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Which of the following belief systems primarily emphasizes social harmony through the
observance of a hierarchy based on age, rank, and gender? Answer: Confucianism
The political structure of western Europe during most of the medieval period is best
described as a system of Answer: fluid alliances among local rulers in the absence of
effective central government.
Which of the following is a true statement that helps explain the spread of Buddhism
into China after the first century A.D? Answer: The Buddhist emphasis on classic texts
and on avoiding conflict was compatible with Confucian doctrines.
Which of the following societal changes took place in western Europe during the late
Roman and early medieval periods? Answer: Slaves were largely replaced by serfs as
agricultural workers
A historian researching changes in the economy of South Asia between 600 A.D. and
1450 A.D. would find which of the following resources the most useful? Answer:
Ledgers from Muslim merchants operating in the Indian Ocean
An important similarity between the Silk Road in the period circa 1-1000 A.D. and the
trans-Saharan trade routes in the period circa 500-1500 A.D. was that both routes.
Answer: were maintained by centralized states
During the sixteenth century, one result of European exploration and colonization was
the Answer: destruction of the Aztec and Inca Empires
During The Thirty Years'War (1618-1648) is considered an important turning point in
European history because it Answer: resulted in a new balance of power and the
emergence of the modern concept of state sovereignty
Which of the following is an effect that the Columbian Exchange had upon societies in
Asia? Answer: Plants from the Americas became important crops and foodstuffs in Asia
Which of the following most accurately describes the initial direct contacts between
kingdoms in sub-Saharan West Africa and Portugal in the fifteenth century? Answer:
Many West African kingdoms traded slaves and gold for goods brought by Portuguese
merchants.
The main characteristics of Fascist rule in Italy from 1922 to 1943 were Answer:
authoritarianism and a corporatist economy.
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, How did the Treaty of Versailles cause WWII? Answer: the treaty punished Germany
harshly
Which of the following best describes how Japanese industrialization led to a shift in
Japan's foreign policy following the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the mid-
nineteenth century? Answer: The need to secure supplies of raw materials encouraged
Japanese leaders to pursue expansionist policies
Which of the following was a significant effect of the Industrial Revolution on labor
patterns countries undergoing industrialization? Answer: It typically led to a significant
decrease in home-based manufacturing
Which of the following statements is true of the conflicts in Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and
Darfur in the 1990s and 2000s? Answer: They all involved ethnic conflict incited by
governments.
The collapse of the Soviet bloc and the end of the Cold War in the late 1980s and early
1990s directly resulted in which of the following? Answer: An economic slowdown in
Western countries and rapid economic growth in the former Soviet bloc.
Excerpt from the Mayflower 1620 compact. Answer: self-government
What was true about the first colony at Jamestown, VA? Answer: English settlers
sought land that would support tobacco cultivation and enable competition with the
Spanish colonial tobacco trade.
Reasons for the Founding of the British Colony of Georgia
To relieve the overcrowding of debtors' prisons
To provide low-income individuals with the opportunity for a fresh start
Which of the following can be correctly added to the above list of reasons why the
British colony of Georgia was founded? Answer: To create a buffer zone between
Stanish Florida and British South Carolina
Which of the following was the first legislative body of elected representatives in North
America? Answer: The Virginia House of Burgesses
Which of the following political parties was active in the 1790 s and favored a loose
interpretation of th Constitution, a national bank, and a powerful standing army?
Answer: The Federalist Party
During the eighteenth century, many North American colonists opposed British
mercantilism because it Answer: placed restrictions on colonial trade outside of the
British market.
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SCORES MADE SIMPLE | TRUSTED TEST SOLUTIONS!
Which of the following belief systems primarily emphasizes social harmony through the
observance of a hierarchy based on age, rank, and gender? Answer: Confucianism
The political structure of western Europe during most of the medieval period is best
described as a system of Answer: fluid alliances among local rulers in the absence of
effective central government.
Which of the following is a true statement that helps explain the spread of Buddhism
into China after the first century A.D? Answer: The Buddhist emphasis on classic texts
and on avoiding conflict was compatible with Confucian doctrines.
Which of the following societal changes took place in western Europe during the late
Roman and early medieval periods? Answer: Slaves were largely replaced by serfs as
agricultural workers
A historian researching changes in the economy of South Asia between 600 A.D. and
1450 A.D. would find which of the following resources the most useful? Answer:
Ledgers from Muslim merchants operating in the Indian Ocean
An important similarity between the Silk Road in the period circa 1-1000 A.D. and the
trans-Saharan trade routes in the period circa 500-1500 A.D. was that both routes.
Answer: were maintained by centralized states
During the sixteenth century, one result of European exploration and colonization was
the Answer: destruction of the Aztec and Inca Empires
During The Thirty Years'War (1618-1648) is considered an important turning point in
European history because it Answer: resulted in a new balance of power and the
emergence of the modern concept of state sovereignty
Which of the following is an effect that the Columbian Exchange had upon societies in
Asia? Answer: Plants from the Americas became important crops and foodstuffs in Asia
Which of the following most accurately describes the initial direct contacts between
kingdoms in sub-Saharan West Africa and Portugal in the fifteenth century? Answer:
Many West African kingdoms traded slaves and gold for goods brought by Portuguese
merchants.
The main characteristics of Fascist rule in Italy from 1922 to 1943 were Answer:
authoritarianism and a corporatist economy.
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, How did the Treaty of Versailles cause WWII? Answer: the treaty punished Germany
harshly
Which of the following best describes how Japanese industrialization led to a shift in
Japan's foreign policy following the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the mid-
nineteenth century? Answer: The need to secure supplies of raw materials encouraged
Japanese leaders to pursue expansionist policies
Which of the following was a significant effect of the Industrial Revolution on labor
patterns countries undergoing industrialization? Answer: It typically led to a significant
decrease in home-based manufacturing
Which of the following statements is true of the conflicts in Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and
Darfur in the 1990s and 2000s? Answer: They all involved ethnic conflict incited by
governments.
The collapse of the Soviet bloc and the end of the Cold War in the late 1980s and early
1990s directly resulted in which of the following? Answer: An economic slowdown in
Western countries and rapid economic growth in the former Soviet bloc.
Excerpt from the Mayflower 1620 compact. Answer: self-government
What was true about the first colony at Jamestown, VA? Answer: English settlers
sought land that would support tobacco cultivation and enable competition with the
Spanish colonial tobacco trade.
Reasons for the Founding of the British Colony of Georgia
To relieve the overcrowding of debtors' prisons
To provide low-income individuals with the opportunity for a fresh start
Which of the following can be correctly added to the above list of reasons why the
British colony of Georgia was founded? Answer: To create a buffer zone between
Stanish Florida and British South Carolina
Which of the following was the first legislative body of elected representatives in North
America? Answer: The Virginia House of Burgesses
Which of the following political parties was active in the 1790 s and favored a loose
interpretation of th Constitution, a national bank, and a powerful standing army?
Answer: The Federalist Party
During the eighteenth century, many North American colonists opposed British
mercantilism because it Answer: placed restrictions on colonial trade outside of the
British market.
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