Questions & Answers
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Global Historical Geography study set below.
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1
Which modern-day country encompasses the site of the ancient city of Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire?
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A
Greece
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B
Turkey
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C
Syria
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D
Iran
2
The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 established a line of demarcation that primarily affected the future linguistic and cultural boundaries of which South American nation?
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A
Argentina
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B
Chile
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C
Brazil
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D
Peru
3
The historical region of Bessarabia, which changed hands frequently between the Russian Empire and Romania, is located primarily in which modern-day country?
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A
Moldova
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B
Bulgaria
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C
Hungary
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D
Ukraine
4
In 1917, the British government issued the Balfour Declaration expressing support for a 'national home for the Jewish people' in which then-Ottoman territory?
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A
Lebanon
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B
Palestine
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C
Jordan
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D
Iraq
5
The ancient Kingdom of Axum, a major trading power between the 1st and 8th centuries AD, was centered in the northern highlands of which modern-day nation?
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A
Sudan
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B
Eritrea
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C
Ethiopia
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D
Somalia
6
Which island, now part of Indonesia, was the location of the Dutch East India Company's administrative center, Batavia, until 1942?
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A
Java
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B
Sumatra
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C
Borneo
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D
Sulawesi
7
The historical region of Silesia, a major coal and industrial hub contested by Prussia, Austria, and Poland, is primarily located in which modern-day country?
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A
Czech Republic
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B
Germany
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C
Poland
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D
Slovakia
8
Before its integration into the United States, the Kingdom of Hawaii maintained a sovereign monarchy until it was overthrown in 1893; on which major island was the royal residence, Iolani Palace, located?
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A
Maui
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B
Kauai
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C
Oahu
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D
Hawaii
9
The historical region of Transoxiana, significant for its role in the Silk Road and the conquests of Timur, corresponds roughly to modern-day Uzbekistan and which neighboring country?
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A
Tajikistan
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B
Afghanistan
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C
Pakistan
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D
Kazakhstan
10
The city of Carthage, the primary rival to the Roman Republic during the Punic Wars, was located in the territory of which modern-day country?
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A
Libya
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B
Morocco
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C
Algeria
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D
Tunisia
