7th Grade S.S. TN Ready TCAP Review

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Which belief system was the basis for the civil service exams given during the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties?

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Confucianism

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Which statement explains the long-term significance of the travels of Christopher Columbus? Options: His interactions with the indigenous peoples served as a model for fair treatment of minorities. His ships were the first to complete an around-the-world voyage and prove the earth was round. His calculations of the distance between Europe and Asia became the basis for our modern maps. His voyages started a vast cultural exchange between the two hemispheres.

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His voyages started a vast cultural exchange between the two hemispheres.

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What was the result of the explorers' voyages illustrated in this map?

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European trade with Africa and South America increased

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The journeys of Vasco da Gama, Bartholomeu Dias, and Christopher Columbus became possible in the late 1400s because of the

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development of the new navigational instruments and technology.

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What was the result of the efforts of Prince Henry of Portugal, Christopher Columbus, and Ferdinand Magellan?

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an understanding of the benefits of cultural diversity was encouraged.

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One reason Spain sponsored the first voyage of Columbus to the West was to

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obtain military technology

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Confucianism had a strong impact on the development of China mainly because this philosophy

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provided a basis for social order

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The German printer Johannes Gutenberg created a system that

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used moveable type to print pages

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Which statement analyzes the effect that the technology shown in this image had in Western Europe? Options: Ancient texts became more difficult to obtain, Monasteries were built to expand religious authority, Books became more expensive to produce, Bibles became available in different languages

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Bibles became available in different languages

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How did the development of the Gutenberg printing press change European society during the Renaissance?

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Ideas spread more quickly across Europe.