Global Regents Practice Questions

Front 1

What was one influence of the mongol rule on the history of Russia?

Back 1

Russian leaders adopted the idea of strong, centralized control of the empire.

Hint 1

(1)Contact with kingdoms in western Europe greatly increased
(2) The chinese writing system was introduced and adopted
(3) Most Russians converted from Orthodoz Christianity to Islam
(4) Russian leaders adopted the idea of strong, centralized control of the empire.

Front 2

The major reason that Portugal and Spain established water routes to Asia's spice markets was to

Back 2

Avoid the overland routes that were controlled by Muslim traders

Hint 2

(1) experiment with new technology such as the
astrolabe and sextant
(2) provide jobs for navigators, cartographers,
and shipbuilders
(3) avoid the overland routes that were controlled by Muslim traders
(4) discover new continents, plants, and animals

Front 3

The Magna Carta can be described as a

Back 3

List of feudal rights that limited the power of
the English monarchy

Hint 3

(1) journal about English feudal society
(2) list of feudal rights that limited the power of
the English monarchy
(3) census of all tax-paying nobility in feudal
England
(4) statement of grievances of the middle class in
England

Front 4

Which conclusion about the Inca city of Macchu
Picchu [is correct]?

Back 4

The city had a government with laws, leadership, and a military force.

Hint 4

(1) Religious activities were prohibited in this
city.
(2) The city was a ceremonial site, not a place of
permanent settlement.
(3) Community planning and an organized way
of life are not evident in this city.
(4) The city had a government with laws,
leadership, and a military force.

Front 5

Which geographic feature made it difficult to
unify South America?

Back 5

Andes Mountains

Front 6

Where did Karl Marx predict a revolution of the
proletariat would occur first?

Back 6

Industrial Europe

Hint 6

(1) industrial Europe
(2) independent Latin America
(3) colonial Africa
(4) agricultural Russia

Front 7

Reasons for the decline of the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty:

Back 7

Opium trade
Japanese Imperialism
Refusal to adopt new technology
AND:
Failure of the Boxer Rebellion

Front 8

In the 1920s and 1930s, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
changed the Turkish government by

Back 8

increasing the power of the sultan

Hint 8

(1) introducing democratic reforms
(2) increasing the power of the sultan
(3) supporting absolutism
(4) incorporating religious teachings into civil law

Front 9

During the Indian independence movement,
many Muslims in India demanded a separate
state of Pakistan to

Back 9

address concerns about their status as a religious
minority

Front 10

One similarity between the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution and the Cultural Revolution in China was that both

Back 10

used violent methods to eliminate their opponents

Hint 10

(1) limited the power of absolute leaders
(2) illustrated the power of public opinion in
forming national policy
(3) established social stability and economic
growth
(4) used violent methods to eliminate their
opponents

Front 11

An important factor that prevented the ancient
Greek city-states from uniting to form a single
nation was the

Back 11

Mountainous topography of the region

Front 12

China under the Han dynasty and the Roman
Empire were similar in that both grew wealthy
because they

Back 12

developed extensive trade networks

Hint 12

(1) developed extensive trade networks
(2) created classless societies
(3) encouraged democratic ideals
(4) established free-market economies

Front 13

Feudalism influenced Europe and Japan by

Back 13

providing social stability

Hint 13

(1) providing social stability
(2) fostering the growth of religion
(3) eliminating warfare
(4) encouraging formal education

Front 14

A. Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki.
B. Allies invade Europe on D-Day.
C. Germany invades Poland.
D. Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Which sequence shows the correct chronological
order of these World War II events, from earliest
to latest?

Back 14

1. Germany invades Poland
2.Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
3.Allies invade Europe on D-Day
4.Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Front 15

A major goal of the Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC) in world affairs is to

Back 15

regulate oil policies

Hint 15

(1) encourage development of alternative energy
sources
(2) promote international free trade
(3) provide funds for the World Bank
(4) regulate oil policies

Front 16

What was signifcant about Nelson Mandela's end of the Apartheid?

Back 16

A step was taken towards racial equality.

