9 Weeks WH Review

The list below describes actions taken by a particular group of people. Which group was responsible for these actions?

• A. Huns

• B. Mongols

• C. Koreans

• D. Japanese

The philosophical and scientific advances made during the Golden Age of Islam can, in large part, be attributed to –

• A. the strict enforcement of Islamic sharia.

• B. the cultural diversity of the Islamic world.

• C. legal and social gender equality in Islamic nations.

• D. the contributions of contemporary European scholars.

Due to the travels, and writings, of Marco Polo —

• Italians mounted several colonization efforts in Asia.

• the influence of the Ottoman Empire increased.

• European interest in Asian cultures increased.

• Roman Catholicism spread quickly in Africa.

What effect of the ancient trade routes shown in the map above is still present today?

• the introduction of Islam into Africa

• the slave trade in Africa

• urban centers that grew into empires

• the gold-salt trade that created great riches for the monarchs

Which of the following expresses a correct cause/effect relationship?

• Rats --> West Nile

• Mosquitoes --> Cholera

• Rats --> Bubonic Plague

• Mosquitoes --> Smallpox

Why were Muslim cultures critical to the expansion of trade networks in the Indian Ocean?

• They introduced African slavery and plantation farming to India.

• Many Muslims settled at ports along the coast of the Indian Ocean.

• They accidentally introduced diseases that led to a rapid depopulation of southern Asia.

• They founded colonies that shipped raw materials to the Arabian Peninsula for processing.

Who was the first group to export enslaved people from Africa?

• Arab traders

• Mongol invaders

• Portuguese explorers

• Spanish conquistadors

Select the statement which shows evidence of how trade along the Silk Road facilitated the spread of ideas.

• The Silk Road was a trading route that was approximately 4,000 miles in length.

• There was an abundance of goods of great value such as silk, jade, porcelain, spices, and teas.

• Cities along the Silk Road became centers of multicultural exchanges including the exchange of innovative technologies.

• The West, Southwest, and Eurasia countries often traded manufactured goods, horses, other textiles, and glassware with traders from China.

What other trade became a major part of the gold-salt trade in Africa?

• Silk

• Dates

• Horses

• Slaves

Who first united the Mongol clans in order to eventually conquer much of Asia?

• Kublai Khan

• Genghis Khan

• Attila the Hun

• Alexander the Great