TExES History 7-12

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The Punic Wars resulted in which of the following?

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Rome gaining full control of the western Mediterranean

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Which of the following describes a position held by most Enlightenment thinkers?

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Social and political problems can be solved through the application of reason to practices and institutions

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The Taiping Rebellion in China (1850–1864) and the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920) were similar in that the rebels in both cases attracted popular support for their cause mostly by promising?

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agrarian reform

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Which conditions allowed for the First Industrial Revolution to take place in Great Britain?

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The availability of easily accessible coal deposits and a well-developed transport infrastructure.

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What factor facilitated frequent invasions in ancient Mesopotamia?

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The lack of major natural barriers between Mesopotamia and neighboring regions.

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How did Islam primarily spread to Southeast Asia circa 1300–1500 A.D.?

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trade

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"Green Revolution" in the second half of the twentieth century

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the development of new agricultural chemicals and drought- or disease-resistant plant varieties to increase crop yields.

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What was one important factor in the expansion of the Inca Empire in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries A.D.?

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extensive system of roads that allowed for communication and travel through the Andean highlands and between the highlands and the lowlands along the Pacific coast.

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What was a long-term effect on the world economy of silver coinage replacing copper and paper money in Ming China by the mid-1400s?

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Increasing demand for silver in China was eventually met by imports of silver produced in the newly opened mines of Spanish America.

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What is Bartolomé de Las Casas' primary purpose in the excerpt from A Short History of the Destruction of the Indies?

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Advocating for the rights of indigenous peoples