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This course offers a comprehensive overview of the major social, political, economic, and cultural developments that have shaped Western civilization from ancient times to the modern era. Students will explore foundational civilizations such as Greece and Rome, the rise of Christianity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Reformation, the Enlightenment, and pivotal events such as the revolutions, industrialization, and world wars. Through lectures, readings, and discussions, students will gain an understanding of the key ideas, institutions, and individuals that have contributed to the evolution of Western society and its global influence.
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Connections A World History Combined 2nd Edition by Edward H. Judge
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Chapter 1: The Emergence of Human Societies, to 3000 Bce
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Q1) Which of these was NOT an innovation of the Paleolithic period?
A) farming
B) hunting in groups
C) communication
D) social groups
Answer: A
Q2) By the end of the Paleolithic period, there were human societies in almost every region of the world that was fit for human habitation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which of these defines patriarchal societies?
A) farming
B) male authority
C) no economic role for women
D) female authority
Answer: B
Q4) What was required for the emergence of the first towns?
Answer: farming
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Chapter 2: Early Societies of West Asia and
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Q1) The city of Nineveh was part of which ancient civilization?
A) Sumerians
B) Assyrians
C) Akkadians
D) Persians
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following locations was part of the Hittite, Assyrian, and Chaldean empires?
A) Babylon
B) Egypt
C) Palestine
D) Syria
Answer: D
Q3) Where was the Phoenician homeland?
A) the Eastern Mediterranean
B) Mesopotamia
C) Anatolia
D) the Western Mediterranean
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Societies and Beliefs of Early India, to 500 Ce
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Q1) Jainism evolved into a major religion in Asia.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following does NOT apply to the bodhisattvas?
A) They had already gained enlightenment.
B) Having achieved nirvana, they refused to help others.
C) They were saintly figures.
D) They were revered by Mahayana Buddhists.
Answer: B
Q3) By about what date did agricultural communities appear in the Indus Valley?
A) 10,000 B.C.E.
B) 2000 B.C.E.
C) 7000 B.C.E.
D) 300 B.C.E.
Answer: C
Q4) Which religion emphasized the belief that even insects have souls?
Answer: Jainism
Q5) Identify Shiva.
Answer: The Indian god of destruction and rebirth.
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Q1) Who was known as the Martial Emperor?
A) Han Wudi
B) The First Emperor
C) Wang Mang
D) The Duke of Zhou
Q2) The Silk Road could be best described as a
A) series of trade routes connecting towns from east to west.
B) road from Bactria to the Arabian Sea.
C) connection of sea lanes connecting China with eastern Africa.
D) road connecting southeast and northeast Asia.
Q3) Which of the following was China's first dynasty?
A) Qin
B) Zhou
C) Shang
D) Xia
Q4) How did developments in ironworking bring change to China?
Q5) The Han dynasty made Daoism their official philosophy.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Contrast Confucianism and Legalism.
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Chapter 5: Early American Societies: Connection and
Isolation, 20,000 Bce - 1500 Ce
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Q1) What Amerind society was centered on the Yucatán Peninsula?
A) Aztecs.
B) Incas.
C) Maya.
D) Moche.
Q2) List and discuss the three societies that succeeded the Moche during the Middle Horizon period.
Q3) Which region of the Western hemisphere was home to the Moche?
A) Eastern South America
B) northern Peru
C) the sub-Arctic
D) Mesoamerica
Q4) Which society was first accidently discovered in the 1930s?
Q5) What unique Olmec artifacts were found at San Lorenzo?
A) elaborate burial mounds
B) sophisticated iron tools
C) huge wheeled carts
D) immense stone heads
Q7) Discuss the unique problems facing the Chavín Empire. Page 7
Q6) How did the first humans most likely enter the Western hemisphere?
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Chapter 6:
The
Persian Connection:
Its Impact and Influences, 2000 Bce - 637 Ce
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Q1) The city of Persepolis was a Persian capital that survives today only in ruins.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The satraps were chosen for their loyalty and their familiarity with local conditions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Zoroastrianism survived for over a thousand years in the former Persian Empire until it was displaced by the spread of
A) Christianity.
