World History Flashcards
The emergence of the first city-states in Mesopotamia was most directly dependent on the development of which of the following technologies?
Artificial irrigation systems
Which TWO of the following were characteristics of the Maya civilization in Mesoamerica?
A sophisticated writing system
A practice of astronomical observation
Use the list of characteristics to answer the question that follows.
Originated with the arrival of Indo-Aryan peoples from the northwest
Developed a view of society as divided into four varnas
Introduced the use of Sanskrit language to record religious rituals and beliefs
The characteristics listed are associated with which of the following eras of ancient South Asian history?
The Vedic Age (1700 B.C.E. to 600 B.C.E.)
Which TWO of the following were factors that contributed to ancient Rome’s transition from a republican form of government to an imperial monarchy?
The growing independence and power of military leaders
Concentration of land and wealth that led to social instability
In which of the following ways did Islamic civilization most directly influence the development of European culture during the Middle Ages?
European civilizations gained access to ancient Greek and Roman texts translated by Islamic scholars.
The Arab-Muslim military expansion of the seventh and eighth centuries CE contributed to the formation of a distinctive medieval Islamic civilization in which TWO of the following ways?
Facilitating intercultural exchange among Muslims and non-Muslims over extensive trade networks
Increasing the ethnic, linguistic, and religious diversity of the populations ruled by a caliph
Which of the following best summarizes the events that caused the Ming dynasty to replace the Yuan dynasty in China in 1368 C.E.?
Government mismanagement of economic crises and natural disasters led to uprisings among dissatisfied rebels.
Which of the following specifically describes the movement of people, pathogens, plants, beliefs, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres that began in the late fifteenth century?
The Columbian Exchange
Which of the following was a primary motivation for European exploration in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans during the period 1450 to 1700 ?
The desire to seek alternatives to trade networks controlled by competing economic powers
Which of the following accurately describes a way in which the eighteenth-century genre of casta painting, which depicts people belonging to the different ethnic categories used in Spanish colonial society, reflects Enlightenment ideas?
Casta paintings attempted to rationally classify social and natural phenomena.
European imperialism in Africa in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries had which of the following consequences?
The imposition of artificial borders and divisions that disregarded existing tribal and ethnic boundaries
Which TWO of the following were lasting outcomes of the Mexican Revolution (1910 to 1920) ?
The development of a national identity that emphasized Mexico’s multicultural heritage
The creation of a new constitution that provided for land reform and labor rights
Use the passage, which is taken from an Irish nationalist’s speech given in 1909, to answer the question that follows.
If the women of Ireland would organize the movement for buying Irish goods more… if they would make it the fashion to dress in Irish clothes, feed on Irish food—in fact, in this as in everything, LIVE REALLY IRISH LIVES, they would be doing something great…. [Don’t] rest content with doing this individually, but… go out and speak publicly about it, form leagues, of which “No English Goods” is the war-cry…. [G]o out into the world and get elected onto as many public bodies as possible, and by degrees, through your exertions, [there will be] no public institution, whether hospital, workhouse, or asylum… , and no private house—but will be supporting the industries of your country.
The provided speech supports which of the following claims about gender and nationalism in Europe before the First World War?
Women often played gendered roles that gave them opportunities to promote economic nationalism.
Which of the following statements correctly represents a historical perspective on the Treaty of Versailles, signed at the conclusion of the First World War?
Leaders from colonized nations expressed disappointment over the treaty, which largely upheld European colonial claims and did not guarantee colonized nations self-determination.
During the 1930s, the Nye Committee hearings publicized the extensive profits that arms manufacturers made during the First World War. The hearings stemmed from which of the following widely held opinions among Americans at the time?
The government should not become involved in overseas conflicts or international politics.
Which of the following was the primary impact of the October Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 on Russia’s involvement in the First World War?
It resulted in an armistice between Russia and the Central Powers.
Which of the following was the most immediate effect of the Indian National Congress’s passing of the Quit India Resolution in 1942 ?
The outbreak of mass anti-colonial resistance and the imprisonment of many Indian National Congress leaders
Which of the following was the most significant cause of the wave of decolonization that occurred after the Second World War?
The rise of nationalist movements and demands for self-determination among colonized peoples
The collapse of the Soviet Union had which of the following impacts on the international alliance system?
The expansion of the European Union (EU) to include former Eastern Bloc countries, fostering economic and political integration in Europe
Which of the following best describes the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall for the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe?
It revealed and symbolized communist governments’ loss of control over their populations.
Which of the following was an outcome of the Bretton Woods agreement, which was signed by 44 countries in 1944 ?
The creation of a fixed currency exchange rate system pegged to the United States dollar
Which TWO of the following were significant factors that contributed to the end of apartheid in South Africa?
Activism pushing institutions, such as banks and colleges, to stop doing business in South Africa
Sustained resistance, both nonviolent and violent, by Black South Africans and their allies
Use the table, which provides information about the dates on which certain South American heads of state first came to power, to answer the question that follows.
Head of State/Country/Year First Inaugurated
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva /Brazil /2003
Evo Morales/Bolivia/2006
Michelle Bachelet/Chile/2006
Rafael Correa/Ecuador/2007
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner/Argentina/2007
Which of the following similarities among the listed politicians best describes why the period in which they came to power is called “the pink tide” in South American history?
They were elected on left-leaning programs of economic and social reform.
