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WHAP Final Review

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is true of commerce in the Indian Ocean during the time period 1000-1450?

a)

Chinese merchants dominated the trade routes of the Indian Ocean.

b)

Following the rise of the Mongols during the thirteenth century, the volume of Indian Ocean commerce fell sharply.

, Not Selected

c)

There was very little commercial activity in the Indian Ocean.

d)

Indian Ocean commerce flourished and was conducted by a mixture of Asian, Middle Eastern, and East African merchants.

2.

The term “samurai” describes men in feudal Japan who were most like the men in feudal Europe known as

a)

Catholic bishops

b)

serfs

c)

knights

d)

lords of the manor

e)

merchants

3.

From 1400 to 1750, Eurasian rulers sponsored the arts primarily for which of the following reasons?

a)

To encourage tourism and pilgrimages

b)

To display power and legitimize their rule

c)

To increase employment opportunities for struggling artists

d)

To spend excess money collected in taxes

4.

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the political systems in western Europe and China during the time period 1000—1300?

a)

Both societies gradually adopted a representative democratic system.

b)

Developments in the legal systems of China emphasized individual political rights, while western Europe concentrated on maritime law.

c)

Western Europe developed multiple monarchies, while China maintained a single empire.

d)

Both regions experienced Mongol imperial rule.

5.

Genghis Khan:

a)

born "Temujin" in Mongolia around 1062.

b)

rose from humble beginnings to establish the 2nd largest land empire in history.

c)

one of the most famous conquerors of history, who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended her empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea.

d)

a 13th-century warrior in central Asia who founded the Mongol Empire, one of the largest empires in history.

6.

Khubilai Khan

a)

the fifth khagan of the Mongol Empire (Ikh Mongol Uls), reigning from 1060 to 1094

b)

a Mongolian general and statesman who was the grandfather and greatest predecessor of Genghis Khan.

c)

Leading the Mongols to defeat China, Kublai Khan fulfilled his grandfather's ambitions to rule one of history's largest empires.

d)

leader of the Mongols who became emperor of China and established the Song Dynasty.

7.

Steppes

a)

The Mongolian-Manchurian grassland ecoregion, also known as the Mongolian-Manchurian steppe

b)

In the early 10th century, many Turkish-Mongolian nomadic tribes, similar in language, culture and lifestyle, used to live in the steppe plateau of Central Asia.

c)

Areas closer to the Sahara Desert regions support desert steppe that have lower productivity.

d)

The grassland steppes of Eurasia spread from eastern China across Mongolia and Russia to Europe.

8.

Song

a)

During the Song (Sung) Dynasty (960-1276), technology was highly advanced in fields as diverse as agriculture, iron-working, and printing. Indeed, scholars today talk of a Song economic revolution.

b)

The population did not grow rapidly during this time, and more and more people stayed in rural areas.

c)

The Song system of government was also advanced for its time. The upper-levels of the government were staffed by highly educated scholar-athletes selected through competitive written examinations.

d)

Many ways of living and acting that Westerners now see as most thoroughly “Chinese,” or even characteristically East Asian, did not appear before the song.

9.

Yuan

a)

officially the Great Yuan, was the colony or ruling dynasty of China established by Kublai Khan, leader of the Mongol Borjigin clan.

b)

a period of time when China was under the rule of the Russian Empire.

c)

was the ruling dynasty of China, Mongolia and Japan and a khanate of the Mongol Empire.

d)

during this century of alien occupation, Chinese culture not only survived but was reinvigorated.

10.

Ilkhanate

a)

Kublai Khan had initiated the world's first experience of globalization, and Iran wanted to be part of that experience.

b)

Chinggis Khan had initiated the world's first experience of globalization, and the Iranian people wanted to contribute to that experience.

c)

successors to the Mongol Empire in Persia, once ruled over a great empire.

d)

The Ilkhanate was one of the three khanates that emerged after the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire.

11.

bureaucracy

a)

an organization that is complex with multilayered systems, processes, and political favors.

b)

a body of non-elected government officials and political donors.

c)

the structure and set of rules that control the activities of people that work for large organizations and government.

d)

A chain of command that is patriarchal.

12.

Which set of countries made the Allies in WWII?

a)
Great Britain, France, U.S., Italy
b)
Germany, USSR, Japan, France
c)
Germany, Japan, Italy
d)
U.S., Great Britain, France, USSR
13.

