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54% got this question incorrect.11. "Beginning with childhood, all of man's study is centered

on one aim alone to emerge successfully from the three days' examination and all he has in his mind is what success can bring to him in terms of power, influence, and prestige."-Ye Shih, Chinese scholar

This quotation refers to the Chinese1. civil service system2. social welfare system3. contemplation of nature4. religious practices

1 million people wait in line to register to take the Chinese Civil Service Exam in Beijing

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14. One way in which the Eightfold Path and the Five Pillars of Faith are similar is that these rules1. represent codes of behavior.2. restrict social mobility.3. stress the spiritual being in all natural objects.4. suggest a deep respect for nature and reincarnation.

Five Pillars of Islam

Faith or belief in the Oneness of God and the finality of the prophethood of Muhammad;

Establishment of the daily prayers; Concern for and almsgiving to the needy; Self-purification through fasting; and The pilgrimage to Makkah for those who are

able.


19. One conclusion that can be reached from the evidence about Mansa Musa’s rule of Mali is that1. Christianity was a dominant religion in Africa in ancient times2. complex civilizations existed in West Africa, before the arrival of Europeans3. trade was not necessary for a civilization to survive4. the slave trade originated in West Africa

Mansa Musa

In Mali, the emperor Mansa Musa was famous for his pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. This pilgrimage gained Mali closer ties with the Islamic world, and increased trade between Mali and the Muslim Empire.


21. One way in which the writers of the Renaissance were influenced by the writers of ancient Greece was that the Renaissance writers1. stressed the power of human reason.2. promoted the religious doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church.3. showed little interest in secular affairs.4. produced few new scientific ideas.


23. Under the policy of mercantilism, colonial powers considered their colonies to be

1. independent nations that traded throughout the world.

2. independent nations that had special relationships with European powers.

3. possessions to benefit the imperial power. 4. possessions being prepared for

independence.

MERCANTILISM

Economic theory that a colony exists for the sole benefit of the Imperial Power (Parent Country)

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/movement/exp.cfm




31. The Glorious Revolution in England resulted in the 1. strengthening of divine right rule2. formation of a limited monarchy3. weakening of Parliament’s power of the purse4. end of civil liberties guaranteed by the Petition of Right


37. The Enlightenment philosophers believed that the power of government is derived from

1. divine right rulers 2. the middle class 3. a strong military 4. those who are governed

Natural Rights


47. What did Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels believe would be the result when communism finally emerged as the dominant political and economic system?1. Only two classes would exist in society.2. All the evils of industrial society would disappear.3. The Soviet Union would become the world's only superpower.4. Citizens would own their individual homes and farms.

Karl Marx, Communist Manifesto

Workers Unite!


49. The best example of the success of nationalism in Europe is the1. development of socialism in France.2. Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.3. establishment of the Common Market.4. unification of Germany

German Unification 1871


50. One similarity between Otto von Bismarck and Adolf Hitler was that each1. formed an alliance with Japan during a world war.2. used warfare as an instrument of national policy.3. followed a policy of nonalignment in foreign affairs.4. supported communist ideals.

Otto von Bismarck Chancellor

of Prussia

Realpolitik

Blood and Iron

DBQ

Historical Context: Several conditions combined in the 1700s to bring about the

Industrial Revolution in Europe. The Industrial Revolution created changes and brought forth ideas that would revolutionize not only methods of production, but also the social, political and economic structures of the nations it affected.

Task: Using information from the documents and your knowledge of global history and geography, write an essay in which you:

Discuss the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution, including the advantages and disadvantages on the people and nations it changed.

Discuss some of the ideas generated by the Industrial Revolution, and how these ideas affected society as well.

PRE-WRITING

The Task : Break it on down

PART A. Short Answer

Document 1 O.I.

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in the industry described above? (2)

Document 2

O.I. Using the

map, list three advantages this nation had during the Industrial Revolution. (3)

Document 2

Document 3 “In the short span of years between the accession of

George III and that of his son, William IV, the face of England changed. Areas that for centuries had been cultivated as open fields, or had lain untended as common pasture, were hedged or fenced; hamlets grew into populous towns; and chimneystacks rose to dwarf the ancient spires. Highroads were made – straighter, stronger, and wider . ... The North and Irish Seas, and the navigable reaches of the Mersey, Ouse, Trent, Severn, Thames, Forth, and Clyde [Rivers] were joined together by threads of still water. In the north the first iron rails were laid down for the new locomotives, and steam packets began to ply on the estuaries and the narrow seas.

-Ashton, T.S. The Industrial Revolution 1760-1830. London:

Oxford University Press, 1962, pp. 1-2.List several ways the Industrial Revolution changed life, according to the passage above. (2)

Document 4

To widen the market and to narrow the competition is always the interest of the dealers ... The proposal of any new law or regulation of commerce which comes from this order, ought always to be listened to with great precaution, and ought never to be adopted, till after having been long and carefully examined, not only with the most scrupulous, but with the most suspicious attention.

Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, Book I Chapter XI.

What is Smith’s view regarding government regulation of the economy? (2)

Document 5 O.I.

a) From the document, what were two difficulties faced by workers in 1832 ?(1)b) Why do you think Parliament ordered this investigation? (2)

-from the Sadler Commission Report, 1832

Document 6 O.I.

The Communists distain [dislike] to conceal their views and aims. They openly declare that their ends can only be obtained by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletariat has nothing to lose but its chains. They have a word to win. Workingmen of all countries, unite!

Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto, 1848What were the aims of the communists as a response to the abuses committed during the Industrial Revolution? (2)

Document 7 O.I.

It shall not be lawful for any owner of a mine to employ any female person within the mine, other than those who were employed before the passage of this act.It shall not be lawful for any owner of any mine to employ any male person under the age of ten years.

-The Coal Mines Regulation Act of 1842

How did the government get involved in the economy during the Industrial Revolution? (1)

DBQ Essay

Several conditions combined in the 1700s to bring about the Industrial Revolution in Europe. The Industrial Revolution created changes and brought forth ideas that would revolutionize not only methods of production, but also the social, political and economic structures of the nations it affected.

Historical Context: Task: Using information from the documents and your knowledge of global

history and geography, write an essay in which you: Discuss the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution, including the

advantages and disadvantages on the people and nations it changed. Discuss some of the ideas generated by the Industrial Revolution, and how

these ideas affected society as well.

Be sure to include specific historical details. You must also include additional information from your knowledge of global

history and geography.

DBQ Self Assessment

Use the specific rubric to self grade your essay.

Thematic Essay

Theme: Political Systems Several empires and nations throughout global history have

been ruled by strong leaders who have followed policies of absolutism.

Task: Define the term absolutism and identify the characteristics of

absolute rule. Select a nation or empire that you have studied that was

ruled according to the principles of absolutism. Identify the characteristics of absolutist government that existed in that nation or empire.

Describe the major positive and/or negative effects that absolutism had on this empire or nation.

Suggestions You may discuss any nation or empire that you have studied.

Some suggestions you may wish to consider are the Byzantine Empire; the Ming Empire in China; the Ottoman Empire of Suleiman the Great; Spain (Phillip II); Russia (Peter the Great); England (Elizabeth I); France (Louis XIV).

PRE-WRITING

TASK: Break it on down! AGAIN

Thematic Self Assessment

Use the specific rubric to self grade your essay.

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