IB History Exam Prep - Question List

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51. Why did the Zhou dynasty in China last so long?
  1. Ruthless imperialism
  2. The ability to keep poorer subjects untrained and uneducated
  3. Technological advancements
  4. Religious unity
52. Why was the Bastille considered to be a symbol of royal power?
  1. The king used it as his residence at Versailles
  2. The king used it as his residence in Paris
  3. The king used it to store religious and political relics and other valuables
  4. It housed political prisoners
53. Which of the following infects both humans and animals with a brutal sleeping sickness?
  1. Mosquitoes
  2. Roundworm
  3. Tsetse fly
  4. Mites
54. Which city was the site of the worst siege not only of the World War II era, but of the entire modern era?
  1. Berlin
  2. Leningrad
  3. Stalingrad
  4. Dresden
55. How did humanist scholars break with the standard medieval scholarly traditions?
  1. They insisted on reading original manuscripts, not commentary.
  2. They insisted on reading commentaries of manuscripts, not originals.
  3. They denied the existence of God and were early supporters of evolution.
  4. They rejected the authority of the papacy.

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