World History Exam Review

Which empire ended the Byzantine empire and came the closest to conquering Europe?

• A. Timur's Empire

• B. Ottoman Empire

• C. Delhi Sultanate

• D. Mughal Empire

The Mongol Empire played a significant role in world history because it

• A. introduced a new alphabet that became the basis for most of the languages in Eurasia

• B. created a new religion that is still practiced throughout Central Asia

• C. developed a hybrid civilization that blended together Persian, Chinese and European

• D. brought together the nomadic peoples of inner Eurasia and the agricultural civilizations of outer Eurasia

How was Islam introduced into Southeast Asia and West Africa?

• A. As a result of Arab conquest

• B. As a result of Turkic conquest

• C. By traveling merchants

• D. By Muslim crusaders

Which of the following was a web of connection that linked many of the peoples in the world of the fifteenth century?

• A. Industrialization

• B. Capitalism

• C. Nationalism

• D. Empire

The age of the Enlightenment began

• A. Before the Age of Exploration

• B. After the American Revolution

• C. During the Agricultural Revolution

• D. In the 17th century

Trade along the routes of the Silk Road led to —

• A. the Mongolian invasion of China.

• B. the spread of Christianity in Europe.

• C. the intercontinental spread of disease.

• D. the adoption of isolationist policies in China.

Which of the following is true about the Black Death during the fourteenth century?

• A. Its effect on interregional trade was minimal.

• B. It was the first known epidemic in human history.

• C. It was primarily spread by mosquitoes in hot climates.

• D. It affected a large proportion of the European population.

The Silk Road routes used by Tang dynasty China primarily refer to —

• A. overland trade routes.

• B. military campaign routes.

• C. silkworm migration routes.

• D. religious pilgrimage routes.

Which of the following is one reason the ancient kingdoms in western Africa prospered?

• A. Their isolation from the rest of the world

• B. Their extensive trade in gold, ivory, and salt

• C. Their location along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

• D. Their strict adherence to the Hindu beliefs of their rulers

The economies of the African civilizations of Mali, Songhai, and Ghana relied on which of the following?

• The slave trade

• Industrial development

• Trans-Saharan trade routes

• The flooding of the Nile River