WHII SOL Review--Not 20th Century

Question 1

What pre-Columbian society mysteriously "disappeared" from power prior to Spanish arrival?

Accepted Answer

Mayan

Question 2

Which country was known for refusing to trade with Europeans from 1600-1800?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 3

Louis XIV was what kind of ruler in France?

Accepted Answer

Absolute Monarch

Question 4

What cargo was transported along the Middle Passage of the Triangle Trade system?

Accepted Answer

Slaves

Question 5

Of all the major world religions, which is the newest to have been created?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 6

Which social class in Latin America was responsible for leading independence movements?

Accepted Answer

Creoles

Question 7

What "Incorruptible" man lead the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?

Accepted Answer

Maximilian Robespierre

Question 8

Which economic theory led to European nations creating colonies in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism

Question 9

The First Industrial Revolution centered on the production of what kinds of goods?

Accepted Answer

Cotton textiles

Question 10

Which of the following Spanish explorers was responsible for defeating the Incans?

Accepted Answer

Francisco Pizarro

Question 11

What "great" leader of the Ottoman Empire was known military expansion and law reforms?

Accepted Answer

Suleyman

Question 12

Which Enlightenment figure MOST influenced Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

John Locke

Question 13

Which of the following was NOT a major reform in France by Napoleon Bonaparte?

Accepted Answer

Protection of freedom of speech and expression

Question 14

What musician is MOST commonly associated with baroque music?

Accepted Answer

Johann Sebastian Bach

Question 15

Who wrote the first novel, Don Quixote?

Accepted Answer

Miguel de Cervantes

Question 16

Which of the following was NOT a major reform enacted in Russia by Peter the Great?

Accepted Answer

Created a constitutional monarchy to be more like England.

Question 17

In France, "Huguenots" was the name for the French followers of what religious figure?

Accepted Answer

John Calvin

Question 18

The policy of "realpolitik", or "blood and iron", is most associated with which figure?

Accepted Answer

Otto von Bismarck

Question 19

Which Renaissance artist was known for his inventions, as well as painting the Mona Lisa?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 20

Which of the following figures from the Scientific Revolution did not work in astronomy?

Accepted Answer

William Harvey

Question 21

What industrial giant was known for dominating the steel industry in the late 1800's?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Carnegie

Question 22

Which major Islamic empire was located in Northern India, where most people were Hindu?

Accepted Answer

Mughal Empire

Question 23

Which of the following areas was NOT part of the empire ruled by Charles I/V?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 24

Which of the following was NOT a writer of the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

Question 25

During the Reformation, which of these areas did NOT become an important area for Protestants?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 26

Thomas Hobbes's writings were heavily influenced by the tragic experience he had in what event?

Accepted Answer

The English Civil War

Question 27

Contrary to the rest of Europe, which political philosophy dominated in England in the 1800's?

Accepted Answer

Liberalism

Question 28

Which figure from the Scientific Revolution is MOST associated with the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

Francis Bacon

Question 29

What Italian nationalist led his "Red Shirts" to liberate the south of Italy in the mid-1800s?

Accepted Answer

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Question 30

Which isolationist U.S. President was known for trying to keep Europeans out of the Americas?

Accepted Answer

James Monroe

WHII SOL Review--Not 20th Century

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