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Global 9 Review - Questions from August 2017 - Global Regents

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group of people is represented by this migration pattern?

a)

Phonecians

b)

Hebrews

c)

Persians

d)

Bantu

2.

The knowledge and skills of a geographer would best be suited for

a)

identifying a set of bones discovered at an archaeological site

b)

providing a cost analysis for production data received by a manufacturer

c)

generating environmental impact reports for an energy company

d)

developing a national party platform for an independent party

3.

• What is the purpose of government?

• How is citizenship defined?

• Who holds power?


Which area of study focuses on the way societies answer these questions?

a)

cartography

b)

political science

c)

physical anthropology

d)

economics

4.

Both the Han and the Roman empires declined as a result of

a)

undisciplined armies and limited access to trade

b)

overexpansion and foreign invasions by nomadic peoples

c)

inefficient theocratic rulers and few government regulations

d)

harsh climates and high taxes

5.

The Ten Commandments are to Judaism as the Five Pillars are to

a)

Buddhism

b)

Shinto

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

6.

Construction of stupas, writings by Kalidasa, and the development of the concept of zero are most closely associated with the

a)

Gupta Empire

b)

Tang dynasty

c)

Mongol Empire

d)

Abbasid caliphate

7.

From the perspective of many Arab Muslims at the time of the Crusades, the European Crusaders were considered

a)

refugees

b)

invaders

c)

allies

d)

liberators

8.

The cities of Constantinople and Kiev grew primarily as a result of the development of

a)

trade routes

b)

urban planning

c)

rigid social systems

d)

religious pilgrimages

9.

. . . The town was a centre of attraction and diffusion, but above all it was a centre of production. The town was a crossroads and a terminus [last stop]: through contacts, meetings and exchanges it could play a major creative role. . . .


— Jacques Le Goff, in The Fontana Economic History of Europe: The Middle Ages


Which statement would this passage best support?

a)

Towns were important in an emerging international economy.

b)

Economic self-sufficiency was reinforced by the revival of towns.

c)

Crossroad locations limit the functions of towns.

d)

The culture of towns discouraged new ideas.

10.

I. ......?..........

A. Archipelago

B. Limited arable land

C. Rugged mountains

D. Earthquakes

a)

Physical Features of Korea

b)

Geographic Factors of Japan

c)

Natural Resources of Cambodia

11.

Which situation led to the other three?

a)

Mongol skills and weapons diffusing into China

b)

Confucian scholars losing status and government positions

c)

Mongols conquering China and establishing the Yuan dynasty

d)

Marco Polo writing about traveling to the palace of Kublai Khan

12.

Which two major commodities were traded on the trans-Saharan routes by West African kingdoms?

a)

timber and wheat

b)

silk and cotton

c)

gold and salt

d)

petroleum and spices

13.

In the 1340s, the Black Death spread to Europe as a result of

a)

trade with Asia

b)

the expansion of Christianity

c)

development of guilds in Italy

d)

the explorations of Vasco da Gama

14.

What is one reason the Ming emperors did not expand China’s economic influence across the Indian Ocean after the voyages of Zheng He?

a)

Resources were needed to combat Japanese invaders.

b)

Developing trade networks with Russia was more profitable.

c)

Conquering European territories drained China’s treasury.

d)

Foreign goods were considered inferior to those produced in China.

15.

One way in which Akbar the Great and Suleiman the Magnificent are similar is that both leaders

a)

centralized governmental power

b)

imposed a polytheistic religion

c)

implemented new systems of writing

d)

provoked ethnic tensions

16.

Based on this illustration, which statement about the Inca Empire is accurate?

a)

Inca women sold the agricultural products of the empire.

b)

Hunting and gathering was the main source of food for the Inca.

c)

The Inca used hand-written documents to record each harvest.

d)

The Inca developed technology to adapt their surroundings.

17.

• Colonies are required to provide raw materials.

• Development of manufacturing in the colonies is discouraged.


Which European policy is being described by these statements?

a)

appeasement

b)

mercantilism

c)

regionalism

d)

neutrality

18.

To increase the supply of food, some Neolithic communities living in arid regions of the world developed

a)

three-field systems

b)

petrochemical fertilizers

c)

irrigation systems

d)

slash-and-burn methods