Module 1 Test Review - 8th Grade

How did Mansa Musa introduce his empire to the world?

• he delivered messages to traders

• he went on a pilgrimage to Mecca

• he invited European leaders to visit

• he sent missionaries to foreign lands

Scholars fleeing the Turkish conquest brought what from the Byzantine Empire to Italy?

• a surplus of salt
• a wealth of gold
• classical writings
• scientific discoveries

How did the Crusades in SW Asia and the travels of Marco Polo in Asia help trade in Europe?

• they introduced new products and goods
• they unlocked new oceanic shipping routes
• they confirmed the need for military alliances
• they forged friendly relations with other countries

What did Native Americans living in the Pacific Northwest carve on tall poles?

• maps
• totems
• records
• hieroglyphs

What did the Anasazi, Hopewell, and Mississippian societies have in common?

• all hunted bison
• all built burial mounds
• all lived in cliff dwellings
• all were farming cultures

Which of the following was the earliest civilization in the Americas, and where was it located?

• Inca, South America
• Aztec, Mesoamerica
• Maya, South America
• Olmec, Mesoamerica

Who described an ideal society based on justice in The Republic?

• Plato
• Aristotle
• Mansa Musa
• Askia the Great

Ghana, Mali and Songhai were the first 3 powerful West African kingdoms. How were they similar?

• ruled by Muslim leaders

• farmed lands in the Sahara

• valued democratic principles

• controlled the gold and salt trade

• located along the Niger River

What was exposed when sea levels fell and allowed people to cross from Asia to the Americas?

• small water canal
• narrow strip of land
• wide mountain range
• vast network of glaciers

Which empire was the first of three great West African trading kingdoms?

• Mali
• Egypt
• Ghana
• Songhai