The World in 300 C.E. Sections 3, 4, 5

Which of these is NOT a site of encounter?

• Rome

• Cairo

• Tenochtitlán

• France

T or F: The world's people were divided roughly into two regions: the Americas in the Eastern Hemisphere and Afroeurasia in the Western Hemisphere

• True

• False

The Americas became more interconnected through medieval and early modern times in all of the following ways, except:

• Creation of large cities, states, and empires

• Agriculture and local trade

• Travel to neighboring city-states

• Control of trade routes

In Afroeuroasia, four dominant empires thrived. What were they?

• Roman Empire, Sasanian Persian Empire, Gupta Empire, China

• Japan, Roman Empire, Persian Empire, Oceanic Empire

• French Empire, Roman Empire, Russian Empire, Mali Empire

• Scythian Empire, Roman Empire, Persian Empire, China

Trade across the (a)   Desert expanded, allowing new commercial kingdoms to emerge such as Ghana in the southern end of the desert and Aksum in East Africa

How many themes are there in history?

• 10

• 6

• 4

• 8

What is not a theme in history?

• human environment interaction

• rise of empires

• growth and changes in societies

• interconnectedness of societies

• allies and enemies

Many great changes occurred during medieval times. One way to understand these changes as well as other aspects of history is to investigate primary sources from ______________________.

• patterns

• Rome

• sites of encounter

• textbooks