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WH 1 SOL Review #3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which event helped spread Islam in Africa
a)
Establishment of trade with Timbuktu
b)
Conquest of Jerusalem
c)
Relocation of capital to Baghdad
d)
Conquest of Damascus
2.
The empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhai benefited from being near the...
a)
largest European cities
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Red Sea Coast
d)
Trans-Saharan trade routes
3.
Which city served as the capital of three empires at different times and under different names
a)
Athens
b)
Moscow
c)
Constantinople
d)
Baghdad
4.
The Mayan and Aztec civilizations advanced the development of...
a)
calendars
b)
printing
c)
ocean navigation
d)
manufacturing goods
5.
"The Chaldeans (Saladin and his army) fought the battle fiercely for a few days and triumphed.  The Christians were failing so by this time that scarcely twenty or thirty men appeared to defend the city walls." (1187)
This quotation describes the...
a)
The triumph of the Ottoman Turks at Tours
b)
collapse of Rome as a result of barbarian invasions
c)
triumph of Pope Urban in retaking the Holy Land
d)
collapse of Western control of Jerusalem
6.
During the Middle Ages, many Greek and Roman classics were preserved because they had been translated into...
a)
Russian
b)
Persian
c)
Arabic
d)
Chinese
7.
The movable-type printing press helped the Renaissance by...
a)
supporting the teachings of the Catholic church
b)
increasing the use of new accounting practices
c)
motivating the analysis of Egyptian society
d)
expanding the distribution of new ideas
8.
Which statement best explains the migration of early humans?
a)
Rise of civilizations displaced other people
b)
Natural disasters forced people to leave native lands
c)
People searched for new sources of food
d)
Religious conflicts made people leave disputed lands
9.
Emperor Constantine chose the location for a new capital partly for its distance from...
a)
trade routes
b)
feudal kingdoms
c)
Germanic invaders
d)
Mongol hordes
10.
The lack of arable land in Greece contributed to an economic system based on...
a)
manufactured goods
b)
shipping and trading
c)
agricultural production
d)
lumber and minerals