Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?

developing a writing system using cuneiform

Ghana, Mali and Songhai were all able to achieve golden ages because of their

control of trans-Saharan trade routes

Historians rely on primary sources because these sources

provide eyewitness accounts of events

The Neolithic Revolution was a turning point in human history because

farming led to settled communities

To achieve the degree of development shown, the Aztecs firs had to

establish an organized government & a specialized work force

By the late 1500s, the Ottoman Empire governed an area that extended from

southwestern Asia to eastern Europe and into northern Africa

What is a major reason the Renaissance began in Italian city-states?

The Mediterranean location of city-states encouraged trade

What was an economic result of the Columbian Exchange?

development of a European-dominated global trade network

What was one effect of the expansion of Islam between 632 and 750?

Culture & trade was established over a large region

Which statement about the bubonic plague is most accurate?

The death toll from the plague led to labor shortages

The primary purpose of Joseph Stalin's five-year plan was to

increase agricultural and industrial output

The primary purpose of both the Suez & Panama canals was to

decrease the distance of trade routes

Which change is most closely associated with Peter the Great of Russia?

westernization & modernization of the country

What was a final outcome of the Crusades?

Jerusalem remained under the control of Muslims

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1
Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?
building floating gardens to grow corn
establishing representative democracies
constructing Hindu temples
developing a writing system using cuneiform
2
Which term is defined as system used in Colonial Latin America by the Spanish to provide labor
Middle Passage
encomienda system
mercantilism
capitalism
3
Ghana, Mali and Songhai were all able to achieve golden ages because of their
reliance on sugar plantations in the Niger delta
ability to use the natural harbors on the Atlantic Ocean
discovery of oil reserves in Gulf of Guinea
control of trans-Saharan trade routes
4
Historians rely on primary sources because these sources
provide eyewitness accounts of events
establish rules for writing history
have the approval of religious authorities
are more detailed the primary sources
5
The Neolithic Revolution was a turning point in human history because
farming led to settled communities
cave paintings recorded the activities of nomadic groups
people started using animal skins for clothing
copper was first used to improve stone tools
6
To achieve the degree of development shown, the Aztecs firs had to
use domesticated animals to assist in agriculture
adopt engineering techniques from European cultures
invent wheeled vehicles to move materials
establish an organized government & a specialized work force
7
During the 1930s, Japan's policy of imperialism was primarily driven by
the need for natural resources
revenge for the bombing of its cities
a desire to retain its traditional values
a determination to spread Zen Buddhism
8
By the late 1500s, the Ottoman Empire governed an area that extended from
Mongolia across the central Asian kingdoms
the Arabian Peninsula across northern Africa & into Spain
southwestern Asia to eastern Europe and into northern Africa
the Indian subcontinent to the Straits of Malacca
9
What is a major reason the Renaissance began in Italian city-states?
The Mediterranean location of city-states encouraged trade
The climate of Italy fostered agricultural products
The Alps isolated these city-states from the rest of Europe
The Rhine River provided power to Italian industries
10
Which pair of countries of affected by monsoons?
Ghana & Argentina
India & China
Cuba & Afghanistan
Algeria & Turkey
11
What was an economic result of the Columbian Exchange?
introduction of slash-and-burn farming in the Americas
creation of the Hanseatic League
establishment of the feudal system in Europe
development of a European-dominated global trade network
12
What was one effect of the expansion of Islam between 632 and 750?
One authority governed from the Mediterranean to the Indus
Culture & trade was established over a large region
Armed conquest was forbidden by the caliphs
A majority of the western European population converted
13
Which statement about the bubonic plague is most accurate?
Trade between Europe & Asia stopped before the Plague began
Improved sanitation systems eliminated threat of sickness
The death toll from the plague led to labor shortages
Advances in medicine halted the spread of the plague
14
The primary purpose of Joseph Stalin's five-year plan was to
increase agricultural and industrial output
limit immigration of ethnic minitories
increase the production of consumer goods
limit the wealth of the upper class
15
The primary purpose of both the Suez & Panama canals was to
decrease the distance of trade routes
control immigration to the colonies
limit the slave trade
expand irrigation systems
16
The Armenian massacre (1910s) and the forced famine in Ukraine (1930s) are examples of
guerrilla warfare
international terrorism
human rights violations
religious conflicts
17
Which change is most closely associated with Peter the Great of Russia?
westernization & modernization of the country
extension of Russia's borders to the Caucuses & Ukraine
emancipation of the serfs on private estates
establishment of Moscow as the capital city
18
Which two major regions were directly connected by the Silk Road?
Central America and Africa
Europe and South America
Asia and Europe
Asia and Africa
19
What was a final outcome of the Crusades?
The Seljuk Turks conquered Spain
The pope became the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Jerusalem remained under the control of Muslims
Charlemagne established the Frankish Empire
20
Censorship, a one-party dictatorship & placing the state before everything are all part of a
democratic government
parliamentary system
limited monarchy
totalitarian government

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