SOL Practice Test 1: World Studies Two

What letter shows the nation of England in 1500 CE?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
What number is the nation of Italy in 1500 CE.?
1. 5
2. 7
3. 6
4. 4
What number shows the nation of France in 1500 CE?
1. 4
2. 3
3. 2
4. 1
What number shows the nation of Spain in 1500 CE?
1. 4
2. 2
3. 3
4. 6
Which number on the map shows the nation of China?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 5
4. 10
5. 6
Which number shows the nation of Russia?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
5. 6
What number on the map is the nation of India?
1. 3
2. 6
3. 1
4. 9
Which Empire is represented by the shaded area on the map above?
1. Mughal
2. Songhai
3. Ottoman
4. Qing
Which Empire is represented by the letter "C"
1. Incan
2. Aztec
3. Mayan
4. Hapsburg
Which Empire is represented by the letter D?
1. Incan
2. Aztec
3. Mayan
4. Dutch
All of the following are major states or empires in the Eastern Hemisphere EXCEPT:
1. Ottoman Empire
2. England
3. Incan Empire
4. Persia
Renaissance means:
1. Rebirth
2. To spread
3. Renew
4. Reinvent
Who was the man who helped spread humanism? He was a Dutch Humanist who felt the Catholic Church needed to reform.
1. Petrarch
2. Erasmus
3. Lorenzo De Medici
4. Cervantes
Who was known for painting the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper," as well as designing a flying machine and studying the human body?
1. Michelangelo
2. Durer
3. Da Vinci
4. Raphael
Which of the following religions was concentrated throughout Western Europe in 1500 CE?
1. Judaism
2. Islam
3. Christianity
4. Hinduism
Which of the following religions was concentrated throughout Southeast Asia and China in 1500 CE?
1. Buddhism
2. Islam
3. Christianity
4. Hinduism
Which of the following religions was concentrated throughout North Africa and parts of the Middle East in 1500 CE?
1. Buddhism
2. Islam
3. Christianity
4. Hinduism
What trade route linked Asia to the Mediterranean basin?
1. The Ivory Coast
2. The Silk Road
3. The Gold Route
4. The Fur Trail
All of the following are products Europeans received from China EXCEPT:
1. Silk
2. Paper
3. Cotton
4. Porcelain
What was the name of the Church Henry VIII of England created and headed?
1. Methodist
2. Lutheran
3. Anglican
4. Presbyterian
The Nobility in Germany and England disliked _________ domination in the Roman Catholic Church.
1. Russian
2. Spanish
3. Italian
4. French
What was the main conflict between merchants and the church?
1. The merchants were polytheistic
2. The merchants' wealth went against the Church's view of usury.
3. The Church believed the merchants were corrupt sinners.
4. The merchants refused to help build churches along trade routes.
What was the issue that finally caused Martin Luther to revolt against the Catholic Church?
1. The sale of indulgences
2. The Edict of Nantes
3. The issue of investiture
4. The Mass killings of the Inquisition.
Which of the following was the basis
behind Martin Luther's beliefs?
1. Salvation could be achieved through a series of good works.
2. Salvation was determined by predestination
3. Salvation could be achieved through faith alone
4. Salvation was determined by ones Church attendance
What was one of John Calvin's beliefs?
1. Good Christians should donate money to the church
2. Predestination
3. There were three gods
4. Indulgences
Which of the following was one of Calvin's contributions to the Protestant faith?
1. Creation of the Protestant Church
2. Spread of the Catholic Faith
3. Expansion of the Protestant Church
4. Slowing the spread of the Protestant faith
The Catholic monarchy in France granted religious freedom for the Protestants by:
1. The Treaty of Paris
2. The Edict of Nantes
3. The Magna Carta
4. The Act of Equality
French Protestants were known as:
1. Émigrés
2. Lutherans
3. Huguenots
4. Presbyterians
The Reformation in England contributed to the rise of:
1. Catholicism
2. Communion
3. Militarism
4. Capitalism
The Monastic group responsible for the spread of Catholic Doctrine throughout the world were the:
1. Dominicans
2. Jesuits
3. Franciscans
4. Benedictines
Who was responsible for the creation of the religious order of the Jesuits?
