World History (GSE) / Global Interactions: 500s-1500

Which modern-day country was home to several major Swahili city-states?

• Egypt

• Ghana

• Kenya

• South Africa

Which factor contributed most to the rise of Swahili city-states in Eastern Africa?

• strategic location along the Indian Ocean trade routes

• alliances with European colonial powers

• reliance on subsistence farming rather than trade

• military conquests of the Middle East

How did the conversion to Islam by African leaders aid political stability in the kingdoms of West and Central Africa between 800-1500 CE?

• Conversion eliminated all religious conflict in the region.

• Conversion gave a greater sense of legitimacy to the Atlantic slave trade.

• Conversion allowed for the formation of alliances with other Islamic princes across the region.

• Conversion allowed for increased cooperation between Islamic merchants and Christian merchants in East Africa.

What is one possible reason that merchants were more esteemed in the Muslim world than in any other religion during the post-classical time period?

• Muhammad himself was a merchant before he founded Islam.

• Merchants were considered to be an extension of the priesthood.

• The Islamic world valued wealth above holiness during this time period.

• Merchants were not valued in society but instead were considered to be dishonest.

Charlemagne is nicknamed the "Father of Europe". What two European monarchies is he given credit for founding?

• Germany and Spain

• England and France

• France and Germany

• France and Portugal

What system did Charlemagne establish to enforce loyalty in his empire?

• feudal

• vassal

• knighthood

• missi dominici

How did the monasteries of western Europe help preserve the knowledge of the Greeks and Romans and early Christians?

• They hand copied written documents for their libraries.

• They provided food for those in need in their communities.

• They adopted and spread the culture of the Greeks and Romans.

• They restored the ancient structures built by the Greeks and Romans.

Which of these occurred as a result of the millions of deaths during the bubonic plague (The Black Death) of the 1300s?

• Trade and merchant activity INCREASED

• Vikings raided and traded

• Wish became the official language

• The cost of wages increased due to shortages of workers