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1
Which battle represented 1st U.S. victory in Pacific and the turning point against the Japanese
Phillipines
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Midway
2
Two immediate results of the fall of the Roman Empire were
economic disorder and weak government
increase in trade and manufacturing
renewed interest in education and the arts
growth of cities and middle class
3
What was a major effect of the growth of the Ottoman Empire?
Christianity was banned
Ottoman ships carried goods to Africa, Middle East, Europe
Persians joined the Sunni branch of Islam
Islam expanded into Europe
4
The information in the map suggests that the Black Death spread to Europe as a result of
explorers from Americas
merchants from West Africa
barbarians from Scandinavian
traders from Asia
5
What was the role of the Catholic Church in Western Europe during the Middle Ages?
encouraged individuals to question authority
provided a sense of unity and learning
decreased in influence
only interested in spiritual activities
6
The invention of the new spinning and weaving machine increased workers in textile industry b/c
laws prohibited children and women from working
unions required more workers be hired
demand for goods increased as goods became cheaper to make
textile machines could not make goods like hand labor
7
What was one direct result of the Crusades?
Islamic kingdoms expanded into Europe
Jerusalem was divided
increased trade between Europe and Middle East
Alexander the Great became a powerful leader
8
One result of the Opium War was that China
gained control of Hong Kong
adopted democracy
control of Manchuria
divided into "spheres of Influences"
9
Which describes a major social effect of the Industrial Revolution in Europe?
increase in nomadic lifestyle
growth of the middle class
decline in population
decrease in trade
10
What was an important effect of European Imperialism?
conditions of native workers improved
native Americans accepted the "white man's burden" doctrine
preservation of local customs was encouraged by colonizers
natural resources were exploited by Europeans
11
Industrialization had the biggest impact on which areas?
Urban areas
Western frontier
Equally affected everyone
Rural areas
12
Which characteristic describes feudalism in medieval Europe?
protection of individual rights
an exchange of land for services
widespread economic opportunity
representative government
13
A major goal of the Catholic Church during the Crusades was to
capture the Holy Land
establish Christianity
strengthen the power of European rulers
unite Arab peoples
14
council of the Roman Catholic Church reacting against the Protestants, reaffirmed Catholicism
Council of St. Peter
Council of Trent
Council of Avignon
Council of Nicea
15
Which statement best describes a contribution of Copernicus and Galileo?
interest in Greek and Roman Drama
laws of gravity on heavenly bodies
acceptance of Church beliefs
demonstrated Earth was not the center of the universe
16
What was a direct result of the slave trade on West Africa?
Animism no longer practiced
Europeans hired to train African militaries
factories established in Africa
faced population loses
17
What is an important duty for followers of Islam?
give up selfish desires
refuse to eat beef
give up all wealth
fasting during Ramadan
18
Philosophers of the Enlightenment believed that society could best be improved by
borrowed ideas from Greece and Rome
follow royal commands
applying reason and the laws of nature
relying on divine right
19
One similarity between the Gupta Empire and the Islamic Caliphates is that they both
wealth from African gold
controlled the Mediterranean
made advances in math and science
importance of multiple gods and goddesses
20
In the late 1800s, response to unsafe working conditions was
set minimum wages
control of the government
form labor unions
return to farming
21
Which belief is shared by BOTH Hindus and Buddhists?
same social status for everyone
prayer 5 times a day
reincarnation
wealth is a sign of blessing from the gods
22
After child labor laws were introduced during the Ind. Revolution, who did factory owners hire?
Irish Immigrants who would work for same price as a child
Any adults over the age of 16
Eastern European immigrants that fled foreign dictators
Slaves from West Africa
23
What was the impact of the Crusades?
increased trade between Europe and Asia
Africa influenced by Europe
religious freedom
strengthened the power of the serfs
24
which was an important change in Europe caused by the Industrial Revolution?
middle class opposed political reform
people worked at home
spend more time with families
workers moved from villages to towns which were crowded
25
What was a benefit of the Columbian exchange?
Diversity of Crops for new and old world
spread of disease
Europeans introduced to cattle
Horses for Plains Indians
26
What is the author's point of view in the political cartoon below?
Europeans are exploiting those they are "helping"
Europeans introduced new modes of transportation
Europeans wanted resources
Europeans are lazy
27
What was the name of the American base in the Pacific Ocean that was decimated by the Japanese?
Maui
Waikiki
Pearl Harbor
Coral Gables
28
What was the main focus of the renaissance time period?
Humanism in art/lit & writing in vernacular of common men
Religious Artwork and literature
None of these
Revival of the Catholic Church to its former glory
29
What is the major characteristic of Judaism?
worshiping many gods
prayer 5 times a day
belief in a single all powerful God
following the Eightfold Path
30
What was one result of the colonies in West Africa?
