7th Grade S.S. TN Ready TCAP Review

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

• legalism

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

Which statement explains the long-term significance of the travels of Christopher Columbus?

• 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.

Base your answer to the following question on the map in Image A and on your knowledge of social studies. What was the result of the explorers' voyages illustrated in this map?

• Europe became increasingly isolated.

• European trade with Africa and South America increased

• Southeast Asia became Europe's greatest trading power.

• European nations created colonial governments throughout central Asia.

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

• support of exploration by the English government.

• trade connections established by Ibn Battuta.

• effects of the Atlantic slave trade.

• development of the new navigational instruments and technology.

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

• the importance of Mediterranean trade routes was established

• the modern concept of universal human rights was promoted

• the European view of the physical world was transformed

• an understanding of the benefits of cultural diversity was encouraged.

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

• find a more direct trade route to Asia

• obtain military technology

• make contact with the Empire of Benin

• trade in established ports in the Americas

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

• established a basic structure for the military rule

• provided a basis for social order

• contained the framework for a communist government

• stressed the importance of the individual

The German printer Johannes Gutenberg created a system that

• could print paper rapidly

• could copy handwriting into type

• used moveable type to print pages

• printed pages by mimeograph

Look at the images labeled Image B and answer the question below.

Which statement analyzes the effect that the technology shown in this image had in Western Europe?

• 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

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

• Church officials encouraged people to study the Bible

• Ideas spread more quickly across Europe

• Merchant guilds started schools to increase literacy among members

• Cartographers used the printing press to create more maps