GACE HISTORY 534 EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which of the following best describes the Eastern Woodland peoples, such as the
Iroquois and Algonquin, before European colonization? - Answers :Agriculturalists who
supplemented their diet with hunting and gathering
Which of the following initiatives was a Progressive Era response to the threat of
environmental degradation? - Answers :The creation of the national park system
After 1720 immigrants from Ireland and Germany tended to favor relocating to -
Answers :the Middle Atlantic colonies, because of their expanding economic
opportunities
Which of the following most likely led to the shift in human societies from hunting and
gathering to agriculture beginning circa 8,000 B.C.E. ? - Answers :Climate change
Which of the following regions was the first to develop settled agriculture? - Answers
:Middle East
In the above passage, the historian argues that the Code of Hammurabi illustrates
which of the following developments in Mesopotamia? - Answers :Patriarchy
Which of the following was a direct result of the Neolithic Revolution? - Answers :The
growth of agricultural communities
Which of the following was most significant in allowing river valley civilizations to
flourish? - Answers :Agricultural production from relatively enriched soils
Which of the following statements best describes the importance of Nubia from 3100
B.C.E. to350 C.E.? - Answers :Nubia was the only consistently inhabited territory that
connected sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa.
Which of the following peoples created the first civilizations in Mesopotamia? - Answers
:Sumerians
Which of the following significantly contributed to the decline of both the Western
Roman Empire and the Han dynasty? - Answers :Nomadic invasions and internal unrest
The spread of Greek culture into North Africa and Southwest Asia during the fourth
century B.C.E. was the result of the - Answers :conquests of Alexander the Great
Which of the following best characterizes the political structures of the Greek city-states
of Sparta and Athens in the classical period (circa 510 B.C.E. to 323 B.C.E.) ? -
Answers :Sparta was a military encampment that required citizens to serve as soldiers
most of their lives; Athens was a limited democracy in which citizens participated in
government, including the military, but performed other work too.
, Which of the following resulted from the Bantu migrations in sub-Saharan Africa from
circa 500 B.C.E. to 1000 C.E.? - Answers :The southward spread of agricultural
cultivation and the domestication of animals
The failure of the Roman Republic's system of government in the first century B.C.E. led
to the establishment of the Roman Empire in the first and second centuries C.E. In the
period described, the empire experienced - Answers :growing commerce as the territory
commanded by Rome enjoyed peace
Which of the following best describes the cause of suffering according to the Four Noble
Truths of Buddhism? - Answers :Craving and desire
Confucianism developed as a system of thought in China primarily in response to -
Answers :the instability and political crises brought about by frequent regional conflict
during the Warring States period
Which of the following best describes the relationship between Hinduism and Buddhism
in India? - Answers :Hinduism superseded Buddhism in India by the twelfth century C.E.
but incorporated elements of Mahayana Buddhism, including the representation of the
Buddha as an incarnation of the deity Vishnu.
Which of the following led to Islam becoming the dominant religion in Indonesia from
circa 1600 C.E. to the present? - Answers :Indonesians' trade with Arab and Persian
merchants across the Indian Ocean
Which of the following was the immediate cause of the end of the Western Roman
Empire in the late fifth century C.E.? - Answers :Invasion by a number of Germanic
tribes
The statement above was made to Queen Elizabeth I of England in support of Walter
Raleigh's effort to found a colony in the New World.Which of the following social
conditions in sixteenth-century England does the quotation reference as a reason why
the monarch should support permanent settlements in North America? - Answers :The
private ownership of formerly communal farmland and pasture had created a landless
peasantry.
