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1-31 post ch 8 review

Total questions: 150

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Name
Class
Date
1.

Which movement in the 1700s promoted reason, liberty, and self determination?

a)

The Scientific Revolution

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The Enlightenment

d)

The American Revolution

2.

Which philosopher believed people were born with unalienable rights and that the government should protect them?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Robert Owen

d)

Voltaire

3.

What is the name of the movement that promotes the interests of a particular nation due to intense pride?

a)

A revolution

b)

Protestantism

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Nationalism

4.

Which TWO nations unified due to nationalistic movements?

a)

Italy

b)

America

c)

Germany

d)

France

5.

Which nation was the first to industrialize?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

6.

All of the following helped countries to industrialize EXCEPT

a)

Access to waterways

b)

Natural resources like coal

c)

Access to foreign resources and markets

d)

Being colonies of other nations

7.

Select ALL of the following that characterized the Second Industrial Revolution.

a)

Oil

b)

Electricity

c)

Steam

d)

Steel

8.

After Britain industrialized, all of these nations followed suit EXCEPT

a)

Japan

b)

United States

c)

Russia

d)

India

9.

Select ALL of the accurate social effects of the Industrial Revolution.

a)

Poor working and living conditions for the lower class

b)

Increased standard of living for middle and upper classes

c)

Lower class families working closer together in their homes

d)

More accessible and cheaper goods

10.

Mexico was liberated from

a)

the United States

b)

the Spanish

c)

the Portuguese

d)

the Brazilians

11.

Toussant L'Ouverture

a)

was a member of the Committee of Public Safety under Robespierre

b)

rose to the rank of General under Napoleon

c)

was a complete revolutionary failure

d)

helped free slaves in Haiti

12.

Some of the machines invented in the 18th and 19th centuries are:

a)

telephones, geographic positioning system, radios, airplanes

b)

steam engine, railroads, flying shuttle, phonograph, steam ships, light bulb

c)

sailboats, automobiles, wheel barrels, clocks, word processors

d)

automatic washer, hair dryer, rockets, space shuttles

13.

Select ALL of the following that are considered an impact of industrialization during the 18th and 19th centuries.

a)

Increased competition between industrialized nations

b)

Rise of global inequalities

c)

Transformation of society.

d)

Decolonization of Africa

14.

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.

15.
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.
16.
Who is the famous historical figure shown below? He wrote the famous phrase: "Workers of the world unite!"
a)
John Adams 
b)
Thomas Smith
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Edward Jenner
17.

Which of the following scientific concepts had the greatest role in providing a justification for imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

a)

Louis Pasteur's germ theory of disease

b)

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

c)

Albert Einstein's theory of relativity

d)

Marie Curie's theory of radio activity

18.
By 1830 revolutions in the Atlantic world resulted in which of the following changes?
a)
The political independence of colonies in both North and South America
b)
The emancipation of slaves everywhere in t he Atlantic world
c)
Political and economic domination of the Western Hemisphere by the United States
d)
The creation of a politically unified South America
19.
Liberalism should be viewed as a political ideology that
a)
Supported the transition to an industrial, capitalist society
b)
Is the ideological predecessor to socialism
c)
Developed in response to European colonialism
d)
Grew out of the labor movement
20.
The beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain was most influenced by which of the following factors?
a)
The amount and location of British petroleum reserves
b)
The location and large number of British coal deposits
c)
The aggressive promotion of industrialization by George III
d)
The spread of cotton cultivation in southern England
21.
The Haitian revolution was the only revolution of the period 1750 to 1900 that was initiated and fought by
a)
Creoles
b)
Mestizos
c)
Foreign mercenaries
d)
Slaves
22.
Which of the following was NOT a reason India had become Britain's most important colony by about 1800?
a)
India offered crucial port facilities for the British navy.
b)
India was a major outlet for British manufactured goods.
c)
India was an important supplier of British raw materials.
d)
India was an important location for British textile factories.
23.
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
24.
A major factor in the expansion of industrialization was the development of
a)
Socialism
b)
Feudalism
c)
Land grants
d)
Railroads
25.