Front 17

Which heading best completes the partial outline
below?
I. ____________________________
A. Established a direct but limited democracy
B. Stressed the importance of the individual
C. Considered the political ideas of
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
D. Encouraged all citizens to participate
in government

Back 17

Political Developments of the City-State of Athens

Hint 17

(1) Political Developments of the City-State of Athens
(2) Effects of the Roman Empire on Economic
Development
(3) Influence of Belief Systems on Byzantine
Society
(4) Achievements of the Age of Enlightenment

Front 18

The Sepoy Mutiny in India and the Boxer Rebellion
in China were responses to

Back 18

European imperialism

Hint 18

(1) Mongol invasions
(2) European imperialism
(3) Japanese aggression
(4) African slave trading

Front 19

In what part of China does most of China's population live?

Back 19

The eastern part of the country

Front 20

Which statement is accurate about the Hungarian
Revolution in 1956 and the Tiananmen Square
demonstrations in 1989?

Back 20

Repressive action was taken to end both
protests.

Hint 20

(1) These events led to democratic reforms.
(2) Repressive action was taken to end both
protests.
(3) Strong action was taken by the United Nations.
(4) Both events brought communist governments
to power.

Front 21

Which description best characterizes the city of
Timbuktu?

Back 21

commercial and cultural center of West Africa

Hint 21

(1) port on the water route to East Asia
(2) major urban and industrial center on the Silk
Road
(3) commercial and cultural center of West Africa
(4) inland city of the Hanseatic League

Front 22

What was one goal of mercantilism?

Back 22

creation of a favorable balance of trade

Hint 22

(1) removal of trade barriers
(2) elimination of private property
(3) establishment of subsistence agriculture
(4) creation of a favorable balance of trade

Front 23

Which countries were formed immediatley after World War I?

Back 23

Finland
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Czech
Austria
Hungary
Yugoslavia

Front 24

One reason Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the
policies of glasnost and perestroika in the Soviet
Union was to

Back 24

encourage political discussion and economic
reform

Hint 24

(1) eliminate freedom of speech and press
(2) destroy the power of the opposition party
(3) dominate the governments of Eastern Europe
(4) encourage political discussion and economic
reform

Front 25

Which factor best characterizes the art of both
ancient Greece and the Renaissance?

Back 25

emphasis on the human form

Hint 25

(1) emphasis on the human form
(2) focus on biblical themes
(3) dominance of landscape paintings
(4) influence of the West African tradition

Front 26

What was a direct result of the Opium War in
19th-century China?

Back 26

Chinese ports were opened for trade with European powers.

Hint 26

(1) Japan gained control of Hong Kong.
(2) Kublai Khan rose to power in China.
(3) Chinese ports were opened for trade with European powers.
(4) Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) fled to Taiwan.

Front 27

A major argument used to support the building of the Suez and Panama Canals was that these waterways would

Back 27

shorten trade routes

Front 28

Which pair of leaders used political purges,
including the killing of opposition groups, as a
means of maintaining control of the government?

Back 28

Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong

Hint 28

(1) Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen) and Emperor
Hirohito
(2) Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong
(3) Simón Bolívar and Bernardo O’Higgins
(4) F. W. de Klerk and Indira Gandhi

Front 29

Everyone has duties and responsibilities depending on their position in a relationship.

SUPERIOR takes care and sets a good example (man, elder, subject)

INFERIOR owes loyalty and obedience (woman, younger, wife)



This illustrates the ideas of

Back 29

Confucius

Front 30

Much of the wealth of the West African kingdoms of Ghana and Mali was gained from the

Back 30

control of the trans-Saharan trade in gold and
salt

Hint 30

(1) sale of slaves to Europeans
(2) creation of colonies on the Mediterranean
coast
(3) taxation on goods brought by Indian
merchants
(4) control of the trans-Saharan trade in gold and
salt

Front 31

Columbian Exchange

Back 31

Exchange of plants, new products, medicines, animals and diseases between Europe, Africa, and Asia

Front 32

One reason the Japanese followed a policy of
expansionism before World War II was to gain

Back 32

additional natural resources

Hint 32

(1) warm-water ports
(2) control of Tibet
(3) additional natural resources
(4) control of the Suez Canal

Front 33

Which economic program was implemented by
Joseph Stalin?

By Gorbachev?

Back 33

Five-year plans- Stalin

Perestroika- Gorbachev

Front 34

“Korea Divided at 38th Parallel”
“Hungarian Revolution Crushed”
“Missile Sites Spotted in Cuba”
The events in these headlines contributed to the

Back 34

tensions between the superpowers

Front 35

One reason the Chinese Communists were able
to gain control of China was primarily due to the
support of the

Back 35

peasants

Hint 35

(1) peasants
(2) landed elite
(3) foreigners
(4) warlords