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MATCHING: MATCH EACH TERM WITH THE CORRECT DEFINITION.
a. Martin Luther
b. Simon Bolivar
c. Louis XIV
d. Hernando Cortez
e. Alexander the Great
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Karl Marx
Matthew Perry
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Genghis Khan
John Locke
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
monotheistic
social hierarchy
patriarchal
secular
ethnocentrism
16. In the Middle East during Neolithic times, the development of farming brought about
17. Which arrangement represents the most likely sequence in history?
settled communities, legal codes, development of agriculture
18. In the Paleolithic Age all of these existed except?
19. One reason early civilizations developed in some areas like the Middle East and not others is
20. Which civilization developed between two rivers?
21. What modern country was home of the Yellow River Valley Civilization
22. Which of the following civilizations’ writing system has been yet to be deciphered
(understood)?
23. Which civilization developed a written language called “oracle bones” as a means of asking
the gods questions?
24. The combination of religious and political authority in Ancient Egypt my be described as
25. Which of the following choices has the civilization correctly matched with their writing system?
cuneiform, alphabet, hieroglyphs
26. Confucius believed that social order, harmony, and good government could be achieved if
society was organized around five basic
27. The Qu’ran, jihad, and the hegira are most closely associated with the practice of
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28. The most practiced religion in India is
29. Who was the great Mauryan ruler who conquered India and spread Buddhism?
30. This person taught by persistent questioning. He was eventually put to death for questioning
the government. Who is it?
31. Which political system had its foundations in Athens?
32. Hellenistic culture represented a blending of Greek culture with all of the following cultures
EXCEPT:
33. The Pax Romana is best described as:
34. In what way was the Roman political system different from the Greek political system in
Athens?
35. Spartan society was famous for
36. If Paris Hilton lived in Ancient Rome with all of her wealth what class would she fit into?
37. The government of early Rome can best be described as
38. The Senators justified the killing of Caesar because
39. All of the following can be said of Jesus EXCEPT that he
40. Which of the following did Russia adopt from the Byzantines?
41. One similarity between the Five Pillars of Islam and the Ten Commandments is that both
42. Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
I. _____________________________________
A. Development of medical encyclopedias
B. Development of algebra and astronomical tables
C. Production of woolen carpets
D. Production of literature, calligraphy, and geometric art
43. The growth of Feudalism in Europe during the Middle Ages was primarily caused by the
44. The Middle Ages in Western Europe was characterized by
45. In Europe during the Middle Ages, the force that provided unification and stability was the
46. In Europe, a long term effect of the Crusades was
47. A major goal of the Christian Church during the Crusades was to
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48. In early African societies, people incorporated elements of a religion in which spirits play an
important role in regulating daily life into their spirituality. The religion is called
49. Bantu is a language native to
50. The Five Pillars of Islam contain all of the following EXCEPT
51. Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo were similar in that both
52. Which was a result of the Commercial Revolution?
53. Which system developed as a result of the Commercial Revolution
54. European society during the Renaissance differed from European society during the Middle
Ages in that during the Renaissance
55. The Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation were similar in that both were
56. In Western Europe, a major immediate effect of the Reformation was a
57. Which was a major result of the Reformation?
58. An observation that could be made about the Ottoman Empire is that the empire
59. One reason the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec and Inca empires
rapidly is that
60. In Latin America during the early period of Spanish colonialism, the deaths of large numbers
of native people led to
61. According to the theory of mercantilism, colonies should be
62. Which social class controlled most of the political, economic, and social power in colonial Latin
America
63. The global transfer of foods, plants, animals, and diseases during the colonization of
America’s is known as the
64. During the Age of Absolutism (1600’s and 1700’s) European monarchs tried to
65. Westernization in Russia came about largely through the
Base your answer to question 66 on the statements below and your knowledge of social studies.
Speaker A: “The state of monarchy is supreme on earth: for kings are not only God’s lieutenants
upon earth and sit upon God’s throne, but even by God himself they are called gods.”
