Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations

According to the explanation for question 1, what was the primary difference in settlement patterns between Indo-European steppe tribes and civilizations in China, India, and the Middle East before 800 B.C.E.?

What linguistic development was crucial for the spread of Eastern Orthodoxy into Slavic regions in the late 800s, as detailed in the explanation for question 2?

Based on the explanation for question 3, who were the dominant ethnic group in Eastern Europe during the Medieval period?

The explanation for question 4 details several 20th-century genocides. In Rwanda, the genocide was a conflict between which two groups?

What was identified in the explanation for question 5 as the direct cause for the emergence of feudal states in both Europe and China?

What was the direct outcome of the First Opium War, which concluded in 1842, according to the explanation for question 6?

How does the explanation for question 7 differentiate between feudalism and manorialism in medieval Europe?

The explanation for question 8 references a quote from Lady Mary Wortley Montagu witnessing a medical procedure in the Ottoman Empire in 1717. This procedure was a precursor to what major medical advance?

What was the fundamental cause of the split between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims, according to the explanation for question 9?

According to the explanation for question 10, which of the following South American nations is NOT a declared nuclear state?

What was the central issue of the 'Eastern Question' in the early 1900s, as explained in the answer for question 11?

The explanation for question 12 lists several reasons for intense European imperialism. Which of the following is identified as NOT a reason?

Which statement about slavery in the pre-modern world is identified as NOT accurate in the explanation for question 13?

What was a major difference between the Inca and Aztec civilizations regarding their system of record-keeping?

What was the most consistent outcome of the revolutionary movements in Latin American colonies, according to the explanation for question 15?

The changes in Russia during the 1990s demonstrated what inherent problem in an economy governed by central planning?

The Columbian Exchange involved the transfer of many goods. Which of these pairings is correctly matched with its direction of travel?