NYSTCE CST Social Studies Exam
Questions and Answers
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 share them on their website. - correct Answer-...
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.
Which of the following lists correctly matches the four numbers on the map to the body
of water to which they correspond? Map has four numbers. - correct Answer-Baltic Sea.
Red Sea.
Bay of Bengal.
South China Sea.
The Erie Canal was significant because it - correct Answer-tied the manufacturing of the
East to the farming of the West.
Mesopotamia was located on a flat plain between what two rivers? - correct Answer-The
Tigris and Euphrates River
What are the main bodies of water in the Middle East ? - correct Answer-The bodies of
water in the Middle East include the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aqaba, and the
Gulf of Aden.There are five seas as well, including the Aral Sea, Caspian Sea, and the
Red Sea. The remaining two seas are the Arabian and Mediterranean.
Map with two bodies of water indicated: - correct Answer-Red Sea and Mediterranean.
Questions About Slavery in the US - correct Answer-...
What is the Abolitionist Movement? - correct Answer-An effort to end slavery in a nation
that valued personal freedom and believed "all men are created equal." Over time,
abolitionists grew more strident in their demands, and slave owners entrenched in
response, fueling regional divisiveness that ultimately led to the American Civil War.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1858 increased sectional tension because it - correct
Answer-reopened the issue of slavery in a territory north of 36º30'
The Dred Scott decision of 1858 stated that - correct Answer-Dred Scott was a slave,
therefore he was property and could not sue.
Questions and Answers
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 share them on their website. - correct Answer-...
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.
Which of the following lists correctly matches the four numbers on the map to the body
of water to which they correspond? Map has four numbers. - correct Answer-Baltic Sea.
Red Sea.
Bay of Bengal.
South China Sea.
The Erie Canal was significant because it - correct Answer-tied the manufacturing of the
East to the farming of the West.
Mesopotamia was located on a flat plain between what two rivers? - correct Answer-The
Tigris and Euphrates River
What are the main bodies of water in the Middle East ? - correct Answer-The bodies of
water in the Middle East include the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aqaba, and the
Gulf of Aden.There are five seas as well, including the Aral Sea, Caspian Sea, and the
Red Sea. The remaining two seas are the Arabian and Mediterranean.
Map with two bodies of water indicated: - correct Answer-Red Sea and Mediterranean.
Questions About Slavery in the US - correct Answer-...
What is the Abolitionist Movement? - correct Answer-An effort to end slavery in a nation
that valued personal freedom and believed "all men are created equal." Over time,
abolitionists grew more strident in their demands, and slave owners entrenched in
response, fueling regional divisiveness that ultimately led to the American Civil War.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1858 increased sectional tension because it - correct
Answer-reopened the issue of slavery in a territory north of 36º30'
The Dred Scott decision of 1858 stated that - correct Answer-Dred Scott was a slave,
therefore he was property and could not sue.
