Introduction to Historical Studies
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Historical Studies offers students a foundational exploration of history as both a discipline and a method of understanding human experience. This course introduces key concepts, terminologies, and methodologies used by historians to analyze and interpret the past. Students will examine a variety of sources, including documents, artifacts, and oral histories, learning how to critically assess evidence and construct historical arguments. Emphasis is placed on understanding the significance of different historical perspectives, the role of historiography, and the impact of historical interpretation on contemporary issues. Through case studies from diverse regions and time periods, students will develop analytical skills and an appreciation for the complexities of historical inquiry.
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The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History 6th Edition by Richard Bulliet
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Chapter 1: Nature, Humanity, and History
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Q1) culture
Answer: Answer not provided.
Q2) Metalworking of gold and silver in the late Neolithic period was used for
A) making metal-tipped weapons.
B) decoration or in ceremonies.
C) agricultural purposes.
D) making cooking implements.
E) royal jewelry only.
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following is not considered a purpose for building Megaliths?
A) altars for human sacrifice.
B) burial chambers
C) astronomic calendars
D) gathering place for tribal elders
E) marking the rising sun for the summer solstice
Answer: A
Q4) What three unique traits do humans possess that apes do not?
Answer: Bipedalism, location of larynx for vocal speech and larger brains.
Q5) Homo erectus
Answer: Answer not provided.
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Chapter 2: The First River-Valley Civilizations
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Q1) According to Egyptian belief, the function assigned by the gods to the Egyptian kings was to maintain ma'at, or the
A) separation of the divine and natural spheres.
B) divinely authorized order of the universe.
C) subservience of the people to the king.
D) welfare and prosperity of the country.
E) accumulation of royal wealth.
Answer: B
Q2) Advances in mathematics and careful observations of nature made the Mesopotamians sophisticated practitioners of:
A) biology.
B) geology.
C) astronomy.
D) meteorology.
E) none of these.
Answer: C
Q3) What was the purpose of the Egyptian pyramids?
Answer: Burial tombs, originally for the pharaohs, but after the Middle Kingdom era, for those who could afford it.
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Chapter 3: The Mediterranean and Middle East
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Q1) One important and peaceful legacy of Assyrian rule was _________.
A) mass deportations
B) the Library of Ashurbanipal
C) the Hebrew Bible
D) the egalitarian rule of their military
E) none of the above
Answer: B
Q2) Iron Age
Answer: Answer not provided.
Q3) What resources did southern Greece and the Aegean have most?
A) Grapes, olives, and some grains
B) Flax, dates, and fish
C) Gold, copper, and reeds
D) Corn, squash, and potatoes
E) Fish, meat, and grain
Answer: A
Q4) Which group were the first to learn iron making?
Answer: Hittites
Q5) Israel
Answer: Answer not provided.
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Chapter 4: New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area
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Q1) feng shui
Q2) Refer to Map (in the textbook) 4.2 and label the important rivers, cities, deserts, and bodies of water. What resources were available to the Nubians? How were geographic features important to Nubia's historical development?
Q3) Refer to Map (in the textbook) 4.4 and explain why the Celtic people had a different cultural identity and way of life than Mediterranean Europeans. Did this way of life affect their urban development?
Q4) The chief astrologer for the Han dynasty emperor Wu and regarded as the Chinese "father of history" was
A) Herodotus
B) Sima Qian
C) Sythians
D) Kushan
E) Saka
Q5) yin/yang
Q6) Refer to Map (in the textbook) 4.3 and describe the geographical features of the Steppe Nomads. Which topographical features provided obstacles and which ones provided pastoral opportunities?
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Q7) Definitive history began with what period of Chinese rule?
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Chapter 5: Greece and Iran
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Q1) Herodotus
Q2) Which of the following were not "cosmopolitan" features of Hellenistic societies?
A) Libraries and universities
B) The cultivation of new scholarship
C) The cultivation of art and literature
D) Scientific discoveries
E) Homogeneous societies
Q3) polis
Q4) The Medes were the first Iranian people to
A) begin settled agriculture in the region.
B) reach a complex level of political organization.
C) establish a unique Persian culture.
D) start a state-sponsored religion.
E) use maritime sea trade to form the basis for the economy.
Q5) Cyrus
Q6) Persepolis
Q7) Alexandria
Q8) Discuss the development of Greek democracy. Was Greek democracy "democratic"?
Q9) satrap
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Chapter 6: An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China
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Q1) Jesus
Q2) Describe the problems that led to the Roman Empire's "third-century crisis."
