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World History Review Mid-Term Part 2

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all traded which TWO items?
a)
Gold and fish
b)
Gold and salt
c)
Gold and timber
d)
Gold and bronze
2.
In the Empire of Mali, who was Mali's greatest leader?
a)
Mufusa
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
King Kong
d)
Nelson Mandela
3.
The city Of Timbuktu was known as
a)
The largest city in the world
b)
the most beautiful city in africa
c)
a Bustling Seaport
d)
the center of learning and trade
4.
On a hajj Mansa Musa traveled all the way to 
a)
Egypt
b)
the Mongolian Empire
c)
Mecca
d)
Asia
5.
The religious traditions of the West Africa Kingdoms started as __________ but eventually converted to ____________. 
a)
Christian, Judaism
b)
Hindu, Buddhism
c)
Shinto, Confucianism
d)
Animism, Islam
6.
Archeologists found an extensive wall structure that surrounded this capitol that had commercial links with coastal cities
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Great Zimbabwe
c)
Luxor
d)
Djibouti 
7.
societies in which descent is traced through the mother
a)
matrilineal
b)
patrillineal
c)
linage groups
d)
diviners
8.
high, flat areas
a)
desert
b)
lake
c)
plateaus
d)
savanna
9.
broad grassland dotted with trees and shrubs
a)
desert
b)
tropical rainforest
c)
plateau
d)
savanna
10.

story teller who help keep alive a people's history

a)

griot

b)

diviners

c)

hopi

d)

christian

11.
Which African kingdom made iron products and traded salt and gold?
a)
Axum
b)
Ghana
c)
Mali
d)
Songhai
12.
Why did Ghana grow powerful?
a)
It was located on the Mediterranean.
b)
It traded many slaves, had a cavalry, owned many elephants
c)
It taxed traders, had a big army, and owned gold mines.
d)
Mansa Musa was its leader
13.
What kingdom gained control of West African trade by conquering Timbuktu?
a)
Axum
b)
Ghani
c)
Mali
d)
Songhai
14.
Which Kingdom was started by Sundiata Keita and organized with generals in charge of provinces?
a)
Axum
b)
Ghana
c)
Mali
d)
Songhai
15.
Which West African king ruled Mali, made Islam stronger and went on a pilgrimage with gold to Mecca, but allowed different religions?
a)
Ahmed Baba
b)
Muhammad
c)
Ezana
d)
Mansa Musa
16.

People who worked with supernatural forces to communicate with the gods

a)

Matrilineal

b)

Diviners

c)

Griots

d)

Swahili

17.
What was East Africa's culture and language called?
a)
Matrilineal
b)
Clan
c)
Griots
d)
Swahili
18.
Africans traced their descent, or ancestry, through mothers called 
a)
Matrilineal
b)
Patrilineal
c)
Griots
d)
Swahili
19.

an area of grassland with scattered trees and bushes

a)

Genocide

b)

Savanna

c)

Caravan

d)

Oral History

20.

major export of Ghana

a)

gold

b)

coral

c)

salt

d)

griots

21.
What did Mansa Musa give away on his journey to Mecca?
a)
gold
b)
sliver
c)
salt
22.
How far did Mansa Musa travel? 
a)
1,000 miles
b)
 2,000 miles
c)
3,000 miles
23.
 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.
24.
What religion did Mansa Musa practice?
a)
Islam
b)
Christiantity
c)
Animism
25.
What major river helped to shape the history, culture, and trade in West Africa?
a)
Nile River
b)
Niger River
c)
 Congo River
d)
Tigris River
26.
What geographic feature covers 25% of all of the land in Africa?
a)
Alps Mountains
b)
Himalayan Mountains
c)
Gobi Desert
d)
Sahara Desert
27.
small scale agriculture provides primarily needs of family or village. 
a)
clans
b)
subsistence farming 
c)
shifting farming 
d)
sedentary farming 
28.
Ancestors were a key element in African religion because
a)
it was believed that one's ancestors became gods after death.
b)
the ancestors were believed to be closer to the gods.
c)
A lineage group's ancestors controlled the weather for the area in which the group lived.
d)
ancestor could return to fight as warriors if a lineage group was threatened.
29.
_____ was the first of the great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara in West Africa.
a)
Ghana
b)
Axum
c)
Nubia
d)
Sierra Leone
30.
Griots told stories in order to preserve and pass down history.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
All of the members of a lineage group could claim to be descended from a common ancestor.
a)
True
b)
Falee
32.
The people of Ghana often traded their gold for
a)
iron, and weapons.
b)
Salt.
c)
Camels.
d)
peanuts and exotic candy.
33.

material used to build the Great Mosque in Kilwa

a)

Salt

b)

coral

c)

granite

d)

brick

34.

