Unit 10.6 Section 2 Exam Name: Date: Directions (1-50): For each statement or question, record on your separate answer sheet the number of the word or expression that, of those given, best completes the statement or answers the question. Base your answer to question 1 on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies. 1. Which revolution led to the development of these civilizations? (1) Industrial (2) Neolithic (3) Green (4) Commercial 2. One contribution of ancient Roman culture was the development of (1) the concept of zero (2) the process of making silk (3) a republic form of government (4) the printing press 3. Which belief is shared by Hindus and Buddhists? (1) Everyone should have the same social status. (2) People should pray five times a day. (3) The soul can be reincarnated. (4) Material wealth is a sign of the blessing of the gods. 1
Base your answer to the question on the outline below and on your knowledge of social studies. In less than 50 years, it was the largest unified land empire in history. In 1279, it was the first foreign group to gain complete control of China. It made the caravan routes across Asia safe for trade and travel. When attempting to conquer Japan in 1274 and 1281, its fleets were destroyed by storms. 7. Which empire is most closely associated with these statements? (1) Persian (2) Gupta (3) Ottoman (4) Mongol 4. Which civilization best completes the title of this outline? (1) Ghana (2) Khmer (3) Song (4) Gupta 5. During the early Middle Ages, western European societies were most influenced by (1) national monarchies (2) the Roman Catholic Church (3) elected parliaments (4) the Byzantine emperors 6. One way in which the Twelve Tables of Rome, the Code of Hammurabi, and the Justinian Code were similar is that they established (1) trade agreements with neighboring countries (2) tolerance for the different religions of their people (3) written legal systems (4) social class equality 8. In The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli was most concerned with (1) the use of political power (2) the expansion of church authority (3) government regulation of the economy (4) equality and justice for all 9. Which situation is considered a cause of the other three? (1) Religious unity declines throughout Europe. (2) The Catholic Counter-Reformation begins. (3) The power of the Roman Catholic Church decreases. (4) Martin Luther posts the Ninety-five Theses. 10. One way in which Peter the Great, Louis XIV, and Philip II are similar is that each (1) supported missionary efforts of the Roman Catholic Church (2) sought to centralize power by limiting the power of the nobility (3) fought to block the establishment of British colonies in the Western Hemisphere (4) challenged feudal practices by emancipating serfs 2
Parliament offered the throne to King William and Queen Mary. Catholic King James II fled England for France. Parliament agreed to joint rule with the monarch. 11. These events are most closely associated with the (1) Crusades (2) French Revolution (3) Glorious Revolution (4) Reconquista 12. Advances in navigation technology and the desire of Europeans to obtain goods from Asia are most closely associated with the (1) rise of feudalism (2) Agricultural Revolution (3) Age of Exploration (4) Age of Reason 13. Baron de Montesquieu believed that a separation of powers would (1) prevent tyranny by acting as a check on power (2) restore authority to the Roman Catholic Church (3) increase corruption of political authority (4) decrease the power of the middle class 14. Which title best completes the partial outline below? I. A. Sugar, tobacco, and cotton to Europe B. Textiles, rum, and manufactured goods to Africa C. Enslaved Africans to the Americas (1) Trade Within the Hanseatic League (2) Elements of Triangular Trade (3) Factors of Industrialization (4) Results of the Congress of Vienna 15. Which statement is supported by the graph? (1) Little trade in enslaved Africans took place before the 1500s. (2) Slavery was most widely practiced in Sweden, Denmark, and Holland. (3) Conditions of slavery in Brazil were less harsh than those in the United States. (4) Most enslaved Africans were sent to the Caribbean and Spanish America. Base your answer to question 16 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. We must ask ourselves three questions. 1. What is the Third Estate? Everything. 2. What has it been until now in the political order? Nothing. 3. What does it want to be? Something. Abbé Sieyès, 1789 (adapted) NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam, August 2014. 16. Based on this passage, what did the Third Estate want? (1) independence from France (2) more influence in the political system (3) removal of the monarchy (4) freedom of religion in France 3
Base your answer to question 17 on the diagram below and on your knowledge of social studies. Base your answer to question 6 on the diagram below and on your knowledge of social studies. 17. Which conclusion about Spanish colonialism in the Americas can be drawn from this diagram? (1) The fewest people in the population had the greatest power. (2) Africans and Native Americans were politically powerful. (3) The peninsulares made up the majority of the population. (4) Mestizos and mulattoes controlled the most land in the colonies. 18. Which type of political and social order is shown in this diagram? (1) theocratic (2) tribal (3) fascist (4) feudal 4
