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{{#professor:Regents Practice Exam #4 - June 2013}}

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{
Base your answer to question 1 on the passage
below and on your knowledge of social studies.

… Europe’s waterways were also a blessing. Its
rivers flowed gently into sheltered, navigable
bays. The Rhine is a wide, slow-moving river that
can be used as a highway for goods and people.
The Mediterranean is calm, almost a lake, with
many big ports. Compare this to Africa. Despite
being the second-largest continent, Africa has the
shortest coastline, much of which is too shallow to
build major ports. Most of its big rivers—fast-
moving, dramatic, vertiginous [dizzying]—are not
navigable. Add to that the tropical heat and
propensity [tendency] for disease and food
spoilage, and you have a compelling geographic
explanation for African underdevelopment—
surely not the only factor, but a significant
one.…
— Fareed Zakaria, The Post-American World, W. W. Norton & Company, 2008

Which conclusion about the geography of these
continents is best supported by this passage?
| type="[]"}
-Europe and Africa have the same climate.
-Europe and Africa have many deep major ports.
-Waterways are a geographic blessing in both Europe and Africa.
+River systems have helped development in Europe and hindered it in Africa.

{
Opinion and bias in written historical sources
illustrate the need to be aware of
| type="[]"}
-plagiarism
-turning points
-human rights
+points of view

{
Which social scientists primarily study the
scarcity of resources and the distribution of goods
and services?
| type="[]"}
-anthropologists
-political scientists
+economists
-historians

{
Between 500 B.C. and A.D. 1500, the migration
of the Bantu people of Africa led to the diffusion
of
| type="[]"}
+languages and metallurgical skills
-porcelain and cannons
-camels and Islam
-cuneiform and galley ships

{
What was one reason for the decline of both the
Han dynasty and the western Roman Empire?
| type="[]"}
-outbreak of war between religious groups
+inability to force back foreign invaders
-efforts of the middle class to gain power
-lack of a common currency

{
The Ten Commandments, the Eightfold Path,
and the Five Pillars of Faith each serve to
| type="[]"}
+provide followers with a guide for living
-establish systems of justice
-establish distinctions between social classes
-provide regulations for government workers

{
Which statement about the early Indus River
valley civilization is an opinion rather than a fact?
| type="[]"}
-Farmers grew a surplus of barley, wheat, and dates.
-The Indus people developed a system of writing.
-Planned cities indicated a use of technology.
+The Indus city-states were the most developed of the time period.

{
The introduction of the Cyrillic alphabet and
Orthodox Christianity to Russia is most closely
associated with
| type="[]"}
-Viking conquests
+Byzantine missionaries
-Alexander the Great’s armies
-Ottoman expansion

{
Base your answer to question 9 on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.

[[file:mapindia.jpg|350px|]]

Which geographic feature would have most likely hindered the expansion of the Guptas
into what is modern-day China?
| type="[]"}
-Thar Desert
-Deccan Plateau
+Himalaya Mountains
-Bay of Bengal

{
What was one result of the European Commercial
Revolution?
| type="[]"}
-a decline in the spice trade
-the destruction of the papacy
+the development of capitalism
-an increased reliance on bartering

{
----
* Conquered Ghana
* Experienced a golden age under Mansa Musa
* Built mosques and schools in Timbuktu
----
Which civilization is most directly associated with
these descriptions?
| type="[]"}
-Axum
-Benin
-Kush
+Mali

{
One way in which Martin Luther’s Ninety-five
Theses and Henry VIII’s Act of Supremacy are
similar is that both
| type="[]"}
-emphasize the importance of the Bible
-caused the Thirty Years War
+challenge the authority of the Catholic Church
-helped to unify Christendom

{
Niccolò Machiavelli wrote The Prince as a guide
to success in
| type="[]"}
-family life
+politics
-economic undertakings
-scholarship

{
Base your answer to question 14 on the diagram
below and on your knowledge of social studies.

[[file:socialpyramid2.jpg|350px|]]

Which concept is best illustrated by this diagram?
| type="[]"}
-dynastic cycle
-guild system
+social hierarchy
-cultural diffusion

{
Which event marked the rise in power of the
Ottoman Empire in 1453?
| type="[]"}
-birth of Muhammad
+conquest of Constantinople
-siege of Vienna
-death of Saladin

{
The restoration of Chinese rule, the voyages of
Zheng He, and the reintroduction of civil service
examinations are all associated with the
| type="[]"}
+Ming dynasty
-Abbassid dynasty
-Songhai Empire
-Delhi sultanate

{
Which step did Catherine the Great take that is
consistent with Enlightenment ideas?
| type="[]"}
-ordering the burning of books
-strengthening the institution of serfdom
-expanding Russian territory into Ukraine
+considering a law code that would treat all citizens equally

{
Which statement best describes Aztec civilization
at the time of the Encounter?
| type="[]"}
-Small groups of nomadic clans competed for food.
-Various ethnic groups had representation in a legislative body.
-Absence of a social class structure created unsettled living conditions.
+Advanced agricultural practices supported large urban centers.

