Why is the Middle East is a global importance today?

provides much of the petroleum used by industrial nations

Absolute Monarchs ruled by "Divine Right." What purpose was supported by this claim?

strengthened monarch's right to rule

Which statement best characterizes the period of apartheid in South Africa?

many racist ideas were adopted into laws

How did the invention of the Printing Press increase global interaction?

by making texts available to more people

What was the greatest impact of the Crusades?

Opened trade routes to Asia & increased trade

What was an economic effect of the Black Death?

labor shortages brought higher wages

What is one reason North Korea has been the focus of worldwide attention?

nuclear weapons development programs

What was an effect of exploration and trade of the Americas?

Africans were enslaved to work on plantations

How did the policies of Glasnost & Perestroika affect the Soviet Union?

Citizens started to demand more freedoms

What is reason Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC),nations joined together?

determine the supply of oil on the world market

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1
What geographic feature did the early civilizations have in common?
rivers and valleys
rainy seasons and forests
oceans and coastlines
fertile soils and plains
2
What type of economic system is defined by competition in a free market?
Globalism
Communism
Captialism
Socialism
3
What term refers to limited government control or interaction in businesses?
laissez-faire
plague
coup de tat
terrorism
4
In recent years, a major success of the European Union (EU) has been the
rejection of national sovereignty
creation of a single military force
elimination of trade barriers
adoption of a single language
5
Why is the Middle East is a global importance today?
has become a model of economic and political equality
provides much of the petroleum used by industrial nations
allows major European powers their spheres of influence
remains a primary source of uranium
6
What body of water was important to Greece?
Black Sea
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
7
How did laws such as the Code of Hammurabi affect ancient societies?
reduced authority of the king
limited role of the gov't in everyday lives
unified them under one law
established separation of church and state
8
What term refers to a business that owns all the competition and controls prices?
monopoly
Marshall Plan
communism
terrorist
9
What was the purpose of the Magna Carta?
limiting gov't power
trading rights
separating power of gov't
rights of the accused
10
Absolute Monarchs ruled by "Divine Right." What purpose was supported by this claim?
separation of church and state
right of rulers to seize land
strengthened monarch's right to rule
religion is NOT stronger than politics
11
Which statement best characterizes the period of apartheid in South Africa?
French was declared the official language of the nation
many racist ideas were adopted into laws
the Boers attempted to conquer Nigeria
the majority of the population had the right to vote
12
What are the Berlin Blockade and Cuban Missile Crisis examples of?
Cooperation between USA & USSR
Preference for democratic values
Intensified Cold Ward tensions
Interventions by the United Nations
13
How did the invention of the Printing Press increase global interaction?
by making texts available to more people
by making it better for the rich
by using color to interest more people
by creating more parts for the printing press
14
What was the greatest impact of the Crusades?
Peasant rebellions decreased as the church increased
Opened trade routes to Asia & increased trade
Invading Islamic armies destroyed farms & cities
Access to Asian goods was limited due to war
15
What type of government was unique to Athens?
Dictatoriship
Communism
Democracy
Monarchy
16
What was an economic effect of the Black Death?
peasants left their manors, weakening fuedalism
labor shortages brought higher wages
Europe lost a third of its population
it was stared by fleas on black rats
17
What is one reason North Korea has been the focus of worldwide attention?
nuclear weapons development programs
efforts to revive communism in Eastern Europe
commitment to increasing political freedoms
development of a strong and expanding economy
18
What was an effect of exploration and trade of the Americas?
Africans were enslaved to work on plantations
found new trade routes to Asia
Spain dominated North and South America
Germany didn't join the exploration til later
19
How did the policies of Glasnost & Perestroika affect the Soviet Union?
Communist Party was strengthened
Gov't was centralized under a dictator
Citizens started to demand more freedoms
Increased influence over other countries
20
What is reason Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC),nations joined together?
maintain a low price of oil per barrel
isolate themselves from the rest of the world
determine the supply of oil on the world market
establish a policy of independence in trade

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