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Trade Routes and Religions of the East

Total questions: 149

Worksheet time: 3hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The most popular items traded along these routes were spices and cotton.
a)
Trans-Saharan
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Silk Road
2.
Trans-Saharan trade brought this religion to West Africa from the Arabian peninsula
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
3.
Which number? Spices, cotton, Indian Ocean, new sailing ideas 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
What does this image show?
a)
That European ships were much bigger than Chinese ships
b)
That Chinese ships were much bigger than European ships
c)
The size of African ships compared to Chinese ships
d)
This is Maui's ship.  He was a wave finder. 
5.
Part of the reason why farmers in South Asia love the monsoon is because it provides...
a)
Rainfall never except during a full moon
b)
Tsunami on Tuesdays
c)
Rainfall at specific and predictable times
d)
Storms all the time
6.
Which is true about the Indian Ocean Trade?
1) It spread Buddhism to West Africa
2) It made many cities grow and become rich
3) the traders determined the price of goods
4) it spread Islam to Indonesia
a)
1, 2 and 3 only
b)
1, 3 and 4 only
c)
2, 3 and 4 only
d)
1, 2, 3 and 4
7.
Mali controlled part of the _____________ Routes
a)
Silk Road Trade
b)
Trans-Sahara Trade
c)
Maritime Trade 
8.
What religion did Mansa Musa practice?
a)
Islam
b)
Christiantity
c)
Animism
9.
What did Mansa Musa give away on his journey to Mecca?
a)
gold
b)
sliver
c)
salt
10.
Which factor contributed to favorable interactions among Muslims, Jewish and Christian societies in Europe during the Crusades?
a)
a common written language
b)
a decline in farming production
c)
a mutual desire for profitable trade
d)
a religious expectation to recruit converts
11.
Which conclusion can be made regarding the impact of the silk road and the African gold-salt trade?
a)
little is known about the impact of either
b)
both facilitated the spread of trade and ideas 
c)
while they successfully facilitated the rapid growth of intra-continental trade, they failed to promote a sharing of ideas across the different regions they connected.
d)
both stunted the spread of trade and ideas
12.
What was the name of a major African city that was one of the world's most sophisticated centers of leaning and culture in the 15th and 16th centuries?
a)
Zimbabwe
b)
Zanzibar
c)
Timbuktu
d)
Alexandria
13.
What is the spread of knowledge and ideas through trade called?
a)
Cultural impact
b)
Cultural diffusion
c)
Cultural infusion
d)
Cultural concentration
14.
What animal was the most useful in the exchange of gold, silk, and salt?
a)
Camel
b)
Horse
c)
Elephant
d)
Alpaca
15.
What was the source of the wealth that made Mansa Musa the wealthiest, most powerful ruler in the world in the 14th century?
a)
Trade in silks and spices
b)
Control of major choke points
c)
Trade in salt and gold
d)
Control of oceanic trade routes
16.
This desert in north Africa was crossed by traders moving salt and gold.
a)
Gobi
b)
Taklimakan
c)
Savana
d)
Sahara
17.
This ocean is found between Africa, Asia, and Australia
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
18.
What allowed traders to travel back and forth between India and Africa so easily?
a)
creation of the steamship
b)
seasonal monsoons
c)
The use of the East Atlantic Current
d)
They were Wave Finders
19.
What types of products did Asia have that made it valuable in the Indian Ocean Trade?
a)
Ivory
b)
Gold
c)
Salt
d)
Spices
20.
What is bartering?
a)
A product
b)
Giving money away
c)
Trading without  using money
21.
Indian Ocean trade was like the silk roads in that it was 
a)
a one way route in which goods traveled
b)
the way pirates traveled
c)
a network of trade routes
d)
the only way to sell silk
22.
Different Indian ocean trade routes connected various _______ cities.
a)
port
b)
Muslim
c)
African
d)
rich
23.
Sailors learned the pattern of the ______ _______, that could take them to and from different cities.
a)
Dark Side
b)
Trade Routes
c)
Silk Roads
d)
Monsoon Winds
24.
Predictable winds meant lower risk, which meant ___ ___, which created ___ trade.
a)
higher reward; silk
b)
cheaper trade; more
c)
lower risk
d)
ocean trade, more
25.
On the western half of the Indian Ocean Basin, trade was dominated by _______ merchants because they had money to build ships.
a)
Chinese
b)
Indian
c)
Roman
d)
Muslim
26.
China Exported ______; while India sent ____ ____ to the Swahili States
a)
porcelain; cotton cloth
b)
gold; silk shirts
c)
porcelain; silk goods
d)
gold; cotton cloth
27.
South East Asia exported ____.
a)
cotton cloth
b)
porcelain
c)
rice
d)
kung-fu
28.
Technology like the ___ ___ and stern post reuters spread Indian Ocean trade.
a)
salt and pepper
b)
magnetic compass 
c)
sun screen
d)
PIRATE PRIDE
29.
Indian Ocean trade was essential in the creation of city-states like those in the ____ ____ and ____.
a)
Swahili Coast and Srivijaya
b)
Indian Coast and Africa
c)
Swahili Coast and China
d)
African Coast and Srivijaya
30.

