Eastern Hemispheres Practice Questions

This picture shows a Torri, a gateway that represents the entrance to a Shinto shrine. It is most likely associated with which country.

• Korea

• Japan

• China

• Vietnam

Which of the following was a major trade pattern found in the Eastern Hemisphere?

• Silk roads across Asia to the Mediterranean basin

• Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean

• Trans-Saharan routes across North Africa

• All of the above

Which of the following is not a true statement?

• Gold was traded from West Africa.

• Porcelain was traded from South America.

• The compass was originated and traded from China

• Hinduism and Buddhism spread from India into Southeast Asia

What nearby civilization strongly influenced Japan’s cultural development?

• Indian

• Mongol

• Chinese

• Russian

Regional trade networks in the Eastern Hemisphere included the exchange of what products from China and Persia?

• Indigo

• Gold

• Porcelain

• Tobacco

Religion spread across the Eastern Hemisphere. The religion of Islam spread into-

• China

• Japan

• West Africa

Eastern Europe printing and paper money came from-

• India

• Persia

• Japan

• China

Which of the following religions is characterized by a focus on the importance of natural features and worship of the emperor and is unique to Japan?

• Buddhism

• Shinto

• Confucianism

• Islam

Which of the following kingdoms in Africa is located near the Limpopo River and the Indian Ocean coast?

• Ghana

• Mali

• Zimbabwe

• Axum

The salt-gold trade encouraged cultural diffusion between north Africa-

• Songhai, Timbuktu, and Axum

• Zimbabwe, Egypt, and Songhai

• Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

• Axum, Mali, and Ghana