During the Nara and Heian periods, Japan experienced all of the following EXCEPT A) pestilence. B) high tax rates. C) an emphasis on the aristocracy. D) an increase in the number of literate farmers. E) the publication of the worldʹs first novel. ANSWER D
Peoples practicing “forest efficiency” __________. A) relied on intensive agriculture B) hunted and gathered available resources C) had a precarious life and often starved D) mainly lived in deserts ANSWER Answer: B
Between 1947 and 1961, the national income increased by __________ percent. A) 20 B) 40 C) 60 D) 80 ANSWER C
Desert farmers like the Pima and Yuma __________. A) exported high-quality flint hoes B) were highly communal apartment dwellers C) were the first to plow using animals D) lived in dispersed settlements called rancherias ANSWER Answer: D
Which of the following was true of suburban growth between 1950 and 1970? A) The suburban population more than doubled. B) The suburban population grew substantially more diverse. C) The suburbs began a process of slow decline. D) The suburbs struggled to attract middle-class families. ANSWER A
Teotihuacan had a population of about __________ at its height. A) 30,000 B) 100,000 C) 1 million D) 200,000 ANSWER Answer: D
Colonial ministers who opposed the Great Awakening were known as __________. a. “New Lights” b. “Old Lights” c. evangelicals d. pietists e. contraries ANSWER B
Which of these helped make the South ideal for farming? A) its mild climate B) its low population density C) the absence of large mammals D) its short summers ANSWER Answer: A
W. E. B. Du Bois __________. a. supported the views of Booker T. Washington b. advocated revolutionary tactics for African Americans c. was popular with African American and white society d. believed educational advancement was the key to success e. was the author of the Atlanta Compromise ANSWER D
An important consequence of Coronado’s expedition was that __________. A) Spain established agricultural settlements in the Southwest B) Spanish cattle herders settled in Colorado C) Spain lost interest in settling the Southwest for fifty years D) Poor Spanish peasants were encouraged to settle in the Southwest ANSWER Answer: C