By Mrs. Natalie K. Rogovin High School for Public Service Brooklyn, NY.

NEW YORK REGENTS

REVIEW FOR GLOBAL

HISTORYBy Mrs. Natalie K. Rogovin

High School for Public Service

Brooklyn, NY

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GEOGRAPHY Which feature is considered a natural

barrier?(1) Great Rift Valley(2) Aswan Dam(3) Panama Canal(4) Great Wall of China

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FIELDS OF SOCIAL STUDIES A library’s holdings include the following

title: A Forgotten Kingdom, Being a Record of the results obtained from the excavation of two mounds, Atchana and Al Mina, in the Turkish Hatay.

Which field of study would have been mostresponsible for conducting the excavation? (1) economics (3) archaeology (2) sociology (4) political science

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NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION AND ANCIENT RIVER VALLEYS Which practice is closely associated with

most ancient river valley civilizations?(1) recording events in cave paintings(2) using irrigation systems(3) developing democratic traditions(4) spreading monotheistic religious customs

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CREATION OF CHINESE DYNASTIES The Han Dynasty of China was known for(1) developing decentralized political structures(2) having a government dominated by amerchant class(3) using examinations to select officials(4) having long periods of unstable government

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CLASSICAL CIVILIZATIONS: GREECE & ROME What was one of the most importantcontributions of the Greek city-state of Athens?(1) development of direct democracy(2) diffusion of a monotheistic belief system(3) promotion of the equality of all humans(4) creation of a writing system usingHieroglyphics

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THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE The strategic location of the Byzantine

Empire allowed control of the key trade routes between the

(1) South China Sea and the Strait of Malacca(2) Caspian Sea and the Indian Ocean(3) North Sea and the English Channel(4) Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea4

BELIEF SYSTEMS Which belief system is considered

monotheistic?(1) Judaism (3) Confucianism(2) Shinto (4) animism

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GUPTA EMPIRE A study of the Gupta Empire would

includeinformation about(1) Egyptian conquests (2) Muslim architectural influences(3) medical and mathematical achievements(4) the British East India Company’s trading posts3

TANG AND SONG DYNASTIES Which belief system was the basis for

the civil service exams given during the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties?

(1) legalism (3) Buddhism (2) Daoism (4) Confucianism

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GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM Which statement about the Islamic Golden Age is a fact

rather than an opinion?

(1) Islamic medicine was more advanced than Chinese medicine.

(2) Poetry and literature were more important fields of study for Muslims than was mathematics.

(3) Knowledge of astronomy was used by Muslims to fulfill religious obligations.

(4) Islamic philosophies relied less on Greek

Philosophical masters than on Indian philosophical masters.

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MIDDLE AGES: FEUDALISM AND THE CRUSADES

Which statement best characterizes Europeduring the early Middle Ages?(1) A centralized government provided law and order.(2) Manorialism developed to meet the people’seconomic needs.(3) People adopted humanism and questionedthe Church.(4) A standardized currency promoted international trade.

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FEUDAL JAPAN During the feudal period of Japanese history, the

emperor had mainly symbolic authority. Which statement best explains the reason for this situation?

(1) Power had been granted to shoguns and daimyos.(2) Communist guerillas had destabilized domestic political institutions.(3) A democratic constitution prevented the emperor from centralizing authority.(4) American occupation forces had undermined the belief in the emperor’s divinity

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THE MONGOLS One important impact of the Mongol

expansion across Asia and Europe was the(1) increased authority of the Kievan princes(2) rise in trade along the Silk Roads(3) introduction of Hinduism into Chinese culture(4) maritime exploration of the Arabian seacoast2

AFRICAN TRADING KINGDOMS Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca

demonstrates that he practiced(1) animism (3) Islam(2) Sikhism (4) Buddhism

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MING DYNASTY The Ming dynasty under Emperor Yonglo

(Zhu di) used Zheng He’s voyages to:(1) expand trade with Africa and Southeast Asia(2) explore North America and South America(3) obtain a military alliance with Russia(4) secure a border agreement with Mongolia1

TRANSFORMATION OF EUROPE During the rise of capitalism in Europe,

merchants and bankers began to establish

(1) systems based on bartering(2) rules that forbid loans to the wealthy(3) quotas to control production(4) insurance companies and joint stockcompanies

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PROTESTANT REFORMATION One result of the Protestant Reformation

was(1) fewer challenges to Church authority(2) a decline in religious unity in western Europe(3) the disbanding of the Jesuit order(4) a weakening of the Inquisition2

MUSLIM WORLD EXPANDS: OTTOMAN EMPIRE Which geographic region made up much

of the Ottoman Empire?(1) Scandinavia(2) Iberian Peninsula(3) Indian Subcontinent(4) eastern Mediterranean Basin

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MESOAMERICA: OLMECS, AZTECS, INCAS AND MAYANS Which achievement played an important

role in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations?

(1) use of gunpowder(2) production of corn(3) domestication of horses(4) development of sugar plantations2

AGE OF EXPLORATION The Encounter occurred as a result of

European explorers crossing the:(1) Atlantic Ocean(2) Sahara Desert(3) Andes Mountains(4) Mediterranean Sea

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SPANISH EMPIRE: COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE, CONQUISTADORS, ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE, ENCOMIENDA, MERCANTILISM

Which situation came first?(1) Spain introduced the encomienda system.(2) Portugal claimed Brazil.(3) Spain and Portugal competed for colonies in the Americas.(4) Columbus arrived in the Caribbean region.4

AGE OF ABSOLUTISM Historians frequently portray Louis XIV’s

construction of the palace of Versailles and Peter the Great’s building of the city of Saint

Petersburg as (1) shrines to religious beliefs(2) monuments to personal rule(3) examples of colonial architectural influences(4) efforts to isolate and protect the ruler2

THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION New scientific knowledge and

understandingsthat developed during the Scientific Revolutionwere most often based on(1) observation and experimentation(2) church law and faith(3) superstition and ancient practices(4) geometric formulas and astrology1

THE ENLIGHTENMENT Why is the Enlightenment considered a turning point

in world history?