During the middle ages conversion to what religion often strengthened trade relations in North and Western Africa with Arab trader?

a)

Buddism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

31.

What Southeast Asian trade empire thrived before Europeans entered the Indian Ocean Trade?

a)

The Khmer

b)

The Mughals

c)

Srivijaya

d)

Swahili

32.

Overall before the entrance of Europeans into the Indian Ocean Trade it could best be described as?

a)

Peaceful

b)

Full of conflict

c)

The center of Piracy

d)

The center of a trade war

33.

The gold-salt trade took place primarily on what continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America

34.

What religion spread further into Africa along the trans-Saharan trade routes?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

35.

West African kings like Mansa Musa built their wealth by controlling and ____________ the gold-salt trade.

a)

Studying

b)

Taxing

c)

Ignoring

d)

Funding

36.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 major religions?

a)

Judaism

b)

Taoism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

37.

Which of the following could be considered polytheistic?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Hinduism

38.

Which city is a holy city for Islam, Christianity, and Judaism?

a)

Jerusalem

b)

New York

c)

London

d)

Baghdad

39.

Which has the strongest following in India?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

40.

The Torah is the holy book of...

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduism

41.

Which religion has this as their holy symbol?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

e)

Judaism

42.

Which of the following is a holy site for Christianity?

a)

Western Wall

b)

Kaabal

c)

Church of the Holy Sepulcher

d)

Dome of the Rock

43.

Which religion uses this as their holy symbol?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

e)

Judaism

44.

Which religion seeks "Nirvana" or enlightenment through giving up earthly greed?

a)

Christiantiy

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

e)

Judaism

45.
Laws that all Muslims must follow such as praying 5 times a day, going to Mecca once in their lifetime are called
a)
Ten Commandments
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
5 Pillars
d)
Hajj
46.
What is the holy book of Hinduism?
a)
Holy Bible
b)
Tanach
c)
Torah
d)
Vedas
47.
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
a)
Jesus Christ
b)
Siddhartha Gautama
c)
Muhammad 
d)
Abraham
48.
What is the name of Muslim holy book?
a)
Quran
b)
Holy Bible
c)
Tanach
d)
Vedas
49.
Symbol is the cross.
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Hinduism
50.
Who is the founder of Islam?
a)
Abraham
b)
Siddhartha Guatama
c)
They have no founder.
d)
Muhammad
51.
Who is the founder of Hinduism
a)
Abraham
b)
There is no single founder
c)
Muhammad
d)
David
52.
This religion follows the eightfold path and the four noble truths.
a)
Hinduism
b)
Judaism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Islam
53.
Who was the founder of Judaism?
a)
Muhammad
b)
Jesus
c)
Abraham
d)
David
54.
Founded by Jesus.
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
55.
Buddhists worship ______ gods
a)
one
b)
three
c)
thousands
d)
zero
56.
Which of the following was the last religion created?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
57.
What is karma?
a)
giving aid to the poor
b)
worshipping a god
c)
the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences
d)
fasting
58.
Which two religions have a focus on karma?
a)
Judaism and Christianity
b)
Islam and Christianity
c)
Buddhism and Hinduism
59.
Which of the following religions did not originate in the Middle East?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Hinduism
60.
Which of the following did not originate in South Asia?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
61.

