Regents Questions BoardgameSet 2

Which form of government is best characterized

by one-party rule, censorship, and the use of

terror to maintain power?

(1) feudal

(2) limited monarchy

(3) parliamentary democracy
(4) totalitarian

The term subsistence farming is best defined as

(1) redistributing farmland

(2) producing only enough crops to meet family

needs

(3) irrigating farmland
(4) exchanging farm products for money

• Separated the cultures of Europe and Asia

• Hindered, but did not prevent, invaders from

entering India

• Terraced to increase food production in South

America

Which geographic feature is being described in

these statements?

(1) river valleys (3) mountains
(2) steppes (4) tundra

One similarity found in both Egyptian and

Sumerian civilizations is that each developed a

(1) monotheistic religion (3) ziggurat
(2) compass (4) written language

Which text is essential to the practice of Islam?

(1) New Testament (3) Torah
(2) Analects (4) Qur’an (Koran)

The development of the concept of zero, the use

of a decimal system, and the Buddhist cave

paintings at Ajanta are all achievements of the

(1) Inca Empire

(2) Gupta Empire

(3) Roman Republic
(4) Kingdom of Songhai

Which geographic factor directly influenced the

early interactions between China and Korea?

(1) location (3) arid climate
(2) monsoons (4) tropical savannas

What was the most important force in providing

unity and stability throughout western Europe

during the Middle Ages?

(1) church (3) inquisition
(2) nobility (4) military

Base your answer to question 12 on the passage

below and on your knowledge of social studies.

. . . As early as the struggle for the steppe he had spread the claim that Heaven had destined him as ruler; members of Mongol trading caravans spread stories intended to cause panic among the local populace; forged letters were fed to Sultan Muhammad which strengthened his mistrust of his Turkic units; freedom of religion was proclaimed; those who offered no resistance were promised that life and property would be spared; terrible destruction was threatened in the event of resistance; bloody examples were designed to spread fear and reduce the populace’s will to resist. . . .

— Paul Ratchnevsky, Genghis Khan: His Life and

Legacy, Blackwell Publishing

12 According to this passage, which Mongol practice

contributed greatly to their success?

(1) nomadic lifestyle

(2) superior horsemanship

(3) psychological warfare
(4) religious conversion

Which revolution in Europe is most closely

associated with the rise of capitalism, the

formation of guilds, and the growth of banking

systems?

(1) Commercial (3) Agrarian
(2) Scientific (4) Glorious

One way in which 14th-century Mali in Africa and

14th-century Venice in Italy are similar is that both

(1) were land-locked city-states

(2) developed economies based primarily on

agriculture

(3) became wealthy and powerful as a result of trade
(4) were centers for Islamic learning

Base your answer to question 15 on the passage

below and on your knowledge of social studies.

. . . I conclude, therefore, with regard to being

feared and loved, that men love at their own free

will, but fear at the will of the prince, and that a

wise prince must rely on what is in his power and

not on what is in the power of others, and he must

only contrive to avoid incurring hatred, as has

been explained. . . .

15 This passage is most closely associated with the

ideas of

(1) Pope Urban II (3) John Calvin
(2) Niccolò Machiavelli (4) Thomas Malthus

What was one cause of the Protestant

Reformation?

(1) revolt by the Moors in Spain

(2) passage of the Act of Supremacy in England

(3) call for the Council of Trent by Pope Paul III

(4) corruption among high officials of the Catholic Church

During the Ming dynasty, why did China stop investing in overseas naval expeditions?

(1) Many foreigners were imitating Chinese culture.

(2) Chinese leaders saw little value in

exploration.

(3) People disagreed with Confucius’s demand for more territory.

(4) Chinese merchants were threatened by foreign competition.

Which title best describes this map?

(1) Mesoamerican Cultural Areas
(2) South American Urban Areas
(3) Creation of the Spanish Viceroyalties
(4) Outposts of the Inca Empire

One way in which Sulieman the Magnificent,

Akbar the Great, and Louis XIV are similar is that

each was

(1) an important religious reformer

(2) a supporter of laissez-faire practices

(3) a leader of independence movements

(4) an absolute monarch

A major impact of the Columbian exchange on

western Europe was the introduction of

(1) Christianity that led to the rise of the Catholic

Church

(2) new food crops that improved the European

diet

(3) new military technology that weakened local

rulers

(4) diseases that drastically reduced the
population of Europe

In the 1500s, the Portuguese seized trading ports

in Southeast Asia in an attempt to gain total

control of the spice trade.

