{{#professor:Regents Practice Exam #6 - June 2014}}
1
Based on the information provided by this map, where did Abraham’s journey originate?
2 People do not often create records for the benefit of historians. They produce them for other reasons.… — Chris Hinton, 1998
Based on this statement, historical sources often contain
3 Which concept is essential to the study of economic systems?
4 Which major geographic feature has hindered cultural diffusion between India and China?
5 Which statement about the Bantu migration is an opinion rather than a fact?
6 Historically, the Huang He has also been known as the “River of Sorrows” because
7 Both the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire were known for
8 Which belief system is considered monotheistic?
9 The Golden Age of India’s Gupta Empire is known for its
10 Which geographic factor enabled the cities of Nanjing and Mogadishu to develop into powerful trading centers?
11 Base your answer on the chart below and on your knowledge of social studies.
What does this archaeological find indicate about Southeast Asia during the 10th century?
12 Development and expansion of banking, insurance companies, and stock exchanges were essential to the system of
13 A key feature of European Renaissance culture was
14 Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry VIII all played a key role in the
15 The practice of Islam throughout much of West Africa is evidence that
16 Which statement is consistent with the ideas of Niccolò Machiavelli?
17 What was a major cause for the shift in European trade from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean during the late 1400s?
18 The location of the Inca civilization of South America demonstrates the
19 Why is Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage considered a turning point in world history?
20 In the 17th and 18th centuries, the primary goal of mercantilism as practiced by European countries was to
21 The impact of the printing press, astrolabe, and caravel on 16th-century Europe demonstrates the ability of technology to
22 One way in which Peter the Great, Louis XIV, and Philip II are similar is that each
23 New scientific knowledge and understandings that developed during the Scientific Revolution were most often based on
24 Which pair correctly links the region where Enlightenment ideas first developed to a region to which those ideas spread?
25 Baron de Montesquieu believed that a separation of powers would
26 Which mountains were an obstacle to Simón Bolívar’s efforts to unify Gran Colombia?
27
In the late 1700s, these conditions allowed the Industrial Revolution to begin in
28 Laissez-faire practices are most closely associated with a
29 As a result of the Russo-Japanese War, Japan came to be seen by Europeans as
30
What is the primary focus of these speakers?
31 Which condition is most closely associated with Mexico between 1910 and 1930?
32 The difficult, year-long journey made by Mao Zedong and his Communist followers in 1934 through China’s mountains, marshes, and rivers was called the
33
The World War II military action shown on this map was significant because it
34 Which statement about the Soviet economy under Joseph Stalin is accurate?
35 In the 1940s, the leadership of the Indian National Congress and the leadership of the Muslim League supported the goal of
36
Which region is directly associated with the events shown on this time line?
37
Which type of political system is being depicted in this 1943 cartoon?
38 Immediately after World War II, which country exerted political and economic control over Poland, Hungary, and Romania?
39 The main reason oil-producing states formed the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC) was to
40 What was a goal of the student protestors in Tiananmen Square in 1989?
41 What is one way post–World War II North Korea and post–World War II East Germany are similar?
42
The cartoonist’s point of view is best expressed in which statement about the United Nations?
43
In the 1990s, which situation characterized the relationship of the peoples listed for each of these regions?
44 During the 20th century, in which area has deforestation been a significant environmental issue due to the expansion of industrial mining, the growth of corporate farms, and the development of new road networks?
45
The policies of which 20th-century leader helped to create the situation shown in this 2006 cartoon?
46 Base your answer to question ]on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
…The deposits of fine sediment left by natural floods sustain the fertility of floodplain soils. The 5,000-year history of agriculture in the Nile Valley and delta of Egypt depended on the annual Nile River flood that left a veneer of new silt over the valley floor each year. Modern dams on the Nile — particularly the Aswan High Dam, which can store the entire annual flood — have destroyed the natural system of fertilization, necessitating huge imports of artificial fertilizers.…
Source: Oberlander and Muller, Essentials of Physical Geography Today, Second Edition, Random House, 1987
Based on this passage, a valid conclusion would be that
47 Base your answer to question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
… I, John of Toul, make known that I am the liege man of the lady Beatrice, countess of Troyes, and of her son, Theobald, count of Champagne, against every creature, living or dead, saving my allegiance to lord Enjorand of Coucy, lord John of Arcis, and the count of Grandpré. If it should happen that the count of Grandpré should be at war with the countess and count of Champagne on his own quarrel, I will aid the count of Grandpré in my own person, and will send to the count and the countess of Champagne the knights whose service I owe to them for the fief which I hold of them. But if the count of Grandpré shall make war on the countess and the count of Champagne on behalf of his friends and not in his own quarrel, I will aid in my own person the countess and count of Champagne, and will send one knight to the count of Grandpré for the service which I owe him for the fief which I hold of him, but I will not go myself into the territory of the count of Grandpré to make war on him.…
In which period of western European history was the relationship described in this passage most common?
48 During the feudal period of Japanese history, the emperor had mainly symbolic authority. Which statement best explains the reason for this situation?
49 Base your answer to the following two (2) questions on the drawings below
Which generalization is best supported by these images?
50 Which historical event connects the activity shown in Image A to the activity shown in Image B?