These questions from the January 2008 Global History and Geography Regents should give you some insight into what students across the state, who are taking the test this afternoon, will face.

1) Which feature would most likely be included in an economic system based on traditional agriculture and self-sufficiency?
(a) banks
(b) barter
(c) gold standard
(d) tariffs

2) What was one reason the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec Empire?
(a) The Spanish soldiers made effective use of their military technology against the Aztecs.
(b) Aztec religious beliefs promoted nonviolence.
(c) Spain joined the Incas in their fight against the Aztecs.
(d) The Spanish cavalry outnumbered the Aztec warriors.

3) A primary reason for Japan’s involvement in the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War was to
(a) acquire natural resources in Manchuria and Korea
(b) control trade and markets in Southeast Asia
(c) end Japan’s policy of isolationism
(d) remove foreign invaders from Japanese soil

4) Which action occurred in the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev?
(a) Peasants were forced onto collective farms.
(b) Citizens experienced more personal freedoms under glasnost.
(c) The United States and the Soviet Union ended diplomatic relations.
(d) The Soviet government increased its control over the Orthodox Church.

5) A comparison of the feudal system in Europe and the encomienda system in Latin America shows that both systems
(a) awarded land to the elite
(b) promoted religious tolerance
(c) relied on global trade for goods
(d) used a parliamentary system of government

BONUS:
6) Which sequence of Russian events is in the correct chronological order?
A. Catherine the Great westernizes Russia.
B. Ivan III defeats the Mongols.
C. Khrushchev places missiles in Cuba.
D. Czar Nicholas II abdicates the throne.
(1) A → B → C → D
(2) B → A → D → C
(3) B → C → A → D
(4) D → A → C → B

Answers after the jump.

1) b
2) a
3) a
4) b
5) a
6) 2