Based on this statement, one goal of the

Portuguese was to establish

(1) a monopoly

(2) an embargo

(3) banking systems

(4) agricultural cooperatives

The struggles for political independence in Latin

America during the early 1800s were most

directly influenced by the

(1) Berlin Conference

(2) doctrine of liberation theology

(3) American and French Revolutions
(4) writings of Count Camillo di Cavour

Base your answer to question 23 on the chart below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Philosopher Idea

Locke Natural rights — life, liberty, property

Montesquieu - Separation of powers
Voltaire - Freedom of thought, expression, and religion

23 Which period is most closely associated with the major ideas of these philosophers?

(1) Crusades (3) Reconquista

(2) Renaissance (4) Enlightenment

Which written work criticized the capitalist

system during the Industrial Revolution?

(1) Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

(2) “White Man’s Burden” by Rudyard Kipling

(3) The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

(4) The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

Some developing countries rely on a single cash

crop such as cotton or sugar cane. The origin of

this practice can often be traced to the

(1) introduction of communism

(2) establishment of democratic governments

(3) colonization of the region

(4) movements to gain independence

Which African group centralized its rule and

adopted new military techniques that challenged

the power of the British and the Boers in South

Africa?

(1) Zulu (3) Ibo

(2) Ashanti (4) Masai

Which action did Japanese leaders take directly

following the visit of Commodore Perry in 1853?

(1) They attacked the British navy.

(2) They opened more ports to trade.

(3) They increased the power of the shogun.

(4) They allowed the importation of opium into
Japan.

Which event in Indian history could be

considered a result of the other three?

(1) Salt March

(2) Amritsar Massacre

(3) Sepoy Rebellion

(4) passage of the Independence Act

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

was the immediate cause of

(1) the Franco-Prussian War

(2) the Russo-Japanese War

(3) World War I

(4) World War II

One way in which Atatürk of Turkey and Ho Chi

Minh of Vietnam are similar is that they both

(1) led nationalist movements in their countries

(2) formed communist governments

(3) kept their countries out of the United Nations

(4) led their countries during the Cold War

After World War II, the boundaries of newly

independent African countries were most often

based on

(1) existing ethnic settlement patterns

(2) divisions imposed under European imperialism

(3) mandates created under the United Nations
(4) locations of oil resources

This World War II cartoon is showing the

relationship between climate and the

(1) inability of Nazi forces to defeat the Soviet Union

(2) success of Allied troops after D-day

(3) efforts by Allied troops to control Berlin
(4) casualties suffered by the Soviet Union

Base your answers to questions 33 and 34 on the

passage below and on your knowledge of social

studies.

. . . A river of people is flowing down the

boulevard. Some are very religious, with the men

separate from the women, and the women

covered in chadors [robes]. Some are not. Two

young men in jeans carry a large poster of

Khomeini, with his black turban and black

eyebrows standing out against the white

background. A middle-aged woman with big dark

glasses walks by, one fist in the air, the other

holding a cigarette. A group of college students

link arms and shout “Marg bar Shah!”—Death to

the Shah!—and they have the same sort of glad

expression that the shoe salesman had on the day

he asked Mama if she was American. But these

people also have another look—a kind of

exhilarated [overjoyed] astonishment, as if they

can’t believe no one is stopping them. . . .

— Tara Bahrampour

33 Which revolution is being described in this

passage?

(1) Mexican (3) Iranian

(2) Chinese (4) Nicaraguan

Base your answers to questions 33 and 34 on the

passage below and on your knowledge of social

studies.

