SHS MWH Final Exam 2020 - Amy C Gilstrap | Library

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The main religion in North Africa by the 1000s was:

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Who was the founder of Buddhism?

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Which one of these societies had a rigid caste system that only allowed people to move up after they were reincarnated?

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Which religions are polytheistic?

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Match the location to the empire.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Mughal Empire		India
Maya		China
Ming Dynasty		South America - Andes Mountains
Inca		Central America - Yucatan Peninsula
Aztec		Central America - Mexico

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Match the religion with the right description

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Daoism		polytheistic, majority of people in India follow this - Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu
Hinduism		Founded by Siddhartha Gautama, follow the Eightfold Path and Four Noble Truths to reach Nirvana
Confucianism		Founded by Confucius, importance of mutual respect and responsibility in relationships
Islam		Founded by Lao Zi, follow nature and abandon formal learning in order to escape the traps of life
Buddhism		Founding father is Abraham, monotheistic religion that is waiting for the messiah to come. Followed 10 Commandments and first 5 books of the Bible
Christianity		Founder is Jesus, believed to be the Son of God, also followed Old Testament and believed in same God as another religon in this list; also shared 10 Commandments
Judaism		Founder is Muhammad, believed to be Last and Greatest Prophet of Allah. Follow the Five Pillars

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During the Medieval period (Middle Ages) (Check all that apply.)

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Renaissance paintings were more realistic than paintings of the Middle Ages

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Place the following events/ eras in the correct order.

Age of Exploration
Age of Imperialism
Industrial Revolution

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Individualism		Wealthy wanted to set themselves separate from masses Encouraged pride in individual success
Secularism		Focus of attention from religious to worldly affairs Saw life as opportunity for glory and pleasure Man is the measure of all things
Humanism		-emphasized the importance of humans and their values (as opposed to scholasticism or following the teachings of the Catholic Church

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Italian Renaissance Art		more about the beauty and potential of man. Brighter colors and over-developed characters.
Northern Renaissance Art		more about pointing out the reality of life, and finding beauty in the realism of the moment.

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Which of these is the result of the Protestant Reformation?

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Vasco Nunez de Balboa		financed Columbus’ voyages.
Jacques Cartier		English explorer, went up the from New York up the Hudson River into the what is now Canada.
Vasco de Gama		Spanish explorer first European to cross the Isthmus of Panama and reach the Pacific Ocean in 1513.
Hernan Cortes		Helped Pizzaroconquer the Inca and then explored areas from Florida to Mississippi.
Prince Henry the Navigator		Portuguese prince who started a school of navigation that allowed ship captains, map makers and sailors to share information of their voyages.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain		Catholic priest who fought for the rights of native people and wrote about the poor treatment of natives.
Amerigo Vespucci		1491-1577 discovered Canada for the French, mapped the St. Lawrence River
Ferdinand Magellan		1476-1541 conquered the Inca for Spain
Hernando de Soto		1485-1547 conquered the Aztecs for Spain
Christopher Columbus		1460-1524 sailed for Portugal, found a route around the southern tip of Africa to India
Henry Hudson		Italian navigator, hired by Spain to find a route to India, found the New World, thought it was India
Francisco Pizzaro		Italian cartographer, sailed for Spain, realized the Americas were the new world and not India
Bartolome de la Casas		credited with being the first to circumnavigate the world (sailed for Spain, was actually from Portugal)

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Mercantilism involves all of the following:

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What was the result of Portuguese control of the Indian Ocean spice trade?

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Match the Spanish Colonial Class system to the right descriptions.

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natives		born in Spain, held highest positions of power.
creoles		children of peninsulares, but they were born in the colonies.
peninsulares		children of native and Spainish parents.
slaves		children of Spanish and African parents.
mestizos		brought from Africa to work on plantations
mulattos		used for cheap labor, forced to adopt European ways

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Which of the following were part of the native experience under the Spanish?