1. John Knox
2. Menno Simmons
3. Jacob Amman
4. Ignatius of Loyola
All are true about the role of the printing press during the Reformation EXCEPT:
1. Literacy grew
2. The Bible was printed in different languages
3. New ideas spread around Europe
4. Citizens increasingly looked to the Pope for guidance
Which explorer was form Portugal?
1. Cortez
2. Magellan
3. Drake
4. Da Gama
All of the following were reasons for European expansion during the Age of Discovery EXCEPT:
1. Demand for gold and spices
2. Wanting to spread of Christianity
3. Innovations in navigation
4. The fear of plague throughout Europe
Which explorer devastated the Aztec population?
1. Pizarro
2. Cortez
3. Bolivar
4. Balboa
Which explorer discovered and explored the St. Lawrence River for the French?
1. Cartier
2. Hudson
3. Champlain
4. La Bec
Which of the following groups was conquered by the Europeans?
1. Aztec
2. Inca
3. Maya
4. All of the above
All of the following are reasons for European control of Africa EXCEPT:
1. A source of slaves to send to the Americas
2. A trading post for gold and other products
3. The establishment of port cities along the coast to enable European ships to re-supply
4. More land to set up large factories
This disease killed many Native Americans (Indians) when Europeans came to the Americas.
1. Genital Warts
2. AIDS
3. Smallpox
4. Chickenpox
The exchange of goods such as potatoes, corn, and tobacco between Europe and the Americas was called the:
1. Silk Road
2. Columbian Exchange
3. Putting Out System
4. Continental System
Which is false of the plantation system used by European settlers in the New World?
1. Slaves were used for labor
2. Plantations hurt the environment
3. Plantations destroyed the indigenous economies
4. Plantations were ultimately done away with in favor of tenant farms
This map is illustrating:
1. Routes of explorers
2. Triangular Trade
3. Putting Out System
4. Continental System
All were part of the Triangular Trade EXCEPT:
1. Slaves sent from Africa to The Caribbean
2. Rum sent from America to Africa
3. Gold sent from Europe to The Americas
4. Sugar sent to America from the Caribbean
Which continent was NOT involved in the Triangular Trade?
1. America
2. Europe
3. Asia
4. Africa
Using the map above, what trade item would correspond with arrow B?
1. Molasses
2. Corn
3. Rum
4. Slaves
What major product did nation D receive in this trade?
1. Sugar
2. Corn
3. Rum
4. Slaves
The Ottoman Empire expanded into all of the following regions EXCEPT:
1. Southwest Asia
2. Southeastern Europe
3. North Africa
4. Far East
How did the Mughal Empire trade with European Nations?
1. Silk Road
2. Indian Ocean
3. Adriatic Sea
4. Black Sea
Which letter shows the location of the Mughal Empire around 1500 CE?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E
6. F
Which of the following was an African export?
1. Peanuts
2. Silk
3. Slaves
4. Manufactured Goods
What is the economic theory used by Europeans that states Colonies exist only to benefit the mother country?
1. Socialism
2. Communism
3. Mercantilism
4. Laissez-Faire
Who developed the heliocentric theory of solar system?
1. Keplar
2. Harvey
3. Newton
4. Copernicus
Isaac Newton discovered which of the following?
1. The circulation of the blood
2. The laws of gravity
3. The heliocentric theory
4. How planets orbit the sun
Which man discovered how planets orbit the sun?
1. Galileo
2. Newton
3. Keplar
4. Copernicus
Which man is a pioneer of the scientific revolution?
1. Hitler
2. Raphael
3. Galileo
4. Darwin
The Palace of Versailles was used as a symbol of royal power for which of the following rulers?
1. Frederick the Great
2. Peter the Great
3. Louis XIV
4. Nicholas II
Which leader helped to modernize and westernize Russia?