. . . A river of people is flowing down the

boulevard. Some are very religious, with the men

separate from the women, and the women

covered in chadors [robes]. Some are not. Two

young men in jeans carry a large poster of

Khomeini, with his black turban and black

eyebrows standing out against the white

background. A middle-aged woman with big dark

glasses walks by, one fist in the air, the other

holding a cigarette. A group of college students

link arms and shout “Marg bar Shah!”—Death to

the Shah!—and they have the same sort of glad

expression that the shoe salesman had on the day

he asked Mama if she was American. But these

people also have another look—a kind of

exhilarated [overjoyed] astonishment, as if they

can’t believe no one is stopping them

34 Based on this passage, the protestors were

surprised because they had expected the

government to

(1) repress dissent (3) favor change
(2) accept criticism (4) go into exile

One way in which Joseph Stalin’s five-year plans

and Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward are

similar is that both plans were

(1) efforts to reduce human rights violations

(2) policies to improve relations with the West

(3) methods used to control population growth

(4) attempts to increase agricultural and
industrial production

Which group of countries became Soviet

satellites after World War II?

(1) France, Spain, Great Britain

(2) Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary

(3) Switzerland, Austria, Belgium
(4) Turkey, Greece, Italy

What is the main idea of this 2002 cartoon?

(1) The United States refuses to become

involved in another war.

(2) Nuclear proliferation continues to threaten

world peace.

(3) The Cold War conflict continues today.

(4) Pakistan is the dominant nuclear force in this
region.

The goal of Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies of

perestroika and glasnost was to

(1) expand collectivization and communes

(2) resume development of Soviet nuclear

weapons

(3) stimulate economic growth and political

discussion

(4) stop expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) into Eastern Europe

The destruction of the rain forests in Latin

America is primarily due to the

(1) diseases carried by insects

(2) wildfires occurring during dry seasons

(3) devastation caused by high winds during the

tropical storm season

(4) demand for timber, farmland, and grazing

land

Which Cold War event occurred last?

(1) Cuban missile crisis

(2) Korean War

(3) fall of the Berlin Wall

(4) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

• Justinian issues a new code of laws.

• Greek culture is preserved.

• A split develops in Christianity between the

Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians.

Which empire is most closely associated with

these statements?

(1) Byzantine (3) Mughal

(2) Persian (4) British

One way in which the ancient Inca Empire and

the Roman Empire are similar is that both

(1) fought rivals for control of the sea

(2) adopted Christianity as the state religion

(3) traded with other civilizations along the Silk

Road

(4) built a system of roadways throughout their
empires

Which heading is most appropriate for the partial

outline below that is related to conditions during

the 18th and 19th centuries?

I. __________________________________

A. Abundant natural resources

B. Advanced technology

C. Surplus of food

D. Stable economic and political conditions

(1) Factors Needed for Industrialization

(2) Forces That Caused the Rise of Fascism

(3) Objectives of the Green Revolution
(4) Results of the Glorious Revolution

One motive for Japanese expansion between 1905

and 1941 was to

(1) end reparation payments

(2) create a buffer zone

(3) spread Buddhism
(4) obtain natural resources

What was one similarity between France during

the 1790s and Germany during the 1920s?

(1) Severe inflation contributed to the rise of

radical political groups.

(2) Scientific developments improved the

standard of living.

(3) Widespread intolerance of the Huguenots led

to human rights abuses.

(4) Military successes eliminated tensions with
neighboring countries.

“World War I Soldiers Join the People’s Rebellion”

Which event is associated with these headlines?

(1) Tiananmen Square protests

(2) Soweto uprisings

(3) Russian Revolution
(4) Cuban Revolution

Base your answer to the question on the graphic

organizer below and on your knowledge of social

studies.

Signing of the Treaty of Versailles

Collapse of the Soviet Union

Atomic bombing of Hiroshima

End of apartheid in South Africa

Which title best completes this graphic

organizer?

(1) Violations of the Universal Declaration of

Human Rights

(2) Turning Points of the 20th Century

(3) Reasons for Nonalignment

(4) Results of the Industrial Revolution

• Pamphlet on the philosophy of Zionism

• Balfour Declaration

• Oslo Accords

These documents are most closely associated

with the controversy over

(1) efforts by the United Nations to restrict child

slavery and indentured servitude

(2) production of oil by the Organization of

Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

(3) trade agreements established by the World

Trade Organization (WTO)

(4) control of land in the Middle East by

Palestinians and Jews