Unit 5 Exam Review - 12 questions

Map 1 Question: Identify an effect of the historical circumstances depicted.

• War broke out between the people of West Africa and India.

• Istanbul was isolated from the rest of the world.

• Goods and ideas from East Asia influenced people in the Middle East.

• Moscow became the most important trade center in the post-classical world.

Map 1 Question: Identify the best use of this map for a historian.

• To examine the geographic context of Early River Valley Civilizations

• To trace the path that Christian missionaries took to spread their religion

• To explore what routes traders took to travel from Timbuktu to Cairo

• To examine how Alexander the Great conquered his empire

Map 1 Question: Which of the following claims is best supported by the map?

• Most trade in southeast Asia took place over land

• Gao (in West Africa) was a busy sea port.

• Trade routes did not exist in the Sahara Desert.

• Cairo benefited from trade because of its location

Artwork Question: Which economic system is most closely associated with the activities shown in this artwork?

• manorialism

• capitalism

• Communism

• socialism

Which historical setting is this art work most closely associated?

• Japan—Tokugawa shogunate

• Middle East—Abbasid dynasty

• Western Europe—Middle Ages

• India—Mughal Empire

The basic idea of this book is simple: to tell the story of the Crusades as they were seen, lived, and recorded on ‘the other side’—in other words, in the Arab camp. Its content is based almost exclusively on the testimony of contemporary Arab historians and chroniclers…

— Amin Maalouf, The Crusades Through Arab Eyes, Al Saqi Books

This passage indicates (suggests) that the author's emphasis is on:

• cause and effect

• chronological order

• reenactment

• point of view

What was one direct result of the Crusades?

• Trade increased between Europe and the Middle East.

• Islamic kingdoms expanded into Europe.

• Arabs and Christians divided the city of Jerusalem between them.

• Alexander the Great became a powerful leader in Eurasia.

“Come then, with all your people and give battle with all your strength, so that all this treasure shall not fall into the hands of the Turks.. . . Therefore act while there is still time lest the kingdom of the Christians shall vanish from your sight. . . . And in your coming you will find your reward in heaven. . . .”

— An excerpt of a letter sent by Emperor Alexius Comnenus of the Byzantine Empire to Pope Urban II in 1093

Identify one reason why Emperor Alexius Comnenus sent this letter to Pope Urban II in 1093.

• The Mongols threatened the Byzantine Empire, so the emperor asked the pope for weapons.

• The emperor feared that Muslim Turks were going to attack Constantinople, so he requested help from the pope.

• The Byzantine Empire was rapidly expanding and the emperor wanted to warn the pope.

• The emperor led the Turks into battle, defeated the Muslims, and asked the pope if he wanted some of the treasure.

What is the name of the key city in the Holy Land?

• Jericho

• Changen

• Bagdad

• Jerusalem

Which region of Europe did most Crusaders come from?

• Western Europe

• Southern Europe

• Syracuse

• Northeastern Europe