B) Judaism.
C) Hinduism.
D) Islam.
Q4) The rule of Cyrus and Darius resembled each other in what way?
A) both failed to conquer Egypt
B) both conquered extensive new territories
C) both succeeded their fathers as Persian kings
D) both died peacefully
Q5) According to Zoroaster, who was Ahura Mazda's malignant twin?
Q6) Which Persian king witnessed the final defeat of Persia by the Greeks?
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Chapter 7: Classical Greece and Its Expansion Into Asia,
2000-30 Bce
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Q1) Which city-state created and dominated the Delian League in Greece?
Q2) Who, according to Plutarch, believed himself to be "a governor from God and a reconciler of the world"?
Q3) Which three men in Athens were known for writing tragedies?
Q4) Sparta and her allies formed the Delian League.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Slavery was common in Greece, as was the case in most of the ancient world.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The world's first historical thesis statement centered on the subject of the cause of A) the Persian Wars.
B) Alexander's eastern campaign.
C) the fall of Persia.
D) the Peloponnesian War.
Q7) Geography was the main barrier to Greek unification.
A)True
B)False
Q8) Who were the helots?
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Chapter 8: The Romans Connect the Mediterranean World,
753 Bce - 284 Ce
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Q1) Mystery religions were opposed by most Romans.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Rome's victory over Carthage ensured the spreading of ideology such as equality for all citizens.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following was NOT an architectural innovation of the Romans?
A) concrete
B) aqueducts
C) arches
D) pillars
Q4) Virgil, Ovid, and Horace incorporated Greek themes in their writings.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Evaluate the geographical conditions that allowed Rome to prosper.
Q6) What was the impact on Roman religion of the expanding empire?
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Q7) Which man became known as Caesar Augustus?
Who were Caesarion's parents?
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Chapter 9: Germanic Societies and the Emergence of the
Christian West, 100-1100 Ce
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Q1) Which of the following statements concerning the fall of Rome is NOT True?
A) The western Roman provinces fell in 476.
B) Rome continued to dominate European affairs through religion even after the fall of the political empire.
C) Byzantine emperors for centuries after the fall of Rome continued to refer to themselves as Roman emperors.
D) The eastern empire fell two hundred years after the western empire fell.
Q2) Evaluate the roles of women in Germanic society.
Q3) Enemies on both sides threatened the Roman army. Which group was considered the biggest threat in the East?
A) Germans
B) Persians
C) Arabs
D) Aryans
Q4) Which language was considered the language of learning in the Middle Ages?
Q5) Compare and contrast serfdom and slavery.
Q6) Vassals might serve multiple lords in Medieval Europe.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: The Byzantine World, 284-1240
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Q1) What was the major threat to Byzantium in the late 900s?
A) Persia
B) Bulgaria
C) Seljuk Turks
D) Arab Muslims
Q2) Which of the following occurred at the battle at Manzikert?
A) The Seljuk armies were soundly defeated.
B) The Turks soundly defeat the Byzantine forces.
C) Basil II soundly defeated the Bulgars.
D) The Persians were defeated.
Q3) What compelled the wave of iconoclasm in the 720s?
A) the Bubonic Plague
B) Muslim attacks
C) famine
D) the death of the emperor
Q4) Julian tried to revive paganism and reverse the trend toward Christianity.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Where in the Byzantine world was Monophysitism strongest?
Q6) Evaluate the contributions of Justinian to western civilization.
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Chapter 11: The Origins and Expansion of Islam, 100-750
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Q1) The shrine in Mecca is called the
A) Hejira.
B) jihad.
C) Ka'ba.
D) Quraysh.
Q2) Arabia in the 500s was
A) divided into Byzantine and Sasanian spheres.
B) unified under Egyptian rule.
C) unified under Roman rule.
D) politically fragmented.
Q3) What was the umma created by Muhammad?
A) a group of preachers
B) the community of Islam
C) a group of disciples
D) Muslim priests
Q4) How is the Qur'an organized?
