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World History
2009-2010
Pre/Post Test
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How did the Mandate of Heaven affect government in China?
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The emphasis on right conduct and the worship of one God is called
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The Phoenicians contributed greatly to written communication by introducing the first
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To restore social order, harmony, and good government, Confucius believed it was
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How did Shi Huangdi unify China?
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Hinduism and Buddhism differ significantly in their beliefs about
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A long-term effect of the caste system in India was that
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The most able seafarers of the early Mediterranean were the
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All of the following were characteristics of Athens' direct democracy EXCEPT
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Which philosopher was condemned to death for "corrupting the youth of Athens" and
"neglecting the city's gods"?
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Which of the following is NOT true about the Roman code of laws known as the Twelve
Tables?
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What were the reasons that Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire?
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What regions of the world today are still strongly influenced by the achievements of
Rome?
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________________was NOT a reason for the decline of the Roman Empire.
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Under Roman law, all persons had the following rights except for __________________.
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Which was an important part of the Roman economy?
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What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
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Who did Muslims consider the "people of the book"?
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In which faith is the spiritual leader called by a term that means "Teacher"?
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On what subject do the three religions hold different views?
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What is similar about the beginning of all three faiths?
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What are two important teachings that are common to all three faiths?
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How did Muslim scholars help preserve European culture?
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What was the main difference between the Sunni and Shi'a branches of Islam?
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Russia achieved liberation from Mongol rule after _______________________
World History
2009-2010
Pre/Post Test
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Orthodox Christianity became the state religion of which of the following?
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What was true of the Mongol Empire?
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What are push-pull factors?
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What is one result of the migrations of the Bantu-speaking peoples?
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How did Islam spread throughout Africa?
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Which of the following places did NOT play an important role in the African trade
between 800 and 1500?
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How was Africa affected by the Atlantic slave trade?
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The Maya based their calendar on careful observations of
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The Incan system of government was similar to which of the following?
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Which of the following shows the influence of the Toltecs on Aztec civilization?
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The leader who brought Christianity to the Franks was
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Under the system of feudalism, a fief belonged to ___________________?
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In the feudal system, a tithe represented what part of a peasant's income that was owed
to the Church?
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How were feudalism and the manor system related?
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What provided the origin of English common law?
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During the later Middle Ages, where were most serfs likely to search for freedom?
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What was the chief goal of the Crusades?
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What was the effect of the three-field system?
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The period of European history known as the Renaissance roughly covers the time from
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The first use of movable type was in
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The printing press was invented by
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The Council of Trent agreed that:
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Predestination was one of the main doctrines of __________________________
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What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?
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In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?
World History
2009-2010
Pre/Post Test
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Who declared himself the head of the English Church?
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Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?
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Which of the following was a major reason for the Reformation?
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How did Italy's location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?
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The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on what subject?
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The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was proposed by
___________________________
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Francis Bacon helped to develop _______________________________
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Isaac Newton explained the __________________________________
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What did Vasco da Gama succeed in gaining for Portugal?
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Which nation did Prince Henry help to take the lead in overseas exploration?
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The Line of Demarcation established a boundary between which two regions?
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Why was Zheng He important?
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As part of the Columbian Exchange, what was carried west across the Atlantic?
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The Tokugawa Shogunate was a type of _______________________________
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Why did Britain sell opium to China?
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What did the Opium War and the Boxer Rebellion have in common?
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What effect did the visit of Commodore Perry have on the Japanese?
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What was Montesquieu's influence on the U.S. Constitution?
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Which of the following did the Enlightenment promote?
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How did the Declaration of Independence embody Enlightenment ideals?
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What concept was the belief in "divine right" used to support?
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What was Peter the Great the first Russian ruler to make an effort to do?
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What was the significance of the English Bill of Rights?
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What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?
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About what percentage of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?
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What did Napoleon accomplish within France?
World History
2009-2010
Pre/Post Test
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The independence movement in Latin America was spearheaded by ________________
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Which of the following was the first area to undergo major industrialization?
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What did NOT improve as a result of the Industrial Revolution?
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Who defended the free-market system of capitalism in the book, The Wealth of Nations?
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With which of the following is Karl Marx most closely associated?
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What is the laissez-faire policy?
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What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
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World War I was a "total war" in the sense that it
___________________________________
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The purpose of propaganda during World War I was to
_____________________________
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What region was referred to as the "powder keg" of Europe?
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What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war?
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What action on November 11, 1918, brought World War I to an end?
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How did the Treaty of Versailles affect postwar Germany?
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What impact did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk have on Germany?
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What did trench warfare intend to accomplish?
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All of the following were goals of the Five-Year Plans EXCEPT
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Who were the Bolsheviks?
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What effect did World War I have on the literature of the 1920s?
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Il Duce was the title of which leader?
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What was true of Germany, Italy, and Japan during the early 1930s?
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What term was used to identify the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan?
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What does fascism stress?
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In what way was Japan different from its allies Germany and Italy?
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Great Britain and France entered World War II because of the invasion of
_______________
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What was significant about the Battle of Midway?
World History
2009-2010
Pre/Post Test
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How did Kristallnacht demonstrate Nazi persecution of Jews?
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What does the use of kamikaze pilots show about Japanese culture?
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What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
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Which European countries could receive aid through the Marshall Plan?
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Who organized and oversaw the demilitarization of Japan?
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What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?
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The purpose of perestroika was to
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Which events contribute to the fall of the Berlin Wall?
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What led Great Britain finally to grant India limited self-rule?
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Why did Chinese peasants align themselves with the Communists rather than the
Nationalists?
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During the Cultural Revolution, who were the "new heroes" of China?
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What idea was the major justification for U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era?
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What was the result of the student protest in Tiananmen Square?
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Some European nations were hesitant to support the reunification of Germany because
of fears that it would ____________________________
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The brutal policy of ethnic cleansing was most widely used against
___________________
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What is included within the global economy?
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Why was the World Trade Organization established?
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NATO, SEATO, and the Warsaw Pact are all examples of
__________________________
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What services does the UN provide to aid world peace?