Which set of countries made up the Axis Powers in WWII?

a)
Italy, Japan, France, Germany
b)
Great Britain, France, U.S., USSR
c)
Japan, Germany, Italy
d)
France, Great Britain, U.S., Canada
14.

Which of the following was an effect of the Mongol conquests?

a)

The spread of Hellenism

b)

The rise of the Song Dynasty

c)

The spread of the Black Plague

d)

Umayyad to Abbasid dynasty

15.

Which of the following did NOT facilitate trade?

a)

Serfdom

b)

Compass

c)

Diasporic communities

d)

Caravels

16.

the shift of an economic system from agriculture to trade

a)

commercialization

b)

de-agriculturalization

c)

desertification

d)

nomadic conversion

17.

Communities of traders with a common culture living together outside of their homeland.

a)

refugee camps

b)

diasporic merchant communities

c)

forced immigration camps

d)

cultural refuge shelters

18.

The period of peace and stability across Eurasia during Mongol rule. It led to increased trade.

a)

Pax Mongolica

b)

Silk Road

c)

Stable path

d)

Commercial stability

19.

Based on the maps and your knowledge of world history, which of the following best describes the effect of the spread of Islam on Indian Ocean trade?

a)

It led to the expansion and intensification of commerce along already existing trade routes.

b)

It led to the disappearance of previously established trade networks.

c)

It led to an expansion of land-based caravan trade but also to a decline of maritime trade.

d)

It led to the first creation of trade links between previously isolated world regions.

20.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the Atlantic revolutions?

a)

Russian Revolution

b)

Haitian Revolution

c)

American Revolution

d)

French Revolution

21.

Which country was a big exception to the spread of industrialization?

a)

Belgium

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

d)

United States

22.

What significant architectural work did Louis XIV of France use to consolidate power?

a)

Palace of Versailles

b)

Louvre Palace

c)

Notre Dame Cathedral

d)

Eiffel Tower

23.

What was Constantinople renamed to after being conquered by the Ottomans?

a)

Smyrna

b)

Istanbul

c)

Antioch

d)

Ankara

24.

Which empire was founded by Sha Ismail?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Qing Dynasty

c)

Mughal Empire

d)

Safavid Empire

25.

Which empire's military included a division specifically to curse the first three caliphs?

a)

Mughal Empire

b)

Qing Dynasty

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Safavid Empire

26.

What was the primary reason for the split between Sunni and Shia Islam as mentioned in the text?

a)

Differences in Quranic interpretation

b)

Political rivalry with Christian empires

c)

Cultural differences between regions

d)

Disagreement over the rightful successor of Muhammad

27.

Which empire used the devshirme system to staff its bureaucracy?

a)

Russian Empire

b)

Byzantine Empire

c)

Persian Empire

d)

Ottoman Empire

28.

The Mongol Yuan Dynasty was overthrown and replaced by the _________ Dynasty.

a)

Qing

b)

Ming

c)

Kangxi

d)

Qianlong

29.

The ______________were the people who fought for the Ottomans and were once the Divshireme boys who were taught different skills from fighting to conducting government duties.

a)
Mamluks
b)
Janissaries
c)
Sultans
d)
Harem Girls
30.

The _____________Reformation was a response from the Catholic Church to Luther's criticisms and the Catholic Church stopped the sale of Indulgences or forgiveness for your sins when you paid a sum of money.

a)
Reaction
b)
Opposite
c)
Retaliation
d)
Counter
31.

Which of the following had the most influence on the United States' decision to enter World War I?

a)

The entry of the Ottoman Empire

b)

The capture of Paris by the Germans

c)

Unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans leading to the sinking of the U.S.S. Lusitania

d)

Mexico's insinuation that it would ally itself with Germany

32.

What statement about Africa after 1946 is true?

a)

most African colonies gained independence

b)

most African countries joined NATO

c)

colonial patterns of trade disappeared

d)

most African countries joined the Warsaw Pact

33.

What was the primary cause of the Cold War?

a)

conflicting ideologies of capitalism and communism

b)

proxy wars in Latin America

c)

competition for natural resources in Africa

d)

the nuclear arms race

34.

China enacted a strategy for modernization and economic development in the 1950s and resembled a strategy of:

a)

USA

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

Soviet Union

35.

Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward was an effort to make China an industrial power. It is best understood as:

a)

an attempt by China to win favor with the US

b)

a free-market policy design

c)

market communism

d)

a communist government controlling the national economy

36.

