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First Semester Review Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

King of Mali who impressed the world with his wealth?

a)

Sudiata

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Sunni Ali

d)

Askia Muhammad

2.

The grasslands of Africa where the animals are is known as the?

a)

Sahel

b)

Sahara

c)

Gobi

d)

Savannah

3.

How did the kings of Ghana become rich? (TWO ANSWERS)

a)

taxed trade

b)

employed Berbers

c)

protected the traders and trade

d)

received help from Bedouins

4.

Who was the "Lion King" of Mali?

a)

Sunni Ali

b)

Askia Muhammad

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Sundiata

5.

What was traded equally for salt?

a)

silver

b)

gold

c)

bronze

d)

iron

6.

Mansa Musa brought back to Mali religious scholars and an ___________ who designed the mosque in Timbuktu.

a)

imam

b)

brick layer

c)

architect

d)

Muslim traders

7.

Emperor Diocletian divided the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western areas because

a)

the Empire was too large for a central government to rule.

b)

the rulers could not agree upon a set of laws.

c)

the East and West couldn't get along.

d)

He wanted to get rid of high taxes.

8.

Select all the groups that invaded the Roman Empire.

a)

The Vandals

b)

The Huns

c)

The Ramones

d)

The Misfits

e)

The Visigoths

9.

Which is NOT a reason for the Fall of Rome?

a)

Barbarian Invasion/Germanic Invasions

b)

Military Issues

c)

Farming/Agriculture problems

d)

Disease

10.

Rome finally fell when groups of which people invaded from northern Europe?

a)

Celtic

b)

Egyptian

c)

Germanic

d)

Slavic

11.

Justinian had a code of ________ made.

a)

rulers

b)

law

c)

conduct

d)

faith

12.

What major event caused Europe to enter the Middle Ages (Dark Ages)?

a)

Rome was divided

b)

the Roman Empire fell

c)

The Byzantine Empire took over all of Europe

d)

the Romans Empire grew to include all of Africa

13.

The _________ also known as the Norse were from Scandinavia.

a)

Byzantines

b)

Vikings

c)

Southmen

d)

Italians

14.

How did the Vikings change Europe?

a)

the Vikings moved into Southern France

b)

the Vikings scared the people of Europe into going to powerful lords for protection

c)

The Vikings made Europeans change their religion

d)

the Vikings writing system became the only writing system in Europe

15.

The words and deeds of Muhammad are in the?

a)

Qu'ran

b)

Sunnah

c)

Torah

d)

Bible

16.

The ______________________ are guides Islamic life.

a)

4 pillars of faith

b)

5 pillars of faith

c)

5 pillars of goodness

d)

pilgrimages to Mecca

17.

Belief in one god?

a)

polytheism

b)

monotheism

c)

personification

d)

beliefs

18.

Name two reason why Islam spread

a)

shariah

b)

war or jihad

c)

people liked Allah's message

d)

only farmers wanted Islam

19.

Islam split into with two groups?

a)

Sunni

b)

Shariah

c)

Shi'a

d)

Abu Bakr

20.

How did the crusades begin?

a)

Muslims took over Egypt

b)

Seljuk Turks invaded the Holy Land

c)

Christians invaded Constantinople

d)

Muslims invaded Spain

21.

Which English king signed the Magna Carta?

a)

King Henry IV

b)

King Leopold

c)

King John

d)

King Gregory

22.

Pope Gregory Excommunicated King Henry IV because?

a)

Henry was appointing Church officials

b)

Gregory wanted the king to have more power

c)

Henry wanted to become Pope

d)

as Holy Roman Emperor, Henry need fewer servants

23.

The plague began in?

a)

Europe

b)

Italy

c)

China

d)

Constantinople

24.

Roman Emperor, _______________ declared Christianity the main religion of the Roman Empire

a)

Diocletian

b)

Augustus

c)

Marcus Aurelius

d)

Constantine