Q5) What is the umma?
Q6) Discuss the significance of the location on which the Dome of the Rock was built.
Q7) Discuss the conflict between Uthman and Ali.
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Chapter 12: Religion and Diversity in the Transformation of
Southern Asia, 711-1400
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Q1) Discuss how the Abbasid government differed from that of the Umayyads.
Q2) What was the fate of Srivijaya by the 1200s?
A) conquest by Cambodia
B) disintegration into smaller principalities
C) destruction by Dutch merchants
D) conquest by Vietnam
Q3) What was the dominant religion of Srivijaya?
A) Buddhism
B) Hinduism
C) a unique Buddhist-Hindu synthesis
D) Islam
Q4) Which of the following statements about Angkor Wat is NOT True?
A) It was the site of an extensive Buddhist temple complex.
B) It was the site of the capital of the Cambodian empire.
C) The elaborate buildings and ceremonial rooms in this complex were dedicated to Vishnu.
D) After the collapse of the Khmer empire, this complex was abandoned and forgotten.
Q5) What do Muslims wear on their pilgrimage to Mecca?
Q6) Where is "farther India"?
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13: Early African Societies, 1500 Bce-1500 Ce
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Q1) What was Ghana's successor state?
A) Ethiopia
B) Axum
C) Mali
D) Zimbabwe
Q2) Who brought Islam to Ghana?
A) the Almoravids
B) the Sanhaja
C) the Abbasids
D) the Bantu
Q3) Mansa Musa strengthened Mali's connections with other Islamic states by
A) marrying the Saudi princess.
B) making a pilgrimage to Mecca.
C) offering gold from the gold mines at a reduced price for Muslims.
D) offering salt to all Muslims for free.
Q4) Which area of Africa was first conquered by Muslim Arabs?
A) Sudan
B) Nubia
C) Egypt
D) Morocco
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Chapter 14: The Evolution and Expansion of East Asian
Societies, 220-1240 Ce
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Q1) What period marked Japan's divergence from China?
Q2) Which groups were most actively promoted by Wang Anshi?
Q3) Many Chinese turned to Buddhism during the disunity following the collapse of the Han.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which dynasty began the Grand Canal linking north and south China?
Q5) Which of the following statements about Prince Shotoku is NOT True?
A) He adopted the Chinese calendar for use in Japan.
B) He brought Chinese artisans to Japan.
C) He actively promoted Shintoism as the state religion.
D) He is considered to be the father of Japanese culture.
Q6) In what way did Korea most differ from China?
A) Buddhism had no influence in Korea.
B) Korea developed its own writing system, distinct from China's.
C) Local aristocrats rather than civil servants staffed the Korean bureaucracy.
D) Korea remained a largely rural society.
Q7) What were the Three Religions of Vietnam?
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Q9) Which dynasty exerted its influence over Turkestan?
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Chapter 15: Nomadic Conquests and Eurasian
Connections, 1000-1400
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Q1) By what title was Temujin known?
A) Genghis Khan
B) Khubilai Khan
C) Ögödei Khan
D) Hülegü Khan
Q2) What was the Pax Mongolica?
Q3) Genghis Khan favored a nomadic lifestyle even after conquest. Some of his successors abandoned that practice, opting for a more sedentary lifestyle. Which of his successor most closely maintained the nomadic lifestyle?
A) Khubilai Khan
B) Ögödei
C) Hülegü
D) Kaidu
Q4) Large Central Asian federations linking together several tribes were ruled by overlords called
A) kumiss.
B) shamans.
C) khans.
D) sultans.
Q5) What region was attacked by Batu Khan?
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Chapter 16: The Resurgence of the Christian West, 1050-1530
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Q1) Which of these modern groups most resemble medieval guilds?
A) professional associations
B) labor unions
C) charities
D) farming cooperatives
Q2) During the Church's Babylonian Captivity, eight popes lived in the city of
A) Babylon.
B) Jerusalem.
C) Paris.
D) Avignon.
Q3) What innovative Northern Renaissance artist is best known for his woodcuts and engravings?
