Home Instruction Schools Global History & Geography Quiz 2 Script

a) the government controls most aspects of life
b) religious beliefs are supported by the government
c) the state is considered a servant of the citizens
d) citizens can publicly criticize the actions of the leaders

2) Which geographic factor had the greatest influence on the early history of South Asia and China?

a) river valleys
b) island locations
c) vast coastlines
d) tropical rain forests

3) Olympic games, the poems of Homer, and Hellenistic culture are associated with which ancient civilization?

4) The Silk Road was important because it allowed for the

a) exploration of China by the Roman Army
b) development of agriculture by the nomadic people of Central Asia
c) movement of Chinese armies through Southeast Asia
d) exchange of goods between Asia and the Middle East

5) In his book The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli advises that a wise ruler is one who

a) keeps taxes and food prices low
b) encourages education and the arts
c) allows advisors to speak their minds
d) does what is necessary to stay in power

6) Which set of events is in the correct chronological order?

a) Renaissance, Middle Ages, Roman Empire
b) Treaty of Versailles, World War II, Korean War
c) Reformation, Crusades, European exploration of the Americas
d) Bolshevik Revolution, French Revolution, American Revolutiond

7) A major reason that the Renaissance began in Italy was that

a) Italian city-states had grown wealthy from trade between Europe and Asia
b) farmers produced great agricultural surpluses on vast plains
c) merchants supported the Green Revolution
d) many European scholars had migrated to this area

8) Which action could be considered an effect of the Protestant Reformation?

a) posting of the Ninety-five Theses
b) decline in the power of the Roman Catholic Church
c) sale of indulgences
d) end of religious warfare

9) In Europe, joint stock companies, shareholders, entrepreneurs, and the bourgeoisie contributed to the

a) rise of capitalism
b) development of feudalism
c) decline of communism
d) increase in power of the guilds

10) King Louis XIV of France, Peter the Great of Russia, and Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire were all considered absolute rulers because they

a) broke from the Roman Catholic Church
b) helped feudal lords build secure castles
c) instituted programs that provided more power to their parliaments
d) determined government policies without the consent of their people

11) One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar is that they

a) encouraged the spread of new ideas
b) strengthened traditional institutions
c) led to the Protestant Reformation
d) rejected Renaissance individualism

12)ÒMen are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general goodÓ
ÑDeclaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789 Which principle of the Enlightenment philosophers is expressed in this quotation from the French Revolution?

13) Which event had the greatest influence on the development of laissez-faire capitalism?

a) fall of the Roman Empire
b) invention of the printing press
c) Industrial Revolution
d) Green Revolution

14) In the late 1800s, one response of workers in England to unsafe working conditions was to

a) take control of the government
b) return to farming
c) set minimum wages
d) form labor unions

15) When Koreans call their land a shrimp among whales, they are referring to

a) the mountains that cover much of the Korean peninsula
b) the environmental damage caused by overfishing in the Pacific
c) their traditional respect for the sea
d) their location between powerful neighbors: Russia, China, and Japan

16) During World War I, which group of people were victims of genocide?

a) Arabs in Egypt
b) Palestinians in Syria
c) Algerians in France
d) Armenians in the Ottoman Empire

17) The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for its role in World War I by

a) forcing Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations
b) dividing Germany into four occupied zones
c) supporting economic sanctions by the United Nations
d) taking away German territory in the Balkans and Spain

18) The main reason Japan invaded Southeast Asia during World War II was to

a) recruit more men for its army
b) acquire supplies of oil and rubber
c) satisfy the Japanese peopleÕs need for spices
d) prevent the United States from entering the war

19) In India, urbanization affected society by

a) reinforcing Hindu beliefs
b) encouraging native arts and crafts
c) weakening the traditional caste system
d) increasing the number of farmers

20) The political climate of the Cold War caused the world's two superpowers to

a) cooperate in halting the spread of communism
b) colonize Africa and Asia
c) compete economically and militarily
d) protect human rights