Speaker B: “If government fails to fulfill the end for which it is established-the preservation of the
individuals right to life, liberty, and the property-the people have a right to dissolve the
government.”
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Speaker C: “But what if the compact between the ruler and ruled is violated by the ruler? He thus
becomes a tyrant, a criminal who forfeits his rights to the obedience of his subjects, who may now
exercise their right to rebel and form a new compact.”
Speaker D: “ The ruling authority in the state, the sovereign, must have supreme power, or
society will collapse and the anarchy of the state of nature will return.”
66. Which two speakers would support absolutism?
67. Which statement best describes the effects of the works of Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo
Galilei, Sir Isaac Newton, and René Descartes?
68. During the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, one similarity in the work of many
scientists and philosophers was that they
69. Philosophers of the Enlightenment period believed that society could best be improved by
70. Speaker A: Good government stresses the importance of the nation and accepts the rights of
the individual only if the interests of the individual are the same as those of the nation.
Speaker B: The person of the king is sacred and to attack him in any way is to attack religion
itself. The respect given to a king is religious in nature.
Speaker C: All human beings are born free and equal with a right to life and liberty. It is the
duty of government to protect these natural rights of its citizens.
Speaker D: Our goal will not be achieved by democracy or liberal reforms, but by blood and
iron. Only then will we be successful. No nation achieves greatness or unity without the
traumatic experiences of war.
Which speaker’s statement best reflects the ideas of the Enlightenment?
71. Which statement is a valid generalization about the immediate results of the French
Revolution of 1789?
72. The French people supported Napoleon Bonaparte because they hoped he would
73. During the early 1800’s, which was a major influence on the struggle for political
independence in Latin America?
74. Which of these situations was the direct result of the other three?
75. Nationalism is most likely to develop in an area that has
76. Which condition is most necessary to the process of industrialization in a society?
77. Before a nation can begin to industrialize, that nation must first develop
78. A major result of the Industrial Revolution was the
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79. Adam Smith’s economic theory of laissez-faire capitalism proposes that
80. A key principle of the economic theory of communism is
81. After 1880, European nations sought colonies in Africa primarily because the Europeans were
82. Which statement best expresses the Western perspective regarding Rudyard Kipling’s “white
man’s burden”?
83. One result of the Opium War was that China
84. In the past, European nations have conquered other lands, made them into colonies, and
controlled their economies.
Which term refers to the situation described in this statement?
Base your answers to 86 and 87 on the following passage and on your knowledge of social studies.
…”From the beginning” said Marques Ito, “we realized fully how necessary it was that
the Japanese people should not only adopt Western methods, but should also speedily
become competent to do without the aid of foreign instruction and supervision. In the
early days we brought many foreigners to Japan to help to introduce modern methods,
but we always did it in such a way as to enable the Japanese students to take their
rightful place in the nation after they had been educated.”…
-Alfred Stead, Great Japan: A Study of National Efficiency, John Lane Co., 1906
85. Which occurrence in Japanese history is described in the passage?
86. The author of the passage suggests that Japan
87. Which list of French leaders is in the correct chronological order?
Louis XVI, Napoleon, Robespierre
88. During World War I, which group of people were victims of genocide?
89. Which statement best describes the relationship between World War I and the Russian
Revolution?
90. A major cause of World War I was
91. Which of the following statements about World War I is NOT true?
92. Which of the following new type of warfare was introduced in World War I?
93. The Treaty of Versailles contributed to the economic instability in Germany after World War I
by
94. In the 1920’s and 1930’s, the rise of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, and Spain
was largely the result of
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95. Fascism in Europe during the 1920’s and 1930’s is best described as a
96. Which of the following leaders was not a fascist?
97. Under Josef Stalin, peasants in the Soviet Union were forced to
98. One reason that Britain and France agreed to appease Hitler at the Munich Conference was
to
99. During World War II, which event occurred last?