World History CFE Practice Exam

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• What were the Song dynasty's technological and economic advances?
• What was a consequence of the Opium Wars and the resulting unequal treaties for China?
• Which statement best describes the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany?
• The Sunni-Shi'a split originated from disagreements over what issue?
• Which region received horses as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
• What does Pax Mongolica refer to and what was its significance?
• What term describes the Mongol era that allowed safe travel and trade across Eurasia?
• Which class formed guilds to negotiate trade?
• What was Justinian's contribution to Roman law?
• What were the core effects of the Industrial Revolution on economies and societies?
• Describe the Boxer Rebellion.
• Which region is associated with crops such as corn and potatoes, as well as horses and syphilis?
• Which set of factors best explains the MAIN causes of World War I?
• Which term best describes the Nazi policy against Jews and other groups?
• Which atrocity is most closely associated with World War II?
• What were the motives behind European imperialism in Africa and Asia, and what were its typical consequences?
• What happened to many Mayan codices following the Spanish conquest?
• What was the Columbian Exchange and its major effects?
• What was the Trans-Saharan trade and what goods moved along it?
• In the Aztec economy, the tribute system primarily served to:
• Which empire blended traditional West African beliefs with Islam in its culture?
• Which region experienced crops such as coffee and diseases like malaria and yellow fever?
• Which of the following is NOT traditionally credited as a Mesopotamian innovation?
• Which description best portrays the social structure of the Swahili Coast?
• How did the Industrial Revolution contribute to imperialism?
• Which disease is specifically noted as present in the Americas during the Columbian Exchange?
• What was the impact on Africa as described in the slave trade context?
• According to the material, what is the stated difference between Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism?
• Which event is commonly taught as the starting point of World War II in Europe?
• What happened in the Opium Wars?
• How did Enlightenment thought influence politics and revolutions?
• The Inca used quipu for:
• During the Cold War, which form of warfare characterized major conflicts?
• Which statement describes the outcome of the Boxer Rebellion?
• Which statement best describes Great Zimbabwe's economy and government?
• Describe the Taiping Rebellion.
• Which Allied operation is widely considered a turning point that helped liberate Western Europe?
• During the triangular trade, which goods were commonly shipped from Europe to Africa?
• Scholasticism and Humanism contributed to the Renaissance primarily through their association with what institutions?
• Which class served in the monarch's army and received food, lodging, money, and other supplies?
• How did scholasticism and humanism contribute to the Renaissance?
• Which elements sustained the Aztec economy in Tenochtitlán?
• Which regions experienced industrialization versus imperialization?
• Theodora is best known for her advocacy in which area?
• Describe the Chinese Nationalist Revolution.
• How did Athenian democracy differ from Roman republicanism in citizen participation?
• What is Ibn Battuta especially remembered for documenting?
• Which event is associated with the consolidation of Napoleon's power in France?
• In response to the invasion of Poland, which two countries declared war on Germany?
• What were key milestones of the Scientific Revolution?
• Which ruler led the Songhai Empire after Sunni Ali?
• What were the Atlantic slave trade and its impacts?
• Which region is associated with sugar, rice, tea, and the plague?
• Which statement best describes the causes and outcomes of the American Revolution?
• What was a strategic result of the Normandy landings?
• Which statement describes Askia Mohammad's impact on Songhai?
• Which statement best defines humanism?
• What were the new concepts concerning rights and powers of the government?
• Which medieval class provided land, protection, and military service to the king?
• What best characterizes the international order after 1945?
• Which list includes countries that created new governments reflecting these ideas in the 18th and 19th centuries?
• Which leaders and strategies were central to Latin American independence movements?
• Which region is noted for having the plague among its diseases listed in the Columbian Exchange?
• A long-term impact of feudalism on Europe was that it discouraged unified governments as well as trade.
• Which statement describes the accomplishments of Mansa Musa?
• The Inca economy centered on which activities within a hierarchical administration?
• In Chinese political theory, what does the Mandate of Heaven explain?
• What did the Holocaust primarily involve?
• Where did feudalism first emerge?
• Explain the Atlantic triangular trade.
• Which religion is characterized by the Five Pillars of Islam?
• Who is identified as the founder of Christianity in the material?
• Who is identified as the founder of Judaism in the material?
• What does the Reign of Terror signify in the context of the French Revolution?
• The Glagolitic alphabet was devised to translate religious texts for which group?
• What was a key aspect of Adam Smith's view on government and economic policy?
• Which statement best captures the overall direction of governance ideas during this period?
• What was a common purpose of tile mosaics in Byzantine churches?
• What notable economic aspect did the Songhai Empire have?
• Why did Africa become the focus of the slave trade from the 1500s to the 1800s?
• Which statement best describes the relationship between the Renaissance and humanism?
• The Great Schism divided Christianity into which two branches?
• Which region experienced rapid urbanization and factory growth during the Industrial Revolution?
• Environmental factors have shaped world history since agriculture by influencing which aspects?
• Which invention is commonly linked to Mesopotamian innovation and later influenced civilizations?
• Which alphabet was devised by Cyril and Methodius?
• What is Ibn Battuta best known for?
• Which scientist formulated the laws of motion, including gravity and inertia?
• Ashoka's Edicts are best known for spreading which core ideas?
• Describe the experience of the slave trade from the slaves' perspective.
• Which of the following captures three major Classical Greek contributions?
• What event led to the split between Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism?
• On what date did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?
• Which fields were advanced by preserved Greek and Roman knowledge according to the material?
• What characterizes Mayan writing and astronomy?
• How did Confucianism influence governance in imperial China?
• Which two figures are cited as helping shape literature and justice through preserved texts?
• Which combination best explains the motivations and enabling technologies of early European exploration?
• What describes the early impact of the Industrial Revolution on everyday life?
• What effect did the Nile's predictable floods have on ancient Egyptian society?
• What title did the ruler of the Mali Empire hold?
• Which option is NOT a typical motive of European imperialism?
• Why was slave labour considered necessary in the early colonial economies?
• Who is identified as the founder of Islam in the material?
• In the Ghana Empire, who advised the king?
• What does the heliocentric theory propose?
• What does the term 'Cold War' refer to?
• What were the causes and outcomes of the Crusades?
• The Aztec civilization's economic basis and government were best described as what?
• The growth of Islam contributed to trade growth by expanding toward the East and along which major route?
• What governance innovations defined the Tang dynasty?
• Which class were craftsmen who built everyday items like furniture?
• Which statement best defines scholasticism?
• After World War I, which institutions were created or promoted?
• Which factor is most commonly identified as a major driver of World War I?
• Which pairing of totalitarian dictator and country is correct?
• Which statement best describes the Swahili Coast's society and economy?
• What defines the term 'gunpowder empires' and which powers are typically included?
• Which statement best describes the broader cultural impact of ancient trade routes in general terms?
• Which statement about Justinian is correct?
• Which empire had a hierarchical government led by kings and priests?
• Which statement best defines feudalism in medieval Europe?
• The Columbian Exchange benefited which group the most?
• Which empire is associated with Sunni Ali as its first ruler?
• Which empire was led by Sunni Ali and later Askia Mohammed?
• Which scientist developed a systematic series of steps to solve scientific problems, laying the groundwork for the scientific method?
• During which centuries did scholars recopy ancient Greek and Roman works to preserve knowledge?
• What role did the Cyrillic alphabet play according to the material?
• In the Mali Empire, the empire was divided into provinces controlled by governors known as what?
• Which is an essential historical thinking skill?
• What were the social and economic effects of the Black Death in Europe?
• What were the core features of the Renaissance?
• Who benefited from the slave trade in Europe, Africa and the Americas?
• What was the Hagia Sophia primarily recognized as during the Byzantine Empire?
• What promise did many dictators make to their nations during the Great Depression era?
• How did the Great Depression influence the rise of dictators and World War II?
• Which of the following is a defining feature of totalitarian regimes in the interwar period?
• The Maya civilization's economy and governance were characterized by which system?
• What is a key way the Haitian Revolution influenced global attitudes toward slavery?
• Globalization after 1945 is driven by which development?
• Why was Timbuktu a prominent center in medieval Africa?
• What was a key characteristic of the Haitian Revolution?
• What triggered the French Revolution and what were its main phases?
• On which dates were the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
• The Inca's mit'a system referred to:
• What sparked the Protestant Reformation and what were its consequences?
• In Southeast Asia, Hinduism and Buddhism influenced which aspects of society?
• Which statement best describes Ottoman trade relations with European powers?
• Which policy did the Tang dynasty use to base official appointments on merit?
• Which technological development is associated with increasing irrigation in Mesopotamia?
• Which institutions central to post-1945 human rights and global governance are most associated with a universal rights framework?
• What was a direct consequence of the Russian Revolution?
• Who were the leaders involved in the Munich Agreement?
• The Boxer Rebellion was described as which of the following?
• What were the Inca's key administrative innovations?
• The Columbian Exchange is said to have benefited which group the most?
• Which groups were targeted by the Holocaust?
• Hammurabi's Code is best described as which of the following?
• The Ottoman Empire originated in which region and was ruled during its height by Suleiman the Magnificent?
• Which class were the farmers who provided food for the kingdom?
• Decolonization and independence: which option describes the process?
• Which region is associated with crops such as corn and potatoes, as well as the introduction of horses and the spread of syphilis?
• How did the Crusades influence trade and cultural exchange between Europe and the Near East?
• The Columbian Exchange caused the greatest suffering for which group?
• What was distinctive about the Ghana Empire's royal lineage?
• The Justinian Code had a lasting impact on laws for approximately how many years?
• How did the Industrial Revolution affect the economies of industrializing nations?
• Which disease is listed as being carried to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange?
• What was a major consequence of Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939?
• Which of the following is an achievement attributed to Mansa Musa?
• Theodora's influence in the Byzantine Empire is most evident in which area?
• What was the Silk Road and why did it matter?
• Which astronomer is credited with discovering elliptical (egg-shaped) orbits around the sun?
• What defines feudalism and the manorial system in medieval Europe?
• The Hagia Sophia was built in which empire?
• Globalization tensions since 1945 include which development?
• What does the era's view on rights and government suggest?
• Through what means did Buddhism spread beyond India into East and Southeast Asia?
• Which of the following events marked a key outcome after World War II?
• Which statement describes the Ottoman Empire's treatment of non-Muslims and religious tolerance?
• Which statement describes Sunni Ali's role in West African history?
• Which event led to the establishment of the Republic of China?
• Where did the Allied D-Day invasion take place?
• Which civilization is associated with the Mandate of Heaven?
• What was a direct political consequence of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941?
• How did Indian Ocean trade differ from the Silk Road in terms of routes and cultural impact?
• According to the material, what is a common feature of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam?
• Who was Ashoka and why is he important in Indian history?
• Which writing system did Mesopotamia develop?
• Which outcome followed Germany's invasion of Poland regarding the start of World War II?