Global NYS Regents Review #1

What was the primary reason that large numbers of people left Ireland in the 1840s and 1850s?

What effect did the geography of ancient Greece have on its early development?

Which statement best expresses an idea held by many Renaissance humanist philosophers?

The unification of Germany and the breakup of Yugoslavia both illustrate the influence of

Which type of political and social order is shown in this diagram?

Who used political purges as a means of maintaining control of the government?

One similarity between the ancient civilizations in Egypt and in China is that they developed

One reason that totalitarian dictatorships gained power in Europe between WWI & WW2

What was a direct result of the Opium War in 19th-century China?

Which cause-and-effect relationship is accurate?

What is considered one of the Byzantine Empire’s contributions to western European society?

One reason Mikhail Gorbachev (USSR) implemented the policies of glasnost and perestroika was to

Which statement about the geography of Japan is most accurate?

Which geographic factor played the greatest role in preventing Russia from being conquered?

The policy of appeasement helped cause World War II because this policy

An argument used to support the building of the Suez & Panama Canals was these waterways would

The ancient cultures of both the Incas and the Chinese adapted to the physical geography by

What was one long-term impact of Marco Polo’s visit to China?

Which nation had the most influence on the colonization of Latin America in the 1500s?

Which aspect of social science would a geographer most likely study in depth?

What was a major cause of World War I?

Which factor best characterizes the art of both ancient Greece and the Renaissance?

One way in which Peter the Great and Atatürk (Mustafa Kemal) are similar is that they sought to

During the 19th century, European nations established spheres of influence in China mainly to

In China, Deng Xiaoping’s Four Modernizations led to

One contribution of ancient Roman culture was the development of

Porfirio Díaz, Francisco “Pancho” Villa& Emiliano Zapata are all associated w/the revolution in

Which problem faces many of the least developed nations today?

What was one goal of mercantilism?

One effect of industrialization on Meiji Japan was that it

Which description best characterizes the city of Timbuktu?

One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to

In England, which circumstance was a result of the other three?

Market system, Profit incentive, Entrepreneurs matches which heading

Which slogan best reflects the point of view of Cecil Rhodes as shown in this cartoon?

According to John Locke, the chief role of government was to

Which country was Mohandas Gandhi from?

Which document limited the power of the English monarchy during the Middle Ages?

Which statement can best be supported by the information shown on this map

Which circumstance best describes a long-term result of the Crusades?