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1. One way in which the Five Relationships, the Ten
Commandments, and the Eightfold Path are
similar is that they
(1) promote polytheism
(2) establish gender equality
(3) provide codes of behavior
(4) describe secularism
2 Which idea is central to John Locke’s Two
Treatises of Government?
(1) A government’s power comes from the
consent of the people.
(2) Predestination will determine who will go to
heaven.
(3) Famine, disease, and conflict are natural
checks on population growth.
(4) The have-nots will rise up and overthrow the
government of the haves.
5.
14 Which revolution resulted from the division of society
shown in this diagram?
(1) Puritan (1642) (3) Mexican (1910)
(2) French (1789) (4) Russian (1917)
6 • Dominated the eastern Mediterranean Sea
(1500s)
• Conquered Egypt and Syria (1517)
• Laid siege to Vienna (1529)
Which empire is most closely associated with
these events?
(1) Ottoman Empire (3) Persian Empire
(2) Spanish Empire (4) Russian Empire
7. Muslims’ reference to Christians and Jews as
“People of the Book” demonstrates they all
shared a belief in
(1) the pope (3) monotheism
(2) the five relationships (4) dharma
8. Which factor most contributed to the cultural
diversity of the Ottoman Empire?
(1) legal system based on the Qur’an (Koran)
(2) central location spanning Europe, Africa, and
Asia
(3) alliances with the Russians and Hapsburgs
(4) reliance on colonies in the Americas
3 Which policy is the focus of this diagram?
(1) apartheid (3) appeasement
(2) isolationism (4) neutrality
4. One way in which the Magna Carta, the Petition
of Right, and the Glorious Revolution are similar
is that each
(1) strengthened the power of the pope
(2) led to the exploration of Africa
(3) limited the power of the English monarchy
(4) settled religious conflicts
9. Which period is most closely associated with the
major ideas of these philosophers?
(1) Crusades (3) Reconquista
(2) Renaissance (4) Enlightenment
10. In the second half of the 20th century, what was
one action taken by both Nelson Mandela and
Desmond Tutu?
(1) protesting against apartheid in South Africa
(2) supporting the white government of
Rhodesia
(3) sending troops to liberate captives in Sudan
(4) leading the independence movement in Ghana
11. Armenians under Ottoman rule and Cambodians
under the Khmer Rouge both experienced
(1) an outbreak of the plague
(2) human rights violations
(3) economic sanctions
(4) an agricultural revolution
(3) Protestant Reformation
(4) French Revolution
12. Locke’s Two Treatises of Government, Rousseau’s
The Social Contract, and Montesquieu’s The
Spirit of the Laws were works written during
which time period?
(1) Middle Ages (3) Enlightenment
17 Which policy is most closely associated with the
events on this time line?
(1) nonalignment (3) containment
(2) détente (4) apartheid
18. The foreign policy of many Russian rulers
supported the country’s desire for
(1) access to inland cities
(2) more mineral resources
(3) extensive canal systems
(4) warm-water ports
19 Which geographic factor played the greatest role in
preventing Russia from being conquered by both
Napoleon and Adolf Hitler?
(1) deserts (3) climate
(2) rivers (4) mountains
13 During which revolution did these executions occur?
(1) French
(3) Chinese
(2) Russian
(4) Cuban
14, The exchange of silks and spices and the spread of
Buddhism along the Silk Roads are examples of
(1) cultural diffusion (3) ethnocentrism
(2) self-sufficiency (4) desertification
15 Which person is credited with saying “L’état, c’est
moi” (I am the state)?
(1) Louis XIV (3) Karl Marx
(2) John Locke (4) Queen Isabella
16. Base your answer to question 25 on the statements
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
. . . The Laws ought to be so framed, as to secure
the Safety of every Citizen as much as possible.
. . . The Equality of the Citizens consists in this;
that they should all be subject to the same
Laws. . . .
— Documents of Catherine the Great,
W. F. Reddaway, ed., Cambridge University Press
(adapted)
These ideas of Catherine the Great of Russia
originated during the
(1) Age of Exploration
(2) Age of Enlightenment
20. Which belief system is most closely associated
with the terms Eightfold Path, Four Noble
Truths, and nirvana?
(1) Buddhism (3) Judaism
(2) Christianity (4) Shinto
21. The location of the Ottoman Empire had an
impact on the
(1) trade between Europe and Asia
(2) conquest of Spain by the Muslims
(3) spread of Buddhism into Southeast Asia
(4) decline in the Atlantic slave trade
“men,” “man,” “every man,” “all men,” “all
citizens,” “each citizen,” “society,” and “every
society” dwarfed the single reference to the
French people
....
— Lynn Hunt,
Inventing Human Rights: A History
,
W. W. Norton & Company
25 This passage discusses ideals most directly
associated with the
(1) Golden Age of Islam
(2) Reign of Charlemagne
(3) Reformation
(4) Enlightenment
22 What is the main idea of this cartoon?
(1) The original causes of apartheid have not
been eliminated.
(2) Apartheid improved race relations in South
Africa.
(3) Peace can be achieved by nonviolence.
(4) Hate is caused by poverty.
23. Which revolution was caused by the factors shown in
this partial outline?
(1) Russian
(2) Mexican
(3) French
(4) Cuban
24 The theory justifying a monarch’s rule by God’s
authority is called
(1) laissez faire (3) predestination
(2) totalitarianism (4) divine right
25. Base your answer to question 25 on the passage
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
...
The document so frantically cobbled together
was stunning in its sweep and simplicity. Never
once mentioning king, nobility, or church, it
declared the “natural, inalienable and sacred
rights of man” to be the foundation of any and all
government. It assigned sovereignty to the
nation, not the king, and pronounced everyone
equal before the law, thus opening positions to
talent and merit and implicitly eliminating all
privilege based on birth. More striking than any
particular guarantee, however, was the
universality of the claims made. References to