Which of the following was the most important cause of discontent among the French peasantry in the decades leading up to the French Revolution?

a)

The failure of the government to encourage significant emigration to Canada

b)

The efforts by many landowners to revive various kinds of taxes and feudal dues

c)

The spread of Enlightenment critiques of organized religion

d)

The drafting of large numbers of peasants to serve in the French army

e)

The creation of large numbers of robe nobles by the French monarchy

26.
What was the main factor in determining a person's social status in Spain's colonies in Latin America?
a)
Race
b)
Wealth
c)
Politics
d)
Religion
27.
Which social class did Bolivar belong to?
a)
Peninsulares
b)
Creoles
c)
Mestizos
d)
Enslaved Persons
28.

Under the Tokugawa Japan was

a)

a major trading nation

b)

rapidly industrializing

c)

bankrupt

d)

isolated

29.
Efforts at industrialization in Russia and Japan were similar in that 
a)
Both began in the early 19th century
b)
Both followed the termination of long-established institutions
c)
Both countries developed more centralized governments
d)
Both countries widely adopted Western practices
30.

The economic system that prevailed from c. 1750-1900 was

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Mercantilism

31.

Which of the following descriptions is an accurate change over time in the period c. 1750-1900?

a)

Once the leader in scientific and economic development, China fell behind Europe

b)

Once the leading producer of porcelain, China fell behind India

c)

Once a country that maintained an isolationist policy, China participated in the Scramble of Africa

d)

Once a country that actively sought foreign converts to Buddhism, China became an atheist state

32.

Why, in the time period c. 1750-1900, did European states fight to acquire overseas colonies?

a)

To acquire raw materials to fuel their industrialization

b)

To spread Enlightenment ideas

c)

To abolish slavery worldwide

d)

To stop the spread of Islam throughout the world

33.

Who had to take on new societal roles as men left to find work in other countries?

a)

Women

b)

Eldest children

c)

Grandparents

d)

Uncles

34.

Which company took over other European states colonies in India?

a)

British East India Company

b)

British West India Company

c)

Dutch East India Company

d)

French East India Company

35.

Why did European powers turn to indentured servants for labor?

a)

The abolition of the slave trade

b)

The shift in control in India to the British

c)

The growth of industrialization in China

d)

The success of the Atlantic revolutions

36.

What does the word suffrage mean?

a)

the right to vote

b)

the right to drive a car

c)

the right to be free

d)

the right to have an education

37.

Abolitionists thought slavery was _____________________ wrong.

a)

morally

b)

really

c)

mentally

d)

physically

38.
Which of the following best describes the effect of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
The purchase was a declaration of war on France by the United States.
b)
The purchase of land provided Native Americans with a safe place to live.
c)
The purchase of land from France doubled the size of the United States.
d)
The purchase of land included new territories in Canada and Mexico.
39.

This 19th Century-ism appeals to the Aristocracy / Landed Gentry. Buzzwords are tradition, institutions, privileges. Proponents would Edmund Burke, and Metternich.

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Socialism

40.

This 19th Century-ism appeals to the Bourgeois (professional class). Buzzwords would include Liberty, Constitution, Natural Rights, laissez faire, Choice, Equality, reform, individualism, progress.

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Socialism

41.

This 19th Century-ism appealed to artists, authors, & poets. Buzzwords would include beauty, nostalgia, and nature.

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Socialism

42.

This 19th Century-ism appealed to all social classes. Buzzwords would include spirit (Volksgeist), freedom, and independence.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Feminism

43.

This 19th Century-ism appealed mostly to the working class (proletariat). Buzzwords words include; justice, equality, fairness, harmony, corporations, associations, organization, community, & freedom.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Feminism

44.

Which 19th Century-ism would best apply to Mary Wollstonecraft & John Stuart Mill. With their books A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, The Subjection of Women.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Feminism

45.

Which would best describe the Glorious Revolution which restored an English King?

a)

Conservative Revolution

b)

Liberal Revolution

46.

Which 19th Century-ism would best apply to leaders such as Mazzini, Cavor, Garibaldi or Bismarck?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Feminism

47.

Which 19th Century-ism would best describe works such as the Organization of Work, The Communist Manifesto

a)

Nationalism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Feminism

48.

