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Category 1 – 10 Points What historical change explains why the 1400s mark a point of periodization in world history? Inclusion of Americas into global economy

Category 1 – 20 Points Why did the Portuguese fail to trade with West Africa until the 15 th century? Lacked maritime technology

Category 1 – 30 Points Explain the encomienda system Land and labor for Spanish plantations and work in mines

Category 1 – 40 Points What action did China take against foreigners from ? Closely supervised foreign visitors and limited trade to certain ports

Category 2 – 10 Points What is divine right rule and why did monarchs use it? Right to rule comes from God; justify absolute rule

Category 2 – 20 Points From 1750 to 1914, both Japan and Russia pursued programs of…? Rapid industrialization/Westernization

Category 2 – 30 Points A new class, called the proletariat, that emerged in urban areas was a social result of what? The Industrial Revolution (1800s)

Category 2 – 40 Points In the 16 th century, how were both the Mughal and Ottoman empires created and administered? Use of gunpowder and bureaucracies

Category 3 – 10 Points What was the new technology of World War I that caused an unprecedented amount of death? Trench Warfare

Category 3 – 20 Points Why did the Soviet Union and China use Five Year Plans? To control agricultural and industrial production (Reach quotas)

Category 3 – 30 Points What was the goal of the Zionist movement? To create a Jewish homeland in Palestine

Category 3 – 40 Points Why characterized European involvement in Africa and China in the 1800s? Imperialistic competition

Category 4 – 10 Points Why was India partitioned in 1947? Religious tension between Hindus and Muslims

Category 4 – 20 Points What trend occurred among African colonies after 1946? Decolonization

Category 4 – 30 Points In 1948, the U.N. created a measure that defined what as a crime? Genocide

Category 4 – 40 Points The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created as a result of…? The Cold War

Category 5 – 10 Points Who were Ho Chi Minh, Jomo Kenyatta, and Kwame Nkrumah Nationalist leaders of decolonization

Category 5 – 20 Points What was the response of the Chinese government to Tiananmen Square? Crush the rebellion with force by the military

Category 5 – 30 Points What is globalization? Increasing economic, political and cultural interaction

Category 5 – 40 Points What was the policy supported by Gamal Nasser after taking over Egypt? Pan-Arabism