1 Ethnocentrism is best defined as
(1) the belief that one’s culture is superior to all
others
(2) military preparation for a civil war
(3) love and devotion to one’s country
(4) a belief in one god
• 3 Which social scientist primarily studies how
• people change resources into goods and
services?
• (1) archaeologist (3) economist
• (2) sociologist (4) psychologist
• 4 The Neolithic Revolution is considered a
turning
• point in history because it
• (1) influenced climatic changes
• (2) included the domestication of plants and
• animals
• (3) encouraged a nomadic lifestyle
• (4) caused a decline in population
• 5 The primary reason the Bantu-speaking
people of
• West Africa migrated southward and eastward
• between 500 B.C. and A.D. 1500 was to
• (1) flee warfare
• (2) seek religious freedom
• (3) establish a colonial empire
• (4) find land for farming and grazing
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polytheism?
(1) praying in a synagogue
(2) accepting the Eightfold Path
(3) worshipping many gods
(4) reading the Koran
• 8 In western Europe, feudalism developed
after the
• (1) Roman Empire collapsed
• (2) Renaissance began
• (3) city of Constantinople fell
• (4) Mongols invaded
• 9 Letting some farmland remain unplanted as
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• means of increasing food production is most
• closely associated with
• (1) modern irrigation methods
• (2) the three-field system
• (3) the enclosure movement
• (4) slash-and-burn agriculture
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location on the history of East Asia?
(1) isolating Russia from Japan
(2) protecting China from Mongol invaders
(3) preventing Europeans from colonizing
East Asia
(4) serving as a cultural bridge between China
and Japan
• 13 Which situation was a result of Pax
Mongolia?
• (1) Trade increased between Europe and Asia.
• (2) China became isolated from its neighbors.
• (3) Warfare between Japan and Vietnam
• escalated.
• (4) Europeans conquered the Aztecs and
Incas.
• 15 Which geographic feature of Spain and
Portugal
• most enhanced their ability to engage in
• exploration?
• (1) peninsular location
• (2) mountainous region
• (3) extensive river system
• (4) fertile plain
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Dias, and Christopher Columbus became
possible in the late 1400s because of the
(1) support of exploration by the English
government
(2) trade connections established by Ibn Battuta
(3) effects of the Atlantic slave trade
(4) development of new navigational instruments
and technology
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characteristic of mercantilism in colonial Latin
America?
(1) Colonies developed local industries to
compete with Spain.
(2) Spanish colonies traded freely with English
colonies.
(3) Spain instituted democratic governments in
its colonies.
(4) Colonies were a source of raw materials for
Spain
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America led to the
(1) use of forced labor
(2) establishment of trade unions
(3) increase in landownership by Native
Americans
• (4) weakening of the power of peninsulares
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20 One way in which Montesquieu, Voltaire, and
Rousseau are similar is that they were
(1) philosophers during the Age of Enlightenment
(2) chief ministers during the French Revolution
(3) leaders of the Italian unification movement
(4) supporters of the Counter Reformation
• 21 Increased agricultural production in England in
• the late 1700s contributed directly to
• (1) the development of a worldwide
communications
• network
• (2) the introduction of manorialism
• (3) a decrease in the power of the monarch
• (4) an increase in life expectancy
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22 Which statement about railroad systems in the
19th and early 20th centuries is accurate?
(1) Imperialists rejected the use of railroads in
their colonies.
(2) European governments opposed the development
of railroads.
(3) Railroads helped promote the factory system
and urbanization.
(4) Railroads made transportation of goods less
efficient
• 24 What was the main reason for the
extensive Irish
• emigration to North America in the 1840s?
• (1) mass starvation (3) civil war
• (2) military draft (4) smallpox outbreak
• 25 What was a principal reason for the success of
• European colonialism in Asia in the late 1800s?
• (1) Asians respected Europeans as
representatives
• of an advanced civilization.
• (2) Europe was able to dominate military and
• commercial relations with Asia.
• (3) Europeans respected Asian laws and customs.
• (4) Many Asians adopted European religious
• practices.
• 26 Which action in Japanese history occurred
during
• the Meiji Restoration?
• (1) Japan modernized its economy.
• (2) Mongols invaded the islands of Japan.
• (3) The Japanese government adopted an
• isolationist policy.
• (4) Buddhism became the official religion of
• Japan
• 27 The annexation of Korea and Japan’s
invasion of
• Manchuria were attempts by Japan to
• (1) spread Shinto beliefs
• (2) protect human rights
• (3) acquire natural resources
• (4) establish theocratic governments
• 32 Mohandas Gandhi’s protests in India were
a
• response to Great Britain’s
• (1) support of Zionism
• (2) practice of humanitarianism
• (3) introduction of socialism
• (4) policy of colonialism
• 35 One similarity between Adolf Hitler and
Benito
• Mussolini is that both
• (1) led fascist states
• (2) supported communism
• (3) rejected militarism
• (4) remained in power after World War II
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Union caused many countries in Eastern Europe
to do?
(1) shift to a command economy
(2) maintain a communist form of government
(3) pursue free-market economic policies
(4) join the Warsaw Pact
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38 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?
(1) guerilla
(2) trench
(3) unrestricted submarine
(4) biological
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41 Which statement about the Balkan Peninsula
since 1995 is most accurate?
(1) Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia are now
both controlled by Yugoslavia.
(2) Ethnic tensions and conflict continue to be a
problem in much of the region.
(3) Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia became the first
democratically elected leader of the region.
(4) The Balkan Peninsula has become one of the
most prosperous regions in Europe
• 42 Which revolution led to the concept of
banking,
• the creation of guilds, and the development of
• capitalism in Europe?
• (1) Commercial (3) Scientific
• (2) Agricultural (4) Industrial
• 43 The introduction of Buddhism into Japan
and of
• Christianity into Africa are examples of
• (1) modernization (3) cultural diffusion
• (2) ethnic conflict (4) isolation
• 44 A goal of both the Boxer Rebellion in China
and
• the Mau Mau movement in Kenya was to
• (1) promote laissez-faire capitalism
• (2) end foreign control
• (3) develop modern industries
• (4) create a totalitarian state
• 47 Simón Bolívar, José de San Martin, and
Toussaint
• l’Ouverture are best known as
• (1) scientists who supported the heliocentric
• theory
• (2) leaders of Latin American independence
• movements
• (3) early Spanish explorers of the New World
• (4) communist leaders of the 19th century
• 50 The Communist Revolution in China
differed
• from the 19th-century Marxist ideals because
this
• revolution was primarily supported by the
• (1) warlords (3) factory owners
• (2) peasants (4) gentry