Chapter 9-10 Test review

The leadership of Ghengis Khan, the use of the stirrup, and excellent horsemanship skills all contributed directly to the---

• collapse of silk road trade

• defeat of the Ottoman Empire

• division in the Islamic religion

• rise of the Mongol Empire

Which is an important duty for followers of Islam?

• Give up selfish desires

• fast in daytime during the month of Ramadan

• give up all wealth

• refuse to eat beef

Genghis Khan succeeded as a conqueror through -

• brilliant military strategy and organization

• conquering only empires that had become weak

• dressing his soldiers as warriors of the opposing country

• offering people, the Mongol Peace if they surrendered

What happened during the Pax Mongolica?

• The irrigation systems in the Tigris and Euphrates valleys were rebuilt.

• A cure for the bubonic plague was developed in China.

• Ideas and inventions spread with trade between Europe and Asia.

• Movable type, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass were invented.

The Muslim holy text is called the

• Torah

• Gospels

• Bible

• Qu’ran

The place of worship for a Muslim is a

• Synagogue

• Church

• Mosque

• Temple

Which is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

• Giving alms or charity

• Fasting during Ramadan

• Being baptized

• Making a hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca

When Muslims pray, they face towards:

• The east (always)

• The Ka’aba in Mecca

• Jerusalem

• The nearest mosque

What Italian explorer sat in Kublai Khan’s court and described it to Europeans?

• Eusebio Kino

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which of these trade routes did not involve the use of rivers or seas?

• trans-Saharan

• Middle East-India

• northern Europe-Black Sea

• western Europe