Unit 4

How did the Great Famine (1315-1317) affect people’s view of the Catholic Church?

• They stopped farming and moved into towns

• They believed the Church was responsible for starting the rains

• They questioned the Church’s power since God allowed such suffering

• They abandoned Christianity and converted to Islam

How did the Black Death first arrive in Europe?

• Through rats carrying fleas on trading ships

• Through armies bringing it back from the Crusades

• Through pilgrims visiting Rome

• Through merchants from West Africa

Why were Jewish people often blamed for the Black Death (1347-1351)?

• They spread the plague through sermons

• They supported rival kings

• They refused to pay taxes

• They were accused of poisoning wells

What is Sharia law based on?

• The customs of Hindu priests

• The decisions of European kings

• The Qur’an and Islamic teachings

• The Roman Code of Laws

Why is Islamic art often made of geometric designs and patterns?

• Muhammad forbade making images of God or people

• Artists were not skilled enough to paint figures

• Islam borrowed the idea from Greek sculptures

• Christians forced Muslims to destroy their artwork

What was a major military advantage of both the Ottoman and Safavid Empires?

• Their use of firearms and large armies

• Their skill in building defensive castles

• Their alliances with European kings

• Their control of ocean trade routes

How did Akbar the Great try to unite his subjects?

• By forcing Hindus to leave India

• By promoting religious tolerance

• By requiring all citizens to convert to Islam

• By abolishing all religious practices

What effect did trade with Muslim merchants have on West Africa?

• It led to the complete rejection of Islam

• It caused Europeans to invade sooner

• It introduced Islamic beliefs and culture

• It ended all local traditions and languages

What made Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca so famous?

• He traveled secretly through the desert with only a few guards

• He displayed great wealth, giving away gold

• He conquered new lands while on the journey

• He destroyed rival Muslim cities along the way

Which set of inventions came from China during the Tang and Song Dynasties?

• Democracy, sculpture, drama, and columns

• Printing, gunpowder, paper money, and the compass

• Steel swords, pyramids, hieroglyphics, and irrigation canals

• Telegraph, radio, airplanes, and electricity