{
----
* The Americas are referred to as the “New World.”
* Eastern Asia is referred to as the “Far East.”
* Southwest Asia is referred to as part of the “Middle East.”
----
Whose perspective is best represented by these
regional place names?
| type="[]"}
-Chinese
-African
+European
-Indian

{
Why is Catholicism a major religion practiced in
Latin America?
| type="[]"}
+Spain conquered and colonized much of Latin America.
-Disputes over international boundaries within Latin America were settled by the pope.
-The traditional beliefs of Africans were incorporated into the cultures of Latin America.
-The Church provided Latin America with a strong central government.

{
Which geographic feature presented an obstacle
to Simón Bolívar’s forces?
| type="[]"}
-Sahara Desert
+Andes Mountains
-Great Rift Valley
-Strait of Malacca

{
One way in which the Industrial Revolution in
Great Britain in the 18th century and the potato
blight in Ireland in the 19th century are similar is
that they both led directly to
| type="[]"}
+significant human migrations
-more equitable distribution of wealth
-growth in the number of subsistence farmers
-rapid increases in food production

{

[[file:13centcircles.jpg|350px|]]

Based on this map of 13th-century world systems, which of these circuits was limited to
one continent?
| type="[]"}
+I
-II
-V
-VI

{
The information on this map implies that trade made these regions
| type="[]"}
-militaristic
+interdependent
-isolationist
-ethnocentric

{
Which action did Japan take during the Meiji
Restoration?
| type="[]"}
-established a social system to benefit the samurai
+sent experts to learn from modern Western nations
-allowed communist ideas to dominate its government
-started an ambitious program to expel foreign manufacturers

{
What was a major reason European nations
competed for control of Africa during the second
half of the 1800s?
| type="[]"}
+Africa had a wealth of natural resources.
-Slave labor was needed in the Americas.
-African nations offered religious and political freedom.
-Europeans needed land for their excess population.

{
[[file:austria-hungary.jpg|350px|]]

This cartoon refers to events immediately after
which war?
| type="[]"}
-Franco-Prussian
-Russo-Japanese
+World War I
-World War II

{
The belief that workers of the world would unite
to overthrow their oppressors is central to
| type="[]"}
-Social Darwinism
+Marxism
-conservatism
-laissez-faire capitalism

{
The terms spheres of influence, extra-
territoriality, and mandates are most closely
associated with
| type="[]"}
-collective security
-militarism
+imperialism
-self-sufficiency

{
In Europe during the 1930s, economic instability
led to the
| type="[]"}
+rise of fascist dictatorships
-development of nuclear arms
-abandonment of colonial territories
-establishment of the League of Nations

{
Base your answers to questions 31 and 32 on the
passage below and on your knowledge of social
studies.

The privilege of opening the first trial in history
for crimes against the peace of the world imposes
a grave responsibility. The wrongs which we seek
to condemn and punish have been so calculated,
so malignant, and so devastating, that civilization
cannot tolerate their being ignored, because it
cannot survive their being repeated. That four
great nations, flushed with victory and stung with
injury stay [stop] the hand of vengeance and
voluntarily submit their captive enemies to the
judgment of the law is one of the most significant
tributes that Power has ever paid to Reason.… ---- Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson,
November 21, 1945, Nuremberg

The wrongs referred to in this passage include
the
| type="[]"}
-occupation of Ethiopia by Italy
-invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union
+mass murder of Jews and others in concentration camps
-deaths of American soldiers during the Bataan Death March

{
The speaker maintains that the guiding principle
of the trial will be the
| type="[]"}
-payment of reparations
-denial of responsibility
-celebration of victory
+judgment of the law

{
[[file:ghandi2013.jpg|350px|]]

The clothes worn by Mohandas Gandhi of India and by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk of
Turkey indicate the desire of these leaders to
| type="[]"}
-conform to traditional religious beliefs
-adapt to the cultural norms of urban life
-protest the oppression of communist rule
+make a political statement to their respective nations

{
Both leaders were known for their commitment to
| type="[]"}
-Islamic fundamentalism
+nationalist movements
-civil disobedience
-five-year plans

{

[[file:JapanEmpire.jpg|350px|]]

Based on the information provided by this map, how did the growth of the Japanese
Empire affect China?
| type="[]"}
-China acquired Japanese military technology.
-China invaded French Indochina.
-China was forced to adopt Korean culture.
+China lost control of many of its eastern seaports.

