Global 10 Regents Practice Questions

What was a contributing factor to the historical development shown on this map?

• the abolition of the slave trade

• the growing strength of Asian states

• the lack of seafaring technology

• the desire for markets and raw materials

Which claim is best supported by information from this illustration?

• The clergy and the nobles have the least amount of power.

• The Third Estate supported the First and Second Estates.

• The First Estate supported the Third Estate.

• The three Estates shared power equally.

What was one effect of the historical development shown in this illustration?

• (The king was overthrown and communism was introduced.

• The king became an Enlightened despot and a totalitarian government was created.

• A republic was established and the king was beheaded.

• A directory was formed and the king maintained his power.

Based on these passages, what is a primary similarity between the Mughal and Ottoman Empires?

• Social conflict did not exist in either empire.

• Each empire experienced a period of success

• Each empire lasted less than a century.

• Hinduism had little influence in the development of either empire.

Which statement best explains a reason the Mughal Empire declined and a reason the Ottoman Empire declined?

• Mughal leaders were ineffective; Ottoman society was too interconnected.

• Mughal society was too secular; policies of Ottoman sultans were inconsistent.

• Religious diversity in the Mughal Empire was lacking; the Ottoman Empire never worked efficiently.

• Mughal society paid little attention to the government; Ottoman social groups were too isolated.

Which historical development was influenced by Wollstonecraft’s writing?

• the rise of British nationalism

• the woman’s suffrage movement

• the Glorious Revolution

• the Irish Home Rule movement

According to this document, what was a contributing factor to the famine in Ireland?

• The British government exported much of the food produced in Ireland.

• The British army drafted the young farmers of Ireland to fight overseas.

• British shipments of corn and potatoes were delayed due to poor weather.

• Landlords evicted English families out of their houses.

What was a result of the situation described in this document?

• The Irish nationalist movement grew.

• The Irish farmers destroyed their crops.

• The Irish cut off diplomatic ties with the British government.

• The Irish were forced to work in British colonies by the millions.

Based on the aims presented in the Charter Oath, it can best be inferred that the ____________________________.

• emperor was no longer a symbol of power

• samurai directly controlled public discussions

• Japanese government encouraged western learning

• lowest classes of Japanese society were excluded from government

Which event most directly led to the issuing of the 1868 Charter Oath?

• Britain’s victory in the Opium War

• Russia’s defeat in the Russo-Japanese War

• the establishment of a separate port for Dutch traders

• the collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate