Regents Review Questions
1. What was a result of the efforts of Prince Henry
of Portugal, Christopher Columbus, and
Ferdinand Magellan?
(1) The importance of Mediterranean trade
routes was established.
(2) The modern concept of universal human
rights was promoted.
(3) The European view of the physical world was
transformed.
(4) An understanding of the benefits of cultural
diversity was encouraged.
2. One similarity in the policies of Louis XIV and
Suleiman the Magnificent is that both leaders
(1) expanded their empires in the Americas
(2) encouraged the growth of democracy
(3) increased the power of their central governments
(4) abolished the bureaucracy
3. • If a son has struck his father, they shall cut off
his hand.
• If a seignior has destroyed the eye of a member
of the aristocracy, they shall destroy his eye.
• If he has broken another seignior’s bone, they
shall break his bone.
(1) Ten Commandments
(2) Code of Hammurabi
(3) Edicts of Asoka
(4) Twelve Tables
4. Akbar the Great, Suleiman the Magnificent, and
Louis XIV are all rulers associated with
(1) natural rights
(2) filial piety
(3) religious toleration
(4) absolutism
5. Both Ibn Battuta and Mansa Musa demonstrated
their religious values by
(1) meditating along the banks of the Ganges
River
(2) converting Africans to Christianity
(3) making a pilgrimage to Mecca
(4) visiting the wailing wall in Jerusalem
6.One way in which Akbar the Great, Ivan the
Terrible, and Louis XIV are similar is that they
were all
(1) theocratic rulers
(2) elected leaders
(3) absolute rulers
(4) enlightened despots
7. The Code of Hammurabi and the Twelve Tables
of Rome are examples of
(1) written laws
(2) religious rules of conduct
(3) economic sanctions
(4) early constitutions
8. Which statement is an opinion rather than a fact?
(1) Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca.
(2) Mali would have flourished without Mansa
Musa’s influence.
(3) Mali’s economy was based on the gold and
salt trade.
(4) Timbuktu became a center for Islamic
learning.
9. • Vasco da Gama discovered an all-water route
from Europe to India.
• Ferdinand Magellan’s crew circumnavigated
the globe.
• Issac Newton defined the forces of gravity.
These events relate most directly to
(1) revised understandings of natural surroundings
(2) questioning the benefits of the mercantile
system
(3) increased suspicion between different religions
(4) development of new manufacturing techniques
10. The leadership of Genghis Khan, the use of the
stirrup, and excellent horsemanship skills all
contributed directly to the
(1) collapse of Silk Road trade
(2) defeat of Tokugawa Japan
(3) beginning of European exploration
(4) rise of the Mongol Empire
11. One way in which the actions of Alexander the
Great, Saladin, and Shaka Zulu are similar is that
each implemented
(1) military strategies to defeat opponents
(2) constitutions to define political powers
(3) policies to increase religious persecution
(4) legal changes to protect human rights
12. The Code of Hammurabi and Chinese legalism
both rely on the idea that
(1) governments must provide their people with
rights
(2) harsh laws are needed to control society
(3) all subjects are equal under the law
(4) religion and government must be brought
closer together
13. One way in which Sulieman the Magnificent,
Akbar the Great, and Louis XIV are similar is that
each was
(1) an important religious reformer
(2) a supporter of laissez-faire practices
(3) a leader of independence movements
(4) an absolute monarch
14. Louis XIV and Peter the Great would most likely
agree with the expression
(1) “government should leave businesses alone”
(2) “countries should settle differences without
war”
(3) “do not question government authority”
(4) “all men are created with natural rights”
15.One similarity between Martin Luther and
Henry VIII is that they
(1) argued against the establishment of a theocratic
state
(2) protested against the ideas of the Enlightenment
(3) died during the Reign of Terror
(4) challenged the teachings of the Catholic
Church