Anabaptists were viewed as dangerous radicals because they believed that

the state should not have any role in church affairs.

The social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was evident in the

emergence of the middle class and the working class.

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson argued at the Paris Peace conference most strongly for

a League of Nations to prevent future wars.

Heroic epic poems usually described

battles and political contests.

The factory created a new labor system in which

workers had to work regular hours & perform repetitive tasks

Why did the crusader kingdoms depend on Italian port cities like Venice and Pisa for supplies?

They could send supplies by ship avoiding the Muslim Empire

Which of these may have enabled people to move back into cities?

less dependence on agriculture for survival

Civil war broke out in Russia after World War I because

many people opposed the Bolshevik government.

The Reign of Terror set up revolutionary courts to prosecute

counterrevolutionaries and traitors.

One effect of the slave trade on African societies was

decreased population in some areas.

Education spread widely during the enlightenment because

reading material was aimed at the masses.

On ceremonial occasions and to appease the gods, the Maya

practiced human sacrifice of war captives.

The Bubonic plague was spread by

rats infested with fleas carrying the bacterium.

According to Rousseau's concept of the social contract

a society agrees to be governed by its general will.

Martin Luther published his Ninety-five Theses to attack the Catholic Church for its

abuses in the sale of indulgences.

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor caused

the United States to enter the war.

Why did coal production expand greatly during the Industrial Revolution?

Coal was needed to produce iron and to run steam engines.

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson argued at the Paris Peace conference most strongly for

a League of Nations to prevent future wars.

The main goal of a humanistic education was to

teach people how to lead good lives.

Great Britain experienced stability partly because it

gave the industrial middle class the vote.

Why was feudalism developed?

Centralized power was lost in the face of invasion.

Why did the nineteenth century become more secular?

People looked increasingly to science for answers

Initially, the war effort on the Western Front was characterized by

trench warfare that kept both sides in the same positions

An example of the vernacular literature of the Middle Ages is

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494

established line between land controlled by Spain & Portugal

In The Prince, Machiavelli argues that

It is better to be feared than loved as a ruler

In total war, governments were able to control

economies and resources within their own countries.

The interdict was an effective political weapon for Pope Innocent III because

people would put pressure on rulers to agree with the Pope

Hitler wanted to dominate other countries because he believed that

Germany’s people were superior to everyone else.

