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Unit 3: Cross Cultural Exchange

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The two important religious and trade cities on the Arabian peninsula.

a)

Mecca and Medina

b)

Athens and Sparta

c)

Timbuktu and Cairo

d)

Paris and England

2.
Which body of water best facilitates trade between Africa and Europe?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Nile River
c)
Black Sea
d)
Red Sea
3.
What were the 3 largest West African Empires?
a)
Songhai, Mali, and Nigeria
b)
Mali, Songhai, and Ghana
c)
Ghana, Songhai, and Bachwezi
d)
Aksum, Ghana, Mali
4.

Mali rose to power when this leader was the king:

a)

Abu-Bakr

b)

Sundiata

c)

Sunni Ali

d)

Huseyn

5.
How did Islam influence Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
a)
education
b)
government
c)
architecture
d)
all of the above
6.
Which of the following factors increased trans-Saharan trade?
a)
The introduction of camels and copper
b)
The population increase and gold
c)
The growth of cities and camels
d)
The discovery of salt and introduction of camels
7.
What brought Islam to West Africa?
a)
War
b)
Trade
c)
Emporers
d)
Crusades
8.

If you lived in the forests south of Ghana, then which resource was important to your trade?

a)

Silk

b)

Salt

c)

Copper

d)

Leather

9.
Who was Mansa Musa?
a)
First Emperor of Songhai
b)
Moroccan Muslim Traveler
c)
Greatest Ruler of Mali
d)
Griot
10.
The Silk Road is
a)
one long road from Italy to Beiging
b)
an intercontinental network of trading routes
c)
an Asian route were silk is sold  
d)
a network of short safe passages to China
11.
What effect did large empires have on the Silk Road?
a)
destructive
b)
incidental
c)
minior
d)
stabalizing
12.
What language is the Koran written in?
a)
Hebrew
b)
English
c)
Arabic
d)

Swahilli

13.
The split in Islam was caused by controversy about ___________
a)
Expansion
b)
Leaders
c)
Prayer
d)
Pilgrimages
14.
What goods were traded on the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes?
a)
Gunpowder and Amber
b)
Silk and Coal
c)
Salt and Amber
d)
Gold and Salt
15.
Muslims use the term "Allah" to refer to...
a)
Moses
b)
Jesus
c)
Mohammed
d)
God
16.
Who was the first true leader after Muhammad according to Shia Muslims, and therefore because of him all other leaders of Islam should be divinely appointed family descendants of Muhammad?
a)
Ali
b)
Hasan
c)
Husayn
d)
Jibriel
17.

Which of the following was the first of the Rightly Guided Caliphs and a close companion to Muhammad?

a)

Ali

b)

Abu Bakr

c)

Uthman

d)

Umar

18.
Who was Mansa Musa's Grandfather?
a)
Sundiata, the Lion King
b)
Khalifa
c)

Ibn Battuta

19.
 Why did Mansa Musa build a university in Timbuktu?
a)
He wanted to learned read.
b)
He wanted to build a school for his children.
c)
He wanted scholars to come to Mali.
20.
What did Mansa Musa give away on his journey to Mecca?
a)
gold
b)
sliver
c)
salt
21.
Which of the following empires would have controlled the trans-Saharan trade routes?
a)
Songhai
b)
Mughal
c)
Ming
d)
Inca
22.
Trade route that passed over the Indian Ocean.
a)
Silk Road
b)
South China Sea Route
c)
Maritime Route
d)
Monsoon Route
23.
Trade routes from Asia to the Mediterranean Basin
a)
Maritime
b)
Silk Road
c)
Abbey Road
d)
Northern European Route
24.
What is the sacred text of Islam?
a)
The Bible
b)
The Book of Mormon
c)
The Old Testament
d)
The Koran (Quran)
25.
Which of the following is "A spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad"
a)
Imam
b)
Caliph
c)
Sunni
d)
Koran
26.
What religious sect of Islam regards the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad?
a)
Shia
b)
Sunni
c)
Imam
d)
Caliph
27.
What religious sect of Islam regards Ali, the fourth caliph, as Muhammad's first true successor.
a)
Shia
b)
Sunni
c)
Imam
d)
Caliph
28.
Why did people travel in caravans (large groups)?
a)
for company
b)
it was cheaper
c)
for safety
d)
it was a law
29.
Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
language
b)
religion
c)
skills
d)
All of the listed answers
30.
Under Mansa Musa the of Empire of Mali _________.
a)
collapsed
b)
doubled in size
c)
was founded
31.
Mali controlled part of the _____________ Routes
a)
Silk Road Trade
b)
Trans-Sahara Trade
c)
Maritime Trade 
32.
What religion did Mansa Musa practice?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Animism
33.

What can be defined as " a major intellectual center during the Islamic Golden Age?"

a)

House of Wisdom (Baghdad)

b)

Academy of Athens

c)

University of Timbuktu

34.

A Moroccan scholar who widely travelled the medieval Islamic world and detailed his experiences in his Travels?"

a)

Ibn Battuta

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Ali

35.
These include prayer, fasting, and charity
a)
the five pillars of Islam
b)
the Twelve Rightly Guided Caliphs 
c)
the Orthodox Articles of Faith
d)
the Ten Commandments 
36.
What is the pilgrimage to Mecca made by Muslims called? 
a)
Shahadah
b)
Salat
c)
Hajj
d)
Zakat
37.
What holy city are Muslism expected to make a pilgrimage to in their lifetime?
a)
Medina
b)
Mecca
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Damsacus
38.

Developments in algebra, medicine, and astronomy that became the roots of the Scientific Revolution came from which group of people?

a)

Chinese

b)

Hindu

c)

Buddhist

d)

Muslim

39.

Refers to the blended African-Arab culture that had become common in East Africa.

a)

Swahili

b)

Berber

c)

Buntu

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