Q4) What medieval university became the center of scholasticism?
Q5) Pope Urban II supported the Crusades for mainly political reasons.
A)True
B)False
Q6) King Philip the Fair sent agents to kidnap Pope Boniface.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Culture and Conflict in the Great Islamic
Empires, 1071-1707
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Q1) In conquering Constantinople, Mehmed II laid claim to which of these titles?
A) Roman emperor
B) caliph
C) patriarch
D) sultan
Q2) Timur Lenk took over all of the land once owned by the Mongols.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following was the primary factor in promotions or demotions in Ottoman society?
A) wealth
B) ancestry
C) religion
D) merit
Q4) Before making a major political decision, the Ottoman sultan was expected to
A) consult the judiciary.
B) obtain permission from the grand vezir.
C) seek a fatwa.
D) make a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Q5) Which religion attempted to reconcile Hinduism and Islam into one faith?
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Q1) Describe the capital of the Aztec Empire, including Spanish reaction upon arriving in the city.
Q2) What was the name of the special emissary sent from Cuzco to keep tabs on governors?
Q3) Compared to contemporary European cities, Tenochtitlan was A) more primitive.
B) dirtier and less healthy.
C) more open to attack.
D) much larger.
Q4) Evaluate the role of the Sapa Inca in Andean society.
Q5) Montezuma lost popularity at home because he A) surrendered to Cortés. B) attacked the Spaniards. C) cooperated with Cortés.
D) ended the practice of sacrifice.
Q6) The institution of slavery was nonexistent in Incan society. A)True B)False
Q7) How did Montezuma II die?
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Q8) Evaluate the factors which led to Spanish victory over the Aztecs.
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Chapter 19: Global Exploration and Global Empires, 1400-1700
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Q1) What was the Line of Demarcation?
Q2) The Treaty of Tordesillas
A) divided the world between Spain and Portugal.
B) Was a three-way division of the Americas.
C) gave all of South America to Spain.
D) divided the Americas at the Yucatan Peninsula.
Q3) Which man developed a profitable fur trade with the Hurons?
Q4) Columbus' proposal to sail west to get to China was based on what assumption?
A) China can be reached via the Indian Ocean.
B) The circumference of the earth is 25,000 miles.
C) The earth is round.
D) Existing navigation charts were correct.
Q5) The unification of Spain was finally completed under the rule of A) Isabella and Ferdinand.
B) Carlos I.
C) Philip III.
D) João III.
Q6) Evaluate gender roles in Iberian societies in the Western hemisphere.
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Q7) Evaluate the role of the colonial church.
Q8) For whom was the colony of Jamestown named?
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Chapter 20: The West in an Age of Religious Conflict
and Global Expansion, 1500-1650
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Q1) After the sixteenth century, what type of family structure became the norm?
A) the single parent family
B) the extended family
C) the blended family
D) the nuclear family
Q2) Who founded the Jesuits?
Q3) What was the subject of "The Hammer of the Wicked"?
Q4) Which of these explains the popularity among nobles of Luther's Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation?
A) It called for German nobles to seize Church property.
B) It called for adherence to the Catholic Church.
C) It justified the Peasants' Revolt.
D) It asserted that those of high birth are more likely to be saved.
Q5) Which man pledged to use "all my possessions, my friends, my body, my blood, my life, and my soul" to defend Catholicism?
A) Charles V
B) Henry VIII
C) Pope Urban II
D) Ignatius of Loyola
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Chapter 21: The Search for Stability in East Asia, 1300-1800
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Q1) Which of these was carried out by Hideyoshi to consolidate control over the daimyo?
A) the codification of imperial law
B) an inventory of lands for tax purposes
C) rearming peasants to keep the daimyo in check
D) encouraging the daimyo to adopt Christianity
Q2) Why were the house daimyo likely to be loyal to the Tokugawa?
A) They were members of his family.
B) They owed their position to the shogun.
C) They were kept weak and dependent.
D) Their estates were too far from Edo for the shogun to threaten.
Q3) Which of the following best describes the role of the shogun?
