Unit 4 Exam

Which geographic feature would have most likely hindered, or stopped, the expansion of the Gupta Empire into what is modern-day China to the Northeast?

• Thar Desert
• Deccan Plateau
• Himalaya Mountains
• Bay of Bengal

This map shows that the Silk Road

• crossed both Africa and Asia
• was located primarily in Asia
• followed a single route
• started in Khotan

Based on the information provided by this map, which statement about Constantinople is accurate?

• Africans traded more goods in Constantinople than in any other area.
• Constantinople was a city located on the Mediterranean Sea.
• Gold was the primary commodity that China sent to Constantinople.
• Constantinople was an important trading center.

Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca demonstrates that he practiced what religion?

• Animalism
• Buddhism
• Islam
• Judaism

The illustration represents a society based on

• social class
• educational achievement
• the strongest and best fighters
• skill and labor ability

Based on this passage, what is feudalism?

According to the passage, what two effects did feudalism have on the people of Europe?

According to the passage, what was one reason for the spread of Islam?

According to the document, what was a reason the Mongols were able to conquer so much land?