(1) The factory system was used to mass-produce goods.

(2) Martin Luther broke away from the Roman Catholic Church.

(3) Europeans changed their thinking about the role of government.

(4) The Columbian exchange occurred.

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POLITICAL REVOLUTIONS: FRANCE, HAITI, LATIN AMERICA & MEXICOOne way in which Robespierre and Louis XVI of France are similar is that both

(1) were removed from power during the French Revolution

(2) adopted ideas of the Congress of Vienna

(3) implemented policies of religious tolerance

(4) decreased government control of the economy

One way in which Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simón

Bolívar, and José de San Martín are similar is that

they all were

(1) supporters of mercantile policies

(2) leaders of independence movements

(3) democratically elected leaders

(4) industrial labor reformers

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NATIONALISM: GERMANY AND ITALY • Appointment of Otto von Bismarck as

Chancellor• Austro-Prussian War, 1866• Franco-Prussian War, 1870–1871These events led directly to(1) the unification of Germany(2) foreign rule in Italy(3) the rebellion of the Sepoys(4) an alliance between Serbs and Russians

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THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Which social change occurred during theIndustrial Revolution?(1) growth of the working class(2) development of the extended family(3) expansion of privileges for the landed nobility(4) increased status for religious leaders1

NEW POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM, AND COMMUNISM Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations

stressed theimportance of:(1) tradition(2) supply and demand(3) large corporations(4) government ownership2

IMPERIALISM One major reason European countries engaged

in imperialism in the late 19th century was to

(1) gain a better understanding of unknown territories

(2) ease tensions with their rivals

(3) develop treatments for diseases

(4) obtain markets for their manufactured goods

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WWI The provisions of the Treaty of Versailles are

called for(1) monarchs to be returned to their rightfulplaces (2) reparations to be paid by defeated countries(3) existing borders to be maintained(4) peacekeeping organizations to be established

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RUSSIAN REVOLUTION An economic change introduced in the

SovietUnion under Joseph Stalin would include(1) establishing free-market reforms (2) boycotting Baltic Sea trade routes(3) focusing on the production of consumer goods(4) collectivizing agriculture4

JAPAN AND THE MEIJI RESTORATION: THE MODERNIZATION OF JAPAN As a result of the Russo-Japanese War,

Japancame to be seen by Europeans as(1) a likely area for colonization(2) the strongest of the imperialist countries(3) a leader in the movement for nonalignment(4) an emerging global threat

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BETWEEN THE WARS: INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENTS *GANDHI* Which goal was most important to the

Indiannationalist movement?(1) independence from British rule(2) establishing a laissez-faire economy(3) forming a totalitarian state(4) expansion of territory1

WWII: RISE OF TOTALITARIANISM, CAUSES OF WAR, THE HOLOCAUST, ATOMIC BOMB AND UNITED NATIONS

Which of these World War II events happened

first?(1) Battle of Britain(2) D-Day invasion(3) invasion of Poland (4) dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima3

THE COLD WAR Immediately after World War II, which

country exerted political and economic control over Poland, Hungary, and Romania?

(1) France (3) Soviet Union(2) United States (4) Great Britain3

CHINESE COMMUNIST AND CULTURAL REVOLUTION The difficult, year-long journey made by

MaoZedong and his Communist followers in 1934through China’s mountains, marshes, and riverswas called the(1) Cultural Revolution (3) Boxer Rebellion(2) Great Leap Forward (4) Long March

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INDEPENDENT NATIONS: AFRICA In the post–World War II period, which

issue is most closely associated with the boundaries created for newly independent African countries?

(1) expansion of urban centers(2) ethnic tensions(3) spread of AIDS(4) drought-related famine

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MODERN WORLD ISSUES: NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION, OIL CONSUMPTION, GENOCIDE, GLOBALIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Geopolitics play an important role in the Middle East today because of its

(1) fertile soil and favorable climate for cash crops(2) navigable rivers and diamond mines(3) effective natural barriers and high altitude(4) strategic location and oil resources4

MODERN ISSUES CONT. • Tutsis and Hutus in Rwanda• Russians and Chechens in southwestern Russia• Tamils and Sinhalese in Sri LankaIn the 1990s, which situation characterized therelationship of the peoples listed for each of theseregions?(1) cooperative political compromise(2) development of a shared economy (3) movement toward religious toleration(4) brutal civil conflict

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MODERN ISSUES CONT. The creation of the European Union (EU) and ofthe North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) were efforts to(1) attain economic benefits through regional organization(2) achieve world peace through military alliances(3) reduce resource depletion through economicplanning(4) address environmental problems through coordinated research

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MODERN ISSUES CONT. Which current global problem was initiated with

the development of atomic weapons?

(1) threats to world peace from unrestricted

nuclear proliferation

(2) increased health risks for humans and animals

from industrial pollution

(3) elevated carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

due to the deforestation of the rainforests

(4) changes in world weather patterns and

species habitats due to melting polar ice caps

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MODERN ISSUES CONT. During the 20th century, in which area

hasdeforestation been a significant environmentalissue due to the expansion of industrial mining,the growth of corporate farms, and thedevelopment of new road networks?(1) Sahara Desert (3) Amazon Basin(2) Tibetan Plateau (4) Ukrainian Steppe3

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