Unit 2.2 Review

How did trade impact the spread of Islam? 

• Traders spread Muslim ideas as they traveled. 
• Trade had no impact. 
• Trade slowed the spread of Islam because Muslim traders were also warriors. 
• Merchants developed a new denomination of Islam. 

Which of the following were developed by the Islamic civilization? 

• The alphabet, trireme, democracy
• Latin language, concrete, Julian calendar
• gunpowder, porcelain, sundial
• improvement of astrolabe, algebra, the scientific method

In West African Kingdoms, the dominant trade exchange was: 

• Gold for Salt
• Water for Grain
• Spices for Silver
• Cattle for Corn

Mansa Musa, the ruler of Mali, was well known for:

• giving away enormous amounts of gold to citizens
• creating a taxation system to gain wealth from the gold-salt trade
• leading the resistance of Africans against Europeans
• unifying all of Africa into one tribe

The Pax Mongolia, the Pax Romana, the Tang & Song Dynasties were all examples of...

• times where the economies of Rome, China and the Mongols were devasted
• Golden ages where the economy was good and advancements were being made

Why was Russia isolated from the rest of Western Europe?

• Because of the black death.
• They were taken over by the Ottoman Empire.
• They did not allow foreign travelers into Russia because of their economy.
• Their religion isolated them and the Mongol conquest of their land.

The Mongols, led by Genghis Khan,

• brought much of the Eurasian landmass under a single rule, creating the largest land empire in history.
• successfully invaded Hawaii, but could not hold it for long.
• conquered the islands of Java and Sumatra, which had repulsed several previous Chinese attacks.
• defeated every army that challenged them, except for the Vietnamese.

What is a caravan?

• A holy place or altar, where people often worship.

• stationary, not moving

• A group of people (often traders) who travel together.

• A religion that believes Muhammad is a prophet.

Law derived from interpretations of the Qur'an and Sunnah.

• Shariah

• Mosque

• shrine

• sedentary

Why did the Mongol empire end?

• Weak Mongol rulers

• Subjects grow resentful and seek new rulers/freedom

• Empire is too large to manage

• All of the above