World History I- Regional Interactions

Which belief is associated with Shintoism?

• The gods interfere in human lives.

• People will experience an afterlife.

• Reincarnation depends on karma.

• People must respect nature spirits.

Which event helped spread Islam to Africa?

• Establishment of trade with Timbuktu

• Conquest of Jerusalem

• Relocation of capital to Baghdad

• Conquest of Damascus

The empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai benefited from being near the--

• largest European cities

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea coast

• Trans-Saharan trade routes

This sequence of events was caused by the--

• beginning of the crusades

• fall of the Roman Empire

• Hundred Years' Wars

• Bubonic Plague

Which city served as the capital of three empires at different times and under different names?

• Athens

• Moscow

• Constantinople

• Baghdad

Which civilization best completes this diagram?

• Incan

• Mayan

• Egyptian

• Persian

The Mayan and Aztec civilizations advanced the development of__

• calendars

• printing

• ocean navigation

• manufacturing goods

This quotaton decribes the--

• triumph of the Ottoman Turks at Tours

• collapse of Rome as a result of the barbarian invasions

• triumph of Pope Urban in retaking the Holy Land

• collapse of Western control of Jerusalem

During the Middle Ages, many Greek and Roman classics were preserved because they had been translated into--

• Russian

• Persian

• Arabic

• Chinese

During the Renaissance, these authors were most often studied by--

• bankers

• humanists

• feudal lords

• parish priets