HISET LATEST EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS PDF 2026
▶ irrigation. Answer: the process of supplying water to areas of land to
make them suitable for growing crops.
▶ labor specialization. Answer: division of labor in which people do
different jobs
▶ mercantilism. Answer: theory stating that colonies existed to provide raw
materials and markets for their ruling country
▶ Mesoamerica. Answer: A geographic region of Mexico, Central America,
and South America including the Inca, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations
▶ Middle Passage. Answer: long, difficult Atlantic crossing that was part of
the slave trade
▶ Native Americans. Answer: native group of what is now the United
States; early ancestors crossed the Bering Straight
▶ Persian Gulf War. Answer: the conflict between Iraq and a coalition of
countries led by the United States to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
▶ popular sovereignty. Answer: A belief that ultimate power resides in the
people; voting/rule by the people
▶ Catholicism. Answer: the faith, practice, and church order of the Roman
Catholic Church.
▶ Reformation. Answer: a religious movement of the 16th century(1500s)
that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and
resulted in the creation of Protestant churches. Reformers criticized the
church for abusing its power and believe people should read the Bible
themselves rather than follow the Pope.
, ▶ Renaissance. Answer: "rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a movement
that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece
and Rome
▶ republic. Answer: political system in which citizens vote for leaders who
then make laws on their behalf
▶ Treaty of Versailles. Answer: Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed
Germany and handed down harsh punishment.
▶ triangular trade. Answer: set of routes connecting the Americas, Europe,
and West Africa over which raw materials, finished goods, and enslaved
humans traveled
▶ War on Terror. Answer: Initiated by President George W. Bush after the
attacks of September 11, 2001, the broadly defined war on terror aimed to
weed out terrorist operatives and their supporters throughout the world.
▶ civilizations. Answer: the stage of human social development and
organization that is considered most advanced.
▶ Nile River. Answer: the world's longest river, which flows northward
through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea, in which early kingdoms in
Egypt were centered around.
▶ pharoah. Answer: a king/ruler of ancient Egypt, considered a god as
well as a political leader
▶ pyramids. Answer: monumental architecture typical of Old Kingdom
Egypt; used as burial sites for pharaohs.
▶ Fertile Crescent. Answer: a geographical area of fertile land in the
Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and
Euphrates
▶ Sumerians. Answer: the people who dominated southern Mesopotamia
through the end of the third millennium B.C.E. They were responsible for
the creation of many fundamental elements of Mesopotamian culture-such
AND ANSWERS PDF 2026
▶ irrigation. Answer: the process of supplying water to areas of land to
make them suitable for growing crops.
▶ labor specialization. Answer: division of labor in which people do
different jobs
▶ mercantilism. Answer: theory stating that colonies existed to provide raw
materials and markets for their ruling country
▶ Mesoamerica. Answer: A geographic region of Mexico, Central America,
and South America including the Inca, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations
▶ Middle Passage. Answer: long, difficult Atlantic crossing that was part of
the slave trade
▶ Native Americans. Answer: native group of what is now the United
States; early ancestors crossed the Bering Straight
▶ Persian Gulf War. Answer: the conflict between Iraq and a coalition of
countries led by the United States to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
▶ popular sovereignty. Answer: A belief that ultimate power resides in the
people; voting/rule by the people
▶ Catholicism. Answer: the faith, practice, and church order of the Roman
Catholic Church.
▶ Reformation. Answer: a religious movement of the 16th century(1500s)
that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and
resulted in the creation of Protestant churches. Reformers criticized the
church for abusing its power and believe people should read the Bible
themselves rather than follow the Pope.
, ▶ Renaissance. Answer: "rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a movement
that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece
and Rome
▶ republic. Answer: political system in which citizens vote for leaders who
then make laws on their behalf
▶ Treaty of Versailles. Answer: Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed
Germany and handed down harsh punishment.
▶ triangular trade. Answer: set of routes connecting the Americas, Europe,
and West Africa over which raw materials, finished goods, and enslaved
humans traveled
▶ War on Terror. Answer: Initiated by President George W. Bush after the
attacks of September 11, 2001, the broadly defined war on terror aimed to
weed out terrorist operatives and their supporters throughout the world.
▶ civilizations. Answer: the stage of human social development and
organization that is considered most advanced.
▶ Nile River. Answer: the world's longest river, which flows northward
through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea, in which early kingdoms in
Egypt were centered around.
▶ pharoah. Answer: a king/ruler of ancient Egypt, considered a god as
well as a political leader
▶ pyramids. Answer: monumental architecture typical of Old Kingdom
Egypt; used as burial sites for pharaohs.
▶ Fertile Crescent. Answer: a geographical area of fertile land in the
Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and
Euphrates
▶ Sumerians. Answer: the people who dominated southern Mesopotamia
through the end of the third millennium B.C.E. They were responsible for
the creation of many fundamental elements of Mesopotamian culture-such