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1
The Industrial Revolution started in Britain partly because its rivers provided
transportation and power.
cheaper food.
coal and iron ore.
plentiful labor.
2
Who led the Yuan dynasty?
Kublai Khan
Zhu Yuanzhang
Temüjin
Genghis Khan
3
Which small Inca city was built at an elevation of 8,000 feet?
Machu Picchu
Moche
Chimor
Quechua
4
The representative government that emerged in thirteenth-century England was called _____.
the royal courts.
the Domesday Book.
Parliament
the Roman Catholic Church.
5
Anabaptists were viewed as dangerous radicals because they believed that
only a chosen few in the community could become ministers.
priests were needed to interpret the Bible correctly.
the state should not have any role in church affairs.
early Christian practices should be abandoned.
6
The social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was evident in the
cloud of air pollution that choked the British Isles.
growing death rates from accidents on the roads.
famines caused by families abandoning their farms.
emergence of the middle class and the working class.
7
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson argued at the Paris Peace conference most strongly for
restoration of Russia’s czar to end communism
a League of Nations to prevent future wars.
forgiving Germany.
the outright annexation of territories to the Allies.
8
Aztec religion was based on a belief in a struggle between which of the following?
men and women
good and evil
the jungle and civilization
gods and men
9
The city that both Muslims and Christians most wanted to control was
Constantinople
Jerusalem
Rome
Mecca
10
Heroic epic poems usually described
the lives of saints.
battles and political contests.
love for a lady.
Aristotle’s works.
11
The victims of the Holocaust included large numbers of
ethnic Germans.
Italians.
Japanese.
European Jews.
12
The factory created a new labor system in which
machines were valued more highly than the workers
products were produced by an assembly line of workers
workers had to adjust to periods of hectic work
workers had to work regular hours & perform repetitive tasks
13
Why did the crusader kingdoms depend on Italian port cities like Venice and Pisa for supplies?
They could send supplies by ship avoiding the Muslim Empire
Pope Urban II decreed that they should buy from those cities
The prices were lowest in those cities.
They preferred the foods and other goods from those cities.
14
Which of these may have enabled people to move back into cities?
less control of feudal lords over peasants
dangerous invasions of outside groups
expansion of legal rights for artisans
less dependence on agriculture for survival
15
According to Rousseau, general will represents what is best for the
aristocratic and middle classes.
peasants and lower classes.
entire community.
government.
16
Civil war broke out in Russia after World War I because
foreign troops remained on Russian soil.
Lenin got too much territory in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
the Bolsheviks did not fulfill their promises.
many people opposed the Bolshevik government.
17
The Reign of Terror set up revolutionary courts to prosecute
the sans-culottes and other members of the Paris Commune.
Austrian prisoners.
counterrevolutionaries and traitors.
Robespierre’s followers.
18
One effect of the slave trade on African societies was
transfer of European political ideas.
decreased population in some areas.
flourishing of art and culture.
decreased warfare.
19
In which of the following did John Calvin believe?
an all-powerful God
the separation of church and state
good works as the way to gain salvation
the sale of relics and indulgences
20
Education spread widely during the enlightenment because
churches promoted education.
books were written by the elite.
schools were free for everyone.
reading material was aimed at the masses.
21
On ceremonial occasions and to appease the gods, the Maya
burned large quantities of maize.
practiced human sacrifice of war captives.
climbed to the central pyramid’s shrine.
wrote and performed lengthy war songs.
22
The Bubonic plague was spread by
poisoned water from the town wells.
the Great Famine.
an overall drop in temperatures known as a “little ice age.”
rats infested with fleas carrying the bacterium.
23
Which founding document reflects the colonists' fear of a strong central government?
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Articles of Confederation
24
According to Rousseau's concept of the social contract
people should be governed by their individual morality.
a government should exact harsh punishment for crime.
the government should not interfere in economic affairs.
a society agrees to be governed by its general will.
25
The Muslim leader whose rise to power in the late 12th century sparked the 3rd Crusade was?
Baybars
Saladin
Barbarossa.
Alexius I Comnenus.
26
Martin Luther published his Ninety-five Theses to attack the Catholic Church for its
land holdings throughout Europe.
papal system of authority.
abuses in the sale of indulgences.
reliance upon faith as a means of salvation.
27
The harsh conditions created by the Industrial Revolution gave rise to
government oversight of factories.
the Iron Workers' Revolt of 1886.
the organization of charitable groups.
a movement toward socialism.
28
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor caused
America to stay out of the war
the United States to enter the war.
Southeast Asia to fall to the Japanese.
Germany to end the war.
29
Which founding document reflects the colonists' fear of a strong central government?
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
30
Why did coal production expand greatly during the Industrial Revolution?
Coal was an environmentally clean method of fueling machines
Coal was needed to produce iron and to run steam engines.
People preferred to use coal over electricity
New methods of mining coal made it a very easy job.
31
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson argued at the Paris Peace conference most strongly for
the outright annexation of territories to the Allies.
forgiving Germany.
a League of Nations to prevent future wars.
restoration of Russia’s czar to end communism
32
The main goal of a humanistic education was to
promote individuality and creativity.
produce scholars of ancient literature.
groom students for political careers.
teach people how to lead good lives.
33
Great Britain experienced stability partly because it
expanded railroads.
gave the industrial middle class the vote.
built up the British navy.
gave women the vote.
34
Which of the following is the product of mixing cast iron and wrought iron?
fire-lance
steel
porcelain
gunpowder
35
Why was feudalism developed?