Key element to African early religions was this

a)

ancestors became gods after death

b)

ancestors were closer to the gods

c)

ancestors controlled the weather for their lineage groups

d)

ancestors could return and fight their battles

35.

Songhai used _____________ as a medium of exchange

a)

cowry shells

b)

gold coins

c)

large ivory beads

d)

small carved statues

36.
Which Pre-Columbian American society practiced human sacrifice?
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
All of these
37.
Built paved roads throughout their land.
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
All of these
38.
Civilization was located on the Yucatan Peninsula.
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
All of these
39.
The Mayan social structure was a ______ system.
a)
Class
b)
Caste
c)
Democracy
d)
Parliamentary
40.
Which civilization did not have a written language? 
a)
Maya
b)
Inca
c)
Aztec
d)
None of these
41.
Located in the Andes mountains, beginning in Peru.
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
All of these
42.
The Maya, Aztec, and the Inca all established
a)
trade networks
b)
written language
c)
democracies
d)
social mobility
43.
Aztec god of War and the sun
a)
 Machu Picchu
b)
Moche
c)
Huitzilopochtli
44.
circular tent made by stretching buffalo skins over wooden poles
a)
tepee
b)
maize
c)
quipu
d)
Huitzilopochtli
45.
On ceremonial occasions and to appease the gods, the Maya
a)
burned large quantities of maize.
b)
practiced human sacrifice of war captives.
c)
climbed to the central pyramid’s shrine. 
d)
. wrote and performed lengthy war songs.
46.
Introducing metal-working to Mesoamerica, the ____________________ were the first people in the region to work in gold and silver.
a)
Toltec
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
Nazca
47.
The greatest political power in the Inca Empire was the
a)
governor of each imperial quarter.
b)
. leader of the labor service in Cuzco
c)
. nobility from the provinces near Cuzco
d)
emperor, who claimed to be divine.
48.
Valley of Mexico
a)
a group of related families
b)
corn grown by many Native American groups
c)
. Inca ruler who launched a campaign of conquest across the Pacific coast
d)
site settled by the Aztec, from which they spread their empire across much of Mexico
49.
clan
a)
civilization that appeared around a.d. 300 near the Pacific coast
b)
a group of related families
c)
Aztec god of war and of the sun
d)
. corn grown by many Native American groups
50.
Pachacuti
a)
Inca ruler who launched a campaign of conquest across the Pacific coast
b)
. Aztec god of war and of the sun 
c)
site settled by the Aztec, from which they spread their empire across much of Mexico
d)
Iroquois house built of wooden poles, covered with bark, and housing a dozen families
51.
city built above the Urubamba River on a high hilltop surrounded by mountain peaks
a)
. Valley of Mexico
b)
corn grown by many Native American groups
c)
Machu Picchu
d)
. Moche
52.
city built above the Urubamba River on a high hilltop surrounded by mountain peaks
a)
. Valley of Mexico
b)
corn grown by many Native American groups
c)
Machu Picchu
d)
. Moche
53.
civilization that appeared around a.d. 300 near the Pacific coast
a)
Pachacuti
b)
. Huitzilopochtli
c)
. quipuOption 3 (optional)
d)
Moche
54.
What led to a prosperous culture in the Mississippi River valley in a.d. 700?
a)
end of inter-tribal warfare
b)
shift to full-time farming
c)
start of mound building
d)
. development of longhouse
55.
The Maya city-states were
a)
. regularly at war with each other.
b)
governed by townspeople and peasants
c)
sparsely populated religious centers.
d)
populated until the twentieth century.
56.
Which of the following best describes Maya social structure?
a)
Scribes and nobles supported absolute rulers who ruled over peasants and townspeople
b)
Peasants, townspeople, and scribes elected new rulers every twelve years
c)
No strict division of labor existed. Men and women shared responsibilities.
d)
Townspeople and scribes farmed crops on terraced land surrounding the cities.
57.

