GLOBAL HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY



GLOBAL HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

MID-TERM EXAMINATION

1999-2000

Multiple Choice: Select the best answer.

1. An important characteristic of Renaissance humanists was their emphasis on

1. accepting ideas based on Confucian thought

2. the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church

3. magic and alchemy

4. classical Roman and Greek writings

2. One similarity between the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan and the system of feudalism in medieval Europe is that both

included

1. separation of church and state

2. decentralized government

3. rule by consent of the governed

4. opportunities for social mobility

3. Which is a valid conclusion based on study of European art during the Renaissance in Europe?

1. Emphasis on artistic creativity can discourage society from pursuing reforms.

2. The development of guilds prevented artistic creativity.

3. The presence of a wealthy leisure class contributes to artistic achievement.

4. An economy based on subsistence agriculture encourages artistic development.

4. An immediate result of the Protestant Reformation was the

1. end of religious unity in Europe

2. translation of the Koran (Qur'an)

3. increase in power of the Roman Catholic Church

4. destruction of the increasing power of monarchs

5. Which statement about the Aztec and Incan civilizations is a fact rather than an opinion?

1. the Incas had a culture that was superior to the Aztec culture.

2. Incan temples and Aztec calendars are the best examples of advanced science and technology.

3. religion, art, and science were better in Aztec and Incan cities than they were in European cities.

4. both the Incas and the Aztecs had large urban areas with governmental and religious buildings.

"They [Zheng He and his men] were directed to ... open trade contacts.... The densely populated regions of southern China were experiencing repeated epidemics ... and the herbs believed to be effective in controlling them had become impossible to obtain because of the earlier ban on foreign trade.”

6. The issue under discussion in this passage is

1. urbanization

2. revolution

3. interdependence

4. immigration

7. Which outcome was a direct result of the social structure established during European colonization of Latin America?

1. inequalities of income and power

2. communist governments were formed in most countries

3. a small but powerful middle class that owned the land and businesses

4. family structure of native peoples was destroyed

8. Unlike Louis XIV of France, Akbar, the Mughal ruler of India, strengthened his control of his state by

1. banning Islamic practices

2. openly converting to the state religion

3. promoting religious tolerance

4. persecuting Jesuit missionaries

9. One similarity between the European concept of divine right and the Chinese concept of Mandate of Heaven is the idea

that a leader's power

1. can be challenged by his subjects

2. comes from a higher power than the ruler himself

3. is an inherited right that cannot be taken away

4. should be limited

10. Peter the Great and Catherine the Great changed Russia by

1. introducing Western ideas and customs

2. abolishing all social class distinctions

3. becoming constitutional monarchs

4. preventing wars with neighboring nations

“Kings are God's lieutenants on earth.”

11. Which type of government is best characterized by this quotation?

1. direct democracy

2. rule by divine right

3. republic

4. limited monarchy

12. Francis Bacon, Galileo, and Isaac Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on

1. the experiences of past civilizations

2. experimentation and observation

3. emotions and feelings

4. the teachings of the Catholic Church

13. Which statement best describes a change that occurred during both the Renaissance and the Enlightenment?

1. feudalism became the dominant political system.

2. the use of reason and logic was discouraged.

3. technology and science were considered unimportant

4. a new questioning spirit and attitude emerged.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

14. The ideas expressed in the quotation are based primarily on the writings of...

1. Niccolo Machiavelli

2. Charles Darwin

3. Charlemagne

4. John Locke

15. European political thinkers who supported the Enlightenment believed that...

1. religious tolerance is a dangerous concept

2. an absolute monarchy is the most effective government

3. governments should protect the rights of people

4. civil liberties should be given as rewards for political loyalty

16. What was a belief of many writers of the Enlightenment?

1. The wealthy class should govern society.

2. People are basically evil.

3. Kings are responsible only to God.

4. Ideas can be proven by reason.

17. The French bourgeoisie supported the French Revolution mainly because they...

1. believed in the theory of divine right of kings

2. were not allowed to own property under the Old Regime

3. resented their lack of political power under the Old Regime

4. wanted a communist form of government

18. How did the French Revolution affect the Latin American independence movements?

1. it encouraged the British to meet the demands of the people.

2. it promoted regional cooperation to solve economic problems.

3. It provided ideas 1or making political changes.

4. it was a model for peaceful solutions to political conflicts.

19. The statement “When France sneezes all Europe catches cold "refers to the spread of

1. The Black Plague and other epidemic diseases

2. nationalism and the ideas of the Enlightenment

3. absolute monarchies and totalitarian rule

4. government instituted anti-revolutionary laws

20. A monarch who would support the ideas of the Metternich System and the Concert of Europe would be in favor of:

1. Nationalism

2. Socialism

3. Conservatism

4. Liberalism

21. Leaders at the Congress of Vienna wanted to: restore

1. Napoleon to power

2. preserve the changes made during the French Revolution

3. make Austria the dominant power in Europe

4. restore the political and social order of Europe

22. Count Camillo Cavour and Otto von Bismarck were similar in that each…

1. refrained from supporting the concept of militarism

2. followed the ideas of Marx in establishing a government

3. encouraged a spirit of nationalism in their people

4. forced their countries to obey strict, religious dietary laws

23. Which development caused the other three?

1. introduction of the factory system

2. increased productivity of industrial workers

3. increased urbanization

4. unsafe working conditions

24. The theory of laissez-faire capitalism advocates

1. government control of the economy

2. noninvolvement of the government in the economy

3. government regulation of big business

4. government sponsorship of labor unions

25. Why were European nations able to conquer large sections of Africa in the 19th and early 20th centuries?

1. Europeans possessed more advanced military technology.

2. Europeans easily adapted to African climate and topography.

3. Europeans wanted to learn about African cultures.

4. Africans wanted to trade with European nations.

26. According to Karl Marx, the course of history is determined by

1. religious wars

2. economic class struggle

3. nationalistic uprisings

4. political domination

29. Which is an accurate statement about the partitioning of Africa by European imperialist nations during the 1800's?

1. the cultural and ethnic diversity of the African people was disregarded.

2. new nations were based on old tribal boundaries.

3. the continent was divided equally among the colonial powers

4. African unity was encouraged

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