This religion's basic belief structure has some of the following:

-Believe in the 4 Noble Truths.

- People achieve complete peace and happiness by getting rid of their attachments to worldly things.

- Nirvana is reached by following the Noble Eightfold Path. This religion's basic belief structure has some of the following:

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

62.
This religion's basic belief structure has some of the following:
- There is only one God, who watches over and cares for his people.
- Jesus was the son of God. He died to save humanity from sin. His death and resurrection made eternal life possible for others. 
a)
Buddhism
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Christianity
63.

This religion's basic belief structure has some of the following:

- The soul never dies, but is continually reborn.

- Follow the ways to moksha, which is liberation from reincarnation.

- Karma, dharma, and Ahimsa

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

64.
This religion's basic belief structure has some of the following:- Persons achieve salvation by following the Five Pillars:
1) Faith
2) Prayer
3) Charity to the Poor (Almsgiving)
4) Pilgrimage to Mecca
5) Fasting
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Hinduism
65.

This religion's basic belief structure has some of the following:

- There is only one God, who watches over and cares for his people.

- THey believe that they have a covenant with God.

- Persons serve God by studying the Torah and living by its teachings

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Judaism

d)

Christianity

66.
This religion's main god's are Brahma, Vinshu, and Shiva.
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
67.

The clergy of Judaism are known as:

a)

Monks

b)

Brahman Priests

c)

Rabbis

d)

Holy Men

68.

Which religion follows the scared text of the Holy Bible?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

69.

What is the term to classify that a society worships only one god/deity.

a)

Polytheisitc

b)

Monotheistic

c)

Theocracy

d)

Atheism

70.

What is the term for the worshiping of multiple gods.

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Monotheistic

c)

Theocracy

d)

Atheism

71.
What religion has this as their symbol.
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Islam
d)
Christianity 
72.

WHat do Muslims call the pilgrimage to Mecca they must make once in their lifetime?

a)

Ten Commandments

b)

Talmud

c)

5 Pillars

d)

Hajj

73.
The Eightfold Path, the Four Noble Truths, and the concept of nirvana are associated with the religion of
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Shinto
d)
Buddhism
74.

A synagogue is a place of worship in....

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

75.

A mosque is a place of worship in....

a)

Buddhismj

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

76.

3 paths to moksha are the sacred idea of..

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Judaism

d)

Islam

77.
Which religion has the most followers worldwide with 2.3 billion followers?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Christianity
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
78.
Where is this place located
a)
Mecca
b)
London
c)
Baghdad
d)
Shanghai
79.

Living a moral life by following God's law is a characteristic of what religion?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

80.
Reincarnation is ___________.  
a)
Coming back as something else after you die
b)
Never dying
c)
Not being able to live
d)
The inability to breathe
81.
Which major religion teaches conformity (following) a caste system?
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
82.

What religion began in Mecca, followers are found today in the Middle East and North America?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

83.

Which is NOT part of the Five Pillars of Faith?

a)

Confession that Allah is the only God

b)

Must pray five times a day

c)

All Must Follow The Golden Rule

d)

Fast during Ramadan

84.
What code of rules did Moses bring to the Jewish people?
a)
The five Pillars
b)
The Ten Commandments 
85.
Who was the one true God of Islam?
a)
Allah
b)
Muhammad 
c)
Jesus 
d)
Abraham 
86.
What is a key Buddhist practice?
a)
Prayer 
b)
Fasting 
c)
Meditation
d)
Giving 
87.

