Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Regents Brain Teasers Monday, May 16, 2011

May 16, 2011

Regents Brain Teasers

USE YOUR READING STRATEGIES!!!

Visualization; Key words; Process of Elimination; Logical Reasoning; Common Sense; Background Knowledge

40. Which problem in the savanna regions of Africa is caused by population pressures and overuse of the land?

(1) rain forest destruction

(2) desterification

(3) air pollution

(4) flooding

41. One way in which Pax Romana and Pax Mongolia are similar is that both were characterized by

(1) political stability

(2) unifying religious institutions

(3) representative forms of government

(4) social equality for men and women

42. The Twelve Tables were the written laws of

(1) ancient Babylonia

(2) the Mauryan Empire

(3) the British Empire

(4) ancient Rome

43. Which period in European history is most closely associated with the emergence of trade fairs, the founding of guilds, and the creation of the Hanseatic League?

(1) Age of Pericles

(2) Commercial Revolution

(3) Age of Reason

(4) Glorious Revolution

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