June/06 World History Questions Compilation

<p>Here are the 64 questions from the other thread and my memory
i'll edit it as i remember more
* = debatable
NOTE: question/answer wordings may not be accruate</p>

<p>What did Socrates teach?
Self-examination</p>

<p>Which is true of the Code of Hammurabi?
It was believed to be given by god</p>

<p>Humans most likely originated in?
(East) Africa</p>

<p>A primary source is?
Something from the time and place of interest</p>

<p>What city had a large population of Turks, Greeks, and Jews in the (1400s?)?
Istanbul</p>

<p>Buddha statue question
Greece</p>

<p>Roman arch question
To glorify an emperor</p>

<p>Difference between N.A. and central American civilizations that made the central american civilizations easier to conquer
Central was more centralized</p>

<p>What’s true of sub-saharan civilizations before 1000?
Iron developed before agriculture</p>

<p>The United Fruit Company is mostly associated with?
Central America</p>

<p>Where did Britain get its cotton?
US and India</p>

<p>(article excerpt about Bodhisattvas)
The author is most likely associated with?
Buddhism
Bodhisattvas equates to what in Christianity?
Saints</p>

<p>(Article about Indians by Muslim)
The “distinctions” referred to?
The caste system
Which of these would the author most likely agree with?
It would be difficult for Indians to convert to Islam</p>

<p>The Brahmans were
Priest/scholars</p>

<p>Female leaders
India, Pakistan, and Phillipines</p>

<p>The Kush flourished because of
Extensive knowledge of iron technology</p>

<p>Map of Europe/asia/Africa
Byzantine Empire</p>

<p>3 map question
European knowledge of the world</p>

<p>Julius Caesar was famous for?
Conquering the Gauls</p>

<p>The Romans appeased newly conquered territories by?
Granting citizenship to the elite</p>

<p>Janissaries were recruited from?
Balkan Christians</p>

<p>The Sepoy Rebellion was successful in?
Transferring India from EIC to the crown</p>

<p>The end of Napoleonic wars
Reestablished the balance of power</p>

<p>*Scramble for Africa was initiated by
David Livingstone/Berlin Conference</p>

<p>The Mongols did not
Spread Buddhism</p>

<p>*Sub-saharan Africans mostly followed what religion before colonial times?
Local Religions/Islam</p>

<p>*Slave population in brazil differed from those in N.A. how?
Brazil had higher proportion of free blacks/Brazil slaves were
given full rights</p>

<p>The Delhi sultanate was
Muslim dynasties established… (forgot answer, it was A)</p>

<p>Japanese feudalism differed from European feudalism because
Japanese one did not lead to development of parliamentary
institutions</p>

<p>Which best describes (post-war, modern,… forgot) china?
Limited free market with continued communism</p>

<p>Argentina primarily exported
Meat and grains</p>

<p>Map of pacific with arrows
Polynesian migrations</p>

<p>Initial purpose of writing in Mesopotamia was to keep track of
Taxes/tributes</p>

<p>*What feature helped ancient Egypt the MOST in maintaining political stability?
Desert to east and west/cataracts/marsh land</p>

<p>“Capitalism is the highest point of imperialism”
V. I. Lenin</p>

<p>Excerpt from “The Prince”
Machiavelli</p>

<p>The main purpose of Zheng He’s voyages were to
Show off China’s power</p>

<p>The Han dynasty is noted for establishing the?
Civil examinations system</p>

<p>Korea/Vietnam/Japan are considered Sinistic because?
They adopted the Chinese language and were influenced
by Confucianism</p>

<p>Difference between Algeria and Tunisia/something else?
Algeria had higher European population</p>

<p>Advanced industrial societies have these characteristics
High literacy, low birthrate, long life-expectancies</p>

<p>The Peloponnesian war was caused by
Athens’ domination of other Greek city-states</p>

<p>Joseph Lister and Louis Pasteur
Answer was something about improved sanitation</p>

<p>Sigmund Freud and another guy
Answer was something bout psychoanalytical… blah…</p>

<p>Quote “Capitve Athens took captive captor Rome”
Spread of Culture</p>

<p>Absolutism was best defined under
King Louis XIV of France</p>

<p>The Balfour Declaration
Promise by Britain for Jewish state in Palestine</p>

<p>Which was not associated with the Cold War?
Boxer Rebellion</p>

<p>Which African country is notably Christian?
Ethiopia</p>

<p>Dutch trade increased with the decline of which European power?
Portugal</p>

<p>Which country experienced a fundamentalist revolution?
Iran</p>

<p>Nasser became a national hero by?
Nationalization of the Suez Canal</p>

<p>What facilitated the travels of Ibn Battuta
The unity of Islamic lands</p>

<p>Which best describes India between fall of Mauryan empire and the rise of the Gupta?
Regional rule by local rulers</p>

<p>Which of these two cities lay on the overland Silk Road?
Luoyang and Samarkand</p>

<p>Adam Smith in his Wealth of Nations supported?
Laissez-faire capitalism</p>

<p>The Minoan civilization was based in?
Crete</p>

<p>Which most helped Hernan Cortes in his conquering of the Aztecs?
Aztec susceptibility to diseases</p>

<p>Chinese opium addicts increased due to?
The British looking for something to trade to Chinese for their
tea</p>

<p>Which best describes the crusades?
The Crusaders gained territory, and eventually lost it in the following crusades</p>

<p>Zheng he's voyages were stopped
by the scholar class who saw the voyages as drain of funds</p>

<p>What did Martin Luther emphasize?
Faith in Christ</p>

<p>so far i have 4-8 wrong, depending on those controversial ones :)</p>

<p>i have between 14-18 wrong, so I am looking at maybe 700 at best, which would be great.</p>

<p>the freud question is: irrational thoughts in humans, it was choice A).</p>

<p>ok thx for the answer rampreddy</p>

<p>aah 15 wrong... i wonder if somehow i got those other 31 right XD</p>

<p>I remember another one</p>

<p>France got into the First World War because of an alliance with _____.</p>

<p>Russia.</p>

<p>:( I made so many stupid mistakes :( :( :(</p>

<p>it WAS russia right? not great britain?
oh thank god</p>

<p>oh well i can't edit anymore :(</p>

<p>it was Russia</p>

<p>can anyone remember the other 30 questions?</p>

<p>13 wrong or so, so far... Not as bad as I had expected and if I kept that percentage up, around a 710.</p>

<p>Here's three more questions</p>

<p>The African Migration questions i think from 500-1000 c.e.?
Bantu or Berber?</p>

<p>The similarity between Peter the Great and Gorbachev?
Can someone remember the answer choices in this question?</p>

<p>Napoleon's greatest civil achievement?
something like a unified law (Civil Code) right?</p>

<p>brings our total to 68...</p>

<p>Anyone have the Real SAT book curve for WH? The curve is better for WH then it is for USH right?..</p>

<p>Was the similarity between Gorbachev & Peter the Great that they brought reforms??? I'm not positive</p>

<p>was that "western" reforms?</p>

<p>I think it was 'liberal' reforms...another choice was 'western technology'.</p>

<p>Hmm... I thought one of the choices was Westernization.</p>

<p>Probably...I don't remember the test very well.</p>

<p>fudge it probably was liberal refoms</p>

<p>i can't remember what i put, but it was probably western technology</p>