{
Which development in the history of Cuba
occurred first?
| type="[]"}
-The United States imposed a naval quarantine against Cuba.
-The Soviet Union built missile sites in Cuba.
+Fidel Castro forcibly took power in Cuba.
-The communist government in Cuba seized foreign properties.

{
The creation of the European Union (EU) and of
the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) was intended to
| type="[]"}
+benefit member nations through the reduction of tariffs
-implement sustainable energy policies
-institute a system of impartial courts
-establish stronger regional military alliances

{
[[file:irancartoon.jpg|350px|]]

Which issue is the focus of this 2004 cartoon?
| type="[]"}
-global warming
-global migration
-ethnic tensions
+nuclear proliferation

{
----
* The United States offered aid to Turkey (1947).
* The Soviet Union helped finance the Aswan Dam in Egypt (1956).
* A coup d’état in Iraq was supported by the United States (1963).
----
Which conclusion about the Middle East can be
drawn from these situations that occurred during
the Cold War?
| type="[]"}
-It served as a key ally for the Soviet Union.
-It developed a policy of appeasement.
+It became a site of strategic competition between the superpowers.
-It allowed the United Nations to establish the region’s foreign policies.

{
In which geographic region has Aung San Suu
Kyi labored to bring about democratic reform?
| type="[]"}
+Southeast Asia
-Middle East
-Central Asia
-West Africa

{
Base your answer to question 41 on the passage
below and on your knowledge of social studies.

… Once thought of as a model for other young
African democracies, Nigeria has buckled under
the weight of persistent enmities [hostilities]
among four major tribes—the Moslem Hausas
and Fulanis in the North, the Yorubas in the West
and the clever Ibos in the East. In January 1966,
five years after independence, a group led by
Eastern army officers toppled the Northern-
dominated regime of Sir Abubakar Tafawa
Balewa and exposed the raw nerves of those
ancient rivalries. Northerners countered with a
coup that installed [General Yakubu] Gowon, and
their pent-up fury exploded in the massacre of
thousands of Ibos living in the North.… ---— Time, June 9, 1967

This passage illustrates the impact ethnic loyalties
can have on
| type="[]"}
-maintaining colonial control
-sustaining nonalignment
+building national unity
-preserving traditional religions

{
[[file:debt.jpg|350px|]]

A central theme of this cartoon is that those most able to assist poor countries
| type="[]"}
-have too many commitments
+contribute little of substance
-offer great strength
-agree to share the burden

{
One purpose of this cartoon is to
| type="[]"}
+arouse public opinion
-explain foreign programs
-justify neutrality
-expose environmental issues

{
One way in which Hammurabi and Justinian are
similar is that they successfully
| type="[]"}
-established public education systems
+codified the laws of their empire
-instituted democratic governments
-separated church and state

{
One way in which the Treaty of Nanking and the
Treaty of Versailles are similar is that in both treaties the provisions called for
| type="[]"}
-monarchs to be returned to their rightful places
+reparations to be paid by defeated countries
-existing borders to be maintained
-peacekeeping organizations to be established

{
The Great Wall of China and the Berlin Wall
were both intended to
| type="[]"}
-halt the spread of communism
-isolate unpopular governments
+limit the movement of peoples
-keep people from smuggling illegal goods

{
One way in which Miguel Hidalgo, Ho Chi Minh,
and Jomo Kenyatta are similar is that they all
were
| type="[]"}
+leaders of independence movements
-communist dictators
-enlightened despots
-advocates of liberation theology

{
Which heading best completes the partial outline
below?

[[file:middleageslist.jpg|350px|]]

| type="[]"}
-Results of the Spanish Reconquista
+Characteristics of Feudal Europe
-Essential Traits of the Italian City-States
-Outcomes of the Glorious Revolution

{
The Columbian exchange is most closely
associated with the beginnings of
| type="[]"}
+mercantilism
-humanism
-mass production
-scientific socialism

{
Which form of government is associated with the
reigns of Suleiman the Magnificent, Akbar the
Great, and Peter the Great?
| type="[]"}
-constitutional monarchy
-direct democracy
-theocracy
+absolute monarchy

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