Regents Questions BoardgameSet 2

Regents review questions August 2009

45 cards   |   Total Attempts: 184
  

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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
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
2. producing only enough crops to meet family needs
• 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
3. Mountains
One similarity found in both Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations is that each developed a (1) monotheistic religion (3) ziggurat (2) compass (4) written language
4. written language
Which text is essential to the practice of Islam? (1) New Testament (3) Torah (2) Analects (4) Qur’an (Koran)
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
2. Gupta Empire
Which geographic factor directly influenced the early interactions between China and Korea? (1) location (3) arid climate (2) monsoons (4) tropical savannas
1. Location
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
1. Church
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
3. psychological warfare
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
1. Commercial
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
3. became wealthy and powerful as a result of trade
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
2. Niccolò Machiavelli
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
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.
2. Chinese leaders saw little value in exploration.
Question 15
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
1. Mesoamerican Cultural Areas