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1 G R E 1 Why did Stone ge people practice slash-andburn agriculture? LIFORNI STNRS TEST 5 to fulfill spiritual beliefs to make irrigation easier to drive away wild animals to clear land for farming It is visible from great distances. It is a reminder to all who see it of the wealth and power of the leader of the people who built it and of his glory and greatness as a god here on the Earth. SH Which development most enabled early peoples to form permanent settlements? advances in agricultural production the creation of democratic government the spread of monotheism advances in written language SH Hammurabi s ode of ancient Mesopotamian society was important because it listed the laws and the corresponding punishments. explained how government officials were chosen. established a single currency for use across the empire. described how to perform formal religious ceremonies. S The art and architecture of ancient Egypt were designed to emphasize the value of the arts in daily life. role of the individual as an artist. idea of beauty as seen by the artist. religious idea of eternal life. The speaker in the passage above is referring to the Greek tyrant and the Parthenon. Egyptian pharaoh and his pyramid. ssyrian king and his lighthouse. Hebrew king and the Temple. S uneiform and hieroglyphics were important achievements in the development of written language. religious beliefs. agricultural production. representative government. SV The Ten ommandments of the ancient Hebrews has had the greatest influence on the development of Western parliamentary democracies. moral and ethical teachings. feudal social class systems. styles in art and literature. SH10165 S This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.

2 LIFORNI STNRS TEST G R E Jewish scripture says that God s laws were delivered to the ancient Hebrews by braham. Solomon. Moses. avid. SH Greece s mountainous terrain and its series of small islands influenced the ancient Greeks to develop 11 The legacy of ancient Greek myths and epics, such as the Iliad, continues to provide people with 12 accurate descriptions of historical events. heroic figures and great adventures. real life stories about everyday people. objective studies of ancient civilizations. S a political system based on independent city-states. a culture that was uniform throughout its vast empire. an economic system based on mining precious metals. a society completely isolated from other civilizations. SH10164 We regard an individual who takes no interest in public affairs not as harmless, but as useless. Pericles Funeral Oration The quotation above illustrates the importance ancient thenians placed on individual participation in the atlas a collection of maps herculean very powerful labyrinth a maze olympian majestic, honored ll of these words used in the English language today originated in myths of the hinese. Romans. Greeks. Egyptians. S00067 education of young children. religious rituals of the community. political process of the city-state. economic activities of the household. S This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.

3 G R E 13 ncient Greeks used myths about their gods primarily to LIFORNI STNRS TEST 15 strike fear in their enemies. explain events in the natural world. justify their type of government. undermine the Persian religion. sia 14 How did the rise to power and reign of lexander most affect Greece? SV20240 He established a peaceful relationship with the Persian Empire. He strengthened greatly the concept of democratic rule. He made Macedonia into the intellectual center of the Hellenistic world. He ended the power of the city-states and established a unified nation. SV21006 rabian Sea Indian Ocean ay of engal Philippine Sea Pacific Ocean Which letter on the map above is the location of the Indus River Valley and the early civilization it supported? location location location location SV The hinese people turned to the teachings of onfucius because his ideas were thought to help unify the hinese against foreign enemies. restore order in hina. stop the hinese people from converting to Islam. create democratic institutions. S This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.

4 LIFORNI STNRS TEST G R E 17 What was the main contribution of Emperor Shi Huangdi to hina? 20 The Mediterranean World He unified most of hina under one government. He established a public education system in hina. He required citizens to use the Mongol language. He encouraged acceptance of the Hindu religion. 1 The origins of checks and balances in the U.S. political system can be traced to the French monarchy. Roman Republic. Greek aristocracy. ztec Empire. SF10146 S The wars with arthage ( ) gave the Roman Empire control of North frica. sia Minor. Northern Europe. the Middle East. SV W N S E RI The map above represents the military conquests associated with the spread of what major world religion? hristianity Judaism Islam Hinduism SF In the 700s.., rabian merchants played an important role in spreading new technology among sia, frica, and Europe. converting large numbers of Western Europeans to Islam. uniting most of sia and Europe under a single religion. stopping the invasions of nomadic people from entral sia. SV This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.

