and Mogadishu were powerful and influential cities in the 13th century because

Toussaint L'Ouverture and Jose de San Martin are leaders best known for

The Egyptians used hieroglyphics in the same way as the Sumerians used

Historians should treat oral histories and oral traditions as

Which group gained peasant support in Russian by promising them "Peace, Land, and Bread"?

Which scientist is associated with formulating the heliocentric view of the solar system?

Increase in trade and commerce that occurred during the Middle Ages in Europe resulted in

Which statement best expresses the philosophy of Humanism?

The West African Empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhai were able to thrive because

Which academic discipline focuses study on the roles and functions of government?

Akbar the Great tried to unify the Mughal Empire and create peace in India by

The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers were based on 

The Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights and the Petition of Right all

What was a major effect of the Columbian Exchange?

How have the negative effects of monsoons been reduced in recent years?

Which geographic feature served as a barrier and led to the rise of city-states in Greece?

Which development is most closely associated with early Inca achievements?

During the Neolithic Revolution, production of a food surplus led directly to 

The writings of both Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta inspired

Between 1500 and 1750, which commercial products were produced in Latin American plantations?

A primary goal of European Crusaders fighting in the Middle East was to