Chapter 3 Review

Mansa Musa was the king of...

• Mali

• Mecca

• Ghana

• Songhai

Why did Marco Polo go to China?

• his parents forced him to

• to bring back trade goods from India

• to bring back trade goods from China

• he wanted to travel the Silk Road

What was the purpose of Zheng he's voyage?

• to prove that China had great sailors

• to control more land

• to bring back important people and animals to China from around the world

• to show Chinese power and expand trade

What continents did the Silk Road connect?

• Timbuktu and Mecca

• Europe and North America

• Asia (China) and other lands (Europe)

• Africa and Europe

What effect did Marco Polo's journey have on other people?

• People in Europe and Asia wanted to know more about each other

• The Chinese began building the Great Wall of China

• Europeans began building more castles

• Silk became popular in Europe

"Land of Gold" described which African Kingdom?

• Morocco

• Mali

• Songhai

• Ghana

According to the textbook, what items were traded for West African gold?

• cloth, bananas, salt

• horses, weapons, cloth

• cloth, horses, salt

• salt, horses, iron

What happened to Mali under the rule of Mansa Musa?

• salt became more expensive than gold

• Mali reached its peak as an empire

• Mali built a city of gold

• Songhai doubled its area as an empire

What did the Vikings call their settlement in North America?

• Vinland

• Poisonberryland

• Grapeland

• Newfoundland

What was the city that Mansa Musa traveled to on his pilgrimage?

• Cairo

• Gao

• Megga

• Mecca