5 G R E 22 Which shows the importance the Mongols placed on improving trade contacts with other civilizations? the conquest of onstantinople the establishment of caravan routes the construction of large merchant fleets the creation of a national currency LIFORNI STNRS TEST 25 Timbuktu Trans-Saharan ontacts Tunis Mediterranean Sea Tripoli airo In Salah Kharga Gao Mao Red Sea 23 Which of these describes how paper was introduced into medieval Europe? SF10263 N enin The hinese introduced it to the rabs, who passed it on to Europeans. The Swedes bought it from Russians, who learned about it from Indians. The Turks learned to make it and sold the process to Europeans. The rabs learned about paper making from the Japanese and taught Europeans. S How did the location of cities in the West frican empires of Ghana and Mali influence their growth? Their location in river valleys allowed for extensive farming. Their coastal location made the cities major ports for maritime trade. Their location on major trade routes allowed them to prosper economically. Their mountainous location made the cities easily defensible. SV20993 The contacts between civilizations shown in the map above were primarily made by explorers who were mapping entral frica. traders who crossed the Sahara desert into West frica. hristian missionaries from the Middle East. barbarians migrating from North frica. SV Endurance, cunning, physical strength, and courage were the ideal characteristics of onfucian officials. uddhist priests. Japanese samurai. Hindu governors. 27 In medieval Europe, law and order were maintained by the legions. merchants. nobility. serfs. S00070 S This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.

6 LIFORNI STNRS TEST G R E 2 uring medieval times, which of these groups was legally tied to the land? 31 How did the rusades affect the economies of entral and Western Europe? serfs knights parish priests minor nobility S uring the medieval period in Europe, the political power of the kings and great nobles was often constrained by the actions of elected parliaments. high hurch officials. the growing middle class. organized groups of serfs. 30 Use the timeline to complete the following statement. S ec Gold and silver brought back by crusaders caused monetary inflation. The rusades led to a decline in the production of crafts and food crops. loth and spices brought back by crusaders led to greater interest in trade. The rusades limited access to luxury goods from hina and India. June 1349 London Europe in the Fourteenth entury June 1350 ec SV20373 Magna arta Habeas orpus ct June 134 Paris ec ec. 134 ec Model Parliament Glorious Revolution Rome The timeline shows events related to the conflict between the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor. atholic hurch s expansion of influence in government. evolution towards constitutional government in England. establishment of an absolute monarchy in France. SF10173 The map above illustrates the spread of what disease? yellow fever cholera bubonic plague malaria SV This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.

7 G R E 33 Use the map to answer the following question. ncient ivilizations LIFORNI STNRS TEST 35 ecline of Estimated Native Population of entral Mexico N 2 J K M L W S E Population in Millions Year What was the main cause of the population change shown on the chart above? Which of the areas on the map was the center of Inca civilization? J K L M 34 Which characteristic did ztec and Incan societies share? laws that made slavery illegal families dominated by women government by direct democracy complex religious ceremonies S0001 the migration of several culture groups to North merica losses due to Spanish military actions against native peoples starvation resulting from declining agricultural production the introduction of disease by contact with Europeans SV The Maya, ztec, and Inca civilizations each developed powerful seafaring traditions. monotheistic religious systems. democratic governments. complex architectural structures. SH10421 SH This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.

8 LIFORNI STNRS TEST G R E 37 The stories from Marco Polo s travels encouraged Europeans to 40 The poems and plays of which person are representative of the English Renaissance? journey to sia in search of wealth. Johann Gutenberg abandon the feudal land system. William Shakespeare launch the rusades against Muslims. ante lighieri isolate themselves from foreigners. Miguel de ervantes 3 Which of these is not a characteristic of Renaissance painting? SF10251 SV England became a Protestant country during the Reformation when its 39 subject matter limited to hristian themes realistic portrait painting settings reflecting the world of the artists paintings showing depth and perspective S00017 king declared himself head of the hurch of England. people demanded the adoption of Lutheran beliefs. priests opposed reforms implemented by the Pope. armies were exposed to alvinist beliefs while in France. rtist, architect, mathematician Studied anatomy to draw more realistic human figures Painted a mural depicting the last meeting of Jesus and his disciples Painted the portrait known as Mona Lisa The information in the chart above best describes which of these individuals of the Renaissance? SF What was the Spanish Inquisition ( )? a system designed to establish new colonies in the mericas the exchange of goods between Spain and entral and South merica the religious court established to find and punish heretics a military campaign to drive the Muslim armies out of Spain Raphael Michelangelo da Vinci otticelli SV2064 S This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.

9 G R E 43 The findings of Galileo and Newton were significant because, from their time on, scientific thought was based upon traditional ways of thinking. the ideas of the classic philosophers. the authority of the hurch. observation and experimentation. LIFORNI STNRS TEST S The systematic collection and articulation of natural laws, such as gravity and motion, was done by Galileo. Isaac Newton. Kepler. van Leeuwenhoek. S The Triangle Trade and olumbian Exchange are terms used to describe the movement of goods between Western Europe, West frica, and entral sia. the mericas. ustralia. the Middle East. SV The Scientific Revolution contributed to Enlightenment thought by influencing people to believe in the power of human reason. reject belief in the organized church. study the ideas of past civilizations. oppose individuality in favor of social order. SV Ideas of John Locke Rulers receive the right to govern from the people. Unjust rulers can be forced from power. ased on the quotation above, which form of government would John Locke most oppose? republic dictatorship representative democracy constitutional monarchy natural rights separation of powers political equity SV22710 The teachings of Enlightenment thinking listed above provided the basis for the establishment of democratic government. teaching of the Protestant Reformation. calling of the crusades. development of feudalism. SV What were both the Magna arta and the English ill of Rights designed to do? limit the power of the monarch provide for religious freedom accept the theory of divine right give commoners the right to vote SH This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.