19. One major effect of Napoleon s rule of France was that it led to (1) an increase in the power of the Roman Catholic Church (2) massive emigration to the Americas (3) trade agreements with Great Britain (4) a restoration of political stability 20. The slogan Blood and Iron and a united Germany are most closely associated with (1) Prince Metternich (2) Simón Bolívar (3) Camillo Cavour (4) Otto von Bismarck Base your answer to question 21 on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies. Industrial Europe, 1850 Source: Bentley and Ziegler, Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past, McGraw Hill, 2003 (adapted) from the NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam, January 2006. 21. Which concept is most closely associated with the pattern of population distribution in England shown on this map? (1) urbanization (2) colonization (3) collectivization (4) globalization 5
22. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels encouraged workers to improve their lives by (1) electing union representatives (2) participating in local government (3) overthrowing the capitalist system (4) demanding pensions and disability insurance 23. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan rapidly industrialized. During which period did this change take place? (1) Heian Court (2) Song dynasty (3) Yuan dynasty (4) Meiji Restoration 27. The Treaty of Versailles contributed to the economic collapse of Germany after World War I by (1) mandating economic reforms in Germany (2) requiring that Germany pay for war damages (3) placing a quota on goods exported from Germany (4) devaluing German currency Base your answer to the following question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies. 24. What was a principal reason for the success of European colonialism in Asia in the late 1800s? (1) Asians respected Europeans as representatives of an advanced civilization. (2) Europe was able to dominate military and commercial relations with Asia. (3) Europeans respected Asian laws and customs. (4) Many Asians adopted European religious practices. 25. A major goal of both the Sepoy Mutiny in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China was to (1) rid their countries of foreigners (2) expand their respective territories (3) receive international military support (4) restore an absolute monarch to the throne 26. Growing nationalism and militarism in Europe and the creation of secret alliances were (1) reasons for the rise of democracy (2) causes of World War I (3) requirements for economic development (4) reasons for the collapse of communism 28. What is the best title for this map? (1) Dominance of Manchukuo (2) Japanese Imperial Expansion (3) East Asian Trade Routes (4) Natural Resources of China and Japan 6
29. Heavy military losses in World War I, food and fuel shortages, and opposition to the czar led to the (1) French Revolution (2) Russian Revolution (3) Chinese Revolution (4) Cuban Revolution 30. The purpose of both the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan was to (1) support the construction of the Iron Curtain (2) increase membership in the United Nations (3) prevent the spread of communism (4) attempt to solve world hunger 31. The goal of Mikhail Gorbachev s policies of perestroika and glasnost was to (1) expand collectivization and communes (2) resume development of Soviet nuclear weapons (3) stimulate economic growth and political discussion (4) stop expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) into Eastern Europe 32. One way in which Simón Bolívar, Jomo Kenyatta, and Mohandas Gandhi are similar is that each (1) led a nationalist movement (2) used nonviolent tactics (3) supported imperialism (4) opposed communism Base your answer to the following question on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies. 33. The situation illustrated in the cartoon was mainly caused by the (1) policies of the government of the Republic of South Africa toward blacks (2) abundance of oil resources in the Republic of South Africa (3) secession of the Republic of South Africa from the United Nations (4) refusal of the Republic of South Africa to trade with other African nations 7