Where was Islam founded?

a)

India

b)

Israel/Egypt

c)

Israel/Rome

d)

Arabia

88.

Which is the holiest city for Muslims

a)

Mecca

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Rome

d)

Medina

89.

Which is the holiest site for the Jewish faith?

a)

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher

b)

The Grand Mosque

c)

The Wailing Wall

d)

The Vatican City

90.
Which of these religions did not begin in SW Asia (Middle East)?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
91.
The Torah, remaining Kosher, and synagogues are associated with this religion...
a)
Christianity 
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Hinduism
92.
Following the eightfold path and the middle way are associated with this religion...
a)
Hinduism
b)
Judaism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Islam
93.
Which of these things is not associated with Christianity?
a)
The Bible
b)
Faith in Jesus Christ
c)
Christmas 
d)
The Torah
94.
Which of these things is not associated with Islam?
a)
Synagogues 
b)
Mosques 
c)
The Qur'an
d)
Faith in Muhammad's teachings 
95.
Which of these things is not associated with Hinduism?
a)
The Vedas
b)
SW Asia
c)
India
d)
Reincarnation
96.
Which of these things is not associated with Buddhism?
a)
The Eightfold Path
b)
Meditation 
c)
The Qur'an
d)
Yoga
97.
Which of these things is associated with Islam?
a)
Christmas
b)
Ramadan 
c)
Passover
d)
The Vedas
98.
Which of these things is associated with Hinduism?
a)
The Buddha
b)
Church
c)
Temple
d)
Synagogue
99.
Which of these things is associated with Buddhism?
a)
Muhammad 
b)
Abraham
c)
Jesus Christ
d)
Siddhartha Gautama 
100.
Jerusalem is a holy city for which religion(s)
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
All the above
101.
Christmas and Easter are religious holidays for
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
All the above
102.
Ramadan is an Islamic holiday that last
a)
One week
b)
One day
c)
One month
d)
One year
103.
This is the only religion that studies the NEW testament.
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Testamentonians
104.
Many of the traditions of Islam were influenced by which other religions? 
a)
Hinduism and Judaism
b)
Buddhism and Judaism
c)
Christianity and Judaism
d)
Zoronastrianism and Judaism
105.

What do Jesus's followers believe happened after his death?

a)

He was resurrected three days later.

b)

His body was stolen from the grave.

c)

Most of his followers converted back to Judaism

106.
What do Judaism and Christianity accept as part of their religious teaching?
a)
The Holy Bible
b)
Old Testament
c)
New Testament
d)
The Torah
107.
One obligation of a Muslim is to make at least one pilgrimage to:
a)
Medina    
b)
Mt Arafat    
c)
Baghdad
d)
Mecca
108.
Hanakkuh celebrates a military victory in which religion?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Hinduism
109.
Sunni and Shi'ia (Shi'ite) are branches of...
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
110.
What is the Hindu belief in Karma?
a)
that one's actions determine one's fate
b)
that people should worship only one god
c)
that a child should always obey their parents
d)
that a woman should always wear a head scarf when she goes out of the house
111.
What did Buddha say was the cause of suffering in the world?
a)
bad karma
b)
punishment from God
c)
desire and attachment to worldly things
d)
Satan
112.
The idea that the soul does not die with the body, but enters the body of another being, either a person or an animal.
a)
liberation
b)
ascension
c)
annihilation
d)
reincarnation
113.

There are four major denominations within Christianity, which of the following is not one of them?

a)

Eastern Orthodox

b)

Anglican

c)

Protestant

d)

Reform

114.