Centralized power was lost in the face of invasion.
The church was losing power and failed to protect the lords.
There was a need for a clear successor to the crown.
Lords decided to reform society by establishing chivalry.
36
Why did the nineteenth century become more secular?
Scientific discoveries led to stronger religious beliefs.
People lost faith in the ideals of romanticism.
People believed in different types of progress
People looked increasingly to science for answers
37
Initially, the war effort on the Western Front was characterized by
decisive victories by the French army
innovative strategies that used new technologies available
slow but steady advancement of the German army on the ground
trench warfare that kept both sides in the same positions
38
Why did both sides in the war want more allies to join the war?
Too many soldiers were dying.
Both sides needed more skilled pilots.
Everyone wanted the United States to join.
Nobody was winning the war.
39
An example of the vernacular literature of the Middle Ages is
Aristotle’s Summa Theologica.
the Proslogion by Anselm of Canterbury.
Roger Bacon’s Opus Majus.
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
40
Which of these would directly serve both lords and kings?
Peasants
Vassals
serfs
Knights
41
The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494
put an end to warfare between Portugal and Spain.
established line between land controlled by Spain & Portugal
made Portuguese the official language of the Americas.
ended violence between Portuguese and Muslim spice traders.
42
The scientific method grew out of the belief that the world is best understood through
a geocentric view of the universe.
the teachings of Aristotle.
imagination
direct observation.
43
The strip of territory that separated the troops from each other was known as
at sea.
the trenches.
no-man’s-land.
dead-man's-land
44
The humanists’ purpose for educating people was to
create well-rounded citizens.
make people more artistic.
produce scholars of ancient literature.
prepare people for religious lives.
45
In The Prince, Machiavelli argues that
It is better to be feared than loved as a ruler
power has a corrupting influence.
a ruler should act virtuously.
people have a basic desire to do good.
46
Lutherans and Calvinists did not agree on the issue of
papal authority.
predestination.
women's rights.
clerical celibacy.
47
In total war, governments were able to control
the economies of their allies.
the enemy’s resources.
their citizens’ voting preferences.
economies and resources within their own countries.
48
The interdict was an effective political weapon for Pope Innocent III because
it forced people to remain married.
it proved how powerful the pope was.
it prevented priests from giving anyone the sacrament.
people would put pressure on rulers to agree with the Pope
49
The Industrial Revolution increased people’s interest in
theories of business management.
feelings and emotions.
scientific research.
the price of goods.
50
The Industrial Revolution increased people’s interest in
the price of goods.
scientific research.
theories of business management.
feelings and emotions.
51
Hitler wanted to dominate other countries because he believed that
Germany’s natural resources were superior.
the Treaty of Versailles would protect Germany.
other countries were trying to conquer Germany.
Germany’s people were superior to everyone else.
52
The most important gift a lord could give to a vassal was
a gold ring.
a piece of land.
his daughter in marriage.
a dragon boat.
53
Education spread widely during the enlightenment because
schools were free for everyone.
books were written by the elite.
reading material was aimed at the masses.
churches promoted education.
54
Which group made up the majority of the European population?
nobility
peasants
burghers
urban upper class
55
Which of these was a result of the growth of trade and cities in the middle ages?
improved sanitation and living conditions
increased dependence on the land and relationship to a lord
people acquiring rights and freedoms from local lords
the decline of the middle class
56
As the First Crusade began, Pope Urban II promised the people that
the sins of anyone killed on the Crusade would be forgiven.
no one who participated in the Crusade would be killed.
all crusaders would be well paid.
those who fought well would be given a title.
57
What was the purpose of the samurai?
to protect their employers
to end civil wars
to follow the warrior code of Bushido
to collect tax revenues
58
Which idea of Baron Montesquieu has been incorporated into the U.S. Constitution?
economic laissez-faire
social contract
religious tolerance
separation of governmental powers
59
Serbia angered Austria-Hungary when it
mobilized troops along Austria's border.
promised to support Germany's interests.
tried to form an independent state.
developed imperialist ambitions.
60
The greatest threat to American unity in the mid-1800s was
slavery.
British imperialism.
religious intolerance.
industrialization.
61
Initially in WWI, the war effort on the Western Front was characterized by
slow but steady advancement of the German army on the ground
innovative strategies that used new technologies
trench warfare that kept both sides in the same positions
decisive victories by the French army
62
Great Britain experienced stability during the Industrial Revolution partly because it
gave the industrial middle class the vote.
expanded railroads.
built up the British navy.
gave women the vote.
63
The Industrial Revolution started in Britain partly because its rivers provided
transportation and power.
cheaper food.
plentiful labor.
coal and iron ore.
64
Which of following was an expectation of knights under the chivalric code?
to treat prisoners with respect and dignity
to fight one another to the death in tournaments
to settle disputes with invaders
to give women a voice in government
65
According to mercantilists, the prosperity of a nation depended on
conquering new territories and settling them.
importing more goods rather than exporting.
a large supply of bullion, or gold and silver.
finding and maintaining a supply of cheap labor.
66
Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was forced to
return Alsace and Lorraine to France.
accept the League of Nations.
run Italy as a mandate.
attend the Paris Peace Conference.
67
How did industrialization affect the growth of the military in the nations of Europe?
It removed the need for a military in most nations.
It led to new methods of shipbuilding and new weapons.
It caused nations to desire a bigger military presence.
It lengthened the amount of time needed to build a military.
68
The astonishing monuments and buildings in the Inca city of Cuzco were
never seen by European visitors, who were not permitted
