SS TCAP Practice 2

Label each landform or country next to the correct description to complete the table.

a

b

c

d

e

f

China

Gobi Desert

Plateau of Tibet

Himalayan Mountains

Korean Peninsula

Japan

Why did the treasure ship voyages end after Zheng He’s death?

• The rulers decided that they would use the treasure ships to move troops instead.

• The rulers decided that they did not want to share too much of China’s culture with the world.

• The rulers decided that the ships had achieved their goal of bringing great wealth to China and were no longer needed.

• The rulers decided that they were more likely to face attacks from the North and needed to focus resources on land defenses.

Use of the Silk Road resulted in cultural diffusion by spreading ​ (a)  

• knowledge and ideas
• books and letters
• disease
• rules and laws

Which sentences describe the Code of Justinian? (Choose 3)

• It included all past Roman law.

• It included commentary from judges across the centuries.

• It included modern Byzantine law.

• It included laws that forbid women from having any rights.

• It included law from Chinese philosophers including Confucius.

Which location on the map identifies the Arabian Peninsula?

• A

• B

• C

• D

__________ founded Islam.

• Mohammed

• Jesus

• Mehmed

• Kublai Khan

How did the Arabic language help Arab tribes?

• The Arabic language helped tribes form a cultural bond with one another.

• The Arabic language helped tribes learn building techniques.

• Learning Arabic helped tribes explore more territory.

• Learning to read Arabic helped tribes become more advanced.

Which statements reflect reasons for the establishment and growth of the Ottoman Empire? (Choose 4)

• It built a strong military with access to cannons.

• Its power was spread across many families

• It was united by the religion of Islam.

• It created alliances across political and racial groups.

• It centralized the government and concentrated power in one leader/one family.

Which sentences correctly describe a shaman? (Choose 2)

• A shaman was a priest-like elder in an indigenous religion.

• A shaman was the bishop of an ancient African church.

• Indigenous people believed a shaman could communicate with the spirit world.

• A shaman did not believe in spirits.

Which letter represents the Niger River on the map?

• A

• B