Inca/Aztec/ Mali Empires
Which geographic feature had the greatest influence on the development of the Inca Empire?
(1) deserts
(2) irregular coastline
(3) river valleys
(4) mountains
(4) mountains
Which empire is the focus of this map?
(1) Mongol
(2) Songhai
(3) Roman
(4) Persian
(1) Mongol
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
(1) as a competition with leader of ancient India
(2) to protect crops from bad weather and animals
(3) to protect against people from neighboring Mongolia
(4) for fun
(3) to protect against people from neighboring Mongolia
Which innovation had the greatest impact on the Protestant Reformation?
(1) movable-type printing press
(2) Mercator map projection
(3) magnetic compass
(4) triangular sail
(1) movable-type printing press
Which nation had the most influence on the colonization of Latin America in the 1500s?
(1) Spain
(2) France
(3) England
(4) Netherlands
(1) Spain
How did the Inca adapt to their physical environment? (1) They built large fishing fleets to feed their populations.
(2) They built footbridges that connected their roads across the Andes.
(3) They established extensive trade agreements with Europe.
(4) They raised cattle and horses on the pampas.
(2) They built footbridges that connected their roads across the Andes.
Which factor most contributed to the cultural diversity of the Ottoman Empire?
(1) legal system based on the Qur’an (Koran)
(2) central location spanning Europe, Africa, and Asia
(3) alliances with the Russians and Hapsburgs
(4) reliance on colonies in the Americas
(2) central location spanning Europe, Africa, and Asia
The map shows that on his voyages, Zheng He explored
(1) both the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans
(2) at the same time as the Spanish explorers
(3) lands in the Western Hemisphere
(4) Arabia and the east coast of Africa
(4) Arabia and the east coast of Africa
Base your answers to the following two questions on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
. . . The power of God can be felt in a moment from one end of the world to the other: the royal power acts simultaneously throughout the kingdom. It holds the whole kingdom in position just as God holds the whole world. If God were to withdraw his hand, the entire world would return to nothing: if authority ceases in the kingdom, all lapses into confusion. . . . — Bishop Jacques-Benigne Bossuet This passage describes the idea of
(1) divine right rule
(2) parliamentary democracy
(3) Marxism
(4) totalitarianism
(1) divine right rule
After contact with Europeans in the 1500s, millions of native peoples in the Americas died as a result of
(1) new foods, which the native peoples could not digest
(2) religious persecution resulting from the Spanish Inquisition
(3) new diseases to which the native peoples had no natural immunity
(4) slavery and the terrible conditions on their sea journey to Europe
(3) new diseases to which the native peoples had no natural immunity
One similarity between the Mongols of Central Asia and the Incas of South America was that both societies:
(1) developed cash-crop farming
(2) based their wealth on the slave trade
(3) adapted to difficult physical environments
(4) practiced monotheistic religions
(3) adapted to difficult physical environments
The Ottomans were a strong trading empire through the mid-1600s because they
(1) controlled access to the eastern Mediterranean Sea
(2) had the most powerful navy in the world
(3) dominated West African caravan routes
(4) conquered most of Asia
(1) controlled access to the eastern Mediterranean Sea
Which belief is most closely associated with the philosophy of Confucianism?
(1) nirvana
(2) reincarnation
(3) prayer
(4) filial piety
(4) filial piety
What was a key characteristic of an absolute monarchy in the 16th and 17th centuries?
(1) centralized governmental authority
(2) increased political rights for peasants and serfs
(3) freedom of religion
(4) a system of checks and balances
(1) centralized governmental authority
Which statement best describes a result of the encounter between Europeans and native populations of Latin America?
(1) Native societies experienced rapid population growth.
(2) European nations lost power and prestige in the New World.
(3) Large numbers of natives migrated to Europe for a better life.
(4) Plantations in the New World used enslaved Africans to replace native populations.
(4) Plantations in the New World used enslaved Africans to replace native populations.
16. One way in which Asoka, Mansa Musa, and Suleiman the Magnificent are similar is that they
(1) established republics
(2) led nationalist movements
(3) ruled during times of prosperity
(4) discouraged scientific advancements
(3) ruled during times of prosperity
One similarity between the rule of Peter the Great of Russia and that of Akbar the Great of India was that both leaders
(1) implemented strict religious codes of conduct within their nations
(2) modernized and expanded their empires using ideas from other cultures
(3) relied on peaceful resolutions of conflicts with neighboring peoples
(4) introduced democratic ideas into their political systems
(2) modernized and expanded their empires using ideas from other cultures
Neo-Confucianism was a result of the blending of the thought and practice of Confucianism with the spirituality of
(1) Buddhism
(2) Hindusim
(3) Taoism
(4) Buddhism and Taoism
(4) Buddhism and Taoism
Base your answers to the following two questions on the quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies. “Kings and Princes coin money only out of metals, but the Pope coins money out of everything, -- indulgences, ceremonies, dispensations, pardons; all fish come to his net.” -- Martin Luther, 1519 The ideas presented in this passage led directly to the
(1) Commercial Revolution
(2) Spanish Inquisition
(3) Protestant Reformation
(4) French Revolution
(3) Protestant Reformation
Which statement can best be supported by the information on the map?
(1) The Portuguese taught the Chinese their sailing knowledge.
(2) Portugal and China practiced isolationism throughout the 15th century.
(3) Only the Portuguese explored the east coast of Africa.
(4) The Portuguese and the Chinese were active explorers.
(4) The Portuguese and the Chinese were active explorers.
What was one reason the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec Empire?
(1) The Spanish soldiers made effective use of their military technology against the Aztecs.
(2) Aztec religious beliefs promoted nonviolence.
(3) Spain joined the Incas in their fight against the Aztecs.
(4) The Spanish cavalry outnumbered the Aztec warriors.
(1) The Spanish soldiers made effective use of their military technology against the Aztecs.
For which achievement is Suleiman the Magnificent best known?
(1) building the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem
(2) spreading Christianity into the Balkan Peninsula
(3) conquering the Russian capital of Moscow
(4) uniting the Ottoman Empire under an efficient government structure
(4) uniting the Ottoman Empire under an efficient government structure
The restoration of Chinese rule, the voyages of Zheng He, and the reintroduction of civil service examinations are all associated with the
(1) Ming dynasty
(3) Songhai Empire
(2) Abbassid dynasty
(4) Delhi sultanate
(1) Ming dynasty
Base your answers to the following two questions on the poem below and on your knowledge of social studies.
“. . . Here a new city shall be wrought [built]. . . . Shall break a window to the West. . . Here flags of foreign nations all By waters new to them will call. . . .” — Alexander Pushkin, The Bronze Horseman
Which Russian ruler’s goals are described in the poem? (1) Ivan the Terrible
(2) Peter the Great
(3) Catherine the Great
(4) Nicholas II
(2) Peter the Great
A direct result of the conquest of Tenochtitlán by Hernán Cortés in 1521 was the
(1) expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain
(2) establishment of Portuguese trade routes around Africa
(3) fall of the Aztec Empire
(4) conquest of the Mughal Kingdom
(3) fall of the Aztec Empire