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