Q3) One of the primary reasons Legalists in the Qin empire opposed the Confucians was that the latter ____.
A) desired wealth and business ownership.
B) desired the independence of children.
C) expected benevolent and nonviolent rulers.
D) expected the rich to care for the poor.
E) exalted rugged individualism.
Q4) The well-planned urban capital of the Han dynasty was A) Beijing.
B) Seoul.
C) Nanjing.
D) Chang'an.
E) Hong Kong.
Q5) Chang'an
Q6) Third-Century Crisis
Q7) Discuss the unification of China under the Qin dynasty. What policies did the first emperor, Shi Huangdi, establish to create a unified Chinese civilization?
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Chapter 7: India and Southeast Asia
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Q1) Mahayana Buddhism
Q2) Three harvests each year have been possible in some parts of India because of
A) the volcanic nature of the Indian soil.
B) the conservative crops grown in India.
C) high rainfall from the monsoons.
D) traditionally advanced agricultural techniques.
E) the construction of aqueducts for irrigation.
Q3) Bhagavad-Gita
Q4) The three Tamil kingdoms were known for which intellectual output?
A) standardization of Sanskrit.
B) development of iron technology.
C) great literary and artistic productivity.
D) a scientific center of astronomy.
E) building the first university in India.
Q5) monsoon
Q6) Traditionally, what are the duties of a young Indian man through the ideal life cycle? Can you imagine a similar life cycle for yourself?
Q7) At the end of the Vedic period, the authority of the Brahmins was challenged by individuals seeking new spiritual answers. What was the result of this challenge?
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Chapter 8: Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas
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Q1) The important family structure in Andean civilization was the A) ayllu.
B) altepetl.
C) kormire'.
D) matrilinear village.
E) mit'a.
Q2) Moche civilization was highly stratified and
A) democratic.
B) oligarchic.
C) a military dictatorship.
D) a monarchy.
E) theocratic.
Q3) First bred in the mountainous regions of Peru, these animals were the only domesticated beasts of burden in Mesoamerica.
A) llama
B) dogs
C) horses
D) oxen
Q4) Wari
Q5) What was the influence of religion on politics in the Mesoamerican world?
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Chapter 9: Networks of Communication and Exchange
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Q1) great traditions
Q2) In a parallel development to the southern migration to sub-Saharan Africa from the Sahara, this region also experienced a slow migration away from the expanding desert.
A) The Nile River Valley
B) Madagascar
C) The Kalahari Desert
D) The Congo
E) all of the above
Q3) Ships in the Indian Ocean Maritime System were better prepared for long-distance travel than the Greeks because
A) they could take advantage of monsoon winds to drive their ships using triangular lateen sails.
B) the Greeks were not interested in long-distance trade.
C) the Greeks had to cover a larger amount of territory for colonies to support their homeland.
D) the Asian ships weren't nailed together and sank less often.
E) Greek ships used square sails, which weighed more.
Q4) small traditions
Q5) Silk Road
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Chapter 10: The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam
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Q1) Political divisions continued after the fall of the Abbasid caliphate, and other groups took hold of the Middle East over several centuries, including Seljuk Turks, Crusaders, Mamluks, and eventually
A) Byzantines
B) Kurds
C) Mongols
D) Armenians
E) Indians
Q2) ulama
Q3) Medina
Q4) The Arabs' involvement in Byzantine and Sasanid conflicts led to the penetration of these religions into the Arabian peninsula.
A) Judaism and Christianity
B) Judaism and Buddhism
C) Christianity and Buddhism
D) Zoroastrianism and Buddhism
E) Zoroastrianism and Christianity
Q5) Mecca
Q6) Sasanid Empire
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Chapter 11: Christian Societies Emerge in Europe
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Q1) vassal
Q2) Books within the Catholic church to guide priests about appropriate penance for sin were called:
A) hymnals.
B) catechism.
C) triptychs
D) hagiographies.
E) penitentials.
Q3) serf
Q4) The end of Anglo-Saxon domination in England came in the late 11th century with:
A) the initiation of the Crusades.
B) the fall of the Umayyad caliphate.
C) civil war in Scandinavia recalling marauders home.
D) invasion of the Norman dukeWilliam the Conqueror.
E) overthrow of the witan by Celtic forces.
Q5) Refer to Map (in the textbook) 11.2 and explain how the Roman Empire fragmented into many Germanic kingdoms. What role might languages have played in the authority of the Germanic kings?