10 LIFORNI STNRS TEST G R E 50 The Great wakening of the mid-1700s affected the ritish colonies by decreasing the power and prestige of radical religious figures. encouraging greater religious enthusiasm and political independence. encouraging strict obedience and respect for governmental authorities. discouraging individual free will in spiritual and political matters. SH One goal of the eclaration of Independence was to establish a new monarchy for the independent states. convince the ritish Parliament to prevent the start of war. explain why the colonists felt the need to be free from ritish rule. outline an economic system to raise money for the revolution. SV In designing the legislative branch, the writers of the onstitution mainly based their ideas on the French Estates General. ongress of Vienna. ouncil of Trent. English Parliament. SH The Mayflower ompact (1620) was significant in the political development of the merican colonies because it introduced the principle of self-government. separation of powers. freedom of expression. federalism. 54 Use the excerpt to answer the following question. SV21594 The powers not delegated to the United States by the onstitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. Tenth mendment to the U.S. onstitution The Tenth mendment was added to the onstitution to resolve which of the following topics of debate surrounding the development of the onstitution? division of powers among branches of government the annexation of new lands into the country balance between national and state government power the representation of states in the legislative houses SF This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.

11 G R E 55 Which of these Founders favored a strong national government and a loose interpretation of the United States onstitution? George Mason Patrick Henry Roger Williams lexander Hamilton LIFORNI STNRS TEST SH Which of these parts of the United States onstitution contains fundamental liberties of merican citizens? Preamble rticle I, Section Enumerated Powers rticle III Judicial ranch mendments 1 10 ill of Rights SH Which of these groups most likely supported the political ideas and policies of lexander Hamilton? 59 Shays Rebellion of 176 resulted in increased support for creating a U.S. ill of Rights. revising the rticles of onfederation. writing the eclaration of Independence. approving the Missouri ompromise. SV Which of the following acquisitions secured control of North merica s longest river, added substantially to the Native merican, Spanish, and French populations of the country, and essentially doubled the size of the United States? purchase of laska Gadsden Purchase Louisiana Purchase purchase of Florida SH In his Farewell ddress, George Washington urged the merican people to small farmers tobacco planters business owners frontier settlers SH Thomas Jefferson and his followers opposed lexander Hamilton s tariff policy in part because they believed that high tariffs would cause problems for rich bankers. small farmers. big city merchants. owners of small factories. limit a president to two terms in office. value and maintain a sense of national unity. create a defensive alliance with European countries. establish more effective political parties. SH onflict with Mexico became highly likely following the granting of statehood to Texas. Missouri. rizona. Louisiana. SH00063 SH This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.

12 LIFORNI STNRS TEST G R E 63 What was the purpose of the Monroe octrine (123)? to open anada to merican settlers to prevent European expansion in the mericas to acquire Florida for the United States to end the United States alliance with Great ritain SV Which statement best describes the location of factories in New England during the early 100s? They needed to be close to coal deposits. They were located next to rivers. They were located in isolated areas. They needed to be close to railroads. SV uring the 100s, the movement of large numbers of immigrants from many different countries into large merican cities resulted in the rapid growth of effective public health programs. ethnic neighborhoods. public parks and recreation areas. plentiful and affordable public housing. SH What agricultural invention, designed to increase production, had the effect of increasing the number of slaves needed for labor in the eep South? the wheat reaper the cotton gin the steel plow the rice mill SH The growing importance of cotton to the South created an economy and a society dominated by managers and professional people. small independent farmers. large landowners. industrial leaders. SH The slave-based agricultural system in the South encouraged the development of economic self-reliance. a rigid social class system. an urban middle class. small independent businesses. SH Prior to the ivil War, which group had the most political power in the South? plantation owners cattle ranchers urban merchants religious officials SV This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.