The idea of Malthusian Scissors or Cycle of Misery (limiting factors: disasters, war, Famine, disease check population growth) was highly influential on the lack British assistance for

a)

the Irish Potato Famine.

b)

the Great Migration.

c)

the Crimean War.

d)

German Unification.

49.
Britain using all of India's resources like cotton, tea, and rice to make money for themselves is an example of which type of imperialism?
a)
Cultural
b)
Political
c)
Economic
d)
National
50.

He was the architect of German unification in the mid 19th century.

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm I

b)

Camillo Cavour

c)

Otto von Bismarck

d)

Victor Emmanuel II

51.

The Paris Commune (1870-1871) tried and failed to establish which for of government?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Communist

52.

Which is true of Bismarck?

a)

He was a liberal

b)

He was a conservative

c)

He was a monarch

d)

He believed in democracy

53.

Immediately after the Congress of Vienna,

a)

both Italy and Germany were unified

b)

Napoleon ruled Italy and Germany

c)

There was no state of Italy nor a state of Germany

d)

Bismarck became the Kaiser

54.

Which person is associated with the phrase "blood and iron?"

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm I

b)

Otto von Bismarck

c)

Count Cavour

d)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

55.
Nationalism is....
a)
The belief that one should be loyal to the ruler of a country.
b)
The belief that one should be loyal to the country, not the ruler.
c)
The process of uniting separate areas into one country.
d)
The process of gaining new colonies.
56.
What happened at the Congress of Vienna?
a)
World Powers met to execute Napoleon.
b)
Napoleon decided to invade Russia.
c)
European Nations met to sign a new constitution.
d)
European Powers met to re-establish the balance of power after Napoleon.
57.

Who was the Last Person Executed by Guillotine during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution?

a)

Louis 16th

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

Maximilien Robespierre

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

58.

Who invented this?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Samuel Morse

c)

James Watt

d)

Wilbur Wright

59.

Who invented this affordable car?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Nicolai Tesla

d)

Albert Chevrolet

60.

Who is this Hattian Hero?

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Toussaint L'Ouverature

c)

Georges Danton

d)

Maximillian Robespierre

61.

Which country did NOT create a new government in the 1800s?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Mexico

d)

China

62.

Who is NOT a famous Feminist thinker?

a)

Lucretia Mott

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Olympe De Gouges

d)

Marie Antoinette

63.

What is NOT true about Napoleon

a)

He took power in a Coup D'eat

b)

He was defeated by bad weather in Russia

c)

He Spread French Revolutionary ideas around Europe

d)

He was re-elected 4 times as President of France

64.

Which Enlightenment thinker had a negative view of human nature?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Baron De Montesquieu

d)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

65.

What was the Primary invention of the first industrial revolution?

a)

Steam Engine

b)

Light Bulb

c)

Oil Processing

d)

Cars

66.

What is NOT made from oil?

a)

Gasoline

b)

Plastic

c)

Tar

d)

Glue

67.

Slavery and serfdom were abolished in the 1860s in

a)

Great Britain and Brazil

b)

Austria-Hungary and India

c)

France and Algeria

d)

the United States and Russia

68.

Who controlled India during the period known as the 'Raj"

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Mughals

d)

Viajaras

69.

Which word is Synonymous with Working Class?

a)

Blue Collar

b)

White Collar

c)

Bourgeoisie

d)

Middle Management

70.

What are tiny crowded apartments called?

a)

Tenents

b)

Tenements

c)

Tents

d)

Tonsils

71.
By 1830 revolutions in the Atlantic world resulted in which of the following changes?
a)
The political independence of colonies in both North and South America
b)
The emancipation of slaves everywhere in t he Atlantic world
c)
Political and economic domination of the Western Hemisphere by the United States
d)
The creation of a politically unified South America
72.
The US Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen reflect a shared concern for
a)
Physical elimination of the ruling class
b)
Confiscation of church property
c)
Protection of private property
d)
Preservation of the monarcy
73.
In the 18th century, MOST revolutionary leaders tended to be members of the
a)
Slave class
b)
Working class
c)
Catholic clergy
d)
Educated middle class
74.