Q6) Thomas a Becket
Q7) Carolingian
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Chapter 12: Inner and East Asia
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Q1) Gunpowder was first used to propel clusters of flaming arrows by the Chinese against whom?
A) Mongols
B) Xiongnu
C) Uighers
D) Jurchens
E) Liao
Q2) Which of the following was replaced in China by the Korean innovation called moveable type?
A) Ink making
B) Calligraphy
C) Woodblock printing
D) Papermaking
E) Printing press
Q3) Japanese emperors
A) seldom wielded any real political power.
B) required the Mandate of Heaven to maintain power.
C) came from constantly changing lineages.
D) maintained tight political control.
E) were never female.
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Chapter 13: Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath
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Q1) lama
Q2) Which of the following is an aspect of Mongol rule that created hardship and a sharp population decrease in China?
A) Migration and flooding of the Yellow River
B) warfare
C) Bubonic plague
D) female infanticide
E) all of the above
Q3) Using Map (in the textbook) 13.1, describe the geographical extent of the Mongol Empire at its peak in the thirteenth century. Who were the various peoples and cultures in these conquered lands?
Q4) Mongols
Q5) Ashikaga Shogunate
Q6) Narratives such as Marco Polo's created a European
A) isolationist mentality.
B) image of Mongol poverty.
C) ambition to find easier routes to Asia.
D) fear of Mongol contact.
E) aversion to all things from Asia.
Q7) Ottoman Empire
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Chapter 14: Latin Europe
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Q1) Which of the following is not a distinctive feature of the Gothic cathedral?
A) The flying buttress
B) Giant stained-glass windows
C) The Gothic arch
D) Their great height
E) The minarets
Q2) The period from 1200 to 1500 is better known as Europe's _______________.
Q3) Describe the changes in civic life associated with urban growth in later medieval Europe. Use the document in the Diversity and Dominance section, "Persecution and Protection of Jews, 1272-1349," in your analysis. What do these documents reveal about the position of Jews in the Latin West?
Q4) three-field system
Q5) How does Map (in the textbook) 14.3 show changes in the Muslim Empire?
Q6) The most notable work in Scholasticism, the Summa Theologica, was written by:
A) Geoffrey Chaucer
B) Thomas Aquinas
C) Dante Aligheri
D) Jan Hus
E) Peter Abelard
Q7) Great Western Schism
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Chapter 15: Southern Empires, Southern Seas
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Q1) The rainy and dry seasons in the Indian Ocean reflect the influence of alternating winds known as
A) the monsoons.
B) the jet stream.
C) the Gulf Stream.
D) "El Niño".
E) the Himalayas.
Q2) Mali
Q3) Gujarat
Q4) By 1200 human migrations had spread many useful plants and animals from the Indo-Malayan region to Africa, including
A) bananas, yams, and cocoyams.
B) corn, beans, and squash.
C) wheat, millet, and barley.
D) rice, kiwi, and manioc.
E) tea, spelt, and barley.
Q5) Delhi Sultanate
Q6) What were the three major factors that caused social and cultural changes in the lives of tropical peoples from 1200 to 1500? Provide detailed descriptions for each of the three factors.
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Chapter 16: The Maritime Revolution
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Q1) The powerful West African kingdom of Benin limited its contacts with the Portuguese by
A) refusing to accept Catholicism.
B) declining offers to receive missionaries.
C) closing the market in male slaves.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.
Q2) The Chinese and the Muslims were not the only peoples to explore the maritime world before the Europeans. Trace the maritime progress of Malayo-Polynesians, Africans, and Amerindians before 1450.
Q3) The first Portuguese who landed in India were greeted with A) open arms.
B) panic and fear.
C) awe.
D) derisive laughter at the gifts Vasco da Gama brought.
E) religious enthusiasm.
Q4) Ferdinand Magellan
Q5) Using Map (in the textbook) 16.3, explain why the Portuguese played such a prominent role in the rise of African slave trade.
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Chapter 17: Transformations in Europe
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Q1) Despite the fact that privileged families were much more likely to arrange marriages, unlike in other parts of the world, marriage patterns in early modern Europe reflected
A) marrying younger and having larger families.
B) marrying younger and having smaller families.
C) a freer choice of one's marriage partner instead of an arranged marriage.
D) a high rate of infant mortality.
E) a celibate religious lifestyle.
Q2) gentry
Q3) What is meant by the "balance of power" in early modern Europe?
A) the dependence on naval forces to achieve the strongest military.
B) Which country had accumulated the greatest number of overseas colonies.
C) Forming alliances with other European states to ensure that no one state became too powerful.
D) The declaration by all European states that they would not engage in any further wars with other Christian nations.
E) Maintaining equal military resources divided between imperial army and navy.
Q4) How did the basic tenets of Lutheranism and Calvinism differ from those of Catholicism? What was the Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation?
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Chapter 18: The Diversity of American Colonial Societies
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Q1) In Brazil, Amerindian slaves were increasingly ravaged by disease and warfare and were eventually superseded by
A) Asian slaves.
B) European peasants.
C) African slaves.
D) better technology.
E) animal power.
Q2) mestizo
Q3) The most influential defender of Amerindians in the early colonial period was a Catholic priest named
A) Diego de Landa.
B) Bartolomé de las Casas.
C) Juan de Zumárraga.
D) Diego Mendez.
E) Aldo Suarez.
Q4) Refer to Map (in the textbook) 18.1 and describe the Spanish and Portuguese objectives in ruling their lands in the Americas. What governing systems did they employ? Did they want to integrate the peoples of the Americas into their cultures?
Q5) mita
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Chapter 19: The Atlantic System and Africa
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Q1) manumission
Q2) The expansion of sugar plantations in the West Indies required
A) a sharp increase in the African slave trade.
B) an increase in arable land.
C) new fertilizers and seeds.
D) the creation of new markets among the Amerindians.
E) government consultants to oversee farming.
Q3) Using Map (in the textbook) 19.3, discuss the incentives for Africans to participate in the slave trade. Were there internal pressures that motivated their participation?
Q4) In the eighteenth century, what was the major source of slaves in the interior of the Bight of Biafra?
A) Kidnapped people
B) Inland slave markets
C) Prisoners of war
D) Criminals
E) All of these
Q5) driver
Q6) Middle Passage
Q7) Atlantic Circuit
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Chapter 20: Between Europe and China
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Q1) A significant weakness of the Ottoman Empire against the Portuguese was that, originally, the Ottomans did not have:
A) Horses
B) guns
C) a navy capable of wining battles against Christian forces
D) trade connections
E) any of these.
Q2) Shi'ites
Q3) Safavid Empire
Q4) Using Map (in the textbook) 20.2, analyze the Russian Empire in terms of its surrounding neighbors and consider how each of these neighboring states interacted with Russia.
Q5) The askeri class in the Ottoman Empire were exempt from taxes and were from the A) noble class.
B) military class.
C) lower class.
D) religious class.
E) scholar class.
Q6) serf
Q7) Suleiman the Magnificent
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Chapter 21: East Asia in Global Perspective
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Q1) Refer to Map (in the textbook) 21.1 and trace the boundaries of Japan, Korea, Manchuria, and China. Describe the Japanese invasion of Korea and China under Hideyoshi. What were the ramifications of this invasion for the whole region?
Q2) Matteo Ricci
Q3) Population growth in China in the 1700s led to A) a better standard of living due to cheap labor.
B) massive unionization of Chinese workers.
C) better working conditions among artisans.
D) severe environmental problems and internal rebellions.
E) an economic "boom" as demand for goods rose as well.
Q4) Dalai Lama
Q5) After the period of civil wars ended in Japan,
A) Japanese leaders fragmented into many feuding castes.
B) Korea invaded Japan.
C) Japanese leaders resigned, thus allowing a true democracy to form.
D) Japanese leaders established the Tokugawa Shogunate, a centralized military government centered on Edo.
E) China invaded Japan.
Q6) Ming Empire
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Chapter 22: The Early Industrial Revolution
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Q2) The real beneficiaries of the early Industrial Revolution, according to your text, were
A) the factory owners.
B) recent immigrants who were able to obtain jobs in industry.
C) rural farmers and sharecroppers who were in demand for food supply.
D) the middle classes.
E) women who had greater social mobility and earning power.
Q3) While the degree of production in western Europe in the 19th century was unprecedented in some respects, industrialization was seen previously in China in the 10-13th centuries. What made European industrialization a more significant phenomenon?
Q4) Which of the following best describes the appeal of Chartism in England?
A) universal male suffrage
B) the secret ballot
C) salaries for members of Parliament
D) annual elections
E) all of the above
Q5) Discuss the impact of the Industrial Revolution on rural areas in western Europe and America.
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Chapter 23: Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World
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Q1) Respectable new public venues for discussion of intellectual ideas included:
A) universities
B) church groups
C) coffee houses and tea shops
D) bars
E) sports clubs
Q2) The French Revolution
A) did not create enduring representative institutions.
B) did not undermine the traditional monarchy.
C) did not undermine the power of the Catholic Church.
D) was a bloodless revolution.
E) inspired the American Revolution.
Q3) Examine Map (in the textbook) 23.1 and describe the major battles and turning points in the war. Why did the British lose the American Revolution, despite the fact that they won most of the battles?
Q4) Joseph Brant
Q5) Revolutions of 1848
Q6) Maximilien Robespierre
Q7) Napoleon Bonaparte
Q8) What was the nature of the fiscal crisis that triggered the French Revolution?
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Chapter 24: Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism
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Q1) Under Tanzimat, the shari'a retained legal control over which area?
A) military law.
B) alcohol and tobacco prohibitions.
C) family law.
D) religious interpretations.
E) canon law
Q2) The Taiping Rebellion
A) was known as the "bloodless" civil war.
B) succeeded in its goal to Christianize China.
C) was a gambit designed to lure French and British forces to their destruction.
D) was the world's bloodiest civil war.
E) never actually took place.
Q3) Which of the following were among the earliest reforms of the Ottoman Empire?
A) Creation of European-style military units
B) Standardization of taxation
C) Controlling the provincial governors
D) Standardization of land tenure
E) All of the above
Q4) Describe the role Muhammad Ali had on Egyptian history in the post-Napoleonic era.
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Chapter 25: Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas
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Q1) To what extent did the independence movements in Latin America draw inspiration from, and ultimately come to resemble, the American and French Revolutions? What, on the other hand, were the factors that were unique to these colonies and that ensured that their revolutions followed their own distinct trajectories?
Q2) The Mexican revolutionaries José María Morelos and Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla were A) lawyers.
B) Catholic priests.
C) military officers.
D) labor union organizers.
E) physicians.
Q3) José María Morelos
Q4) Working-class women transformed gender relations by
A) becoming directly involved in reform movements.
B) working outside the home.
C) armed revolution.
D) copying the tactics of the Jacobins in the French Revolution.
E) going on strike in the home.
Q5) Battle of Little Bighorn
Q6) development
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Chapter 26: Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast
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Q1) Muhammad Ali's creation of modern Egypt was shaped by the shock of
A) the invading Ottoman armies.
B) encountering the Industrial Revolution.
C) Napoleon's occupation of Egypt.
D) Portuguese raids deep into the Red Sea area.
E) the Russian Revolution.
Q2) Emiliano Zapata
Q3) The first reformer to advocate Pan-Indian nationalism was
A) Mohandas K. Gandhi.
B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
C) Martin Luther King, Jr.
D) Indira Gandhi.
E) Rammohun Roy.
Q4) What cultural factions in India worked to the benefit of the British in establishing hegemony?
Q5) Mexican Revolution
Q6) nawab
Q7) Cecil Rhodes
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Q9) Sepoy Rebellion
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Chapter 27: The New Power Balance
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Q1) railroads
Q2) Nationalism failed to unify which countries in the late nineteenth century?
A) Britain and France
B) Russia and Austria-Hungary
C) Germany and Italy
D) Italy and Spain
E) Spain and Portugal
Q3) The Boxer Uprising was a series of riots
A) encouraged by Chinese officials against foreign presence.
B) that rid China of the Japanese presence.
C) that placed Japan under direct military control.
D) that clearly demonstrated Japanese nationalism.
E) that demonstrated the support for Christianity in China.
Q4) Using Map (in the textbook) 27.1, describe how Camillo di Cavour united northern Italy and Giuseppe Garibaldi united southern Italy.
Q5) Describe how the forces of nationalism weakened rather than strengthened Russia and Austria-Hungary in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Q6) electricity
Q7) Karl Marx
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Chapter 28: The Crisis of the Imperial Order
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Q1) Vladimir Lenin
Q2) Using Map (in the textbook) 28.1, indicate (a) the Entente powers and their allies, (b) the Central Powers, and (c) neutral nations.
Q3) What were the significant differences between contenders for control of the Communist Party after Lenin's death in 1924?
A) Stalin wanted to focus on communism's establishment in Russia, and he believed socialism could survive "in one country."
B) Trotsky argued for the continuation of the NEP.
C) Stalin wanted an alliance with Germany and Italy because fascism seemed the best way to industrialize Russia rapidly.