13 G R E 70 LIFORNI STNRS TEST 72 Go west, young man, and grow up with the country. Horace Greeley Hints Toward Reform Texas has been absorbed into the Union in the inevitable fulfillment of the general law which is rolling our population westward. emocratic Review, 145 Greeley s quotation is associated with which of these? Farmers lliance Populist Party Manifest estiny Temperance movement SH00075 The quotation above describes the nineteenth-century merican belief in the Social ontract. Manifest estiny. isolationism. the Monroe octrine. 71 y the mid-100s, alifornia was being settled mostly by people in search of jobs in industrial cities. wealth from the discovery of gold. animal pelts for the fur trade. 73 SH00552 The Indian Removal ct (130) relocated thousands of herokees from Georgia to Indian Territory for the purpose of making the land available for white miners and farmers. trade with merican Indians. SH00542 allowing the herokee their freedom from U.S. control. obeying the Supreme ourt s order to move the herokee. creating a wilderness area for use by white fur trappers. SH This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.

14 LIFORNI STNRS TEST G R E 74 While the merican colonies were fighting a revolution against England and forming a new nation, New Spain was establishing new settlements in alifornia using what type of system? plantation 77 3 United States in factory mission 4 capitalist SH Who was the most important leader of the Underground Railroad? Harriet Tubman William Lloyd Garrison Phillis Wheatley Sarah Grimké SH The main goal of abolitionists like William Lloyd Garrison was to allow all women the right to vote. establish tax-supported schools. stop individuals from drinking alcoholic beverages. end slavery immediately. SH0006 PIFI OEN 1 GULF OF MEXIO TLNTI OEN Which area on the map above was admitted as a state as a result of the ompromise of 150? SV What led the newspapers to speak of leeding Kansas in 156? fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces attacks on job-seeking Irish immigrants conflict between cattle ranchers and farmers reaction to the U.S. Supreme ourt ruling against red Scott SH This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.

15 G R E LIFORNI STNRS TEST 79 States rights played a major role in all of the following except the 2 Use the excerpt to complete the following statement. Kentucky and Virginia Resolves. Missouri ompromise. Nullification risis. Monroe octrine. SH braham Lincoln s Gettysburg ddress is similar to the eclaration of Independence in that both documents include descriptions of laws which should be passed. emphasize the need for effective government. support the ideals of self-government and human rights. justify the need for economic change. SH What was the first major goal of President braham Lincoln s administration? to destroy the institution of slavery to maintain the unity of the country to expand the power of state governments to industrialize the economy SH10225 With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations. This ending to Lincoln s Second Inaugural Speech indicates that his vision for the future after the ivil War was for peacemaking and rebuilding the Union. resolving differences through armed action. providing pensions to onfederate veterans. punishing the South for its actions during the war. SH What is one reason that the Union strategy for defeating the South included a naval blockade of Southern ports? to cut the South off from its supply lines in the countries of Latin merica to stop Southern attempts to establish slave plantations in uba and Mexico to prevent Southern efforts to sell cotton in Europe in exchange for war supplies to deprive the South of fishing and whaling as a primary source of food SF This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.

16 LIFORNI STNR S TEST G R E 4 One goal of post ivil War ongressional Reconstruction was to repay onfederate war debts. ensure civil rights for former slaves. preserve the plantation system. rebuild the Southern naval system. ttention Workingmen! MSS-MEETING TO-NIGHT, at 7:30 o clock, 5 SF10159 uring Reconstruction, the Freedmen s ureau relocated many former slaves to the North. created a system for tenant farming. gave forty acres and a mule to former slaves. established schools for former slaves. T THE HYMRKET, Randolph St. et esplaines and Halsted. Good Speakers will be present to denounce the latest atrocious act of the police shooting of our fellow workmen yesterday afternoon. Workingmen rm Yourselves and ppear in Full Force! THE EXEUTIVE OMMITTEE 6 SF10161 One of the functions of the Freedmen s ureau was to discourage segregation in the South. relocate former slaves to urban areas. provide assistance to former slaves. reward veterans with land and money. The above poster suggests that 19th-century industrialization was often accompanied by labor strife. farm protests. technological progress. political stability. SH SV2000 The 13th, 14th, and 15th mendments to the onstitution of the United States were intended to solve problems relating to government organization. civil rights. checks and balances. rapid economic change. SH This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.

17 G R E LIFORNI STNR S TEST 9 Population (in thousands) 1,200 1, hicago Population Years 90 large percentage of the immigrants who came to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries settled in large cities because most of them had lived in cities in their homelands. there were fewer and fewer farms in the United States. the growing industries were usually located in cities. the government encouraged immigrants to settle in big cities. SH00130 Which of these is the best explanation for the trend shown in the bar graph above? availability of industrial jobs in hicago hicago s location on an important river hicago s nearness to the gold fields lack of regulation in the banks of hicago SH This is a sample of alifornia Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected based on performance on released test questions. opyright 200 alifornia epartment of Education.