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NYSTCE CST SOCIAL STUDIESGlobal History Questions
What did the English Parliament create in 1689? - Answers -The English Bill of Rights
What was King John of England forced to sign in 1215? - Answers -The Magna Carta.
What was the Magna Carta? - Answers -The Magna Carta is Latin for "Great Charter". It
set down rights which became part of English law and which are now the foundation of
the constitution of all countries which speak English.
What did the Medieval Manor represent? - Answers -The medieval manor was an
agricultural estate. It was usually comprised of tracts of agricultural land, a village
whose inhabitants worked that land, and a manor house where the lord who owned or
controlled the estate lived. Manors were largely self-sufficient.
What is the most important invention of the fifteenth century? - Answers -When
Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1445, he forever changed the lives of people in
Europe and, eventually, all over the world.
Which of the following was the most frequent source of conflict between church and
state in Europe throughout the Middle Ages? - Answers -The doctrine of papal
supremacy: The Catholic Pope
Which of the following breakthroughs of the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries presented a major challenge to traditional religious conceptions
in Europe? - Answers -The discovery that the earth and the other planets revolved
around the sun. Shifting from a geocentric to a heliocentric perspective.
Describe the Romantic Era. - Answers -An artistic, literary, and intellectual movement
that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century. Partly a reaction to the
Industrial Revolution, it was also a revolt against the aristocratic social and political
norms.
Which of the following played a major role in the spread of both communist and fascist
ideologies in Europe between World War I and World War II? - Answers -The economic
devastation caused by the Great Depression
A paragraph about China ends with this question:
Which of the following is an example of ethnocentrism? - Answers -A country develops
legislation to restrict the opportunity of immigrants.
, What was the main difference between China's Revolution and the Russian Revolution?
- Answers -The Chinese Revolution lasted about 28 years, while the Russian Revolution
only lasted about one year.
What was a major reason European nations
competed for control of Africa during the second
half of the 1800s? - Answers -Africa had a wealth of natural resources.
The main source of wealth and power among the empires of West Africa between A.D.
400 and 1500 was control of: - Answers -The trans-Saharan salt and gold trade.
What is The Silk Road? - Answers -The trade route that extended from Asia to the
Mediterranean Basin.
What contributed to the difficulty in development and population growth in South
America? - Answers -The topography of the land.
The American West was the desert in early 1800s, and in 1900 many saw the west as
full of potential. What caused this change - Answers -Agricultural advancements based
on the use of technology and transportation. The rail roads.
Which is the most significant contribution Mexico made to the USA in the 1860's -
Answers -Building the transcontinental railroad.
People engaged in geographic planning mining operations, and large scale engineering
projects would likely find which of the following types of maps useful? - Answers -
Graphic-relief map
Which of the following landforms is the dominant topographical feature in the three
lettered areas on the map?
Map has letters over Central Africa and Saudi Arabia - Answers -desert
What is the main geographical problem facing Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado in recent
years? - Answers -Drought causing problems with Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
Which line, in the table below, best matches a world climate region, with a description of
common characteristics of that region?
Climate Region Characteristics Chart. Chart contains the following words in it.
Mediterranean.
Steppe.
Tropical.
Tundra. - Answers -Line 2 which says:
Steppe. Semi-arid conditions and short grass vegetation
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