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China and W. Africa Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Silk Road was a
a)
Dynasty
b)
Major river
c)
Paved road
d)
Trade route
2.
What were the time periods in ancient China broken up into?
a)
Dynasties
b)
Decades
c)
Cycles
d)
Kingdoms
3.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a succession of rulers from the same family
b)
A reality TV show
c)
Monarchy
d)
a family business
4.
The Terra Cotta Warriors were created to protect the first emperor of what country? 
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
Australia
d)
Africa
5.

What Chinese dynasty is the first attested Chinese dynasty from written records and used "oracle bones" to tell the future?

a)

Tang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Yuan Dynasty

d)

Shang Dynasty

6.

What Chinese dynasty established standardized weight measurements and built the Great Wall?

a)

Yuan Dynasty

b)

Qin Dynasty

c)

Qing Dynasty

d)

Shang Dynasty

7.
Dynasty that transformed its government around legalism. 
a)
Shang
b)
Zhou
c)
Qin
d)
Han
8.
Desert in northern China
a)
Huang He
b)
Himilayas
c)
Sahara
d)
Gobi
9.
What ocean borders China to the East?
a)
Pacific
b)
Indian
c)
Atlantic
d)
Arctic
10.
Which belief system said that people should put the needs of their family and community first? 
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
11.
Which belief system said that people should give up worldly desires?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
12.
Which belief system focused on harsh rules laws and strict punishment? 
a)
Confucianism 
b)
Daoism 
c)
Legalism 
13.
After the fall of the Han dynasty, many people turned away from Confucianism and Daoism and began to follow what religion?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Judaism
14.
Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture? 
a)
They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
b)
They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
c)
They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
d)
They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently. 
15.
What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 
a)
Nile and Amazon
b)
Yangtze and Yellow
c)
Mississippi and Ganges
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
16.
What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?
a)
Shang
b)
Zhou
c)
Hanfeizi
d)
Huang He
17.
a river in china also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean
a)
Dao
b)
Zhou
c)
Shang
d)
Huang He
18.
group of people who share a similiar position in society
a)
social class
b)
rudder
c)
aristocrat
d)
Buddhists
19.
Farmers were the _______ social class. 
a)
lowest
b)
smallest
c)
largest
20.
The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..
a)
Protection from invaders
b)
Trade options
c)
Interaction with new cultures
21.
Why is the Huang He/Yellow River also known as "China's Sorrow."
a)
Hurricane force winds
b)
Tsunami's
c)
Catastrophic Flooding
22.
This dynasty was the first to have a system of writing.
a)
Zhou
b)
Xia
c)
Shang
23.
One of the physical barriers that separates China from its neighbors is 
a)
Google 
b)
Bogie
c)
Gobi
d)
Sahara
24.
The rivers' floods deposited fertile 
a)
sand
b)
gold
c)
kilt
d)
silt
25.
Chinese burial practices were similar to the Ancient 
a)
Americans
b)
Mesopotamians
c)
Egyptians
d)
Jedi's
26.
Northern China's climate is 
a)
hot and muggy
b)
warm and dry
c)
cold and dry
d)
cold and wet
27.
Near what geographical feature have civilizations started?
a)
desert
b)
oceans
c)
rivers
d)
glaciers
28.
Which geographic region of Africa consists of open grasslands with scattered trees?
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Savannah
29.
Which part of Africa are we primarily focusing on?
a)
North
b)
East
c)
South
d)
West
30.
Which geographic region of Africa takes up the majority of Northern Africa and is the largest hot desert in the world?
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Savannah
31.
This geographic region is directly beneath the Sahara and is a dry strip of land.
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Savannah
32.
This geographic region contains the natural resource: salt.
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Savannah
33.
What river did all 3 of the West African Empires settle next to?
a)
Nile
b)
Niger
c)
Atlantic
d)
Mediterranean
34.
Which one of these was NOT an empire that existed in West Africa (these are ones you traced)?
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Ottoman
d)
Songhai
35.
The ______________ was a system of trade that used camels to carry goods back and forth across the Sahara desert between West and North Africa.
a)
West African Camel Caravan
b)
Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade
c)
North African Trade Routes
d)
Northwest Africa Trade Caravan
36.
What were the main items of trade along the Trans-Saharan Caravan Trade?
a)
Diamonds and gold
b)
Salt and Slaves
c)
Slaves and gold
d)
Salt and gold
37.
Why were trade routes through the Sahara difficult to travel on?
a)
Few mile markers, so it was easy to get lost.
b)
Very hot temperatures during the day; very cold at night
c)
Thieves attacked regularly
d)
All of the above
38.
Early West Africans had many different beliefs that were called "Traditional African Religions." What's one thing they had in common?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Animism
c)
Holy books
39.
Which religion entered North and West African in the 7th Century?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
40.
What one thing had the greatest impact on Islam spreading throughout West and North Africa?
a)
Trade
b)
War
41.
Gold was found in which part of Africa?
a)
North
b)
East 
c)
South
d)
West
42.
What's a geographical advantage for the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires?
a)
They are located near the Kalahari desert to the North, which allows them quick access to the Trans Saharan Trade Route. 
b)
The Nile River is in the center of all the empires, helping to unify them through trade.
c)
The empires are near the Sahara desert, giving them easy access to trade routes and salt, which is a valuable trade good.
d)
None of the above.
43.

