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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
are more detailed than secondary sources
B
have the approval of religious authorities
C
provide eyewitness accounts of events
D
establish rules for writing history
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
A sociologist
D
An economist
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
people started using animal skins for clothing
B
copper was first used to improve stone tools
C
cave paintings recorded the activities of nomadic groups
D
farming led to settled communities
5) Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?
A
building floting gardens to grow corn
B
developing a writing system using cuneiform
C
constructing Hindu temples
D
establishing representative democracies
6) Which two major regions were directly connected by the Silk Road?
A
Central America and Africa
B
Asia and Europe
C
Europe and South America
D
Asia and Africa
7) The belief systems of Daoism, Shinto, and animism stress
A
acceptance of monotheism to achieve salvation
B
harmony with nature to live in peace
C
obedience to caste rules to achieve moksha
D
proper behavior to maintain social order
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
Persian
B
Mauryan
C
Ottoman
D
Byzantine
9) What was one effect of the expansion of Islam between 632 and 750?
A
A majority of the western European population converted
B
Armed conquest was forbidden by the caliphs
C
Cultural and commercial connections were established over a sizable region
D
A single centralized authority governed an area from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River
10) What was a final outcome of the Crusades?
A
The pope became the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church
B
Charlemagne established the Frankish Empire
C
Jerusalem remained under the control of Muslims
D
The Seljuk Turks conquered Spain.
11) Which statement about the bubonic plague in the 14th century is most accurate?
A
Improved sanitation systems eliminated the threat of the plague.
B
The death toll from the plague led to labor shortages
C
Trade between Europe and Asia stopped just before the plague began
D
Advances in medicine halted the spread of the plague
12) What is a major reason the Renaissance began in the Italian city-states?
A
The Mediterranean location of these citystates encouraged trade
B
The favorable climate of Italy led to a reliance on agricultural products.
C
The Rhine River provided power to Italian industries
D
The Alps isolated these city-states from the rest of Europe
13) The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were all able to achieve golden ages in part because of their
A
discovery of oil reserves in the Gulf of Guinea
B
control of trans-Saharan trade routes
C
reliance on sugar plantations in the Niger delta
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 Indian subcontinent to the Straits of Malacca
B
southwestern Asia to eastern Europe and into northern Africa
C
Mongolia across the central Asian kingdoms
D
the Arabian Peninsula across northern Africa and into southern Spain
15) Which change is most closely associated with Peter the Great of Russia?
A
westernization and modernization of the country
B
extension of Russia’s borders to the Northern Caucuses and Ukraine
C
establishment of Moscow as the capital city
D
emancipation of the serfs on private estates
16) What was an economic result of the Columbian exchange?
A
development of a European-dominated global trade network
B
establishment of a feudal land system in Europe
C
creation of the Hanseatic League
D
introduction of slash-and-burn farming techniques in the Americas
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
mercantilism
B
encomienda system
C
capitalism
D
Middle Passage
18) The primary purpose of both the Suez and the Panama canals was to
A
limit the slave trade
B
decrease the distance of trade routes
C
expand irrigation systems
D
control immigration to the colonies
19) The Armenian massacre (1910s) and the forced famine in Ukraine (1930s) are examples of
A
international terrorism
B
religious conflicts
C
human rights violations
D
guerrilla warfare
20) Censorship, a one-party dictatorship, and the replacement of religious ideals with those of the state are all characteristics of a
A
limited monarchy
B
totalitarian government
C
parliamentary system
D
democratic government
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