African Genocide
European dominance over Africa
Rwandan Civil War
Slavery in British N. America & West Indes
31
Which of these was formed in the wake of World War II?
League of Nations
OPEC
United Nations (UN)
NAFTA
32
The river valleys of the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, and Indus were centers of civilization because
isolated
fertile soil, warm climate, and fresh water
rich deposits of iron and coal
easy to defend
33
Empty question
Empty choice
Empty choice
34
One way Toussaint l'Ouverture and Simon Bolivar were similar was that they
influenced by the American and French Revolutions
defended the encomienda system
supported the Reconquista
assisted in the American independence
35
What belief is shared by all 3 major religions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism)?
Recognition of Muhammad as a prohet
Recognition of Abraham as a prophet
Recognition as Allah as the one true God
Recognition of Jesus as a prophet
36
What was the Soviet response to the forming of NATO during the Cold War?
Backing down with their nuclear threats
Creating Soviet Satellite Nations
nothing
Changing the location of their nuclear weapons stockpile
37
What was one similarity between western European & Japanese forms of feudalism?
None of these
Both had peasants at the bottom of the pyramid
Honor code of the warrior classes
Both had figureheads at the top of their pyramids
38
Why was salt considered so valuable to West African Kingdoms?
They liked to "throw salt"
They liked the way it made their food taste
Human bodies require more salt in hot & dry environments
None of these
39
What was a significant effect of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca?
African language spread to the Middle East
Military overtook Mali
Islamic learning and culture in Mali grew
gold and salt trade ended
40
What was Germany forced to sign at the end of WWI that may have been the beginnings of WWII?
Magna Carta
War Guilt Clause
Treaty of Nanjing
Emancipation Proclamation
41
What was an important effect of the Columbian Exchange?
introduction of new foods in Europe and the Americas
economic instability in China
decline of European population
spread of Hinduism
42
What was one reason British India was divided into two nations in 1947?
Soviet Union insisted India should be communist
fear of unified India being a military threat
Hindus and Muslims preferred to live in separate states
disagreement about India's role in the UN
43
Which civilization is most closely associated to creating a reliable calendar?
Incans
Olmecs
Mayans
Aztecs
44
Which institution served as the unifying force of Medieval Western Europe?
military
legislature
monarchy
church
45
Which book is followed by the followers of Judaism>?
Quran
Bible
Rig Veda
Torah
46
How did the outcome of World War II contribute to the Cold War?
competition for territory in Europe
US and Soviet Union emerge as superpowers
Germans resented the division of Germany
Germany convinced US to oppose the Soviet Union
47
Which statement would have been supported by Karl Marx?
countries should benefit from their colonies
industrialization allows workers and owners work together
private ownership of businesses helps workers
industrialization benefits the wealthy and exploits workers
48
What was one result of the Enlightenment?
Ideas helped spawn the American Revolution
People started to trust the Church again
People began to think for themselves and question everything
People started to trust the Monarchies again
49
What was the immediate cause of World War I?
civil war in Russia
invasion of Poland by Germany
sinking of the Lusitania
assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
50
Trade across the Sahara between Muslims and West Africa was primarily based on
silver and tea
gold and salt
ivory and silk
hardwoods and animal skins
51
What was a major cause of the French Revolution?
Enlightenment demands for social equality
tyrannical abuses of Louis XVI
ambitions of Napoleon
economic success
52
What is a major characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?
Greek and Roman ideas rejected
literature was written in Arabic
suffrage to men and women
secular (non-religious) achievements
53
Which was NOT an important reason Europeans began exploring the oceans in the late 1400s?
new technology
wanted an all water route to Asia
Pope wanted the Holy Land
The Renaissance
54
One way in which the African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai are similar is that they all
benefited from the gold-salt trade
adopted Hinduism
use of gunpowder
controlled gold mines
55
How do socialists generally differ from communists?
socialists hope to improve the lives of workers
socialists oppose government in the economy
socialists do not believe in violence
socialists do not seek political power
56
What led to the decline of the West African kingdom of Mali?
Confusion about who would take over when Mansa Musa died
Bad economy and drought
They ran out of gold to trade for salt
None of these
57
Which society was the first to practice direct democracy?
Alexander the Great's empire
Sparta
Persian Empire
Athens
58
What was a result of the English Civil War?
supremacy of Parliament over the King
took lands from English Church
right to trial by jury
abolished the nobility
59
Which phrase bests completes the concept map below?
invention of the compass
belief in the Olympic gods
Writing in cuneiform
preservation of Greek and Roman culture
