Test Review 2

What was a cause of fuedalism?

• Kings could not defend their land

• to centralize power

• Maintain educated peoples

• Establish religious rules and uniformity

What trade route did the Mongols use to become wealthy?

• Silk Road
• Grand Canal
• Tigris River
• Yangtze River

The Ghana Empire was known as the Land of...

• Salt

• Gold

• Silver

• Diamonds

The trading network in Ghana also spread ____________ south of the Sahara.

• Salt

• Christianity

• Islam

• Iron

The Songhai Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

• Ghana

• Mali

• Benin

• Great Zimbabwe

How did Mansa Musa gain his wealth?

• Taxing the gold-salt trade

• Through war and conquest

• Generational wealth passed down to him

• Saving funds over the years

Mansa Musa was a devoted follower of ______________ who helped spread the religion throughout the kingdom.

• Islam

• taxing

• Salt

• Bantu

How did the catholic church obtain so much land?

• Nobles seeking salvation left land to the church so they could go to heaven

• European rulers shared their power

• Church bought the land

• They inherited it from Roman rulers

Which of these best defines feudalism?

• A political and economic arrangement in which a lord provides protection in exchange for loyalty and service.
• A hierarchy designed to ensure only kings are protected.
• A system of exchange where laborers work for wages in the form of money.
• A social order with kings at the top and knights at the bottom.

How did the catholic church obtain so much land?

• Nobles seeking salvation left land to the church so they could go to heaven

• European rulers shared their power

• Church bought the land

• They inherited it from Roman rulers