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OAE Intergrated Social Studies Exam
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A historian would most likely employ the concept of a dynastic cycle when studying: -
answer✔Imperial change in China
The author of a history research paper would likely find bibliographies and periodical indexes
most useful when: - answer✔Gathering background information on the topic to be researched.
Which of the following citations describes a primary source? - answer✔Barry O'Connell, ed., On
our Own ground: The Complete Writings of William Apess, A Pequot (Amherst: University of
Massachusetts Press, 1992).
A historian who is seeking information about patterns of consumption in eighteenth-century
New England communities would likely find which of the following sources most useful -
answer✔Probate data
Which of the following can best be used to illustrate cause-and-effect relationships between
historical events and developments? - answer✔Russian participation in World War 1 and
Russian Revolution of 1917
The development of agriculture was a major cause of which of the following changes in
Neolithic societies? - answer✔The establishment of permanent settlements
A major difference between ancient Egyptian civilization and early Mesopotamian civilizations
was that the Egyptians: - answer✔developed a more centralized form of government
Which of the following ideas is a principal belief of Buddhism? - answer✔People from all social
backgrounds can attain release from the cycle of death and rebirth.
Which of the following innovations was a significant accomplishment of the ancient Maya
civilization? - answer✔an accurate calendar based on astronomical observations
The initial split between Sunni and Shia Muslims centered on differences concerning the: -
answer✔selection of Muhammad's spiritual successor
Which of the following lists accurately arranges four historical developments in chronological
order? - answer✔The establishment of India's Gupta Empire (320 CE), the founding of China's
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Tang Dynasty (618), The Norman conquest of England (1066), The capture of Constantinople by
Ottoman Turks (1453)
Which of the following best describes a major difference between the Roman Empire and
China's first imperial dynasty? - answer✔China's first imperial dynasty exhibited greater cultural
homogeneity
Compare with their medieval predecessors, Renaissance scholars placed greater emphasis on
the study of: - answer✔Roman history and literature
Which of the following best describes a major political consequence of the rise of Lutheranism
during the Protestant Reformation? - answer✔It bolstered the independence and strength of
emergent monarchies
Which of the following was the main source of inspiration for philosophers of the European
Enlightenment - answer✔The rational laws discovered by major figures of the Scientific
Revolution
Which of the following best describes a shared aim of leaders of the English Revolution of 1688-
1689 and the American Revolution of the eighteenth century? - answer✔Establish limits on the
authority of the central government
Industrialization most influenced the lives of nineteenth-century women by: -
answer✔expanding the range of wage-earning opportunities available to women.
Which of the following best describes a major aim of Japan's Meiji Restoration? - answer✔To
modernize the Japanese community
European expansion during the Age of Exploration was a major cause of which of the following
international developments? - answer✔an expansion of coercive labor systems
Which of the following best describes the main objective of British imperialism in India during
the late nineteenth century? - answer✔to compel Indians to produce raw materials for British
businesses
Which of the following developments was a major consequence of the treaties that ended
World War 1: - answer✔The establishment of new nation-states in eastern Europe
Which of the following developments of the 1930s convinced Hitler that Germany was ready to
invade Poland and participate in a wider European war? - answer✔The signing of the Nazi-
Soviet nonaggression pact
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OAE Intergrated Social Studies Exam
Questions And Answers (Guaranteed A+)
A historian would most likely employ the concept of a dynastic cycle when studying: -
answer✔Imperial change in China
The author of a history research paper would likely find bibliographies and periodical indexes
most useful when: - answer✔Gathering background information on the topic to be researched.
Which of the following citations describes a primary source? - answer✔Barry O'Connell, ed., On
our Own ground: The Complete Writings of William Apess, A Pequot (Amherst: University of
Massachusetts Press, 1992).
A historian who is seeking information about patterns of consumption in eighteenth-century
New England communities would likely find which of the following sources most useful -
answer✔Probate data
Which of the following can best be used to illustrate cause-and-effect relationships between
historical events and developments? - answer✔Russian participation in World War 1 and
Russian Revolution of 1917
The development of agriculture was a major cause of which of the following changes in
Neolithic societies? - answer✔The establishment of permanent settlements
A major difference between ancient Egyptian civilization and early Mesopotamian civilizations
was that the Egyptians: - answer✔developed a more centralized form of government
Which of the following ideas is a principal belief of Buddhism? - answer✔People from all social
backgrounds can attain release from the cycle of death and rebirth.
Which of the following innovations was a significant accomplishment of the ancient Maya
civilization? - answer✔an accurate calendar based on astronomical observations
The initial split between Sunni and Shia Muslims centered on differences concerning the: -
answer✔selection of Muhammad's spiritual successor
Which of the following lists accurately arranges four historical developments in chronological
order? - answer✔The establishment of India's Gupta Empire (320 CE), the founding of China's
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Tang Dynasty (618), The Norman conquest of England (1066), The capture of Constantinople by
Ottoman Turks (1453)
Which of the following best describes a major difference between the Roman Empire and
China's first imperial dynasty? - answer✔China's first imperial dynasty exhibited greater cultural
homogeneity
Compare with their medieval predecessors, Renaissance scholars placed greater emphasis on
the study of: - answer✔Roman history and literature
Which of the following best describes a major political consequence of the rise of Lutheranism
during the Protestant Reformation? - answer✔It bolstered the independence and strength of
emergent monarchies
Which of the following was the main source of inspiration for philosophers of the European
Enlightenment - answer✔The rational laws discovered by major figures of the Scientific
Revolution
Which of the following best describes a shared aim of leaders of the English Revolution of 1688-
1689 and the American Revolution of the eighteenth century? - answer✔Establish limits on the
authority of the central government
Industrialization most influenced the lives of nineteenth-century women by: -
answer✔expanding the range of wage-earning opportunities available to women.
Which of the following best describes a major aim of Japan's Meiji Restoration? - answer✔To
modernize the Japanese community
European expansion during the Age of Exploration was a major cause of which of the following
international developments? - answer✔an expansion of coercive labor systems
Which of the following best describes the main objective of British imperialism in India during
the late nineteenth century? - answer✔to compel Indians to produce raw materials for British
businesses
Which of the following developments was a major consequence of the treaties that ended
World War 1: - answer✔The establishment of new nation-states in eastern Europe
Which of the following developments of the 1930s convinced Hitler that Germany was ready to
invade Poland and participate in a wider European war? - answer✔The signing of the Nazi-
Soviet nonaggression pact
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