FTCE MIDDLE GRADES SOCIAL SCIENCES 5-9 EXAM
LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
Important issues in the 20th Century were - ANSWER: Political, economic and social
The Age of Exploration that began in the 1400s was led by - ANSWER: Portuguese -
sent the first explorers to the New World
The Cape Bartholomeu Dias discovered near the southern tip of Africa became
known as - ANSWER: Cape of Good Hope
Which development is closely associated with the Neolithic Age - ANSWER:
Domestication of plants and animals (metallurgical alloys was the conclusion of the
Neolithic Age)
Which does not apply to the ancient Assyrians - ANSWER: Developed maps (things
that are: warlike, organized military, horse drawn chariots)
Which is not a religion of China - ANSWER: Shintoism is Japanese (are: Confucianism,
Taoism, Buddhism)
The first ancient civilization to introduce and practice monotheism - ANSWER:
Hebrews
Which is not a result of the Industrial Revolution - ANSWER: Rise in religious
tolerance (what was: growth of cities, increased productivity, specialization and
division of labor)
Which President doubled the US through the Louisiana Purchase - ANSWER: Thomas
Jefferson
The politics of Athens is best described by which of the following - ANSWER:
Universal democracy among free owners of property
The Pax Roman resulted in all but the following - ANSWER: The Punic Wars (did
result in free trade and travel, expansion of culture, a long period of peace)
Secularism was the most significant aspect of all the following civilizations except -
ANSWER: Sumerian (was: Greek, Hellenic and Roman)
The Compromise of 1850 came as a result of which state's entry into the Union -
ANSWER: California
The last Czar of Russia was - ANSWER: Nicholas II
, Chinese civilization is generally credited with the original development of which of
the following sets of technologies - ANSWER: Paper and gunpowder manufacture
Which was not one of the 5 major tribes of the Middle Ages - ANSWER: Phoenicians
(are: Visigoths, Saxons and Vandals)
The painter of the Sistine Chapel ceiling - ANSWER: Michelangelo
Church abuses leading to the Protestant Revolution included all but - ANSWER:
Disagreement over the role of Jesus Christ (abuses included: sale of dispensations,
the sale of indulgences, whereby the buyer may purchase purgation of Sins,
fraudulent clergy)
The Renaissance began in - ANSWER: Florence
The first explorer to reach India by sailing around the southern tip of Africa was -
ANSWER: Vasco da Gama
Great Britain became the center of technological and industrial development during
the 19th century based on: - ANSWER: resources of coal and steel production
Which of the following is not associated with the Age of Exploration - ANSWER: the
need for food (was: Marco Polo, trade routes and the Vilvaldi brothers)
Which revolution occurred the latest - ANSWER: Chinese revolution (instead of
American, French and Russian)
The belief the the US should control all of North America was called - ANSWER:
Manifest Destiny
Of all the major causes of WWI and WWII, the most significant was - ANSWER:
Extreme nationalism
Leaders in the movement for women's rights did not include - ANSWER: Lucretia
Borgia (those that are: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia Mott)
The Middle Colonies of America were: - ANSWER: NY, NJ, PA, Delaware
Slavery arose in the Souther Colonies partly as a perceived economical way to -
ANSWER: Cultivate large plantations of cotton, tobacco, rice, indigo and other crops
France decided in 1777 to help the American colonies in their war against Britain.
This decision was based on - ANSWER: The defeat of the British at Saratoga
A major quarrel between colonial Americans and the British concerned a series of
British Acts of Parliament dealing with: - ANSWER: Taxes
LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
Important issues in the 20th Century were - ANSWER: Political, economic and social
The Age of Exploration that began in the 1400s was led by - ANSWER: Portuguese -
sent the first explorers to the New World
The Cape Bartholomeu Dias discovered near the southern tip of Africa became
known as - ANSWER: Cape of Good Hope
Which development is closely associated with the Neolithic Age - ANSWER:
Domestication of plants and animals (metallurgical alloys was the conclusion of the
Neolithic Age)
Which does not apply to the ancient Assyrians - ANSWER: Developed maps (things
that are: warlike, organized military, horse drawn chariots)
Which is not a religion of China - ANSWER: Shintoism is Japanese (are: Confucianism,
Taoism, Buddhism)
The first ancient civilization to introduce and practice monotheism - ANSWER:
Hebrews
Which is not a result of the Industrial Revolution - ANSWER: Rise in religious
tolerance (what was: growth of cities, increased productivity, specialization and
division of labor)
Which President doubled the US through the Louisiana Purchase - ANSWER: Thomas
Jefferson
The politics of Athens is best described by which of the following - ANSWER:
Universal democracy among free owners of property
The Pax Roman resulted in all but the following - ANSWER: The Punic Wars (did
result in free trade and travel, expansion of culture, a long period of peace)
Secularism was the most significant aspect of all the following civilizations except -
ANSWER: Sumerian (was: Greek, Hellenic and Roman)
The Compromise of 1850 came as a result of which state's entry into the Union -
ANSWER: California
The last Czar of Russia was - ANSWER: Nicholas II
, Chinese civilization is generally credited with the original development of which of
the following sets of technologies - ANSWER: Paper and gunpowder manufacture
Which was not one of the 5 major tribes of the Middle Ages - ANSWER: Phoenicians
(are: Visigoths, Saxons and Vandals)
The painter of the Sistine Chapel ceiling - ANSWER: Michelangelo
Church abuses leading to the Protestant Revolution included all but - ANSWER:
Disagreement over the role of Jesus Christ (abuses included: sale of dispensations,
the sale of indulgences, whereby the buyer may purchase purgation of Sins,
fraudulent clergy)
The Renaissance began in - ANSWER: Florence
The first explorer to reach India by sailing around the southern tip of Africa was -
ANSWER: Vasco da Gama
Great Britain became the center of technological and industrial development during
the 19th century based on: - ANSWER: resources of coal and steel production
Which of the following is not associated with the Age of Exploration - ANSWER: the
need for food (was: Marco Polo, trade routes and the Vilvaldi brothers)
Which revolution occurred the latest - ANSWER: Chinese revolution (instead of
American, French and Russian)
The belief the the US should control all of North America was called - ANSWER:
Manifest Destiny
Of all the major causes of WWI and WWII, the most significant was - ANSWER:
Extreme nationalism
Leaders in the movement for women's rights did not include - ANSWER: Lucretia
Borgia (those that are: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia Mott)
The Middle Colonies of America were: - ANSWER: NY, NJ, PA, Delaware
Slavery arose in the Souther Colonies partly as a perceived economical way to -
ANSWER: Cultivate large plantations of cotton, tobacco, rice, indigo and other crops
France decided in 1777 to help the American colonies in their war against Britain.
This decision was based on - ANSWER: The defeat of the British at Saratoga
A major quarrel between colonial Americans and the British concerned a series of
British Acts of Parliament dealing with: - ANSWER: Taxes