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England and the Netherlands each allowed joint-stock companies to operate in Asia. What powers did the joint-stock companies have?

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How did the Renaissance contribute to the Age of Exploration?

Document Based Questions: Read the following selection and answer the questions that follow.
“The different ways in which the Spanish, French, and English explored and colonized the Americas reflect their differing perceptions of the regions. Spanish explorers were enticed to search for legendary cities such as El Dorado, where the streets were said to be paved with gold, and the Seven Cities of Cibola, which allegedly held enormous treasures . . .
French explorers, however, looked at North America as a place where fortunes could be made from the fur trade. Settlements were temporary hunting communities, quite different from English farming colonies, where families have migrated to start a new life in a new land.”

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According to the passage, how did Spanish goals in the Americas differ from the English?

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What was the difference between French and English settlements?

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_________ is the idea that government does not gain power from itself, bu through a set of written laws that give the established government specific powers.

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New scientific findings contradicted the Church's teachings. To discourage challenges and maintain control the church held _______ and excommunicated heretics.

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What impact did the American Revolution have on the French Revolution?

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Why did French Revolutionaries view the Estate System as unfair?

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Why were people willing to accept Napoleon as emperor?

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Document Based Question
Free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man. Consequently, every citizen may speak, write, and print freely, subject to responsibility for the abuse of such liberty in the cases determined by law.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, French National Assembly, 1789

According to the passage, what is one of the most precious rights?

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Jean-Jacques Dessalines		Made himself Emperor of Haiti – assassinated by rebel leaders
Policarpa Salavarrieta		Creole responsible for freeing Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador
Jose de San Martin		Local priest credited with starting the Mexican movement for independence
Simon Bolivar		Author of Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen, executed during the Reign of Terror
Olympe de Gouges		Creole responsible for freeing Argentina, Chile and Peru
Miguel Hidalgo		Colombian woman who served as a spy against Spanish forces, and was executed for her work

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How did the Industrial Revolution change the daily lives of workers?

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In what ways were living conditions changed as a result of urbanization?

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What were the three factors of production required to drive the Industrial Revolution?

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Which best explains the historical context behind the political cartoon below?

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According to the map below, how do Egypt, Belgian Congo, and Ethiopia compare in their experiences with imperialism during the 19th century?

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The purpose of the Berlin Conference was to

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Why was India called the "jewel in the crown"?

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One result of the Sepoy Mutiny was that

Use the chart for questions that follow.

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How did the German style of governing colonies compare to the U.S. style?

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How did indirect control compare to direct control?

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What do Muslims believe about Muhammad?

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What did the Pilrimages of both Buddhists and Muslims have in common?

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What is imperialism?

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Which of the following was a political tool that helped the Ming government extend its control over people?

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What was the primary economic cause of imperialism?

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The capture of which of the following cities by Mehmed II in 1453 signaled the beginning of the great age of Ottoman power?

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What was Prince Henry's y the Navigator's primary goal in sponsoring naval expedition?

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The coming of Europeans to America seems to have had the mostly immediate deadly impact on wich of the following?

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Which two groups were conquered by Cortes and Pizarro expanding the Spanish empire?

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What were the Europeans' main motives for making voyages of exploration?

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What economic system is driven by the government's need to collect large amounts of gold and silver, as evidence in this reading?

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Why did King Henry VIII create the Church of England?

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Why did Martin Luther nail the 95 Thesis to the church door?

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Which of the following stresses the potential value and goodness of human beings?

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Why was Galileo charged with heresy, tried in an inquisition, and placed on house arrest for the rest of his life?

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Which belief heavily influenced the unification movements in Italy and Germany?

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Which of the following was an agreement to maintain the balance of power in Europe following the defeat of Napoleon?

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Political instability in Europe due to the Napoleonic Wars allowed which of the following to push for Latin American independence?

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Who led a slave uprising of 100,000 slaves and freed Haiti from their European oppressor?