1. Nicholas II
2. Frederick the Great
3. Peter the Great
4. Alexander II
All of the following are characteristics of absolute monarchs EXCEPT:
1. Centralization of power
2. Rule by divine right
3. Autocracy
4. Democracy
Which king was executed during the English Civil War?
1. Charles I
2. Charles II
3. James I
4. James II
What is the term for the bloodless overthrow of James II (When William and Mary came to power)?
1. The Golden Age
2. The Edict of Nantes
3. The Glorious Revolution
4. The Age of Absolutism
Which of the following is a true statement regarding the outcomes of the English Civil War?
1. The King remained more powerful than Parliament
2. The House of Commons was abolished
3. The English Parliament held supremacy over the Monarch
4. England experienced a second civil war.
Which Enlightenment thinker wanted separation of powers?
1. Rousseau
2. Voltaire
3. Locke
4. Montesquieu
Which Enlightenment thinker believed people had the right to overthrow bad governments?
1. Rousseau
2. Locke
3. Hobbes
4. Montesquieu
Which Enlightenment thinker wrote "The Spirit of the Laws"?
1. Voltaire
2. Locke
3. Rousseau
4. Montesquieu
All of the following were influenced by the Enlightenment EXCEPT:
1. Political philosophies of the Enlightenment fueled revolution in the Americas and France
2. Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence incorporated Enlightenment ideas
3. The English Bill of Rights was written by Enlightenment thinkers
4. The Constitution of the United States of America and the Bill of Rights incorporated Enlightenment Ideas.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?
1. Influence of the ideas of the Enlightenment
2. Series of Poor Harvests
3. Influence of the American Revolution
4. The Reign of Terror
The most radical phase of the French Revolution was the:
1. Fronde
2. Reign of Terror
3. Storming of the Bastille
4. March on Versailles
Which of the following people liberated South America?
1. Simon Bolivar
2. Hernan Cortez
3. Toussaint L'Ouverture
4. Fransisco Pizarro
Which of the following is a true result of the French Revolution?
1. The start of the American Revolution
2. Independence movements in Haiti and South America
3. The Rise of Louis XVI
4. Napoleon's execution
All of the following were influential artists during the Age of Reason EXCEPT:
1. Mozart
2. Delacroix
3. Bach
4. Da Vinci
Which of the following works is considered to be the world's first novel?
1. Hamlet: by Shakespeare
2. Don Quixote: by Cervantes
3. The Prince: by Machiavelli
4. Two Chief Systems of the World: by Galileo
All of the following were things done by the Congress of Vienna EXCEPT:
1. Maintaining the Balance of Power in Europe
2. Freedom of Religion for Protestants
3. Restoration of Monarchies
4. New political map of Europe
Which of the following is perhaps Napoleon's most lasting achievement?
1. Battle of Trafalgar
2. Napoleonic Code
3. Concordat of 1801
4. Defeating the English at the Battle of Waterloo
The Congress of Vienna led to:
1. Widespread discontent in Europe
2. Decreased nationalistic tensions
3. Commitment to Democracy
4. The Rise of Napoleon
This above map, illustrates the importance of which area in the unification of Italy in 1861?
1. Papal States
2. Kingdom of Two Sicilies
3. Piedmont-Sardinia
4. Venetia
Which area was the last to join Italian unification?
1. Rome
2. Sicily
3. Venice
4. Naples
During the unification of Germany, Bismarck's actions were known as which of the following?
1. Containment
2. Realpolitik
3. Mercantilism
4. Detente
Bismark used _____ to help unify the German-speaking people into a single nation.
1. Nationalism
2. Romanticism
3. Absolutism
4. Mercantilism
The industrial revolution began in:
1. England
2. The United States
3. Germany
4. France
What was the leading industry in England during the first Industrial revolution?
1. Steel Production
2. Textile Production
3. Wine Production
4. Ammunition Production
Which of the following is a result of the Industrial Revolution?
1. Rise of cottage industries
2. Increased isolationalism throughout Europe
3. The need for raw materials and new markets
4. The rise of Napoleon
During the industrial revolution, the standard of living for many people:
1. increased
2. remained the same
3. decreased somewhat
4. decreased sharply
What was the main idea of Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations?"
1. Business should compete for customers
2. Land should be redistributed
3. The working class will rise up against employers
4. Equal distribution of wealth in society.
Who wrote the "Communist Manifesto"?
1. Karl Marx
2. Adam Smith
3. Robert Owen
4. Adolf Hitler
One of the social effects of the Industrial Revolution was:
1. Increased cottage industries
2. Stay at home mothers
3. Imperialism
4. Expansion of Education
Which of the following was true of the industrial revolution?
1. Industry became less centralized
2. The U.S. and British increasingly looked toward slave labor
3. There were harsh working conditions for women and children
4. Eastern Europe became more powerful
Which of the following was a major reason for imperialism?
1. An over-abundance of natural resources in the mother nation
2. The need for new markets for products
3. Large trade deficits of western European lands
4. The need to restrict European economies
What man made body of water shown here connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?
1. Bosporus Strait
2. Panama Canal
3. Suez Canal
4. Nile Canal
Which of the following was NOT a cause of World War I?
1. Nationalistic feelings
2. Militarism
3. Imperialism
4. Diplomacy
Which event was an immediate cause of World War I?
1. Germany's invasion of Poland
2. The Assassination of Kaiser William II
3. The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
4. The sinking of the Lusitania
Which nation signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, pulling them out of WWI in 1917?
1. Germany
2. Austria-Hungary
3. Russia
4. Ottoman Empire
Which treaty limited Germanys' military and forced Germany to pay reparations following WWI?
1. The Treaty of Versailles
2. The Treaty of Paris
3. The Treaty of Westphalia
4. The Treaty of Nantucket
Which WWI leader is NOT paired correctly?
1. Joseph Stalin-Russia
2. Woodrow Wilson-United States
3. William II-Germany
4. George Clemenceau-France
Which Russian political party led a revolution against he Provisional Government, leading to a civil war?
1. Bolsheviks
2. Mensheviks
3. Romanovs
4. Anarchists
The League of Nations was organized to:
1. Enforce laws on other countries who lost in war
2. Prevent future wars
3. Cause another war
4. Create one large, unified nation in Europe
What was the name given to Vladimir Lenin's economic agenda?
1. Five Year Plan
2. New Economic Policy
3. Free-Market
4. Great Leap Forward
The map above illustrates which type of rule in the Middle East by Britain and France?
1. Protectorate
2. Colony
3. Mandate
4. Empire
All of the following were causes of the worldwide depression in the 1930's EXCEPT:
1. German reparations payments
2. High protective tariffs
3. Stock Market Crash
4. Fall of the Ottoman Empire
Which military leader is associated with the Great Purge?
1. Lenin
2. Hitler
3. Stalin
4. Nicholas II
Name given to Stalin's agricultural program designed to increase the amount of grain produced in the U.S.S.R?
1. New Economic Policy
2. Great Leap Forward
3. Collectivation
4. Laissez-Faire
Which nationalistic party took power in Germany during the Interwar period?
1. Nationalist
2. Fascist
3. Communist
4. NAZI
Which nation invaded Ethiopia during the Interwar period?
1. Germany
2. Italy
3. Japan
4. Austria
Who was the Emperor of Japan during the Interwar period?
1. Hirohoto
2. Hideki Tojo
3. Mao Zedong
4. Ho Chi Minh
During the Interwar period, Japan invaded all of the following nations EXCEPT:
1. Korea
2. Manchuria
3. Philippines
4. China
All of the following were major events of WWII EXCEPT:
1. German invasion of Japan
2. D-Day
3. Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
4. Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombed
Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWII?
1. Aggression by totalitarian powers
2. Nationalism
3. Appeasement
4. Weakness of the United Nations
Which is NOT an instance of genocide in the twentieth century?
1. North vs. South in the United States Civil War
2. The Great Purge
3. Muslims and Croats by Bosnian Serbs in former Yugoslavia
4. The Hutu attack of the Tutsis in Rwanda
The systematic and purposeful destruction of a racial, political, religious, or cultural groups is called:
1. Homicide
2. Genocide
3. Infanticide
4. Fraternicide
Along with the United States, which nation was a world power following World War II?