Base your answers to questions 34 and 35 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. "Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for the just man is also in prison... If a thousand men were not to pay their tax bills this year, that would not be a violent and bloody measure, as it would be to pay them, and enable the State to commit violence and shed innocent blood." 34. Which leader would most likely have endorsed the views expressed in the passage? (1) Mohandas Gandhi (2) Elizabeth II (3) Simón Bolívar (4) Vladimir Lenin Pamphlet on the philosophy of Zionism Balfour Declaration Oslo Accords 35. These documents are most closely associated with the controversy over (1) efforts by the United Nations to restrict child slavery and indentured servitude (2) production of oil by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) (3) trade agreements established by the World Trade Organization (WTO) (4) control of land in the Middle East by Palestinians and Jews 36. What was a goal of the student protestors in Tiananmen Square in 1989? (1) independence for Taiwan (2) removal of troops from South Korea (3) access to foreign products (4) democratic reforms 37. During the 20th century, one effect of industrialization on the culture of India was the (1) increased movement of people from rural to urban areas (2) reduction of social class mobility (3) strengthening of cottage industries (4) decline in the economic and political power of women 38. In the 1920s and 1930s, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk changed the Turkish government by (1) introducing democratic reforms (2) increasing the power of the sultan (3) supporting absolutism (4) incorporating religious teachings into civil law 39. A major cause of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 was the concern by Islamic leaders that (1) traditional values were being undermined by Western ideas (2) women were being denied political rights (3) Israel had lost its influence in the Middle East (4) religious leaders were becoming too powerful 40. Modern technology has affected global society by (1) increasing the speed and extent of cultural diffusion (2) reducing the effects of social change (3) reinforcing traditional values and customs (4) preventing the spread of democratic principles to developing nations 8
Base your answer on the graph below and on your knowledge of social studies. 41. Which hypothesis about the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa can be derived from the data in this graph? (1) Economic growth may be slowed by the epidemic. (2) Wages for workers will probably decline. (3) Diversification will promote economic growth. (4) The United Nations will probably reduce support for economic development. Base your answer on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies. 42. What is the main idea of the cartoon? (1) Industrialized nations have provided little in the way of famine relief. (2) Ethiopians have no real need for foreign relief aid. (3) Sometimes foreign aid does not go to the groups who need it the most 9
(4) Countries frequently fight wars because of a lack of food. Base your answer on the graph below and on your knowledge of social studies. 43. Which statement can be supported by the information in the graph? (1) The population of the world remained the same from A.D. 1 to A.D. 1650. (2) Most of the world's population growth took place during the period from 1000 to 1500. (3) The population growth rate decreased during the period from 1650 to 1800. (4) The world's population tripled between 1930 and 2000. 44. The main goal of the Green Revolution was to (1) prevent further destruction of the world's rain forests (2) solve chronic food shortages through the use of technology (3) expand the economies of developing nations with foreign investment (4) insure that foreign aid was received by people with the greatest need 45. During the late 20th century, in which area did deforestation become a serious problem? (1) Great European Plain (2) Amazon Basin (3) Deccan Plateau (4) Great Rift Valley 46. The formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) are examples of Western Europe's (1) responses to the oil embargo of 1974 (2) attempts to solve mutual problems (3) efforts to maintain control of colonial empires (4) struggles for economic self-reliance 47. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the founding of Amnesty International (1961) are both associated with efforts to recognize and protect the (1) economic diversity of nations (2) dignity of individuals (3) right of each nation to enforce its own laws (4) balance of power between nations 10
Base your answer on the excerpt below. Article 3: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.... Article 5: No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.... Article 19: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.... The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 49. During the 20th century, global attention was drawn to the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire, the Tutsis of Rwanda, and the Muslims of Kosovo because these groups were all victims of (1) nuclear power accidents (2) human rights violations (3) environmental disasters (4) the AIDS epidemic 48. Which pair of 20th-century leaders most clearly violated these principles? (1) Anwar Sadat and Charles DeGaulle (2) Corazon Aquino and Margaret Thatcher (3) Jawaharlal Nehru and Reza Pahlavi (4) Pol Pot and Joseph Stalin Base your answer on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies. 50. Which statement best reflects this cartoonist's point of view? (1) The development of computer technology is prohibited in China. (2) Chinese prisoners are denied access to computers. (3) Foreign software developers have flooded the Chinese market. (4) Some American firms have assisted the Chinese government in monitoring citizen computer 11
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