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1. 1. What did Louis XIV of France and Peter the Great of Russia have...
1. What did Louis XIV of France and Peter the Great of Russia have in common?
They were partners in creating a European dynasty
They both rejected western European culture and the arts
Each seeked to consolidate and centralize power
They ruled under a Limited Monarchy
2. What happened in Russia as a result of actions taken by Peter the Great?
Russia was weakened by French invasions.
Catholicism was adopted as the state religion.
The Duma was reformed and the serfs were freed.
Russia borrowed Western ideas and expanded its territories.
3. Which statement about the Scientific Revolution in Europe is accurate?
The existence of natural laws was rejected.
Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe.
New ideas supported the geocentric theory of Ptolemy.
The Bible was used to justify new scientific findings.
Base your answer to question 4 on the diagram below.
4. Which scientist is most directly associated with formulating this view of the solar system?
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Descartes
Newton
Read the text below and use your notes to answer Question 5.
5. Which claim related to the economic situation in 18th-century France is most directly
supported by this passage?
A surplus of grain hurt French farmers.
Subsidized bread prices led to improved living conditions in French cities.
Economic competition with England led to agricultural innovation in France.
Efforts to stimulate industry in France through trade agreements caused unemployment.
Robespierre and Louis XVI
6. One way in which Robespierre and Louis XVI of France are similar is that both:
were removed from power during the French Revolution
adopted ideas of the Congress of Vienna
implemented policies of religious tolerance

2. decreased government control of the economy
Base your answer to Question 7 on the map below.
7. Which pair of individuals played a direct role in the changes that took place between Map
A and Map B?
Otto Von Bismarck and Wilhelm II
Alexander II and Frederick the Great
Klemens von Metternich and Victor Emmanuel III
Camillo di Cavour and Guiseppe Mazzini
Use the image and text below to answer Question 8,
8. Which action effectively addressed the specific public health concern raised in this
illustration and excerpt?
installation of electric lighting in poor neighborhoods
burning herbs to purify the air
improvements in water treatment
relocation of government offices
9. Toussaint L'Ouverture, Simón Bolívar, and José de San Martín led independence
movements in
the Middle East
South Asia
western Africa
Latin America
Use the map below and your notes to answer Question 9A.
9A. What was a major reason European nations competed for control of Africa during the
second half of the 1800s?
Africa had a wealth of natural resources.
Slave labor was needed in the Americas.
African nations offered religious and political freedom.
Europeans needed land for their excess population.
10. • Appointment of Otto von Bismarck as Chancellor • Austro-Prussian War • Franco-
Prussian War
These events led directly to
the unification of Germany
foreign rule in Italy
the rebellion of the Sepoys
an alliance between Serbs and Russians
11. The slogan "Blood and Iron" and a united Germany are most closely associated with
Prince Metternich
Simón Bolívar
Otto von Bismarck
Camillo Cavour
12. Many critics believe that the policy of the British government during the Irish Famine
contributed to food shortages

3. ignored military concerns
discouraged emigration
led directly to civil war
13. The mass emigration of the Irish in the mid-19th century was primarily a result of
mandatory military service
famine
civil war
farm mechanization
Base your answers to questions 14 and 15 on the letter below.
14. The primary purpose of this letter was to persuade the British to
stop the flow of opium into China
increase trade with China
end all business with China
defend China against invasion
15. What is a long-term result of the conflict described in this letter?
The British were forced to pay reparations to China.
The Chinese government closed all ports to the British.
The British forced China to sign unequal treaties
The British agreed to respect Chinese sovereignty
Base your answers to questions 16 and 17 on the map below.
16. Based on this map, countries from which part of the world gained the most power in
Southeast Asia during the late 1800s?
North America
Africa
Europe
Southwest Asia
17. Which event played a major role in the expansion shown on this map?
Russo-Japanese War
French Revolution
Industrial Revolution
World War I
18. A similarity between the Sepoy Rebellion in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China is
that both were:
attempts to remove foreign influence
movements to establish communist governments
efforts to restore trade monopolies
struggles to westernize cultures
19. Which pair of natural resources were used to change transportation and
manufacturing in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution?
gold and salt
diamonds and petroleum
copper and tin
coal and iron ore

4. 20. Which statement best reflects an effect of imperialism in Africa?
Land was distributed equally between social classes.
Territorial divisions were primarily established using tribal boundaries.
Natural resources were exploited for the benefit of European powers.
Timbuktu became the center of great learning.
21. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan rapidly industrialized. During which
period did this change take place?
Heian Court
Song dynasty
Yuan dynasty
Meiji Restoration
Base your answer to question 22 on the cartoon below
22. This cartoon suggests that political power is often acquired through
the inheritance of land
market demands
religious conversion
the use of technology
23. At the Congress of Vienna, one of the main goals was to
prevent the spread of socialism
reward Napoleon for his victories in Europe
divide lands in the Americas between Spain and Portugal
restore monarchs to pre-Napoleonic status
Base your answers to questions 24 on the document below.
24. According to this document, what was a contributing factor to the famine in Ireland?
The British government exported much of the food produced in Ireland.
The British army drafted the young farmers of Ireland to fight overseas.
British shipments of corn and potatoes were delayed due to poor weather.
Landlords evicted English families out of their houses.
25. Which action contributed to the success of Lenin's communist revolution in Russia?
Peasants were promised land, peace, and bread.
Businessmen were encouraged to form monopolies.
Landowners were offered tax relief.
Factory workers were required to start small businesses.