A) He served as the emperor's minister.
B) He was a military leader under the emperor.
C) He ruled in Japan in the name of the emperor.
D) He ruled in the absence of the emperor.
Q4) Who moved the Chinese capital to Beijing?
Q5) The British gained a strong presence in Vietnam.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 22: Southern Asia and the Global Shift in Wealth and
Power, 1500-1800
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Q1) What event marked the end of Mughals power?
A) the British capture of Bombay.
B) the Persian sack of Delhi.
C) Mughal conversion to Hinduism.
D) Mughal defeat by the nawabs.
Q2) Islam conquered India but never fully converted it, as Hinduism remained the dominant faith.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Discuss the shifting balances of power and commerce in Southeast Asia in the 1600s and 1700s.
Q4) How did the emergence of the Qajar dynasty influence Shi'ism in Persia?
A) The Shi'ite clergy dominated Persian politics.
B) Shi'ites became a tolerated minority.
C) Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims reached reconciliation.
D) Shi'ites were harshly persecuted.
Q5) Sufi mystics refused to participate in any Hindu practices, leading to a complete rejection of Islam in Southeast Asia.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) Which man is responsible for the expansion of the Songhai Empire?
A) Sonni Ali
B) Muhammad I Askia
C) Mansa Musa
D) Muhammad Ali
Q2) What was the "African Diaspora"?
A) the Atlantic slave trade
B) transplanted Africans and their descendents
C) the selling of Africans to other Africans
D) the selling of Africans to the Muslims
Q3) Angola remained under Portuguese rule until
A) 1675.
B) 1775.
C) 1875.
D) 1975.
Q4) Coptic Christianity was considered "Monophysite." What does that mean?
Q5) Compare and contrast slavery in the Americas with slavery in the Middle East.
Q6) Evaluate the effects of the slave trade on the African family unit.
Q7) Why were Africans slaves transported to Brazil?
Q8) What was the ngola?
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Chapter 24: Absolutism and Enlightenment in Europe,
1600-1763
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Q1) The reversal of the Edict of Nantes was a mistake because A) the Protestants went to England and formed an army which later attacked France. B) the Catholics were outraged and withdrew their support for the monarchy.
C) the economy was weakened when Huguenot merchants and artisans emigrated. D) it damaged relations with the Catholic Church.
Q2) The French king was nearly omnipotent as long as he respected the fundamental laws.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The two most powerful Central European states in the 1600s and 1700s were A) Austria and Prussia.
B) Poland and Bohemia.
C) Austria and Bohemia.
D) Prussia and Poland.
Q4) The major goal of Frederick William was strengthening Prussia's A) nobility.
B) army.
C) merchants.
D) legislature.
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Chapter 25: Russias Eurasian Empire: Convergence of East and
West, 1300-1800
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Q1) Ivan won the support of the boyars by
A) marrying the daughter of the chief boyar.
B) promising them places of importance in the government.
C) promising them land grants and priviliges
D) helping them defeat the Cossacks.
Q2) Discuss the causes and of the Time of Troubles, and how the period came to an end.
Q3) The first Moscow ruler to use the title tsar was
A) Ivan III.
B) Ivan IV.
C) Peter the Great.
D) Catherine the Great.
Q4) Russia's eastern orientation was reinforced by all of the following EXCEPT
A) conversion to the Orthodox faith.
B) adherence to Byzantine heritage.
C) Mongol conquest.
D) Peter's reign as prince of Moscow.
Q5) Discuss Russian connections and conflicts with China.
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Q6) Discuss the recommendations of the Domostroi regarding the family unit in Russia.
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Chapter 26: The North Atlantic Revolutions, 1750-1830
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Q1) The main architect of the Congress System was Napoleon Bonaparte.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The end of the French Revolution was marked by the formation of the A) Committee of Public Safety.
B) Directory.
C) Consulate.
D) National Assembly.
Q3) In losing the Seven Years War, France lost most of its North American empire. Which of the following places was France allowed to keep?
