2023 TCAP SS released ITEMS

Look at the source and answer the question. Which number correctly locates the Korean Peninsula?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What was the role of the samurai in the rise of a military society in Japan?

• merchants who provided foreign resources

• judges who redistributed land to peasants

• lawyers who served as government officials

• warriors who followed a code of honor

In which two ways listed did Arab scholars contribute to the growth of knowledge in the Middle Ages?

• by improving technology used for navigation

• by creating the heliocentric theory of the universe

• by developing the theory of gravity

• by outlining the scientific method

• by developing algebraic systems

Which factor contributed most to the development of Timbuktu as a center of learning?

• the rise of West African trade routes

• the reliance on griots

• the expansion of ocean trade routes

• the growth of African spiritual traditions

Outside of that gate are an old house for the servants, a good stable, long and divided, and to the east of the principal building, beyond the smaller stable, a solar [living area] for the use of the servants. Also a building in which is contained a bed; also two barns, one for wheat and one for oats. These buildings are enclosed with a moat [trench], a wall, and a hedge. Also beyond the middle gate is a good barn, and a stable of cows and another for oxen. — Description of Manor House at Chingford, Essex, 1265 Which statement describes how manorialism influenced the development of the medieval economy?

• Lords provided for the farmers and benefited from the profits of agriculture.

• Military leaders needed local farmers to provide armies with agricultural goods.

• Kings supported the growth of cities leading to a dependence on agricultural imports.

• Church leaders competed with local lords to own land intended for agriculture.

Based on this information, which statement explains the changing status of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages?

• Monarchs denied popes influence over state issues.

• The noble class resisted the authority of the church.

• Papal power depended on support from the Byzantine Empire.

• The church increased power over political leaders.

How did the Black Death most affect societies in Asia and Europe?

• significant decline in military conflicts

• expansion of regional trade markets

• advancement in agricultural technology

• significant reduction of the population

Which two features of Florence contributed to its role in the Renaissance?

• success as a center of trade

• prominence in mapmaking

• successful banking industry

• influential class of clergy members

• numerous printing presses

Which actions occurred in England during the reign of Henry VIII?

• Pope refused to grant divorce

• Anglican Church established

• Protestants persecuted

• Catholicism restored

Which phrase best describes the purpose of the Jesuits?

• to spread the beliefs of the Catholic Church

• to persecute those who did not believe in Christianity

• to translate the Bible into several vernacular languages

• to start a new type of Protestantism in overseas colonies