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Test Description: Common Assessment Review
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1) Why was the early Silk Road so important?
A
It encouraged trade between Europe and Asia
B
It made travel more comfortable in Europe
C
It increased contact between Asia and the Americas
D
It increased the power of Kings and Queens
2) What is a monsoon?
A
a destructive storm that forms over tropical waters
B
a landform created by the erosion of exposed rock
C
an ocean current that influences regional climates
D
a seasonal wind that brings moist or dry air to an area
3) From which country was Buddhism introduced into China?
A
Japan
B
Mongolia
C
Taiwan
D
India
4) In which system does the government control all economic goods and services?
A
capitalism
B
anarchism
C
socialism
D
communist
5) What person had the most power in feudal Japan?
A
noble
B
shogun
C
samurai
D
president
6) What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?
A
land between the rivers
B
great beginning
C
fertile land
D
alluvial plain
7) Which of the following events spurred the movement for a Jewish state?
A
Persian Gulf War
B
Arab Spring
C
Holocaust
D
WW1
8) In which southeast Asian country did the U.S. fight a war with during the 1960s and 1970s?
A
China
B
Russia
C
Vietnam
D
Korea
9) What is the MAIN issue that keeps North and South Korea from combining into one country?
A
what kind of farming system would be followed
B
what kind of government the country would have
C
the role of women in public life
D
the importance of religion in holding public office
10) Which country was ruled by a series of imperial dynasties, including the Han and Ming dynasties, until the early 1900s?
A
China
B
Japan
C
Egypt
D
India
11) During the Korean War, which country sided with South Korea?
A
United States
B
Japan
C
United Kingdom
D
China
12) What is Karma?
A
the belief that life is full of suffering
B
the belief that selfish desires will be punished
C
the belief that actions in life can affect one's next life
D
the belief that a disciplined child makes a better adult
13) In which country did Mohandas Gandhi lead a series of nonviolent protests in support of independence?
A
Japan
B
India
C
South Africa
D
China
14) Which of the following situations is an example of outsourcing?
A
U.S. auto service center hiring an immigrant from Poland as a full-time mechanic
B
U.S. firm hiring a temporary worker to fill in for an employee who is on leave for six weeks
C
U.S. customer using the internet to compare the pricing of a product
D
U.S. manufacturer engaging a company in India to provide customer service
15) Which of the following statements about the oil deposits in Southwest Asia is accurate?
A
The region has few or limited deposits of oil.
B
The money from the sale of oil have been shared equally among the region's people.
C
Oil production is not a leading economic activity of the region.
D
The region holds more than half of the oil that has been discovered in the world.
16) Which of the following statements about the effects of Islam on worldwide culture is accurate?
A
Islam had little impact on the regions in which it spread.
B
The Islamic culture waned within two centuries.
C
By A.D. 800, Islam had spread to the Americas.
D
During the spread of Islam, many advances were made in math and science.
17) What human-made feature has contributed greatly to the Red Sea becoming one of the world’s busiest waterways?
A
Kuwait Refinery Complex
B
Strait of Hormuz
C
Suez Canal
D
Panama Canal
18) What are the five duties required of followers of Islam called?
A
Rules of the Prophet
B
Five Noble Truths
C
Praises to Allah
D
Pillars of Islam
19) What event triggered the invasion of Israel by Arab countries in 1948?
A
the Holocaust
B
Israel's declaration of independence
C
an invasion of Syria by Israel
D
removal of British troops from Israel
20) In what way are the religions of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity alike?
A
They are monotheistic.
B
They regard Job as the messenger of God.
C
They are polytheistic
D
They began in 2000 B.C.
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