Gobal History Practice Benchmark Questions

Question 1

Which Europeans controlled the waterways connecting the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

Answer 1

The Dutch

Question 2

What was a contributing factor to the historical development shown on the map?

Answer 2

The desire for markets and raw materials

Question 3

Which claim is best supported by the information from this illustration?

Answer 3

The third estate supported the First and Second estates.

Question 4

What was one effect of the historical development shown in this illustration?

Answer 4

A republic was established, and the king was beheaded.

Question 5

Which political philosophy is best supported by both documents?

Answer 5

Rule of law represents a social contract with the people.

Question 6

Which event most directly influenced the writing of both documents?

Answer 6

French Revolution

Question 6

In this letter, Simon Bolivar’s goal is to….

Answer 6

form one nation that unifies all of South America

Question 6

Simon Bolivar’s actions were most likely influenced by the ideas of …

Answer 6

Enlightenment thinkers

Question 7

What was Lin Zexu’s purpose for writing this letter for Queen Victoria?

Answer 7

to attempt to stop the flow of opium into China?

Question 8

What is a long-term consequence of the historical development discussed in this 1839 letter?

Answer 8

Established of British spheres of influence in China

Question 9

Marx and Engles are reacting to changes resulting from …

Answer 9

Industrialization

Question 10

Which action did Marx and Engels predict would change the conditions described in this passage?

Answer 10

revolts by the working class

Question 11

What was an important contribution of the sankin kotai (alternate attendance) system to the modernization of Japan?

Question 12

The purpose of the Tokugawa’s snakin kotai (alternate attendance) system is similar to the purpose of …

Answer 12

King Louis XlV of France who required nobles to stay at Versailles.

Question 13

Based on the aims presented in the Charter Oath, it can best be inferred that the ….

Answer 13

emperor was no longer a symbol of power

Question 14

Which event most directly led to the issuing of the 1686 Charter oath?

Answer 14

the collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate

Question 15

Based on these passages, what is a primary similarity between the Mughal and Ottoman Empire?

Answer 15

Each empire experienced a period of success.

Question 16

Which statement best explains a reason the Mughal Empire declined and a reason the Ottoman Empire declined?

Answer 16

Mughal leaders were ineffective; Ottoman society was too interconnected.

Question 17

What was a result of the political situation shown on the map?

Answer 17

The boundaries that were established led to the division of traditional cultures and commerce.

Question 18

Which African state organized the most successful resistance movement to the European actions shown on this map?

Answer 18

Ethiopia

Question 19

Which statement best represents the cartoonist’s point of view?

Answer 19

There is plenty of blame to go around for the death of peace of Europe.

Question 20

Which historical event does this cartoon discuss?

Answer 20

World War 1

Question 21

A historian could best use this passage to study which topic of World War 1?

Answer 21

equipment utilized by soldiers

Question 22

Which claim can best be supported by this passage?

Answer 22

New technology made warfare more destructive.

Question 23

Which point of view is expressed in this illustration?

Answer 23

The Romanov’s suppressed Enlightenment ideas within their empire.

Question 24

Which long-term historical circumstance about Russia is shown in this illustration?

Answer 24

appeal of Marxism to the Russian nobles