World History Review 2

Based on the table, what can be inferred about the effect of the Columbian exchange on population growth or decline in Europe, Africa, and Asia in the Eastern Hemisphere and the Americas in the Western Hemisphere?

• Population levels increased in the Eastern Hemisphere and decreased in the Western Hemisphere.

• Population levels increased in both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

• Population levels declined in both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

Refer to the map titled 'Religion in Europe, 1600.' Which historical event contributed the MOST to this distribution of religions in Europe?

• the Crusades

• the Black Death

• the Napoleonic Wars

• the Protestant Reformation

Enlightenment writers often faced censorship because they

• wrote fiction.

• wrote in salons

• supported traditional ideas.

• challenged the old order.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” The ideas expressed in the quotation are based primarily on the writings of who?

• John Locke, philosophe

• Charles Darwin, evolutionary biologist

• Charlemagne, king of the Franks

• Thomas Hobbes, philosophe

The development of power-driven machinery and interchangeable parts leads to the expansion of factories. Businesses begin implementing mass production techniques, including the use of assembly lines. People begin working longer hours, in more dangerous conditions, for little pay. What BEST completes the diagram?

• Businesses enforce stronger safety measures

• Average wages increase significantly

• Workers begin to form labor unions

• Nations begin experiencing economic decline

Baron de Montesquieu believed that the power of the government should be divided among the people into 3 different branches of government. Which phrase best describes this belief?

• Enlightenment power distribution

• Job specialization

• Gender and racial equality

• Separation of powers

What challenge MOST impacted indigenous people as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

• the lack of a shared language to facilitate communication with Europeans

• the establishment of new governments modeled after those in European society

• the introduction of deadly contagions through interactions with Europeans

• the decline of trade among peoples due to the introduction of European goods

Which of the following is NOT a part of the British Constitution?

• Magna Carta, 1215

• Habeas Corpus, 1679

• Emancipation Proclamation, 1863

• Bill of Rights, 1689

The primary author of the Declaration of Independence was

• Harry Truman

• Thomas Jefferson

• Martin Luther

• Rosa Parks

How was the Plague in Europe during the fourteenth century a turning point in European history?

• As a result of the loss of laborers in towns and cities, many peasants moved to more urban areas leading to the decline of feudalism.

• As a result of the loss of markets to sell to, factories shut down and many peasants moved to rural areas to engage in agriculture.

• As a result of the loss of livestock in rural regions, many peasants moved to major cities due to the availability of jobs.

• As a result of the loss of farm workers in rural regions, many peasants moved to rural areas to take over abandoned farmland.