In what way did the Haitian Revolution differ from the French Revolution?

a)

The leaders of the French Revolution wanted religious freedom while the leaders of the Haitian Revolution wanted equal representation.

b)

The Haitian Revolution began because of unfair taxation by the French king.

c)

The leaders of the Haitian Revolution came from a different social class than did the leaders of the French Revolution.

d)

The French Revolution was inspired by Enlightenment ideas while the Haitian Revolution was not.

75.
Which of the following statements is true regarding the growth of nationalism in the 19th century?
a)
War and conflict were often used as vehicles to unite the people
b)
The transition to nationhood was usually smooth with little internal conflict
c)
Only European nations experienced a growth in nationalism
d)
European imperialism prevented the rise of nationalism in Asia
76.
Which of the following was a widespread social consequence of industrialization in the 1800s?
a)
A decline in the social status of women
b)
An increase in the power and prestige of the landowning aristocracy
c)
The general leveling of social hierarchies based on wealth
d)
The creation of a wage-earning working class concentrated in urban areas
77.

Which of the following developments DID NOT emerge from the Enlightenment?

a)

abolitionism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Absolutism

d)

feminism

78.

This image represents one of the most important industriesand exports in Peru in the industrial economy

a)

Whale

b)

Guano

c)

Cotton

d)

Rubber

79.

What year was the Haitian Revolution?

a)
1776
b)
1901
c)

1805

d)
1820
80.

What year was the The Paris Commune?

a)

1894

b)

1851

c)

1871

d)

1815

81.

What year was the Communist Manifesto?

a)

1810

b)

1821

c)

1848

d)

1850

82.
Mongols lived in portable tents called
a)
Teepees
b)
Yurts
c)
Igloos
83.
True or False: Trade increased between Asia and Europe due to the Mongols.
a)
True
b)
False
84.

Mongolian soldiers were experts with which weapon?

a)

Bow and arrows

b)

Samurai swords

c)

Bayonets

d)

Axe and Shield

85.
What effect did the Mongols have on the Silk Road?
a)
The Mongols raised travel taxes, decreasing trade.
b)
The Mongols raided travelers all the time, decreasing trade.
c)
The Mongols made travel tax-free, increasing trade.
d)
The Mongols made it safer, increasing trade.
86.
Kublai Kahn united with the Chinese to create the ________ Dynasty. 
a)
Ming 
b)
Song
c)
Qin
d)
Yuan 
87.

What is the black plague?

a)

Another name for the Guillotine

b)

A disease that killed many people in Europe

c)

A religious cult during the Middle Ages

d)

The name for secret soldiers in the Roman army

88.

What animal carried the Black Death and transferred it to humans?

a)

Rats

b)

Birds

c)

Mosquitos

d)

Cows

89.

True or False. The Crusades were where Christians tried to retake the Holy Land from the Muslims.

a)

True

b)

False

90.
The Black Death was spread by which of the following methods?
a)
Kissing!
b)
By sharing a cup
c)
It was air born
d)
Fleas on rats
91.

What was one affect of the Crusades?

a)

Muslims took over and controlled all of Europe

b)

Christian Crusaders became more powerful as a result of all the fighting

c)

Crusaders were introduced to math, science, foods, and other knowledge that they brought back to Europe.

d)

Everything went back to normal

92.

What was one impact of the bubonic plague during the middle ages?

a)

Peasants were able to demand higher wages and better working conditions

b)

The church increased its power

c)

Feudalism became stronger and continued to last for hundreds of years

d)

Everything was normal

93.

Genghis Khan died in 1227 CE. What happened after is death?

a)

His sons and grandsons continued his campaign of conquest

b)

The Monngol reign ended immediately

c)

The Mongols conquered North America

d)

The Chinese overthew the Mongols

94.
Genghis Kahn wanted control of the ________ because of it's valuable trade. 
a)
capital of China
b)
Roman Empire
c)
horse chariot
d)
Silk Road
95.

What did the Mongols do to the religions of the people they conquered?

a)

They allowed them to exist and did not bother them

b)

They converted to whatever religion they conquered

c)

They forced the people they conquered to forget their religion

d)

They killed all the priests and burned all the places of worshipped they conquered

96.

Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?

a)

They thought it would help them practice their fighting skills.

b)

They thought it would help them get rich.

c)

They thought it would help them get into heaven.

d)

All of these answers

97.

The crusaders were from which place?

a)

Europe

b)

The Middle East

c)

The Holy Land

98.

What is the Holy Land to Christians, Jews and Muslims?

a)

Mecca

b)

Savannah

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Medina

99.

What was the main job of monks during the Medieval Period in Europe?

a)

Teaching at universities

b)

Traveling with knights to the crusade

c)

Copying scriptures by hand

d)

Traveling the country reciting scriptures

100.

Who had the most power in Medieval Europe?

a)

Orthodox church

b)

Muslim community

c)

Serfs

d)

Catholic Church

101.

What happened to most people who were infected with the plague?

a)

Nothing because they got a vaccine for the disease

b)

Their hair fell out, but then they got better

c)

All of their skin turned black, but then they got better

d)

They got covered in swollen blisters (buboes) and mostly died

102.

Some scientists think the plague arrived in Europe from?

a)

Ships

b)

Airplanes

c)

Camel caravans

d)

Trains

103.

Many people did NOT believe that the Black Plague was a result of God punishing them?

a)

True

b)

False

104.

When did the Black Plague occur?

a)

Mid 1400s

b)

Mid 1500s

c)

Mid 1300s

d)

Mid 1600s

105.

What does renaissance mean?

a)

rebirth

b)

recreation

c)

re-acclimation

106.

The Renaissance was a time of...

a)

political and cultural change

b)

artistic creativity

c)

Reawakened interest in classical learning

d)

All of the above

107.

What family was known to be patrons of the arts in Florence?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Montague

c)

Medici

108.

Who invented the printing press with movable metal type?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Martin Luther

109.

What mathematician formulated the model that Earth revolves around the Sun?

a)

Claudius Ptolemy

b)

Aristotle

c)

Nicolaus Copernicus

d)

Galileo Galilei

110.

Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

a)

Raphael

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Donatello

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

111.

Which of the following was NOT one of the effects of the invention of the printing press?

a)

Books became cheaper

b)

People gained access to new ideas

c)

Books were only given to priests

d)

None of the above

112.

When did the Renaissance take place?

a)

9th-11th century

b)

11th-15th century

c)

12th-16th century

d)

14th-17th century

113.

What made paintings during the Renaissance different from art from other periods of time?

a)

They were symbolic, not realistic

b)

Subjects were painted as they appeared in nature

c)

They were very abstract

d)

All of the above

114.

During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interst in

a)

perspective

b)

humanism

c)

Greek and Roman Civilizations

d)

individual achievement

115.

How did Renaissance art differ from Medieval art?

a)

It was more godly

b)

It was more realistic, and had three dimensions

c)

it portrayed religious subjects

d)

it was more biblical

116.

Who was the German Monk who challenged the Catholic church and is credited with starting the reformation.

a)

John Calvin

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

117.

How did Gutenberg's printing press contribute to Reformation?

a)

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

b)

It made the scriptures more available to individuals

c)

It made it harder to keep pass information on to the people outside of the church

118.

The removal of penance for sins that have been forgiven:

a)

indulgences

b)

simony

c)

penance

d)

bribery

119.

M. Luther translated the Bible into:

a)

Latin

b)

English

c)

French

d)

German

e)

Italian

120.

Luther protested the selling of indulgences. What does that mean?

a)

Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices.

b)

The clergy sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins.

c)

Charles V told his people that buying indulgences was a way to earn a place in heaven.

d)

Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children.

121.

Who supported Martin Luther and why?

a)

The church because they saw the error of their ways

b)

The Pope

c)

German rulers and peasants because they resented the power and wanted equality

d)

The Holy Roman Emperor

122.

What was the Counter-Reformation?

a)

The Reformation

b)

The Reformation's cousin

c)

The fake Reformation

d)

The Catholic Church's reformation

123.

Who were the Jesuits?

a)

A new religion

b)

A branch of Christianity

c)

A group who acted as missionaries for the Catholic Church

d)

A group who acted as missionaries for the Islamic Empire

124.