What did the Inca people do to the tribe of the defeated people they conquer?

a)

Left them alone

b)

made the entire society into slave

c)

took their children as hostages to keep them at bay

d)

they didn't defeat any tribes

58.
Which of the following best describes the Italian Renaissance?
a)
An Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings and drawings.
b)
A time for cultural awakening in Europe often referred to as a "rebirth".
c)
a cultural movement that celebrated the individual and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought.
d)
Wealthy people who sponsored art
59.
Which of the following best describes Humanism?
a)
An Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings and drawings.
b)
A time for cultural awakening in Europe often referred to as a "rebirth".
c)
a cultural movement that celebrated the individual and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought.
d)
Wealthy people who sponsored art
60.
Which of the following best describes a Patron?
a)
An Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings and drawings.
b)
A time for cultural awakening in Europe often referred to as a "rebirth".
c)
a cultural movement that celebrated the individual and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought.
d)
Wealthy people who sponsored art
61.
Leonardo da Vinci is often referred to as a true “Renaissance Man.” Why has he come to symbolize the spirit of the era?
a)
His paintings, the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper are superlative examples of expressionism and perspective, and are the most famous of the era.
b)
His scientific works showed a level of genius that was confirmed by his prediction of technologies that would not exist for centuries.
c)
He excelled at everything he did, bringing him in line with the heroic intellectual stature of the ancient Greek gods who helped inspire the Renaissance.
d)
His interests and body of work spanned many subjects, media, and disciplines, reflecting the quest for knowledge and the spirit of creative adventure that embodied the Renaissance era.
62.

describe a historically significant difference between Renaissance and medieval thought.

a)

shift to humanism instead of religious studies

b)

renewed focus on spirituality over secular doctrine

c)

less emphasis on classical scholarship in favor of new methods of inquiry

d)

focus on the divine as inspiration for creativity and intellectual pursuits

63.
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
a)
It was the center of trade routes
b)
It had an attachment to classical (Roman) traditions
c)
The city-states of Florence, Venice, Rome were highly prosperous
d)
All the choices listed
64.
This wanted to use the wisdom of ancient times to increase their understanding during their own time
a)
perspective
b)
humanism
c)
vernacular
d)
patron
65.
Financial supporter of the arts
a)
patron
b)
vernacular
c)
selfish
d)
humanism
66.
Everyday language of ordinary people
a)
perspective
b)
patron
c)
humanism
d)
vernacular
67.
He is the artist, architect, and sculptor who painted the Sistine Chapel
a)
Raphael
b)
Leonardo
c)
Michelangelo
d)
Machiavelli
68.
He invented the printing press
a)
Thomas More
b)
Erasmus
c)
Johannes Gutenberg
d)
William Shakespeare
69.

In The Prince, Machiavelli argues that

a)

a ruler should act virtuously.

b)

the ends justify the means

c)

people have a basic desire to do good.

d)

power has a corrupting influence.

70.

The main goal of a humanistic education was to

a)

groom students for political careers.

b)

promote individuality and creativity.

c)

produce scholars of ancient literature.

d)

teach people how to lead good lives.

71.

In Renaissance Italy, most people lived in

a)

remote farming villages.

b)

large urban communities.

c)

small private villas.

d)

seaside fishing ports

72.

Italian States were able to function independently because

a)

they were located on important trade routes.

b)

the Crusades enriched their treasuries.

c)

the Italian courts guaranteed their autonomy.

d)

Italy did not have a strong central government.

73.

Venice became an important state because it

a)

was ruled by a hereditary monarch.

b)

waged a successful war against its neighbors.

c)

enjoyed the patronage of the Medici family.

d)

served as a commercial link between Asia and Western Europe

74.

Niccolò Machiavelli

a)

The pope

b)

Flemish painter who perfected the technique of oil painting _______

c)

German printer who developed movable type ________

d)

author of an influential treatise on political power ________

75.

Jan van Eyck

a)

Flemish painter who perfected the technique of oil painting _______

b)

German printer who developed movable type ________

c)

Also know as the "Renaissance man"

d)

state that was the cultural center of Italy ________

76.

This family controlled Florence during much of Renaissance Time

a)

Medici Family

b)

Pope John Paul

c)

Da Vinci

d)

Michelangelo

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