Unit 4 Middle Ages Africa and Asia

Who was Genghis Khan

• the first emperor of the Shang dynasty

• Mongol leader who crated the largest empire in history

• Japanese shogun who established the first warrior class

• Chinese philospher who designed the Great wall of China

What was the Silk Road

• a road to eastern China where the finest Chinese silk was produced

• a road in Italy where merchants traded Chinese silk

• a route followed by silkworms on their annual migration

• trade routes that connected eastern China with Medeterranean Sea

What label was given to warriors in the Japanese feudal system?

• vassals

• daimyos

• shoguns

• samurai

Why was the Great Wall of China built?

• to protect China from invaders

• to be a monument to the Ming Dynasty

• to prevent the Chinese peasants from leaving China

• to feed the growing Chinese population

Which of the following is a major desert in Africa?

• Gobi

• Mojave

• Sahara

• Sonoran

Which two items below were basis for trade in West Africa?

• Paper and Porcelain

• Precious gems and gold

• Wood and iron weapons

• salt and gold

Where is the Forbidden City located?

• Beijing, China

• Tokyo, Japan

• Timbuktu

• Goa

Today more than a billion people follow this religion primarily located in the Middle East, Northern Africa, and Southeast Asia, which was started by Muhammad.

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

Which of the following conquered the declining empire of Ghana and created a new trading empire in West Africa?

• Mali

• Songhai

• Benin

• Morocco

Which Italian trader and explorer provided us with much of that is known about the Mongol Empire?

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Ibn Batutra

• Emperor Tokaugawa