MWH Final Review

Which technological advance allowed African kingdoms like Ghana and Mali to grow wealthy and powerful?

• The use of drones

• Trains

• The use of camels to cross the Sahara desert

• Gold and salt found in their territory

Answer explanation

Camels' ability to carry a lot and cross the desert meant that traders could access previously inaccessible sub-Saharan Africa. Gold, salt, and enslaved people--all things West African kingdoms had in abundance made them very wealthy and powerful.

What does the construction of mosques (Muslim houses of worship like this one) in sub-Saharan Africa suggest about Islam?

• Ghana was a highly advanced Muslim society but Mali was not.

• That Islam spread along trade routes from the Middle East

• That West African kingdoms had freedom of religion

• That famous cities like Timbuktu were the center of the Ghana Empire

Answer explanation

Islam did indeed spread along trade routes as many ideas tend to do. Timbuktu, the famous capital of the Mali Empire and the location of this particular mosque, was a trading hub where Muslim traders brought not only goods, but knowledge.

Match the attributes to the religions.

• Confucianism

• Polytheistic, Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu, reincarnation, majority of India is this

• Islam

• Third Abrahamic religion, founded by Muhammad, follows the Five Pillars

• Hinduism

• First Abrahamic (monotheistic) religion, follows the Ten Commandments and the Torah (first five books of the Bible)

• Buddhism

• Founded by Siddartha Gautama, follows the Eightfold Path and Four Noble Truths to reach Nirvana

• Judaism

• Emphasis on mutual respect and responsibility in relationships, founded by Confucius

Answer explanation

The second established Abrahamic religion was founded by Jesus of Nazareth who is believed to be the Son of God and is called Christianity.

What was the Silk Road?

• A large network of trade routes stretching from the far East (China, India, etc.) to the Middle East and Mediterranean Sea

• The route established by Vasco de Gama

• A Mario Kart 8 DLC

• The route around Chile established by Ferdidnand Magellan

The Caucusus Mountains prevented the Ottoman Empire from controlling which body of water according to this map?

• The Caspian Sea

• The Mediterranean Sea

• The Black Sea

• The Red Sea

Which was the biggest difference between the Mughal and Ottoman Empires?

• The Mughal Empire was run by Muslims, a religious minority in India

• The Mughal Empire was more powerful than the Ottoman Empire.

• The Mughal Empire were a "Gunpowder Empire" while the Ottomans were not.

• The Ottoman Empire had a more advanced military technology than the Mughal Empire.

Select all possible impacts of the Black Death on Europe

• Massive decline in population (anywhere from 30%-60%)

• Disruption of trade from Asia

• People started keeping rats as pets

• Scarcity of labor allowed people to charge for work

• Vaccines were invented

Answer explanation

The first vaccine was invented in 1796 and prevented smallpox by infecting people with the less lethal cowpox.

Select the CAUSES of the Age of Exploration.

• The Renaissance

• Inspiration from early explorers

• Ottoman control of the Silk Road

• Trade shifted to the Columbian Exchange

• Christianity spreads to the Americas

Select the EFFECTS of the Age of Exploration.

• The Renaissance

• European colonization focused on the Americas

• Ottoman control of the Silk Road

• Trade shifted to the Columbian Exchange, then the Triangle Trade

• Christianity spreads to the Americas

Using the map, which area of the Americas took the largest amount of enslaved African people?

• Brazil

• India

• United States

• Caribbean Islands