World History Benchmark 1

The Five Pillars are basic beliefs and practices of what religion

• Islam
• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Christianity

Founder of Islam

• No founder
• Jesus
• Buddha
• Muhammad

Aqueducts were built by --?-- to transport --?-- into cities and towns

• Indians; water
• Greek; food
• Romans; water
• Hellenas; food

What is significant about the Justinian Code?

• it gives importance to human rather than divine matters

• it is based on custom rather than on written law

• it became the basis for legal systems of most modern European countries

• it challenged the church

What continent is this?

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• South America

Ghana grew rich because of the trade of ______ and _______.

• Salt and Iron

• Gold and Iron

• Gold and Salt

• Salt and Ore

After the empire of Ghana fell, the empire of _______________ was established in nearly the same place.

• Mali

• Southern Ghana

• Kenya

• Morocco

The king of this new empire was named ________.

• Ibn Buttata

• Mansa Musa

• King Ali

• Aladin

The large geographical feature in the north of Africa which tremendously affected the way in which North Africans lived is called the ____________.

• Sahel

• Sahara

• Savannah

• Rainforest

What was the largest city in Mansa Musa’s empire?

• Kenya

• Mali

• Timbuktu

• Ghana