D) Trotsky advocated maintaining an alliance with China, convinced that an Eastern Bloc of Communism could overthrow the industrialized West.
E) There was no significant difference in policies; it was a personal rivalry between Stalin and Trotsky.
Q4) How did Lenin bypass the rigorous structure of Marxism in starting his political challenge of Russia?
Q5) Theodore Herzl
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Chapter 29: Revolutions in Living
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Q1) During the 1920s, the British in India
A) repressed any attempts at Indian nationalism.
B) made concessions only within the Indian Civil Service.
C) began to withdraw military support.
D) slowly and reluctantly gave Indians control over "national areas" such as education and the economy.
E) brought jazz and "bath tub" gin into popularity.
Q2) Refer to Map (in the textbook) 29.1, and compare Lord Curzon's partition of India in 1905 with the 1947 split of India and Pakistan. Why are there two different areas known as Pakistan?
Q3) The British finally recognized Indian independence in 1947 with A) a partitioning of the subcontinent into speakers of Urdu and Tamil.
B) a partitioning of India into Pakistan and India.
C) separation of Kashmir from Mongolia.
D) the British maintaining favored-nation status for cotton and tea exports.
E) Gandhi elected as president.
Q4) Pablo Picasso
Q5) What factors led to factions in India becoming resentful of British hegemony? What major characteristic of India hindered nationalism?
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Chapter 30: The Collapse of the Old Order
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Q1) Hitler's popularity came in large part from the German people's belief that A) he was a religious, as well as a political, leader.
B) the German Communist Party should rule Europe.
C) economic well-being outweighed a loss of liberty.
D) he was literally the second coming of Jesus Christ.
E) All of these
Q2) The end of the war in the Pacific arena was hastened by A) the U.S. use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
B) the refusal of the United States to consider any alternatives.
C) international objection to the slaughter of civilian populations.
D) the environmental effects of radioactivity.
E) the economic devastation that would occur to the rest of Japan.
Q3) Using Map (in the textbook) 30.1, identify the regions taken by Japan, and explain why the Japanese were so fixated on taking China.
Q4) Many Japanese nationalists thought that the answer to the Depression was to A) once again close Japan to Western influence.
B) have Japan establish a colonial empire.
C) better support Japanese agriculture.
D) make prayers and sacrifices to their ancestors.
E) All of these
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Chapter 31: The Cold War and Decolonization
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Q1) Using Map (in the textbook) 31.3, discuss the 1967 war between Egypt and Israel. Why did the war start, and what territorial changes resulted?
Q2) Vietnam War
Q3) South African governments used policies of racial segregation called A) blitzkrieg. B) partition. C) secession. D) volkgeist. E) apartheid.
Q4) The Marshall Plan
A) was used currency reserves from member nations to finance temporary trade deficits.
B) had launched a process of economic cooperation and integration.
C) had provided 20 billion dollars in economic aid to friendly European countries by 1961. D) was never enacted due to partisan political feuds in Congress. E) had helped to rebuild Japan.
Q5) Describe how the Korean War was a direct result of the Cold War and discuss the outcome of the war?
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Chapter 32: The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration
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Q1) Which two countries have the largest and second largest populations constituting approximately one-third of the world's population?
A) The United States and Mexico
B) The United States and Canada
C) Egypt and Syria
D) Nigeria and Kenya
E) China and India
Q2) In order to finance arms to Iran to secure the release of American hostages in Lebanon, President Ronald Reagan illicitly sold arms to the Contras and financed the war against the:
A) Cubans.
B) Sandinistas.
C) Juan Peron.
D) Afghan rebels.
E) Salvadore Allende.
Q3) Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Q4) Solidarity
Q5) Discuss global population growth since World War II, and compare the impact of population growth in developing and industrialized nations since World War II.
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Chapter 33: New Challenges in a New Millenium
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Q1) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Q2) An example of the United States government's aggressive policy toward terrorism was
A) the invasion of Crete.
B) sending paratroopers to Cyprus.
C) the invasion of Panama.
D) the increased use of drones to kill terrorists.
E) the assassination of the Shah of Iran.
Q3) Three Gorges Dam
Q4) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Q5) The SCO, a significant new association started initially for security purposes, has put together the nations of
A) Iran, Russia, and China.
B) four former Soviet Central Asian Republics.
C) India and Pakistan.
D) Afghanistan and Mongolia.
E) all of the above.
Q6) global elite culture
Q7) What is Islamic militancy, and why has it emerged at the turn of the millennium?
Q8) Vladimir Putin
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