World History Units 2 and 3 Posttest

Which technology was most necessary to create the Aztec pyramids?

• written language

• metal working

• agricultural innovations

• mathematical knowledge

Which phrase best completes this diagram? Entrepreneurship - Natural Resources - _______________ - Growth of Industry

• Marketing of Professional Services

• Application of Technological Innovations

• Increasing the Volume of Farm Production

• Increasing Hourly Wages for Laborers

Which factor best completes this list? Characteristics of the Late 1800s Industrial Revolution • Need for large labor force • Development of steam power • Use of metal farm equipment

• Migration from rural areas

• Reliance on personal transportation

• Increased educational opportunities

• Better nutrition for longer lives

During the 19th century the Chinese confronted Great Britain over importing what product into China?

• Opium

• Rice

• Spices

• Coffee

Which historical event was most responsible for the decline of the slave trade?

• Migration of immigrants across western U.S. territories

• Adoption of maritime laws to protect ships crossing the Atlantic

• Decline of the commercial empires of Spain and Portugal

• Expansion of industrialization in Great Britain and colonial America

Workers began to organize into unions for all of the following reasons except

• to strengthen management

• to improve working conditions

• to get better wages

• to gain protection from lay-offs

Which change resulted from the development of steam engines during the Industrial Revolution?

• A reliable energy source became available.

• Artisan guilds became more powerful.

• Manufacturing costs increased.

• A skilled workforce was needed.

These wars were fought primarily for which reason? Crimean War: 1853–1856 First Boer War: 1880–1881 Russo-Japanese War: 1904–1905

• to establish democratic governments

• to expand imperial holdings

• religious divisions between populations

• self-determination for ethnic groups

Which feature was common to both the Mayan and Aztec civilizations?

• religious practices based upon monotheistic beliefs

• complex government composed of independent city-states

• diversified economy centered around trade of manufactured goods

• stratified social structure dominated by the priesthood

What best completes this list? Causes of _________?

• European Exploration

• Economic Reforms

• Scientific Innovations

• Political Reform in the Americas