What famous document did Martin Luther nail to a church door?

a)

a challenge for a Church official to debate him

b)

a list of arguments against abuses by the Church

c)

an order for the peasants to go back to their fields

d)

a statement that he was going to start his own church

125.

True or False: The work of both Copernicus and Galileo were considered challenges to religious teachings at the time.

a)

True

b)

False

126.

Which continents did the Ottoman Empire have some control over? Click all that apply.

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

e)

South America

127.

____ were an elite guard of Ottoman soldiers.

a)

sinans

b)

ulema

c)

pashas

d)

janissaries

128.

Which technology, first developed by the Chinese, enabled the Ottoman Empire to expand militarily into western Asia, Europe, and northern Africa?

a)

woodblock printing

b)

wheelbarrow

c)

gunpowder

d)

magnetic compass

129.

Which of the following was a system in which the Ottomans took Christian boys, converted them to Islam, and had them work in the military and government?

a)

Millet System

b)

Sultan System

c)

Vizier System

d)

Devshirme System

130.
What modern country descended from the Safavid Empire?
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Afghanistan 
d)
Nepal
131.
If you lived in the Safavid Empire you probably would be categorized as a ___ Muslim
a)
Sunni
b)
practicing 
c)
Shia 
d)
good 
132.

What Trade Route went through the Safavid Empire?

a)

Rich Route

b)

Spice Route

c)

Silk Road

d)

Amber road

133.

How did the Mughal Empire originally treat other religions?

a)

everyone should be Sikh

b)

everyone should be Muslim

c)

everyone should be Hindu

d)

tolerant of all because no single religion had all the answers

134.

Q9. Why did Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal?

a)

As a palace for his wife

b)

As a tomb for his wife

c)

To honor the common people of the Mughal Empire

d)

To match the accomplishments of his father

135.
Hindus worship many gods.
a)
true 
b)
false
136.
Members of the lowest caste (social class) in India.
a)
brahmans
b)
communists
c)
untouchables
d)
kshatriyas
137.
People of India were divided into social classes called the ___________________ system
a)
Economic
b)
Caste
c)
Political
d)
School
138.

What is the correct location of the Mughal Empire

a)
b)
c)
d)
139.

How was your position in the caste system determined?

a)

earned it

b)

born into it

c)

given it

140.

What term means "Caesar" and was the title of the ruler of Russia?

a)

Caliph

b)

Prince

c)

Czar

d)

Shah

141.

Why did Peter the Great spend time in Western Europe?

a)

to prepare for war

b)

to find a wife

c)

to avoid his duties in Russia

d)

to study western technology

142.

What was the great symbol of Peter's desire to forge a modern Russia?

a)

St. Petersburg

b)

Moscow

c)

the Russian Orthodox Church

d)

the partition of Poland

143.

Peter the Great forced Russians to accept reforms that would make their culture more like ____.

a)

Native Americans

b)

Chinese

c)

Ottoman Turks

d)

Western Europeans

144.

What country is this?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

d)

Ukraine

145.

Which of the following is the best definition of Westernization?

a)

A transition of dress and customs to that of American Cowboys

b)

Expanding a countries borders

c)

Converting to the customs and practices of Western European civilization.

d)

Focusing a countries attention more toward farming and cattle herding

146.

What happened in Russia as a result of actions taken by Peter the Great?

a)

Russia borrowed Western ideas and expanded its territories

b)

Catholicism was adopted as the state religion.

c)

Russia was weakened by French invasions.

d)

Nothing

147.

How did Peter the Great contribute to the modernization of the Russian navy?

a)

By hiring pirates to train the sailors

b)

By building a new fleet based on Western designs

c)

By banning all naval activities

d)

By purchasing ships from other European countries

148.

What type of professionals did Peter the Great bring back to Russia from his travels?

a)

Artists and musicians

b)

Scientists and mathematicians

c)

Shipbuilders and engineers

d)

All of the above

149.

Why did Peter the Great build the city of St. Petersburg?

a)

As a monument to himself

b)

To have a warm-water port

c)

To serve as the new capital of Russia

d)

Both B and C

150.

Why did Peter the Great and Catherine the Great want warm water ports?

a)

Open the window for trading

b)

To make new friends

c)

To have better fishing

d)

None of the above