made of gold that was mined by the forced labor of conquered
constructed with stone and a kind of unique mortar
built of close fitting stones that withstood earthquakes
69
The Chinese defended themselves against the Mongols with
porcelain.
gunpowder.
siege warfare.
canals
70
Which of the following was a result of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War?
France gained control of Britain's holdings in India.
Russia gained control of Prussian lands.
France was forced to withdraw from India.
Austria regained control of Silesia from Prussia.
71
The most difficult shrine for most Christians to make a pilgrimage to was in
Santiago de Compostela.
Rome.
Worms.
Jerusalem.
72
An example of the vernacular literature of the Middle Ages is
Aristotle’s Summa Theologica.
the Proslogion by Anselm of Canterbury.
Roger Bacon’s Opus Majus.
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
73
During the war, new roles in the workforce were created for women because
so many men entered the military effort.
women needed something to do.
they were experienced workers.
women demanded equality with men.
74
Which of the following made it possible for scientists to practice direct observation?
the printing press
Greek thinkers
the telescope and microscope
natural philosophers
75
Pachacuti did which of the following to encourage loyalty?
Local governors were bribed with gold from conquered cities’
Laborers were moved to the part of the country most in need.
Children of regional leaders were taken hostage
All peasants were given land which they were allowed to farm
76
The humanists’ purpose for educating people was to
produce scholars of ancient literature.
create well-rounded citizens.
prepare people for religious lives.
make people more artistic.
77
Industrialization spread rapidly in both Europe and the United States thanks to
steamboats.
railroads.
wealthy investors.
peasants.
78
Born to a wealthy merchant family, Francis of Assisi
was both a successful,wealthy merchant and a popular poet
used his social status to improve the lives of women.
joined the Benedictine monastic order.
eventually abandoned all worldly goods to live in poverty.
79
Zen Buddhism teaches that one way to achieve nirvana is through
proper nutrition and eating the correct foods.
evaluating past deeds.
instantaneous enlightenment or a long process of mediation.
strict observance of the warrior’s code.
80
How did the revolts in America and France affect other countries of Europe?
Monarchs in other countries fled for their lives
The French preferred to keep the news of their revolt secret
France’s revolts led other countries to demand change also
Other countries avoided following France’s example.
81
Which of the following best describes the Inca agricultural system?
small but highly complex farms that grew vanilla & sugarcane
pepper and rice farms that were far away from farmers’ huts
urban farms managed by women and children of noble birth
high altitude terraced farms with precise irrigation systems
82
Louis Pasteur proposed
the germ theory of disease.
a theory of electricity.
that Darwin be excommunicated.
the concept of atomic weight.
83
According to mercantilists, the prosperity of a nation depended on
importing more goods rather than exporting.
conquering new territories and settling them.
finding and maintaining a supply of cheap labor.
a large supply of bullion, or gold and silver.
84
How did craft guilds improve economic conditions in cities?
kept women out of the workforce
encouraged competition among workers
organized workers to strike
set quality standards for goods produced
85
Which of the following is a reason Italy was more urban than the rest of Europe?
Italy had five strong states.
The landscape of Italy attracted artists and travelers
The thriving trade networks drew people to the states.
Other parts of Europe developed centralized monarchies
86
Why were tensions heightened among countries in Europe after 1900?
Nations began mobilizing for war.
Some nations refused to trade with each other.
People were joining the Black Hand.
Socialists had seized power.
87
The federal system is a form of government in which power is
shared between the new nation and the British empire.
given exclusively to the executive branch.
given to the judicial branch.
shared between national and state governments.
88
The Russians defeated Napoleon’s Grand Army by
retreating and burning their own villages and countryside.
waiting to attack during the brutal Russian winter.
joining with Egypt, to draw Napoleon from Russia.
splitting their forces in half and attacking from two sides
89
During the war, new roles in the workforce were created for women because
women needed something to do.
so many men entered the military effort.
they were experienced workers.
women demanded equality with men.
90
On ceremonial occasions and to appease the gods, the Maya
climbed to the central pyramid’s shrine.
wrote and performed lengthy war songs.
burned large quantities of maize.
practiced human sacrifice of war captives.
91
The Germans increased their workforce by
recruiting workers from other European countries.
using citizens from conquered countries.
forcing German women and children to work.
importing workers from Asia.
92
Jose de San Martín and Símon Bolívar led South American independence movements against
Portugal.
Mexico
the United States.
Spain.
93
The more that European countries expanded in the Americas, the more they increased the
Native American population.
European death rate.
slave trade from West Africa.
need for luxury goods to sell.
94
Why did coal production expand greatly during the Industrial Revolution?
People preferred to use coal over electricity
Coal was needed to produce iron and to run steam engines.
New methods of mining coal made it a very easy job.
Coal was an environmentally clean method of fueling machines
95
The city that both Muslims and Christians most wanted to control was
Venice.
Constantinople.
Jerusalem.
Marseilles.
96
One Maya calendar was based on a
365-day year.
30-day year.
150-day year.
1,000-day year
97
Using movable type for printing in Europe led to increased
rates of literacy in Europe.
participation in government.
wealth for peasants.
land ownership for nobles.
98
The strip of territory that separated the troops from each other was known as
no-man’s-land.
the trenches.
at sea.
the sky.
99
Martin Luther’s belief in faith alone caused him to
convert to Catholicism.
disagree and break with the Catholic Church.
work within the Catholic Church to change it.
post the Ninety-five Theses.
100
Which of the following was written in the language of everyday speech in a particular region?
biblical literature
vernacular literature
complex literature
philosophical literature

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