9 weeks Final Review

What 3 religions originated in the Middle East?

• Buddhism, Christianity and Hinduism

• Judaism, Christianity and Islam

• Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam

• Judaism, Christianity and Hinduism

What facilitated the spread of Islam?

• Islam spread to parts of Eastern Europe by missionaries

• Islam spread due to the Mongols

• Muslim Merchants spread Islam through trade routes

• Islam caliphates helped spread Islam to China

Cultural Diffusion is:

• The spread of culture and ideas from one group to another

• The spread of food from one place to another

• a group of people isolating themselves from everyone else

• a time of prosperity

The spread of Islam religion throughout African Kingdoms is an example of :

• Merchantalism

• Imperialism

• Cultural Seclusion

• Cultural Diffusion

How were the Golden Age of Islam and the Golden Age of Greece similar?

• Both were a time of constant warfare

• Both were a time of peace, prosperity and significant advances in science, math and technology

• It was a time of great riches in gold

• It was a time during the black plague

What is cultural diversity and how did it contribute to philosophical and scientific advances in the Golden Age of Islam?

• the existence of a variety of cultural groups within the Islamic society allowed for new scientific ideas and technological advances

• people of the same race and culture allowed for new ideas in science and technology

• believing that one race is better than another allowed for scientific advances in science

• Strict laws contributed to scientific advances in Islam

Why did Ghana, Mali and Songhai flourish between 700-1600 AD?

• The kingdoms had fertile land and became self sufficient

• They controlled the trade routes around the Mediterranean Sea

• They controlled the silk trade route

• They controlled the gold and salt trade routes the Sahara Desert

What type of economy did the west African Kingdoms posses?

• African Kingdoms practiced Mercantilism

• African kingdoms possessed economies based on the trade of gold and salt

• They isolated themselves from other cultures and had subsistence agriculture

• They had no economy

For all the riches in the world, Ghana lacked what resource?

• Ghana lacked gold

• Ghana lacked silk

• Ghana lacked salt needed to preserve food

• Ghana laced water

What religion did west African kingdoms convert to ?

• West African Kingdoms converted to Islam as they traded with Muslims. They converted to Islam and created trade relationships.

• African kingdoms converted to Christianity to trade with Europeans

• African Kingdoms converted to Hinduism to establish trade routes on the silk road

• African Kingdoms converted to Islam to gain gold