Unit 3 WH Exam Review

What does this diagram illustrate?

• communism

• mercantilism

• feudalism

• capitalism

How was the Kingdom of Ghana able to maximize profits from the trans-Saharan trade in gold and salt?

• Ghana controlled all of the salt mines in the region and demanded a high price for the resource.

• Ghana controlled all of the gold mines in the region and demanded a high price for the resource.

• Ghana controlled the roads over which trade passed and taxed the goods passing through the empire.

• Ghana controlled the seas on which trade passed and demanded high fees for the use of the empire's ports.

Under European feudalism, which was the basic social and political unit of society?

• the monastery

• the manor

• the state

• the city

What was the primary goal of the Christian forces during the Crusades?

• to take control of Mecca and the surrounding areas

• to take control of Jerusalem and the surrounding areas

• to make a pilgrimage to Mecca as a sign of peace

• to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem as a sign of peace

How did the bubonic plague affect the medieval European social system?

• Kings constructed hospitals in their realms to treat peasants who had contracted the plague.

• The plague contributed to the decline of feudalism due to the high death rate among peasants.

• Manors expanded due to the increased number of peasants fleeing from outbreaks in cities.

• Wealthy lords suffered the most from the plague due to their more frequent travels abroad.

What do these photographs represent?

• the impact of Christian culture

• the spread of Islamic culture

• the effects of the Crusades

• the Mongolian invasion of Europe

What was the goal of the First Crusade?

• to establish Christian control over Athens

• to establish Christian control over Constantinople

• to establish Christian control over Jerusalem

• to establish Christian control over Rome

Which statement about the Roman Catholic Church during the Middle Ages in Europe is correct?

• The Church favored separation from governance.

• The Church avoided involvement in social matters.

• The Church provided the stability that weak governments could not.

• The Church divided many people during an otherwise unified period.

How did increased trade with the Mediterranean affect sub-Saharan Africa in the third century CE?

• It led to the spread of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa.

• It led to the spread of Christianity in sub-Saharan Africa.

• It led to increased European colonization in Africa.

• It led to increased Asian colonization in Africa.

According to Muslim teachings, what is the Quran?

• a religious text discovered by Muhammad during his migration to Medina

• a collection of the teachings of Muhammad as compiled by his followers

• a journal recorded by Muhammad during his youth in the city of Mecca

• the word of God as revealed to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel