8.04 Semester Test World History ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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World History
8.04 Semester Test World History
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which prompted European exploration during the Age of Discovery?
the "mad scramble" for Africa
Muslim invasion of Spain
search for a land route to China
intellectual curiosity - CORRECT ANSWER- intellectual curiosity
8.04 Semester Test World History
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which prompted European exploration during the Age of Discovery?
the "mad scramble" for Africa
Muslim invasion of Spain
search for a land route to China
Which two Native American empires were conquered by the Spanish?
Maya and Olmec
Zapotec and Nazca
Olmec and Toltec
Aztec and Inca - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Aztec and Inca
Which best describes the Columbian Exchange?
the influx of colonists who arrived in the New World from Europe
the movement of plants, animals, people, and diseases between the Old World and the New
World
the division of the New World between Spain and Portugal
the development of trade routes between the New World and European nations - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔the movement of plants, animals, people, and diseases between the Old World
and the New World
People from which European nation first shipped enslaved Africans to the New World?
Portugal
France
Netherlands
England - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Portugal
,Which was not a cause of the Protestant Reformation?
sale of indulgences
worldliness and greed among church officials
Thirty Years' War
corruption in the church - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Thirty Years' War
Which demonstrates the philosophy of absolutism under King Louis XIV?
construction of Versailles
meeting of the Estates-General
persecution of European Jews
convening of the Inquisition - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔construction of Versailles
Which characteristic of English government originated during the Glorious Revolution?
republican rule
the Commonwealth
constitutional monarchy
Which was not an accomplishment of Galileo Galilei?
discovering elliptical orbits
creating a powerful telescope
confirming that the earth revolves around the sun
Which statement summarizes a belief held by John Locke?
Governments are needed to control weak human nature.
All humans have natural rights.
Government powers should be separated to protect the people.
Humans can perfect themselves through reason. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔All humans
have natural rights.
, Which was a lasting impact of the U.S. Constitution?
It established the world's first republican government.
It established a written plan for government reflecting the will of the people.
It proclaimed the United States as a country independent from Great Britain.
It promised freedom and equality to all people in the new United States. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔It established a written plan for government reflecting the will of the people.
Which was a cause of the French Revolution?
Stamp Act
tax burden on common people
Magna Carta
dictatorship of Napoleon Bonaparte - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔tax burden on common
people
Which is not a reason democracy failed following most Latin American revolutions?
Latin America had no valuable natural resources.
Old class systems prevented true equality.
Leaders had very little experience with self-government.
Military strongmen called caudillos took control of many areas. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Latin America had no valuable natural resources.
Which best explains the role of nationalism in Europe following the Congress of Vienna?
Most common people longed for a return to peace and stability.
Resisting Napoleon's armies prompted many to resist the return of traditional monarchies.
The growth of national pride led many to reject Enlightenment ideals.
The new wave of national pride that swept the continent inspired kings to seek peace. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Resisting Napoleon's armies prompted many to resist the return
of traditional monarchies.
How did Otto von Bismarck promote German unification?
established democracy
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