NY Released Regents Exam - Global History and Geography (Jan 2018)
Quiz by NYSED Global History and Geography
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- Q1Which primary source would most likely provide the perspective of an Indian nationalist?a diary entry of a Hindu participant in the Salt Marcha letter written by the English viceroy in India to a member of Parliamenta United Nations document about the partition of British Indiaa painting of the Amritsar Massacre created by a Christian missionary60sG2
- Q2Periods of famine, warfare, and religious persecution have most often infl uenced people's decisions tomigrate from a regioncollectivize their farmsindustrialize an areaexpand their territory60sG3
- Q3Which environmental issue faced the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China?waterways that were unnavigable most of the yearcatastrophic floods that destroyed crops and villagessoil erosion resulting from annual rainfall of over 100 inches per yearextensive destruction of rain forests for lumber to build large structures60sG3
- Q4Which heading best completes the partial outline below?Zhou DynastyMaurya EmpireGreek City-StatesMayan Kingdoms60sG2
- Q5Which generalization about the Roman Empire can be made based on the information shown in this chart?Expansion of the empire provided access to varied trade goods.Rome traded only within the empire.Olive oil was the most important of the Roman trade goods.Conquered areas were required to build structures with marble from Greece.60sG3
- Q6Which action is most closely associated with pilgrims bathing in the Ganges River at Varanasi?preparing to enter a Shinto shrineoffering prayers at the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautamavisiting a site sacred to Hindusfollowing the teachings of Jesus60sG2
- Q7During the early European feudal period, subsistence agriculture and economic selfsuffi ciency are most commonly associated with theintroduction of wheeled vehiclesenclosure movementmanorial systemgrowth of commerce60sG2
- Q8A valid statement concerning the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages is that itrejected power and wealthmaintained armies for the kingprovided social and educational servicesemancipated the nobles' serfs60sG2
- Q9Which situation is a result of the location of the Byzantine Empire?Constantinople became an important center of trade and knowledge.The Seljuk Turks protected and defended Byzantine leaders.Moscow became the religious center for all Orthodox Christians.The Byzantine emperor was able to conquer areas from Korea to Spain.60sG3
- Q10In the early 1600s, which issue regarding contact between the Europeans and the Japanese was a primary area of concern for the Tokugawa regime?Europeans might interfere in Japan's cultural traditions.Europeans could gain control of Japan's coal mines.Japanese exports were not competitive in European markets.Japanese jobs were taken by European workers.60sG2
- Q11Using the information provided by this map, a valid conclusion that can be drawn about Indian Ocean trade networks is that theyconnected India to the Middle East and to East Africaprevented cultural contact between Africa and Persiahindered the growth of African coastal citiespromoted migration between the west African interior and east Africa60sG3
- Q12Based on this map, which geographic factor directly affected the timing and direction of travel and trade on the Indian Ocean?straitssmooth coastlinesisland harborsmonsoons60sG3
- Q13The wealth and prosperity of Mali and Songhai were dependent on controlling the trade ingold and saltcoal and wateriron and coppertea and cotton60sG4
- Q14The Renaissance in western Europe was a period noted forarmed confl ict over control of the Holy Landthe mass movement of peoples from urban to rural areasa shift from a spiritual focus to a more humanistic onethe rise of feudalism in the Mediterranean region60sG2
- Q15Which civilization is most closely associated with these events?PersianAztecChineseAxum60sG2
