Monday, May 2, 2011

Regents Brain Teasers Monday, May 2, 2011

Read and answer the following Regents question. Write the answer in your Humanities Notebook.

1. Which practice is most closely associated with a person of the Islamic faith?

(1) refraining from eating meat on Fridays

(2) praying five times a day

(3) following the Eightfold Path

(4) worshipping many gods

2. The Gupta Empire was best known for its

(1) advances in mathematics and medicine

(2) efforts to resist European imperialism

(3) development of the barter system

(4) construction of Angkor Wat

3. A major contribution of the Byzantine Empire was the

(1) invention of the wheel and gunpowder

(2) participation of citizens in government

(3) diffusion of Hindu beliefs

(4) preservation of Greek science and Roman engineering

4. What was one direct result of the Crusades?

(1) Trade increased between Europe and the Middle East.

(2) Islamic kingdoms expanded into Europe.

(3) Arabs and Christians divided the city of Jerusalem between them.

(4) Alexander the Great became a powerful leader in Eurasia.

5. Subsistence farming can best be defined as

(1) harvesting a surplus of crops to be sold for profit

(2) producing just enough food for a family’s survival

(3) domesticating animals to transport goods

(4) irrigating crops to increase production

1. Why did you choose those answers?

2. What test strategies did you use to find your answers?

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