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Regents Practice June 16 Through Question 28
Test Description: Global AIS students will practice June 16 regents questions.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Historians rely on primary sources because these sources
A
establish rules for writing history
B
are more detailed than secondary sources
C
provide eyewitness accounts of events
D
have the approval of religious authorities
2) Studies systems of government • Formulates public policy proposals • Analyzes election polls and results A person who specializes in these activities is called
A
A political scientist
B
An anthropologist
C
An economist
D
A sociologist
3) Which pair of countries is most affected by monsoons?
A
Ghana and Argentina
B
Algeria and Turkey
C
India and China
D
Cuba and Afghanistan
4) The Neolithic Revolution is seen as a turning point in human history mainly because
A
cave paintings recorded the activities of nomadic groups
B
copper was first used to improve stone tools
C
people started using animal skins for clothing
D
farming led to settled communities
5) Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?
A
developing a writing system using cuneiform
B
constructing Hindu temples
C
building floting gardens to grow corn
D
establishing representative democracies
6) Which two major regions were directly connected by the Silk Road?
A
Europe and South America
B
Central America and Africa
C
Asia and Europe
D
Asia and Africa
7) The belief systems of Daoism, Shinto, and animism stress
A
harmony with nature to live in peace
B
acceptance of monotheism to achieve salvation
C
proper behavior to maintain social order
D
obedience to caste rules to achieve moksha
8) Justinian imposes new code of law. • Completion of Hagia Sophia adds beauty to Constantinople. • Greco-Roman tradition preserved. Which empire is described in these statements?
A
Byzantine
B
Mauryan
C
Ottoman
D
Persian
9) What was one effect of the expansion of Islam between 632 and 750?
A
A single centralized authority governed an area from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River
B
Cultural and commercial connections were established over a sizable region
C
A majority of the western European population converted
D
Armed conquest was forbidden by the caliphs
10) What was a final outcome of the Crusades?
A
Jerusalem remained under the control of Muslims
B
The pope became the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church
C
Charlemagne established the Frankish Empire
D
The Seljuk Turks conquered Spain.
11) Which statement about the bubonic plague in the 14th century is most accurate?
A
Advances in medicine halted the spread of the plague
B
Trade between Europe and Asia stopped just before the plague began
C
Improved sanitation systems eliminated the threat of the plague.
D
The death toll from the plague led to labor shortages
12) What is a major reason the Renaissance began in the Italian city-states?
A
The Alps isolated these city-states from the rest of Europe
B
The Mediterranean location of these citystates encouraged trade
C
The Rhine River provided power to Italian industries
D
The favorable climate of Italy led to a reliance on agricultural products.
13) The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were all able to achieve golden ages in part because of their
A
control of trans-Saharan trade routes
B
reliance on sugar plantations in the Niger delta
C
discovery of oil reserves in the Gulf of Guinea
D
ability to use the natural harbors on the Atlantic Ocean coast
14) By the late 1500s, the Ottoman Empire governed an area that extended from
A
the Arabian Peninsula across northern Africa and into southern Spain
B
the Indian subcontinent to the Straits of Malacca
C
southwestern Asia to eastern Europe and into northern Africa
D
Mongolia across the central Asian kingdoms
15) Which change is most closely associated with Peter the Great of Russia?
A
establishment of Moscow as the capital city
B
extension of Russia’s borders to the Northern Caucuses and Ukraine
C
westernization and modernization of the country
D
emancipation of the serfs on private estates
16) What was an economic result of the Columbian exchange?
A
establishment of a feudal land system in Europe
B
introduction of slash-and-burn farming techniques in the Americas
C
development of a European-dominated global trade network
D
creation of the Hanseatic League
17) Which term is defined as land grants and taxation policies used in colonial Latin America by the Spanish to provide labor in the fields?
A
Middle Passage
B
mercantilism
C
capitalism
D
encomienda system
18) The primary purpose of both the Suez and the Panama canals was to
A
limit the slave trade
B
control immigration to the colonies
C
decrease the distance of trade routes
D
expand irrigation systems
19) The Armenian massacre (1910s) and the forced famine in Ukraine (1930s) are examples of
A
human rights violations
B
guerrilla warfare
C
religious conflicts
D
international terrorism
20) Censorship, a one-party dictatorship, and the replacement of religious ideals with those of the state are all characteristics of a
A
parliamentary system
B
limited monarchy
C
totalitarian government
D
democratic government
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