World History - Regents 01/10

Which example best represents a primary source?
1. a 20th-century novel about events leading up to the French Revolution
2. film footage taken during the liberation of Nazi concentration camps
3. an interview with an expert on the fall of the Roman Empire
4. a lecture on the impact of the African slave trade on South America
A similarity between Shinto in Japan and animism in African societies is that both
1. use the Torah to establish law codes
2. stress the importance of the Eightfold Path
3. believe that spirits exist in nature
4. base social rank on a caste system
The Code of Hammurabi and Chinese legalism both rely on the idea that
1. governments must provide their people with rights
2. harsh laws are needed to control society
3. all subjects are equal under the law
4. religion and government must be brought closer together
One similarity between the Gupta Empire and the Arab dynasties of the Islamic Golden Age is that they
1. made advances in mathematics and literature
2. gained wealth by obtaining gold from the Americas
3. stressed the importance of dharma and karma
4. controlled territories around the Mediterranean seacoast
Which culture is credited with the development of gunpowder, the abacus, and the compass?
1. Chinese
2. Persian
3. Indian
4. Japanese
1. ethnocentrism
2. interdependence
3. cultural diffusion
4. colonialism
Humanism during the Italian Renaissance was focused on
1. the affairs of the church
2. self-sufficiency
3. the importance of the individual
4. political theories
Which individual’s work had the greatest impact on the spread of Martin Luther’s ideas?
1. Galileo Galilei
2. Niccolò Machiavelli
3. William Shakespeare
4. Johannes Gutenberg
The social class system in Latin America during the 16th and 17th centuries reflects the
1. dominance of Spanish-born nobility
2. emerging equality between classes
3. influence of mestizo economic power
4. increasing social mobility of Native American Indians
One way in which Suleiman the Magnificent and Akbar the Great are similar is that they both brought about periods of
1. political stability and religious tolerance
2. religious conquest and persecution
3. isolationism and cultural stagnation
4. modernization and political disunity
Which statement about the Scientific Revolution in Europe is accurate?
1. The existence of natural laws was rejected.
2. Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe.
3. New ideas supported the geocentric theory of Ptolemy.
4. The Bible was used to justify new scientific findings.
Which of these developments in Africa was a cause of the other three?
1. Rival tribal groups fought wars.
2. The Berlin Conference of 1884 influenced colonial boundaries.
3. Traditional territories and culture groups were permanently fragmented.
4. African economies became dependent on the sale of cash crops and raw materials.
Which cultures fought with the Zulus in the 19th century over the control of land in South Africa?
1. German and French
2. Indian and Belgian
3. British and Boer
4. Ethiopian and Italian
1. signing of the Treaty of Nanjing
2. Russo-Japanese War
3. annexation of Korea
4. Sepoy Rebellion
Which statement about Turkish leader Atatürk is an opinion rather than a fact?
1. He promoted modernization.
2. His efforts led to the development of industries.
3. He encouraged people to wear western-style clothing.
4. His major accomplishment was the separation of church and state.
1. Czechs of a German invasion
2. Americans in Hawaii of a Japanese attack
3. Koreans of a Russian invasion
4. Japanese civilians of a United States attack
The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing
1. government housing to refugees
2. military assistance to Vietnam
3. funds for economic recovery in war-torn European nations
4. nuclear weapons to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members
1. The governments of different countries reacted in various ways to the same problem.
2. Population explosions took place in some countries during the 20th century.
3. Some countries looked toward other nations to help solve their problems.
4. Countries have had to address a variety of economic and social problems.
1. The development of computer technology is prohibited in China.
2. Chinese prisoners are denied access to computers.
3. Foreign software developers have flooded the Chinese market.
4. Some American firms have assisted the Chinese government in monitoring citizen computer usage.
What is a long-term effect of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979?
1. Communism was strengthened in South Asia.
2. Hostilities between China and India lessened.
3. The influence of militant Islamic groups increased in the region.
4. Tensions along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan were reduced.
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
One way in which the Council of Trent (1545–1563) and the Versailles Conference (1918–1919) are similar is that they both attempted to
1. restore stability after a period of conflict or disorder
2. address economic concerns by lowering tariffs
3. defend human rights by establishing written codes of law
4. encourage cultural development through the creation of universities
A primary reason the Mongols and the British were able to expand their empires through conquest was because of
1. a knowledge and command of advanced technologies
2. a rejection of democratic policies and practices
3. the development of religious and cultural reforms
4. an extended period of peaceful trade and commerce
Which event can be considered a conflict brought about in part by a religious reform movement?
1. World War I
2. Cuban Revolution
3. World War II
4. Iranian Revolution

World History - Regents 01/10

Which example best represents a primary source?

A similarity between Shinto in Japan and animism in African societies is that both

The Code of Hammurabi and Chinese legalism both rely on the idea that

One similarity between the Gupta Empire and the Arab dynasties of the Islamic Golden Age is that they

Which culture is credited with the development of gunpowder, the abacus, and the compass?

Humanism during the Italian Renaissance was focused on

Which individual’s work had the greatest impact on the spread of Martin Luther’s ideas?

The social class system in Latin America during the 16th and 17th centuries reflects the

One way in which Suleiman the Magnificent and Akbar the Great are similar is that they both brought about periods of

Which statement about the Scientific Revolution in Europe is accurate?

Which of these developments in Africa was a cause of the other three?

Which cultures fought with the Zulus in the 19th century over the control of land in South Africa?

Which statement about Turkish leader Atatürk is an opinion rather than a fact?

The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing

What is a long-term effect of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979?

Armenians under Ottoman rule and Cambodians under the Khmer Rouge both experienced

One way in which the Council of Trent (1545–1563) and the Versailles Conference (1918–1919) are similar is that they both attempted to

A primary reason the Mongols and the British were able to expand their empires through conquest was because of

Which event can be considered a conflict brought about in part by a religious reform movement?