WH1 - Eastern Hemisphere and Mesoamerica Review

What was the major trade route that connected Asia to the Mediterranean Basin and Europe?

• the Great Wall

• the Silk Road

• the Hans Route

• the Royal Road

Trade along the Silk Road was aided significantly by the use of

• caravans

• camels

• canoes

• boats

Which trade route connected the kingdoms of Northern and Western Africa with the Arabian Peninsula and the Mediterranean Basin?

• Silk Road

• Indian Maritime

• Trans-Saharan

• Northern Europe

A negative effect of the use of trade routes was the spread of

• new technology

• the bubonic plague

• language

• religion

Which area had an abundance of amber?

• the oceans around India

• the mountains of China

• the deserts of West Africa

• the Baltic region of Northern Europe

The major products traded in Africa were

• silk and gunpowder

• gold and salt

• gunpowder and salt

• silk and gold

Which of the following best describes both Shinto and Buddhism?

• started by Siddartha Gautama

• belief in the worship of one god

• established state religion in Japan

• belief that all human life is sacred

China influenced Japan in all of the following areas EXCEPT

• pagodas

• writing

• organization of the military

• religion

the torii, a gateway that represents the entrance to a Shinto shrine, is most closely associated with which country?

• Vietnam

• Korea

• China

• Japan

Which rivers were important to the development of the kingdom of Great Zimbabwe?

• Nile and Victoria

• Zambezi and Limpopo

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Niger and Gambia