1. Germany
2. The Soviet Union
3. Italy
4. Japan
Which was NOT an effect of WWII?
1. Marshall Plan
2. The formation of the United Nations
3. Formation of NATO
4. The Treaty of Versailles
Winston Churchill is associated with this nation?
1. United States
2. Great Britain
3. Japan
4. Germany
Following WWII, the rivalry between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. resulted in:
1. The Cold War
2. Detente
3. Peaceful Coexistence
4. Nuclear War
All of the following are outcomes of the Cold War EXCEPT:
1. The tearing down of the Berlin Wall
2. The Expansion of NATO
3. The build-up of the USSR
4. The Soviet economic collapse
The policy for preventing the expansion of communism was known as:
1. Iron Curtain
2. Containment
3. Scorched Earth
4. Appeasement
Where did Chaing Kai Shek (Jiang Jieshi) establish his nationalist state?
1. China
2. Japan
3. Vietnam
4. Taiwan
Who led the Vietnamese in their conflict with the United States?
1. Mao Zedong
2. Ho Chi Minh
3. Pol Pot
4. Chaing Kai Shek
All of the following are aspects of the evolution of the Indian Independence movement EXCEPT:
1. British rule in India
2. Political division along Hindu-Muslim lines in Pakistan/India
3. Leadership of Mohandas Gandhi
4. Trade among South America and China
In the 20th century the Africans had the strength to fight for independence because they had:
1. Pride in their culture and heritage
2. Good Weapons
3. Secret Alliances with other nations
4. Lots of money
During the 20th century independence moments in Africa, most of the peaceful and violent revolution took place:
1. Between the World Wars
  (The Interwar Period)
2. After WWII
3. Before WWI
4. After the Vietnam War
Who led the independence movement in Kenya?
1. Yasser Arafat
2. Haille Salassie
3. Jomo Kenyatta
4. Nelson Mandela
The forced separation of blacks and whites in South Africa was called:
1. Jim Crow Laws
2. Mandates
3. Desegregation
4. Apartheid
Asoka's missionaries spread this religion to Asia?
1. Hinduism
2. Buddhism
3. Judaism
4. Shintoism
In Hinduism, all of the following are beliefs EXCEPT:
1. The Caste System
2. The Four Noble Truths
3. Reincarnation
4. Karma
Which religion is considered polytheistic?
1. Judaism
2. Christianity
3. Islam
4. Hinduism
Which religion is primarily concentrated in India?
1. Judaism
2. Christianity
3. Islam
4. Hinduism
According to the map above what religion is represented by the symbol to the right?
1. Judaism
2. Christianity
3. Islam
4. Hinduism
What religion is associated with the part of the world shaded with the pattern at right?
1. Hinduism
2. Islam
3. Buddhism
4. Christianity
All of the following were areas of ethnic and religious conflicts in the contemporary world EXCEPT:
1. The Middle East (SW Asia)
2. Asia
3. Antarctica
4. The Balkans
All of the following are results from Free Market economies EXCEPT
1. produces rising standards of living
2. creates an expanding middle class
3. reduces demand for political freedoms
4. increases demand for individual rights
Major differences between developed and developing nations can be seen in the following ways EXCEPT:
1. Economy of the nation
2. Social conditions
3. health care
4. population of the nation
Which of the following was an agreement between Canada, Mexico, and The United States involving free trade?
1. WTO
2. UN
3. NAFTA
4. The Yalta Agreement
This organization of European nations was created to ease trade and commerce between the various countries.
1. NATO
2. OPEC
3. EEC
4. NAFTA
Which of these countries is NOT in East Asia?
1. Mongolia
2. Japan
3. South Korea
4. England
What is the most economically important resource to the Middle East?
1. Water
2. Oil
3. Wood
4. Coal
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the economic unions?
1. More efficient industries
2. Increased autonomy of each nation
3. Greater influence on world market
4. Access to larger markets