World History Unit 3 Pretest

Use the chart below to answer the question.

Which title should replace the question mark in the pyramid?

• Knights

• Scholars

• Merchants

• Journeymen

Which statement is BEST supported by this map?

• The lack of transportation routes in the Islamic Empire prevented commerce from flourishing in the empire.

• The location of the Islamic Empire contributed to the diffusion of knowledge across three continents.

• The abundance of natural resources in the Islamic Empire resulted in conflicts with neighboring empires.

• The natural borders of the Islamic Empire resulted in its isolation from other civilizations.

What impact did the Silk Road have on the Mongol Empire?

• The Mongol Empire became wealthy by controlling most of the trade between Asia and Europe.

• The Mongol Empire was isolated from other Asian empires because of its distance from the trade route.

• The location of the trade route discouraged foreigners from entering the Mongol Empire.

• The lack of access to the trade route encouraged the Mongol Empire to find a sea route to Europe.

Which document recognized the rights of the nobility in England?

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

Which characteristic of Roman Catholicism was rejected by followers of Eastern Orthodoxy?

• belief in monotheism

• church hierarchy

• belief in the Trinity

• papal supremacy

The Catholic Church granted the title of Holy Roman Emperor to kings as evidence of the

• weakness of European governments under feudalism.

• collapse of the Roman Empire after barbarian conquest.

• political and religious unity of Western Europe under Christianity.

• division of Europe between Catholics and Protestants.

For your brethren who live in the east are in urgent need of your help, and you must hasten to give them the aid which has often been promised them. For . . . the Turks and Arabs have attacked them. . . . If you permit them to continue thus . . . the faithful of God will be much more widely attacked by them. —Pope Urban II, 1095

What was one reason for this speech?

• Fear of the expansion of Islam

• support for missionary activities

• feelings of anti-Semitism

• concern about trade routes

Which statement BEST replaces the question mark in the last box?

• Trade decreases.

• Guilds organize.

• Feudalism expands.

• Chivalry develops.

What helped Ghana, Mali, and Songhai to become large and powerful West African kingdoms?

• the discovery of gunpowder

• advanced navigational tools

• control of gold-salt trade routes

• development of irrigation systems

How did the bubonic plague MOST change the social structure of Europe in the Middle Ages?

• The shortage of labor empowered the peasant class.

• The rise of nationalism increased the influence of the nobility.

• The decline in demand ensured the success of the merchants.

• The increased demand for labor strengthened feudalism.