Many 20th century Latin American countries advocated for:

a)

programs to redistribute land resources

b)

increased immigration of Europeans

c)

efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions

d)

incentives for their citizens to emigrate to the US

37.

The collapse of the communist regime in the Soviet Union coincided with:

a)

US involvement in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

b)

Mao's Great Leap Forward

c)

end of the Cold War

d)

expansion of the European Union

38.

Nasser, who was in power in Egypt from 1952-1970, made decisions based on:

a)

constitutionalism

b)

communism

c)

nationalism

d)

international law

39.

The number of nuclear weapons skyrocketed because of:

a)

decolonization of empires in Asia and Africa

b)

competition between western and communist powers

c)

the 2nd industrial revolution

d)

the outbreak of WWII

40.

The new Muslim state of Pakistan was created in 1947; meanwhile, India was predominantly Hindu. The result of drawing these boundaries was:

a)

nuclear proliferation

b)

a peaceful transition

c)

religious and ethnic violence

d)

the peaceful annexation of Kashmir

41.

Which country experience the most rapid economic growth during WWII?

a)

USSR

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

d)

USA

42.
The dividing line between the democracies in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?
a)
The line of demarkation
b)
The DeMilitarized Zone
c)
The Iron Curtain
d)
The 38th Parallel
43.

The "American War/Vietnam War" began because...

a)

The United States wanted to stop the spread of communism.

b)

The United States wanted to end the enslavement of the Vietnamese population by the Japanese during WWII.

c)

The French had begun to spread capitalism and freedom to communist countries, but ran out of funding to continue in Vietnam.

d)

The occupation after World War II led the nation to be divided in half, much like Berlin and Germany.

44.

How did the United States challenge the Soviet Union in the "Space Race" after Sputnik was launched into orbit in 1957 ?

a)

American spies were sent to retrieve Soviet space secrets

b)

War was declared on the Soviet Union

c)

The US put nuclear missiles closer to the Soviet Union in Turkey and Italy

d)

NASA was created and the US spent more on math and science education to make engineers.

45.

How did the Soviets begin the "Space Race" which started in 1957?

a)

They launched the first ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile)

b)

They launched the first artificial satellite named Sputnik into space

c)

They created the first space station

d)

They produced the largest hydrogen bomb ever

46.

US President Harry Truman's policy of preventing the spread and expansion of communism was -

a)

Containment

b)

Deterrence

c)

Militarism

d)

Diplomacy

47.

What was the political and military alliance of Western, non communist nations?

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

United Nations

d)

League of Nations

48.

Which document is most closely associated with the Arab-Israeli conflict?

a)

Balfour Declaration

b)

Kyoto Protocol

c)

Communist Manifesto

d)

Treaty of Nanjing

49.

What was the main goal of Zionism?

a)

forming a representative government in China

b)

establishing a Jewish homeland in the region of Palestine

c)

improving the standard of living in developing countries

d)

creating an international peacekeeping organization to solve global conflicts

50.

What was an immediate result of the Great Leap Forward (1958)?

a)

independence of Kenya from Great Britain

b)

the breakup of the Soviet Union

c)

the relocation of Bosnian refugees

d)

increased famine in China

51.

What was a non aligned country?

a)

Joined Communist countries

b)

Joined Capitalist countries

c)

Joined the United Nations

d)

Did not join Capitalist or Communist countries

52.

What did Gamal Abdel Nasser want for Egypt?

a)

Control over Suez Canal

b)

Join Communist bloc of countries

c)

Become a Capitalist country

d)

Develop a nuclear bomb for Egypt

53.

Who was Ho Chi Minh?

a)

Leader of African indpendence movement

b)

Led guerilla movement for Vietnamese independence

c)

Fought for recognition of aboriginal rights

d)

Fought for control of land and resources in South America

54.

A similarity of the goals of Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi is that both leaders wanted to

a)

secure political power for the majority of the people

b)

encourage a greater degree of industrialization

c)

improve the economy by expanding governmental control

d)

gain independence from the Soviet Union

55.

In 1947, India adopted a parliamentary form of government. This event reflects the influence Great Britain had in

a)

ending religious conflict between Muslims and Hindus

b)

introducing Western institutions to India

c)

continuing the caste system in India

d)

preventing the partition of the Indian subcontinent

56.

Which conference took place at a resort on the Black Sea, where leaders focused on plans for reconstructing Eastern Europe and for defeating Japan.

a)

Munich Agreement

b)

Tehran Conference

c)

Yalta Conference

d)

Potsdam Conference

57.

Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?

a)

NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea.

b)

United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.

c)

North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea.

d)

Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.

58.

writing which had the purpose of outlining Bolivar's philosophical and political ideals for Latin America

a)

Jamaica Letter

b)

Tanzimat Reforms

c)

Franco Letter

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

e)

Proclamation of 1763

59.
In which rebellion in India in the mid-1800s did natives challenge British power?
a)
Zulu
b)
Taiping
c)
Boxer
d)
Sepoy
60.
The American and French Revolutions were both caused in part by
a)
Food shortages owing to poor harvests
b)
Problems of royal succession
c)
High taxation that bred discontent
d)
Lack of social mobility in the peasant class
61.

Capitalism is

a)

An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and money is invested to make profits.

b)

An economic system in which the means of production are owned by the public (government) and operate for the welfare of all.

62.
Socialism is
a)
an economic system in which the factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all.
b)
an economic system in which the factors of production are privately owned and money is invested in business ventures to make a profit.
63.

Commander Perry is connected to

a)

the opening of Japan for trade

b)

the attack on China during the Opium wars

c)

Russia's rapid growth as a power

d)

the defeat of the Napoleon

64.

The Mughals practiced what religion

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

65.

Who was Martin Luther?

a)

A dance club DJ who plays hip-hop music

b)

An African-American civil rights leader

c)

An NFL quarterback for the NY Jets

d)

A Germen priest who rebelled against the Catholic Church

66.

What was the Protestant Reformation?

a)

an attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.

b)

a call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.

c)

an attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.

67.

How did Gutenberg's printing press contribute to Reformation?

a)

It spread ideas that were different than those of the church

b)

Gutenberg refused to allow the church to use the printing press

c)

It allowed people to print copies of their indulgence documents so they didn't need the church

68.
Which continents are part of the New World?
a)
Europe, Asia, Africa
b)
North America & South America
c)
Australia & Antarctica
d)
the United States and Russia
69.
Which continents are part of the Old World?
a)
Europe, Africa, Asia
b)
North America & South America
c)
Australia & Antarctica
d)
the United States & Russia
70.
What's the BEST definition of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
The trading of goods and resources between the New World and the Old World.
b)
Everyone from Columbia has to exchange presents.
c)
It was the worst event in the history of the world - there was no good that came from it.
d)
We want to honor Columbus because he discovered America.
71.
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the Old World and the New World.
a)
men and ships for exploring
b)
money for items
c)
products, ideas, plants, animals and diseases
d)
buying goods from Africa
72.
What cause many Native Americans to die during the time of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Diseases
b)
Spoiled Food
c)
Spoiled Meat
d)
War with Europeans
73.

What was the MAIN reason for the Age of Exploration to start?

a)

To find better routes to Asia to buy spices and luxury goods

b)

To find new crops to feed starving Europeans

c)

To ease overpopulation in Europe

d)

To find places where they could freely practice their religion

74.

What does the word indigenous mean?

a)

Transporting goods

b)

People who moved to a new region.

c)

The first people who lived in any region.

75.

Encomienda, hacienda, and mit'a are all examples of...

a)

Racial categories

b)

Maritime empires

c)

Coerced labor systems

d)

Bureaucratic systems

76.

Which of the following empires ruled over a mostly Hindu population?

a)

Safavids

b)

Ottomans

c)

Mughals

d)

Tamerlane

77.
What is the Middle Passage?
a)
Water Route Through North America
b)
European slave trade with India
c)
European Slave trade with North America
d)
European slave trade with the Americas
78.

What is mercantilism?

a)

A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

b)

where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

c)

Wars that start over money.

d)

Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

79.

The impact of mercantilism was that

a)

The rate of slavery in the Americas went down

b)

Trade was limited in the Atlantic

c)

The Colony grew wealthy

d)

The Mother Country grew wealthy

80.

One example of a syncretic religion created after Spanish colonization of the Americas is ____.

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Sikhism

d)

Vodun/ Voodoo

81.

Companies formed when investors pooled their money together in exchange for a percentage of ownership on the company through stock. Such arraingements were used to fund England's early colonial efforts.

a)

Virginia Company

b)

Joint-Stock Companies

c)

Mission System

d)

Mestizos

82.

Owning of human beings as property able to be bought, sold, given, and inherited, is known as.....

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Free trade

c)

Chattel slavery