World History - Regents 01/11

1. aid historical analysis
2. show the development of a point of view
3. explain ancient medical practices
4. predict future events
The Neolithic Revolution is often considered a turning point in history because
1. city dwellers learned to control fire
2. societies became more nomadic
3. nuclear families evolved into extended families
4. permanent settlements developed in river valleys
Filial piety and the five relationships are most often associated with
1. Hinduism
2. Daoism
3. animism
4. Confucianism
Which development is most closely associated with the beginning of the Byzantine Empire?
1. emergence of the Russian Orthodox Church
2. division of the Roman Empire
3. building of the Hagia Sophia
4. fall of Constantinople
1. Islamic
2. Gupta
3. Tang
4. Songhai
1. the Four Noble Truths
2. Chinese pagodas
3. Gothic architecture
4. Greek ideas
Which statement is an opinion rather than a fact?
1. Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca.
2. Mali would have flourished without Mansa Musa’s influence.
3. Mali’s economy was based on the gold and salt trade.
4. Timbuktu became a center for Islamic learning.
By closing Japanese harbors to most foreigners in the 1600s, the Tokugawa shogunate attempted to
1. protect Japan from European influence
2. increase Japanese agricultural production
3. eliminate Japan’s influence on Southeast Asia
4. destroy traditional Japanese culture
One way in which the Aztec and Inca civilizations are similar is that they both
1. defeated the Spanish conquistadors
2. developed advanced architectural techniques
3. lacked strong central governments
4. settled primarily in river valleys
The slogan “Blood and Iron” and a united Germany are most closely associated with
1. Prince Metternich
2. Simón Bolívar
3. Camillo Cavour
4. Otto von Bismarck
One similarity between the Sepoy Rebellion in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China is that both were
1. religious reform movements
2. reactions to the opium trade
3. attempts to end foreign interference
4. successful revolts against absolute monarchs
Between 1923 and 1938, which leader instituted a modernization program in Turkey?
1. Shah Reza Pahlavi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Kemal Atatürk
4. Ho Chi Minh
One way in which the conquest of Manchuria by the Japanese (1931) and the annexation of Czechoslovakia by Germany (1939) are similar is that these actions
1. marked the end of the aggressive expansion of these nations
2. demonstrated the weakness of the League of Nations
3. reestablished the balance of power in the world
4. led to the Long March
Which function of the United Nations is based on the concept of collective security?
1. providing health services
2. coordinating global peacekeeping
3. monitoring educational programs
4. assisting in agricultural research
In the 1990s, which two countries dominated the headlines because genocide was occurring in those countries?
1. Switzerland and Poland
2. Vietnam and Singapore
3. Sudan and Rwanda
4. Costa Rica and Jamaica
Which leader’s policies included glasnost and perestroika?
1. Fidel Castro
2. Nikita Khrushchev
3. Mikhail Gorbachev
4. Deng Xiaoping
1. nonalignment
2. détente
3. containment
4. apartheid
1. world hunger
2. overpopulation
3. global warming
4. economic interdependence
One way in which knights, samurai, and warlords are similar is that they all
1. were traditional religious leaders
2. occupied military posts in the Chinese Empire
3. expelled the Moors from Spain
4. held positions of power in feudal systems
1. revised understandings of natural surroundings
2. questioning the benefits of the mercantile system
3. increased suspicion between different religions
4. development of new manufacturing techniques
One way in which King Louis XVI of France and Czar Nicholas II of Russia are similar is that both
1. were executed by revolutionaries
2. were known as great military leaders
3. advocated religious reform
4. supported the emancipation of serfs
One way in which King Louis XVI of France and Czar Nicholas II of Russia are similar is that both
1. were executed by revolutionaries
2. were known as great military leaders
3. advocated religious reform
4. supported the emancipation of serfs
Porfirio Diaz, Francisco “Pancho” Villa, and Emiliano Zapata are best known for their struggles in the
1. Haitian independence movement
2. Mexican Revolution
3. Nicaraguan War
4. Cuban Revolution

World History - Regents 01/11

The Neolithic Revolution is often considered a turning point in history because

Filial piety and the five relationships are most often associated with

Which development is most closely associated with the beginning of the Byzantine Empire?

Which statement is an opinion rather than a fact?

By closing Japanese harbors to most foreigners in the 1600s, the Tokugawa shogunate attempted to

One way in which the Aztec and Inca civilizations are similar is that they both

The slogan “Blood and Iron” and a united Germany are most closely associated with

One similarity between the Sepoy Rebellion in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China is that both were

Between 1923 and 1938, which leader instituted a modernization program in Turkey?

One way in which the conquest of Manchuria by the Japanese (1931) and the annexation of Czechoslovakia by Germany (1939) are similar is that these actions

Which function of the United Nations is based on the concept of collective security?

In the 1990s, which two countries dominated the headlines because genocide was occurring in those countries?

Which leader’s policies included glasnost and perestroika?

One way in which knights, samurai, and warlords are similar is that they all

One way in which King Louis XVI of France and Czar Nicholas II of Russia are similar is that both

One way in which King Louis XVI of France and Czar Nicholas II of Russia are similar is that both

Porfirio Diaz, Francisco “Pancho” Villa, and Emiliano Zapata are best known for their struggles in the

**Which leader’s policies included glasnost and perestroika?**