PACT Social Studies 7-12 Questions And Answers Rated A+

Most early civilizations of Afro-Eurasia arose in physical environments that featured: - Answer-proximity to a reliable freshwater source that could be used for crop irrigation. If anyone is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death. If the robber is not caught, then shall he who was robbed claim under oath the amount of his loss; then shall the community . . . on whose ground and territory and in whose domain [the robbery took place] compensate him for the goods stolen. The excerpt above from the Code of Hammurabi suggests that: - Answer-Babylonian law applied both the concept of individual responsibility and the concept of collective responsibility in assigning penalties for crimes. In which of the following ways did the migrations of Bantu-speaking peoples into many regions of subSaharan Africa in the period 1000 B.C. to 500 A.D. most fundamentally affect the continent? - AnswerThe migrations led to the spread of settled agriculture. Which of the following was an effect of the Crusades on western Europe? - Answer-The Crusades led to an increased trade between western Europe, Byzantium and the Muslim states of the eastern Mediterranean, thereby promoting European economic expansion. Which of the following statements best describes a major impact of the Columbian Exchange on Europe? - Answer-New food crops from the Western Hemisphere promoted better health and longer life spans in Europe. Which of the following was the most significant effect on Europe of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople (1453) and the eastern Mediterranean ()? - Answer-The Ottoman Empire took control of most of the major trade routes connecting Europe to India and China. In contrast to the First Industrial Revolution, the Second Industrial Revolution was characterized mostly by - Answer-innovations in mass production and electrification.The Chinese government responded to the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square by - Answer-forcibly dispersing the demonstrations with tanks and troops. Which of the following groups of people constituted the main source of labor for the Chesapeake colonies before 1660? - Answer-Indentured servants The establishment of the House of Burgesses in 1619 was significant because it was the first - Answerassembly of elected representatives of English colonists in North America The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 primarily as a way to - Answer-prevent costly conflicts between colonists and Native Americans. In agreeing to the Three-Fifths Compromise at the Constitutional Convention, the framers delayed reaching a clear solution to which of the following issues? - Answer-The future of slavery Free Society! We sicken at the name. What is it but a conglomeration of greasy mechanics, filthy operatives, small-fisted farmers, and moon-struck theorists? . . . The prevailing class one meets [with in the North] is that of mechanics struggling to be genteel, and small farmers who do their own drudgery; and yet are hardly fit for association with a southern gentleman's body servant. The newspaper article quoted above could best be used to illustrate which aspect of American life in the late 1850s? - Answer-The growing hostility between the Northern and Southern sections of the country. Which of the following developments during the Reconstruction period after the Civil War demonstrated an effort to counteract the reforms of Radical Republicans? - Answer-The issuance of Black Codes A major goal of Progressive Era reformers such as Jane Addams and Jacob Riis was to overcome the - Answer-spread of poverty amid conspicuous displays of wealth. Which of the following was a significant objection raised by members of the United States Senate to joining the League of Nations after World War I? - Answer-It could entangle the United States in future European military conflictsWhat was the purpose of the G.I. Bill of Rights passed by Congress in 1944? - Answer-To provide educational and financial benefits to soldiers returning home from war