Which of the following caused Spanish, British, and French forces to fight wars in North
America prior to the American Revolution? - Answers :. Disputes about controlling
territory in the colonies
. Religious and cultural differences among colonists of different nationalities
. International tensions caused by competing alliances among the three nations
The movement for the independence of the Canadian province of Quebec in the late
twentieth century had its roots in which of the following events? - Answers :The loss in
Which of the following best describes the Eastern Woodland peoples, such as the
Iroquois and Algonquin, before European colonization? - Answers :Agriculturalists who
supplemented their diet with hunting and gathering
Which of the following initiatives was a Progressive Era response to the threat of
environmental degradation? - Answers :The creation of the national park system
After 1720 immigrants from Ireland and Germany tended to favor relocating to -
Answers :the Middle Atlantic colonies, because of their expanding economic
opportunities
Which of the following most likely led to the shift in human societies from hunting and
gathering to agriculture beginning circa 8,000 B.C.E. ? - Answers :Climate change
Which of the following regions was the first to develop settled agriculture? - Answers
:Middle East
In the above passage, the historian argues that the Code of Hammurabi illustrates
which of the following developments in Mesopotamia? - Answers :Patriarchy
Which of the following was a direct result of the Neolithic Revolution? - Answers :The
growth of agricultural communities
Which of the following was most significant in allowing river valley civilizations to
flourish? - Answers :Agricultural production from relatively enriched soils
Which of the following statements best describes the importance of Nubia from 3100
B.C.E. to350 C.E.? - Answers :Nubia was the only consistently inhabited territory that
connected sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa.
Which of the following peoples created the first civilizations in Mesopotamia? - Answers
:Sumerians
Which of the following significantly contributed to the decline of both the Western
Roman Empire and the Han dynasty? - Answers :Nomadic invasions and internal unrest
The spread of Greek culture into North Africa and Southwest Asia during the fourth
century B.C.E. was the result of the - Answers :conquests of Alexander the Great
Which of the following best characterizes the political structures of the Greek city-states
of Sparta and Athens in the classical period (circa 510 B.C.E. to 323 B.C.E.) ? -
Answers :Sparta was a military encampment that required citizens to serve as soldiers
most of their lives; Athens was a limited democracy in which citizens participated in
government, including the military, but performed other work too.
, Which of the following resulted from the Bantu migrations in sub-Saharan Africa from
circa 500 B.C.E. to 1000 C.E.? - Answers :The southward spread of agricultural
cultivation and the domestication of animals
The failure of the Roman Republic's system of government in the first century B.C.E. led
to the establishment of the Roman Empire in the first and second centuries C.E. In the
period described, the empire experienced - Answers :growing commerce as the territory
commanded by Rome enjoyed peace
Which of the following best describes the cause of suffering according to the Four Noble
Truths of Buddhism? - Answers :Craving and desire
Confucianism developed as a system of thought in China primarily in response to -
Answers :the instability and political crises brought about by frequent regional conflict
during the Warring States period
Which of the following best describes the relationship between Hinduism and Buddhism
in India? - Answers :Hinduism superseded Buddhism in India by the twelfth century C.E.
but incorporated elements of Mahayana Buddhism, including the representation of the
Buddha as an incarnation of the deity Vishnu.
Which of the following led to Islam becoming the dominant religion in Indonesia from
circa 1600 C.E. to the present? - Answers :Indonesians' trade with Arab and Persian
merchants across the Indian Ocean
Which of the following was the immediate cause of the end of the Western Roman
Empire in the late fifth century C.E.? - Answers :Invasion by a number of Germanic
tribes
The statement above was made to Queen Elizabeth I of England in support of Walter
Raleigh's effort to found a colony in the New World.Which of the following social
conditions in sixteenth-century England does the quotation reference as a reason why
the monarch should support permanent settlements in North America? - Answers :The
private ownership of formerly communal farmland and pasture had created a landless
peasantry.
Which of the following caused Spanish, British, and French forces to fight wars in North
America prior to the American Revolution? - Answers :. Disputes about controlling
territory in the colonies
. Religious and cultural differences among colonists of different nationalities
. International tensions caused by competing alliances among the three nations
The movement for the independence of the Canadian province of Quebec in the late
twentieth century had its roots in which of the following events? - Answers :The loss in
