World History Finals Practice Day 3

first West African Empire that became wealthy through controlling the salt and gold trade.

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

• Griots

second West African empire that prospered from gold-salt trade. After converting to Islam, became a center of Muslim culture.

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

• Griots

largest of the West African trading empires, known for spreading Islam and the Arabic language in West Africa.

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

• Griot

a new culture formed in trading towns along East Africa; also a language of East Africa.

• Swahili

• French

• Egyptian

• Axum

What allowed the Song Dynasty to flourish

• Christianity

• stability and prosperity

• Legalism

• the Grand Canal

Confucianism stressed

• pragmatics

• state order

• morality and ethics

• respect for women

Which dynasty did not trust the Chinese to be a part of the government and relied on foreigners?

• Yuan

• Ming

• Song

• Sui

Who was the Mongol emperor of the Yuan dynasty?

• Kublai Khan

• Genghis Khan

• Ogedei Khan

• Mr. Givens

Who were the nomadic people from the north who conquered China?

• Mongols
• Merchants
• Buddhists
• Berbers

Kublai Khan tried to invade ________ by sea twice, but both invasions failed. 

• Rome
• Korea
• Australia 
• Japan