FINAL EXAM WRITING 13

1) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all civilizations? – A written way of communicating.
2) Why was the above ruling issued by the Church? – It was an attempt during the Catholic Reformation to respond to Protestantism.
3) Which of these were considered the Gunpowder Empires in the Islamic world? – Ottoman Turkey, Delhi Sultanate, Khmer Cambodia.
4) All of the following were features of the civilizations in Mesopotamia, Mesoamerica, the Indus River Valley, and the Yellow River Valley EXCEPT... – religious systems that included sacrifice rituals.
5) Which of the following statements about the rule of Peter the Great is accurate? – Peter the Great was able to build a strong, centralized government based on militaristic principles.
6) The factors destabilizing the balance of power in Europe in the late 1800s and early 1900s included all of the following EXCEPT…- the rise of socialist and communist movements in European nations.
7) Which of the following terms is not associated with the Cold War? – Appeasement.
8) A major difference between Spanish and French colonization efforts was… - the French were not as interested as the Spanish in forming permanent settlements in their colonies.
9) One major difference between European and Japanese feudalism during the middle ages was that… - there were far fewer agricultural workers in the Japanese feudal system than that in the European system.
10) The Glorious revolution was unique because it… - did not involve a significant amount if violence.
11) The globalization of American culture has resulted in…- anti-western backlash in some developing nations.
12) The major impact of Delhi Sultanate in India was the… - introduction of a new religion into Indian culture.
13) As a result of von Bismarck’s plan to partition Africa… only two African nations remained free at the beginning of the twentieth century.
14) The ability of nations to industrialize required all of the following conditions EXCEPT… - a network of colonies.
15) In which of the following ways was the Upanishad movement similar to the Protestant Reformation? – A factor behind both movements was the perceived exploration of power by religious leaders.
16) The Four Noble truths are associated with… - Buddhism.
17) Which of the following is an accurate characterization of both the Incan and Yuan dynasties? – Both civilizations developed strict social class hierarchies, in which upward mobility was difficult.
18) The movement to industrialize Russia was most dependent on… - emancipating serfs to provide a substantial labor pool for industry.
19) Which of the following was not a result of the Black Death? – Rise of feudalism in Western Europe.
20) Which of the following was not a Cold War strategy? – Both the soviet Union and the US renewed colonization of lands in Latin America and the Middle East.