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The Neolithic Revolution is considered a turning point in history because it
caused a decline in population
included the domestication of plants and animals
encouraged a nomadic lifestyle
influenced climatic changes
A. Kemal Atäturk rises to power in Turkey. B. Pericles rules during the Golden Age of Athens. C. Ayatollah Khomeini seizes power in Iran. D. Robespierre comes to power during the French Revolution.
What is the correct sequence of these events?
C → B → A → D
A → C → B → D
B → D → A → C
B → C → D → A
forms of prayer
means of salvation
types of education
roles of women
Which statement about the Balkan Peninsula since 1995 is most accurate?
Ethnic tensions and conflict continue to be a problem in much of the region.
The Balkan Peninsula has become one of the most prosperous regions in Europe.
Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia are now both controlled by Yugoslavia.
Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia became the first democratically elected leader of the region.
Roman Empire
Enlightenment
Crusades
Protestant Reformation
Creation of the Compass
Preservation of Greek and Roman Culture
Development of the Wheel
Utilization of Cuneiform
Mohandas Gandhi’s protests in India were a response to Great Britain’s
practice of humanitarianism
policy of colonialism
introduction of socialism
support of Zionism
Which action is most closely associated with polytheism?
accepting the Eightfold Path
reading the Koran
worshipping many gods
praying in a synagogue
What has the end of communism in the Soviet Union caused many countries in Eastern Europe to do?
maintain a communist form of government
pursue free-market economic policies
join the Warsaw Pact
shift to a command economy
In western Europe, feudalism developed after the
Mongols invaded
Roman Empire collapsed
city of Constantinople fell
Renaissance began
What was a principal reason for the success of European colonialism in Asia in the late 1800s?
Many Asians adopted European religious practices.
Europeans respected Asian laws and customs.
Europe was able to dominate military and commercial relations with Asia.
Asians respected Europeans as representatives of an advanced civilization.
Simón Bolívar, José de San Martin, and Toussaint l’Ouverture are best known as
communist leaders of the 19th century
scientists who supported the heliocentric theory
early Spanish explorers of the New World
leaders of Latin American independence movements
Which action in Japanese history occurred during the Meiji Restoration?
Buddhism became the official religion of Japan.
Mongols invaded the islands of Japan.
The Japanese government adopted an isolationist policy.
Japan modernized its economy.
Which type of warfare did Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, and Ho Chi Minh all engage in as leaders of revolutionary movements in their respective nations?
biological
trench
unrestricted submarine
guerilla
Charlemagne
Elizabeth I
Peter the Great
Suleiman the Magnificent
Ethnocentrism is best defined as
military preparation for a civil war
the belief that one’s culture is superior to all others
love and devotion to one’s country
a belief in one god
illustrates the importance of tolerance and understanding
was of little importance
has been neglected by experts
is the subject of debate and interpretation
Africa’s issues are often overshadowed by events in other regions.
Africa’s problems can be solved if global powers cooperate.
Too much time is devoted to European affairs.
Social concerns are often overemphasized.
The encomienda system in colonial Latin America led to the
use of forced labor
weakening of the power of peninsulares
increase in landownership by Native Americans
establishment of trade unions
its defeat in World War II
its defeat of Napoleon
the Treaty of Versailles
the Congress of Vienna
Industrial Revolution
World War I
Russian Revolution
Cold War
Nicholas II hoped diplomacy would prevent war.
Russia supported the use of extreme measures.
Nicholas II condemned the efforts of Wilhelm II.
Russia started to mobilize for war against Serbia.
A goal of both the Boxer Rebellion in China and the Mau Mau movement in Kenya was to