A) Saint-Domingue
B) Canada
C) Florida
D) Louisiana
Q4) France's first constitution created
A) an absolute monarchy.
B)a republic.
C) a limited monarchy.
D) a democracy.
Q5) Discuss Maximilien Robespierre and the Reign of Terror.
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Chapter 27: Industry, Ideology, and Their Global Impact, 1700-1914
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Q1) How did the Corn Laws affect Britain's economy?
A) They allowed people to buy corn at reduced prices, thus helping the economy.
B) They ruined the economy because they relied heavily on imports from other countries.
C) They gave nobles a monopoly on grain, leading to higher food prices which hurt the economy.
D) They gave the British an opportunity to charge high tariffs, which led to improvements in the British economy.
Q2) People who sought to maintain traditional institutions and customs were known as
A) socialists.
B) nationalists.
C) liberals.
D) conservatives.
Q3) Which of these aided the cause of Italian unification?
A) Austria
B) France
C) the papacy
D) Germany
Q4) Discuss the transformation of society brought about by industrialization.
Q5) Who was the tsar who freed the serfs?
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Chapter 28: Nation Building in the Americas, 1789-1914
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A) Manuel Balmaceda
B) Chile's congress
C) the gauchos
D) the Amerinds
Q2) What distinguished Brazil from other newly independent Latin American nations?
Q3) Compare and contrast the Articles of Confederation with the United States Constitution.
Q4) Which of these best describe Benito Juárez's early government?
A) conservative and repressive
B) liberal and reformist
C) reactionary and dictatorial
D) socialist and democratic
Q5) The Porfiriato was a period of political liberalization and economic stagnation in Mexico.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Brazil adopted a three-branch system of government.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) Hakka was
A) an oppressed Chinese minority.
B) a type of Chinese poetry.
C) the name for the Manchu government.
D) a new Chinese dynasty.
Q2) Japan avoided being conquered by Europeans by modernizing and becoming imperialists themselves.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Thailand avoided conquest by Europe by
A) exploiting Western rivalries.
B) modernizing.
C) creating of a huge military.
D) allying with China.
Q4) Who was known as the Meiji Emperor?
A) Mutsuhito
B) Yoshida
C) Yamamoto
D) Hirohito
Q5) How did Thailand avoid conquest by Europeans?
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Chapter 30: New Connections and Challenges in West Asia and
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Q1) Who were the Young Turks? Discuss their ideology and influence in the Ottoman Empire.
Q2) Which of these was the winning combination that kept Ethiopia independent and inspired anti-imperialism in other African countries.
A) sound finances and industrialization
B) nationalism and modern weapons
C) unity within Islam and skillful diplomacy
D) institutional stability and liberal reform
Q3) Which leader shut down the Parliament and suspended the constitution in the Ottoman Empire?
A) Selim III
B) Mahmud II
C) Abdulhamid II
D) Reshid Pasha
Q4) Evaluate the role of the Tanzimat in the Ottoman Empire.
Q5) The British were more conservative with respect to race relations than the Dutch in South Africa.
A)True
B)False
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A) northeastern France near the Marne.
B) eastern Belgium near Brussels.
C) the east near Tannenberg.
D) Austria's southern provinces.
Q2) Discuss the Russian Revolution that caused Russia to withdraw from World War I.
Q3) Russia defended Serbia in the Bosnian Crisis because
A) Russia claimed leadership of all Slavs.
B) the Reinsurance Treaty required Russia to act.
C) Serbia and Russia were both Catholic.
D) the czarina was Serbian.
Q4) What were the reparations demanded by some of the Allies following World War I?
A) payments to be paid to the Allies for damage done during the war
B) seizure of lands taken by Germany during the war
C) extradition of Germans to France
D) higher tariffs imposed on Germany to compensate for war damage
Q5) The Bolsheviks defeated the Mensheviks in the Russian Revolution.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 32: Anxieties and Ideologies of the Interwar Years,
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A) the United States
B) Germany
C) Sweden
D) Britain
Q2) Discuss the modernization of Turkey after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Q3) Which man wrote a pessimistic piece entitled The Second Coming?
