Regents Exam 4

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1 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?

	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.

2 Opinion and bias in written historical sources illustrate the need to be aware of

	plagiarism
	turning points
	human rights
	points of view

3 Which social scientists primarily study the scarcity of resources and the distribution of goods and services?

	anthropologists
	political scientists
	economists
	historians

4 Between 500 B.C. and A.D. 1500, the migration of the Bantu people of Africa led to the diffusion of

	languages and metallurgical skills
	porcelain and cannons
	camels and Islam
	cuneiform and galley ships

5 What was one reason for the decline of both the Han dynasty and the western Roman Empire?

	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

6 The Ten Commandments, the Eightfold Path, and the Five Pillars of Faith each serve to

	provide followers with a guide for living
	establish systems of justice
	establish distinctions between social classes
	provide regulations for government workers

7 Which statement about the early Indus River valley civilization is an opinion rather than a fact?

	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.

8 The introduction of the Cyrillic alphabet and Orthodox Christianity to Russia is most closely associated with

	Viking conquests
	Byzantine missionaries
	Alexander the Great’s armies
	Ottoman expansion

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

Which geographic feature would have most likely hindered the expansion of the Guptas into what is modern-day China?

	Thar Desert
	Deccan Plateau
	Himalaya Mountains
	Bay of Bengal

10 What was one result of the European Commercial Revolution?

	a decline in the spice trade
	the destruction of the papacy
	the development of capitalism
	an increased reliance on bartering

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• Conquered Ghana
• Experienced a golden age under Mansa Musa
• Built mosques and schools in Timbuktu

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Which civilization is most directly associated with these descriptions?

	Axum
	Benin
	Kush
	Mali

12 One way in which Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses and Henry VIII’s Act of Supremacy are similar is that both

	emphasize the importance of the Bible
	caused the Thirty Years War
	challenge the authority of the Catholic Church
	helped to unify Christendom

13 Niccolò Machiavelli wrote The Prince as a guide to success in

	family life
	politics
	economic undertakings
	scholarship

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

Which concept is best illustrated by this diagram?

	dynastic cycle
	guild system
	social hierarchy
	cultural diffusion

15 Which event marked the rise in power of the Ottoman Empire in 1453?

	birth of Muhammad
	conquest of Constantinople
	siege of Vienna
	death of Saladin

16 The restoration of Chinese rule, the voyages of Zheng He, and the reintroduction of civil service examinations are all associated with the

	Ming dynasty
	Abbassid dynasty
	Songhai Empire
	Delhi sultanate

17 Which step did Catherine the Great take that is consistent with Enlightenment ideas?

	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

18 Which statement best describes Aztec civilization at the time of the Encounter?

	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.

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• 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.”

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Whose perspective is best represented by these regional place names?

	Chinese
	African
	European
	Indian

20 Why is Catholicism a major religion practiced in Latin America?

	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.

21 Which geographic feature presented an obstacle to Simón Bolívar’s forces?

	Sahara Desert
	Andes Mountains
	Great Rift Valley
	Strait of Malacca

22 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

	significant human migrations
	more equitable distribution of wealth
	growth in the number of subsistence farmers
	rapid increases in food production

23

Based on this map of 13th-century world systems, which of these circuits was limited to one continent?

	I
	II
	V
	VI

24 The information on this map implies that trade made these regions

	militaristic
	interdependent
	isolationist
	ethnocentric

25 Which action did Japan take during the Meiji Restoration?

	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

26 What was a major reason European nations competed for control of Africa during the second half of the 1800s?

	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.

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This cartoon refers to events immediately after which war?

	Franco-Prussian
	Russo-Japanese
	World War I
	World War II

28 The belief that workers of the world would unite to overthrow their oppressors is central to

	Social Darwinism
	Marxism
	conservatism
	laissez-faire capitalism

29 The terms spheres of influence, extra- territoriality, and mandates are most closely associated with

	collective security
	militarism
	imperialism
	self-sufficiency

30 In Europe during the 1930s, economic instability led to the

	rise of fascist dictatorships
	development of nuclear arms
	abandonment of colonial territories
	establishment of the League of Nations

31 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

	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

32 The speaker maintains that the guiding principle of the trial will be the

	payment of reparations
	denial of responsibility
	celebration of victory
	judgment of the law

33

The clothes worn by Mohandas Gandhi of India and by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk of Turkey indicate the desire of these leaders to

	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

34 Both leaders were known for their commitment to

	Islamic fundamentalism
	nationalist movements
	civil disobedience
	five-year plans

35

Based on the information provided by this map, how did the growth of the Japanese Empire affect China?

	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.

36 Which development in the history of Cuba occurred first?

	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.

37 The creation of the European Union (EU) and of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was intended to

	benefit member nations through the reduction of tariffs
	implement sustainable energy policies
	institute a system of impartial courts
	establish stronger regional military alliances

38

Which issue is the focus of this 2004 cartoon?

	global warming
	global migration
	ethnic tensions
	nuclear proliferation

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• 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).

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Which conclusion about the Middle East can be drawn from these situations that occurred during the Cold War?

	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.

40 In which geographic region has Aung San Suu Kyi labored to bring about democratic reform?

	Southeast Asia
	Middle East
	Central Asia
	West Africa

41 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

	maintaining colonial control
	sustaining nonalignment
	building national unity
	preserving traditional religions

42

A central theme of this cartoon is that those most able to assist poor countries

	have too many commitments
	contribute little of substance
	offer great strength
	agree to share the burden

43 One purpose of this cartoon is to

	arouse public opinion
	explain foreign programs
	justify neutrality
	expose environmental issues

44 One way in which Hammurabi and Justinian are similar is that they successfully

	established public education systems
	codified the laws of their empire
	instituted democratic governments
	separated church and state

45 One way in which the Treaty of Nanking and the Treaty of Versailles are similar is that in both treaties the provisions called for

	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

46 The Great Wall of China and the Berlin Wall were both intended to

	halt the spread of communism
	isolate unpopular governments
	limit the movement of peoples
	keep people from smuggling illegal goods

47 One way in which Miguel Hidalgo, Ho Chi Minh, and Jomo Kenyatta are similar is that they all were

	leaders of independence movements
	communist dictators
	enlightened despots
	advocates of liberation theology

48 Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

	Results of the Spanish Reconquista
	Characteristics of Feudal Europe
	Essential Traits of the Italian City-States
	Outcomes of the Glorious Revolution

49 The Columbian exchange is most closely associated with the beginnings of

	mercantilism
	humanism
	mass production
	scientific socialism

50 Which form of government is associated with the reigns of Suleiman the Magnificent, Akbar the Great, and Peter the Great?

	constitutional monarchy
	direct democracy
	theocracy
	absolute monarchy