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Which of the following groups consisted of nobles, large landowners, monarchs and clergy who traditionally help power and wanted to maintain the current government?

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Abolitionism was a late 18th century movement to end which of the following?

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Whihc of the following was an economist who believed that capitalism proves the greatest benefit for society?

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What is an economic system where all means of production are owned by the people and private property does not exist?

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What was the Industrial Revolution?

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Which of the following organizations became the most important power in India trading tea, indigo, coffee and cotton?

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Which of the following nations made up the Axis Powers?

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Which German leader took over as dictator in 1933, eliminated political opposition, and began improving the military and economy?

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What was the goal of the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

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The appeasement policy followed by Western European leaders in the late 1930s was based primarily on the belief that was could be avoided by which of the following?

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Which of the following signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?

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Fascism glorifies the state above the individual by emphasizing the need for which of the following?

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Which event causes the United States to enter World War II?

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Which statement best describes the Treaty of Versailles?

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Which of the following describes causes of World War I?

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After World War II, with the help of the United Nations, Jews and Muslims attempted to set up peaceful territories after the creation of which state?

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Which of the following regional supranational organizations created in 1948, was designed to work with the United Nations to promote peace, justice, and solidarity in the western Hemisphere?

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Who promoted non-violence and was a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965, Affirmative Action, and Reverse Discrimination are all examples of which movement in the United States?

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Who helped end apartheid in South Africa?

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Who used nonviolence to bring an end to British control of India?

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At what parallel was Korea divided?

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What country was responsible for the hostage crisis of Americans at an embassy?

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What canal crisis caused western countries to lose their influence in the Middle East?

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The U.S. was attempting to oust what communist leader of Cuba during the Bay of Pigs invasion?

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Who sponsored the policies of glasnost and perestroika?

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How did Gorbachev's policies of glasnost and perestroika effect the Soviet Union?

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What organization did major European nations form to promote economic prosperity?

Document Based Question- Use the excerpt to answer the following two questions.
From Bill Gates, The Road Ahead, as excerpted in Newsweek, November 27, 1995
The information highway is going to break down boundaries and may promote a world culture, or at least a sharing of cultural activities and values. The highway will also make it easy for patriots, even expatriates, deeply involved in their own ethnic communities to reach out to others with similar interests no matter where they may be located. This may strengthen cultural diversity and counter the tendency toward a single world culture.

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Which of the following describes what Bill Gates is trying to get across in this passage?

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What is the benefit of the information highway that Gates promotes here?

Document Based Question - Use this excerpt to answer the following two questions. 

From the United Nations, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights . . . . Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status . . . Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person . . . . Everyone has the right to freedom of movement . . . . Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expressions.

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Which of the following events took place that prompted this document?

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Why is this document called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Document Based Question - Use this excerpt to answer the following question.
From Kofi Annan, “The Causes of Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace and Sustainable Development in Africa,” April 16, 1998.
Since 1970, Africa has had more than 30 wars fought on its territory, the vast majority of which have been intra-State in origin. Fourteen of Africa’s 53 countries were afflicted by armed conflicts in 1996 alone. These accounted for more than half of all war-related deaths worldwide, resulting in more than 8 million refugees, returnees and displaced persons. The consequences of these conflicts have seriously undermined Africa’s efforts to ensure long-term stability, prosperity and peace for its peoples.

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What were the effects of Africa’s armed conflicts in 1996?

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What role did the Ottoman Empire play in the global trading route?

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The _______ Road helped China trade with Asia and Europe

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What was the major impact of the Enlightenment?

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What did the majority of Enlightenment philosophers in Europe support in their writings that later encouraged political revolutions?

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People moving from the country to the city for jobs is called?

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What factor contributed to the migration of large numbers of people from Europe to the United States in the late 19th century?

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Which of these factors was not a major reason for Japan’s expansion of its empire in the late-19th and early-20th centuries?

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The blitzkrieg was the German strategy of

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