Which West African empire controlled the largest territory?

a)

Songhai

b)

Sahara

c)

wealth

d)

griots

44.

All three empires controlled part of the ______________ Desert

a)

diets

b)

wealth

c)

taxing

d)

Sahara

45.

The empires of ancient West Africa grew wealthy mainly by taxing the ______________________ of salt and gold through their territories

a)

Timbuktu

b)

Bantu

c)

taxing

d)

transportation

46.

African storytellers who memorize and recite the names and histories of their people are called ____________________

a)

griots

b)

taxing

c)

wealth

d)

diets

47.

________________ was Ghana's main natural resource and was exported throughout Africa

a)

Salt

b)

Bantu

c)

wealth

d)

Timbuktu

48.

People needed salt in their ______________ and as a preservative

a)

Niger

b)

Bantu

c)

diets

d)

wealth

49.

Taxes on gold and salt were a major source of _____________

a)

Sahara

b)

wealth

c)

Bantu

d)

diets

50.

____________________ was once the center of the Mali Empire and became the center of the Songhai Empire

a)

Timbuktu

b)

Bantu

c)

taxing

d)

Salt

51.

The empires grew wealthy by _____________ the trade in salt and gold that took place along these routes

a)

transportation

b)

Bantu

c)

taxing

d)

Sahara

52.

Mansa Musa was a devoted follower of ______________ who helped spread the religion throughout the kingdom.

a)

Islam

b)

taxing

c)

Salt

d)

Bantu

53.

Many people in the southern part of Africa speak languages related to ______________

a)

Islam

b)

diets

c)

Salt

d)

Bantu

54.

What was the main reason that traders crossed the desert in large groups?

a)

Camels

b)

For protection from bandits

c)

Scholars

d)

They can go long periods without water

55.

What are large groups of camels used to transport goods called?

a)

Tunis

b)

Scholars

c)

Camels

d)

Caravans

56.
Who was Mansa Musa?
a)
First Emperor of Songhai
b)
Moroccan Muslim Traveler
c)
Greatest Ruler of Mali
d)
Griot
57.
Mansa Musa is most famous for..?
a)
converting to Christianity
b)
making a pilgrimage to Mecca
c)
ruling Songhai
d)
not being an efficient leader
58.
Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali?
a)
Songhai
b)
Ghana
c)
Egypt
d)
Mali
59.
The rulers of Ghana taxed their citizens and banned common people from owning 
a)
gold
b)
gold dust
c)
gold nuggets
d)
dinosaurs
60.

African kingdom located near the Niger River and the Sahara Desert?

a)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

b)

Axum

c)

Zimbabwe

61.
This is a map of Africa.  What letter marks the location of the Niger River?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
62.
Who is known for spreading Islam into Mali?
a)
Muhammad
b)
Jesus
c)
Mansa Musa
d)
Sundiata Kieta
63.
Which is the correct order, according to time and size?
a)
Mali, Songhai, Ghana
b)
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
c)
Ghana, Songhai, Mali
d)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
64.

According to the reading, gold was found in...

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a)

Africa, France, and Ireland

b)

India, France, and Russia

c)

Africa, Mesopotamia, and the United States

d)

Egypt, India, and Russia

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