What separates Shi'a from Sunni?

a)

The successor of the Prophet Muhammad

b)

The different interpretations of the Quran

c)

The 5 pillars of faith

d)

The celebration of holidays

115.
What is the Muslim house of worship called?
a)
Ziggurat
b)
Church
c)
Synagogue
d)
Mosque
116.
What religion is best represented by this picture?
a)
Judaism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Islam
117.
Muslims must pray toward this city 5 times a day.
a)
Medina
b)
Mecca
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Dubai
118.
Which of the following is a sacred place for Hinduism?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Ganges River
c)
Mecca
d)
Any part of nature
119.
In which way is Buddhism different from Hinduism?
a)
reincarnation
b)
karma
c)
caste system
d)
dharma
120.
What is one of the five pillars of Islam?
a)
Must eat fried chicken.
b)
Must pay alms.
c)
Must travel to Mickey's once in your lifetime.
d)
Must pray 4 times a day.
121.
A special leader sent by God in order to guide people and set up God's rule.
a)
Messiah
b)
disciple
c)
apostle
d)
parable
122.
Means "Enlightened One,"  "Awakened One," or "Teacher"
a)
HInduism
b)
Buddha
c)
monotheism
d)
polytheism
123.
A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes.
a)
pilgrimage
b)
disciple
c)
parable
d)
hike
124.
A man who was sent by God to Canaan. God would establish his religion through him.
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
Moses
d)
Muhammad
125.
A man who devotes his life to a religious group - they give up everything they own and live only a religious way of life
a)
bishop
b)
monk
c)
pope
d)
disciple
126.
 Jesus' closest followers, there were 12.
a)
apostles
b)
Pope
c)
Muhammad
d)
bishop
127.
80% of India's population follow the ________ religion.
a)
Buddhism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
128.
The laws given to Moses by God at Mount Sinai. The are the core of the Jewish religion and teachings.
a)
Ten Commandments
b)
Torah
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
129.
Which of these is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?
a)
There is no god but god.
b)
The pilgrimage to Mecca must be made.
c)
Fasting must be done every day.
d)
Donations to charity must be made annually.
130.
According to the Quran, the Kabaa was built by...
a)
Muhammad
b)
Abraham
c)
Moses
d)
Gabriel
131.
The name of those who submit to God is:
a)
Islams
b)
Muslims
c)
Suniis
d)
Arabs
132.
The transcendent state attained as a result of being released from the cycle of rebirth.
a)
Moksha
b)
Karma
c)
Reincarnation
133.
the preserver god of the Hindu
a)
Vishnu
b)
Brahma
c)
Shiva
134.
the creator god of the Hindu
a)
Brahma
b)
Vishnu
c)
Shiva
135.
the worship of one god without denying the existence of other gods
a)
Henotheism
b)
Polytheism
c)
Monotheism
136.
A set of social classes which a Hindu can be born into
a)
Caste System
b)
Caste
c)
Ahimsa
137.
the god of destruction and regeneration
a)
Shiva
b)
Vishnu
c)
Brahma
138.
the principle of nonviolence toward all living things.
a)
Ahimsa
b)
Karma
c)
Moksha
139.
What is the oldest religion of the 5 major world religions?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
140.
What is the ultimate goal for all Hindus?
a)
Reach Moksha
b)
Be reincarnated
c)
Become a priest
141.
Who is the lowest caste who does all the dirty work?
a)
Untouchables
b)
Brahmin
c)
Gandhi
142.
Which statement is true about the Hindu faith?
a)
followers belong to the same caste all their life
b)
They can move castes during one life
c)
They don't believe their actions matter
143.
 An ethnic group inhabiting Saudi Arabia and the Middle East 
a)
Arab
b)
Christian
c)
Farsi
d)
Kurd
144.
What are the three main Religions in the Middle East Regions?
a)
Shiite, Muslim, Sunni
b)
Sunni, Bahai, Christian
c)
Judaism, Islam, Christianity
145.
Which religion is the oldest?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
146.
Who do Jews, Christians, and Muslims trace their roots back to?  ***Think monotheism
a)
Abraham
b)
Muhammad
c)
Moses
d)
Constantine
147.

With which religion or philosophy is the symbol associated?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

148.

With which religion or philosophy is the symbol associated?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Shinto

149.

With which religion or philosophy is the symbol associated?

a)

Judaism

b)

Shinto

c)

Sikhism

d)

Taoism

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