NYSTCE CST Social Studies UPDATED
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What did the English Parliament create in 1689? - CORRECT ANSWER - The English
Bill of Rights
What was King John of England forced to sign in 1215? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
Magna Carta.
What was the Magna Carta? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Magna Carta is Latin for
"Great Charter". It set down rights which became part of English law and which are now the
foundation of the constitution of all countries which speak English.
What did the Medieval Manor represent? - CORRECT ANSWER - The medieval manor
was an agricultural estate. It was usually comprised of tracts of agricultural land, a village whose
inhabitants worked that land, and a manor house where the lord who owned or controlled the
estate lived. Manors were largely self-sufficient.
What is the most important invention of the fifteenth century? - CORRECT ANSWER -
When Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1445, he forever changed the lives of people in
Europe and, eventually, all over the world.
, Which of the following was the most frequent source of conflict between church and state in
Europe throughout the Middle Ages? - CORRECT ANSWER - The doctrine of papal
supremacy: The Catholic Pope
Which of the following breakthroughs of the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries presented a major challenge to traditional religious conceptions in Europe?
- CORRECT ANSWER - The discovery that the earth and the other planets revolved
around the sun. Shifting from a geocentric to a heliocentric perspective.
Describe the Romantic Era. - CORRECT ANSWER - An artistic, literary, and intellectual
movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century. Partly a reaction to the
Industrial Revolution, it was also a revolt against the aristocratic social and political norms.
Which of the following played a major role in the spread of both communist and fascist
ideologies in Europe between World War I and World War II? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The economic devastation caused by the Great Depression
A paragraph about China ends with this question:
Which of the following is an example of ethnocentrism? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
country develops legislation to restrict the opportunity of immigrants.
What was the main difference between China's Revolution and the Russian Revolution? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The Chinese Revolution lasted about 28 years, while the Russian
Revolution only lasted about one year.
What was a major reason European nations
competed for control of Africa during the second
half of the 1800s? - CORRECT ANSWER - Africa had a wealth of natural resources.
The main source of wealth and power among the empires of West Africa between A.D. 400 and
1500 was control of: - CORRECT ANSWER - The trans-Saharan salt and gold trade.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
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Please note: These questions are free. I have created them myself, based on questions I remember
and tutoring at Brooklyn Education Center. I give permission for Brooklyn Education Center to
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Please note: These questions are free. If you are being sold these questions, you are being
charged for something that is free. I do not give permission for anyone to sell or use my materials
in classes. - CORRECT ANSWER - ...
Global History Questions - CORRECT ANSWER - ...
What did the English Parliament create in 1689? - CORRECT ANSWER - The English
Bill of Rights
What was King John of England forced to sign in 1215? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
Magna Carta.
What was the Magna Carta? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Magna Carta is Latin for
"Great Charter". It set down rights which became part of English law and which are now the
foundation of the constitution of all countries which speak English.
What did the Medieval Manor represent? - CORRECT ANSWER - The medieval manor
was an agricultural estate. It was usually comprised of tracts of agricultural land, a village whose
inhabitants worked that land, and a manor house where the lord who owned or controlled the
estate lived. Manors were largely self-sufficient.
What is the most important invention of the fifteenth century? - CORRECT ANSWER -
When Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1445, he forever changed the lives of people in
Europe and, eventually, all over the world.
, Which of the following was the most frequent source of conflict between church and state in
Europe throughout the Middle Ages? - CORRECT ANSWER - The doctrine of papal
supremacy: The Catholic Pope
Which of the following breakthroughs of the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries presented a major challenge to traditional religious conceptions in Europe?
- CORRECT ANSWER - The discovery that the earth and the other planets revolved
around the sun. Shifting from a geocentric to a heliocentric perspective.
Describe the Romantic Era. - CORRECT ANSWER - An artistic, literary, and intellectual
movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century. Partly a reaction to the
Industrial Revolution, it was also a revolt against the aristocratic social and political norms.
Which of the following played a major role in the spread of both communist and fascist
ideologies in Europe between World War I and World War II? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The economic devastation caused by the Great Depression
A paragraph about China ends with this question:
Which of the following is an example of ethnocentrism? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
country develops legislation to restrict the opportunity of immigrants.
What was the main difference between China's Revolution and the Russian Revolution? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The Chinese Revolution lasted about 28 years, while the Russian
Revolution only lasted about one year.
What was a major reason European nations
competed for control of Africa during the second
half of the 1800s? - CORRECT ANSWER - Africa had a wealth of natural resources.
The main source of wealth and power among the empires of West Africa between A.D. 400 and
1500 was control of: - CORRECT ANSWER - The trans-Saharan salt and gold trade.