Q4) What new nation was created from an expanded Serbia after the war?
A) Poland
B) Czechoslovakia
C) Romania
D) Yugoslavia
Q5) Simon Kimbangu believed that God would liberate the Congo from Belgium, and in the meantime they need not pay taxes.
A)True
B)False
Q6) By the 1930s most of the new nations created after the war had adopted dictatorial governments. Which countries were the exceptions?
Q7) Discuss Hitler's rise to power in postwar Germany.
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Q2) In 1935, Mussolini announced that he was creating a "New Roman Empire" after his invasion of
A) Morocco.
B) Greece.
C) Yugoslavia.
D) Ethiopia.
Q3) Why did the Nazis expect an Allied landing at Calais?
Q4) Douglas MacArthur was widely criticized for his A) poor military strategy.
B) refusal to protect the Philippines.
C) arrogance.
D) refusal to share command with Nimitz.
Q5) Discuss Hitler's "Final Solution."
Q6) Hitler invade Poland because he believed that A) England and France, having sold out on Czechoslovakia, would not fight to defend Poland.
B) the Soviet Union was too weak to interfere.
C) the League of Nations would support his actions.
D) the Poles themselves wanted Anschluss with Germany.
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Chapter 34: East Versus West: Cold War and Its Global
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Q2) Who was the last ruler of the Soviet Union?
Q3) Compare and contrast the governments of Josef Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev.
Q4) Who followed Truman as president of the United States?
Q5) Which man popularized the term "iron curtain"?
A) Joseph Stalin
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Winston Churchill
D) Harry Truman
Q6) Under de Gaulle, France withdrew from
A) the United Nations
B) the Warsaw Pact
C) NATO's joint command
D) the Marshall Plan
Q7) Evaluate the causes and effects of Truman's decision to use nuclear weapons to end WWII.
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Q8) Reagan believed that Gorbachev, unlike most Soviets, could be somewhat trusted. A)True
B)False
Q9) Discuss the ideology of Ronald Reagan with respect to Communism and the USSR.
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A) democratically elected officials in Brazil
B) mine workers in Chile
C) student protesters in Mexico
D) striking truck drivers in Argentina
Q2) Between 1964 and 1985, Brazil was ruled by
A)a series of weak and ineffective presidents.
B) a liberal democracy.
C) a Communist regime.
D) a brutal military dictatorship.
Q3) Who was the prime minister of Great Britain during its war over the Falkland Islands?
Q4) After World War I, the United States reduced their imports of copper and nitrates, hurting the economy of
A) Chile.
B) Argentina.
C) Mexico.
D) Brazil.
Q5) Discuss how Franklin Roosevelt changed U.S. relations with Latin America.
Q6) Why was Brazil's rubber market devastated in the 1920s?
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Q1) Which Cambodian leader was responsible for the Khmer Rouge killings?
Q2) General Douglas MacArthur did all of the following in Japan EXCEPT
A) serve as occupation commander in Japan.
B) help reduce the emperor to symbolic status.
C) allow male suffrage while denying female suffrage.
D) hold a war crimes tribunal.
Q3) As in the Soviet Union, China's first Five-Year Plan encouraged
A) free market agriculture.
B) industrialization.
C) democratic reforms.
D) a move towards capitalism.
Q4) President Nixon was elected on a promise to bring an end to American involvement in Vietnam.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Which of these has resulted from China's one child policy?
A) population decline
B) zero population growth
C) many more boys than girls
D) many more girls than boys
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Q2) All of North Africa was independent by
A) 1932
B) 1942
C) 1952
D) 1962
Q3) The Suez Canal was closed for several years after the A) Six-Day War.
B) Yom Kippur War.
C) Iran-Iraq War.
D) terror attacks of 9/11.
Q4) Discuss the adoption of terrorism by Islamic fundamentalists.
Q5) Israeli independence was immediately recognized by both the United States and USSR.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss the practice of apartheid in South Africa.
Q7) Discuss the Six-Day War of 1967.
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Q9) Discuss the problems facing the peace process in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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