WHA Unit 4 Test 2

Which describes the Sahara?

• tropical jungle with a variety of plants and animals

  
  

• high plains on which many African animals live

  
  

• a desert that covers the northern third of Africa

  
  

Which was not a major cause for the Bantu migrations?

• slash-and-burn agriculture

  
  

• desertification

• warfare

Which was the primary cause of Aksum's rise to greatness?

• ironworking

• extensive trade

  
  

• the Punic Wars

  
  

Which is not a reason that maize became a staple crop in Mesoamerica?

• maize provided excellent nutrition

  
  

• maize grew well in Mesoamerica’s different climates

  
  

• maize could be used to make building materials and clothing

  
  

Which is true about Maya civilization?

• the Maya elite were banned from marrying commoners

  
  

• the Maya believed all people could communicate with the gods

  
  

• the Maya never developed a system of writing

  
  

Which describes what Theodora achieved as Justinian's most trusted adviser?

• getting laws passed to give married women more rights and to protect divorced women

  
  

• convincing the Byzantine government to fund the construction of the Hagia Sophia

  
  

• preventing the spread of the bubonic plague throughout Constantinople

  
  

What caused the Christian church to divide into the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church?

• disagreements by church leaders on interpreting the scriptures

  
  

• the rise of the Byzantine Empire in the East

  
  

• differences in liturgy

  
  

Which group invaded the Slavic homeland beginning in the ninth century?

• Tatars

• Mongols

  
  

• Varangians

  
  

What is Ramadan?

• the profession of faith in Allah by Muslims

  
  

• the month in which Muslims fast during daylight hours

  
  

• the giving of alms to the poor and needy

  
  

Which accurately describes Islamic belief?

• Allah is the same God that Jews and Christians worship.

  
  

• Muhammad is God's only prophet.

  
  

• there should be strict separation between religion and government