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Japan-Mongols-West Africa

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the religions below is indigenous to Japan?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Shinto
c)
Confucianism
d)
Hinduism
2.
Samurai were 
a)
Daimyo
b)
Shoguns
c)
Vassals
d)
Bushido
3.
Why was fishing the main source of food in Japan?
a)
Japan was a volcanic (mountainous) island
b)
Japan had no soil so no food could be grown
c)
The people were excellent fishermen
d)
Eating other meats was forbidden in Shinto
4.
Medieval Japan was based upon the feudal system, where weaker territorial lords owed their loyalty to stronger ones. All power was held by military dictatorships led by the 
a)
emperor
b)
shoguns
c)
knights
d)
samurai
5.
What group of people were skilled warriors and enforced the rules?
a)
Shoguns
b)
Daiymos
c)
Samurais
d)
Peasants
6.
Do the Japanese call the typhoon that saved them from the Mongols? 
a)
Bushido
b)
Shogun
c)
Samurai
d)
Kamikaze
7.
What is the system of government where there is an exchange of land for military service called?
a)
feudal
b)
Shinto
c)
bushido
d)
monarchy
8.
Many ancient Japanese followed the teachings of these two religions:
a)
Christianity and Buddhism
b)
Buddhism and Shintoism
c)
Hinduism and Shintoism
d)
Shintoism and Islam
9.
What was the name for the head MILITARY leader of Japan?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Samurai
c)
Shogun
d)
Zaibatsu
10.
Powerful military lords who controlled small territories in Japan
a)
daimyo
b)
shoguns
c)
samurai
d)
emperior
11.

During the era of the lord–vassal (Feudalism) society in Japan, which group of people actually ruled Japan and truly held power?

a)

the emperors

b)

the samurais

c)

the shoguns

d)

the artisans

12.

How did Japan's location influence its history?

a)

Japan dominated world trade.

b)

Japan was open to multiple invasions.

c)

Japan was isolated from other cultures.

d)

Japan had contact with many different cultures.

13.

Which group on the social hierarchy was considered lowest in Japanese society?

a)

Daimyo

b)

Merchants

c)

Peasants

d)

Shogun

14.

Besides Shintoism, what other belief system influenced the Japanese?

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

15.
THE MONGOLS WERE LOOSELY GROUPED TRIBES OF _______________?
a)
Nomads
b)
Huns
c)
Christians
d)
Muslisms
16.
This map shows the _________ empire
a)
Mongol
b)
Tong
c)
Khan
d)
Byzantine
17.

A famous European traveler who went to China DURING MONGOL RULE?

a)
George Washington
b)
Kublai Khan
c)
Genghis Khan
d)
Marco Polo
18.
How was Kublai Khan related to Genghis? 
a)
his son
b)
his grandson
c)
his brother
d)
his wife
19.
The ________ was highly valued amongst the Mongols.
a)
ability to run
b)
farming techniques
c)
ability to fight
d)
ability to write
20.
Genghis Kahn wanted control of the ________ because of it's valuable trade. 
a)
capital of China
b)
Roman Empire
c)
horse chariot
d)
Silk Road
21.
How was trade along the Silk Road effected under the Mongol Empire?
a)
Mongols made them safer for merchants
b)
Mongols hated the trade routes
c)
It was unaffected
d)
Trade spread ideas not luxury goods
22.
The largest land empire the world has ever known?
a)
Ottoman Empire
b)
Tibetan Empire
c)
Yong Empire
d)
Mongol Empire
23.
What animal was greatly valued by the Mongol culture and helped them be successful on the battlefield?
a)
Cow
b)
Pig
c)
Horse
d)
Elephant
24.
Kublai Kahn united with the Chinese to create the ________ Dynasty. 
a)
Ming 
b)
Song
c)
Qin
d)
Yuan 
25.
How did the Silk Road and other ancient trade routes impact society as a whole?
a)
The trade routes made the roads safer for people to travel across the country by foot.
b)
The trade routes made it possible for all ancient societies to do well economically.
c)
The trade routes made it harder for the countries far away from the trade routes to learn about those on the trade routes.
d)
The trade routes made it easier to transfer cultural practices and religious ideas.
26.

First Mongol ruler; known for his cruelty and fierce way of conquering civilizations

a)
Kublai Khan
b)
Japan
c)
Japanese Fuedalism
d)
Genghis Khan
27.
The Mongols lived to the North of what country?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Russia
d)
Thailand
28.
What advantage did the Mongols have over surrounding peoples?
a)
They were mostly literate, unlike China who mostly was illiterate
b)
They had more equality than surrounding peoples
c)
Their calvary, fighting from horseback, unlike the Chinese who were not as well trained
d)
They didn't care about religion, where as the Chinese made Confucianism the official religion 
29.
What was Genghis Khan's real name?
a)
Temujin
b)
Zheng-He
c)
Xiao-Na
d)
Choujin
30.
The Mongols used __________ in warfare.
a)
Guns
b)
Horses
c)
Horses and Archery 
d)
Cannons
31.
What is true about the boundaries of the Mongol Empire?
a)
It included North and South America
b)
It was very small compared to other empires.
c)
It stretched across Europe and Asia.
d)
HIt was never peaceful or stable.
32.
The nation of Japan is located on which type of landform?
a)
Peninsula
b)

Archipelago

c)
Plateau
d)
River Valley
33.
True or False: Most of Japan's land is not fit for farming.
a)

True

b)
False
34.
Where did the Japanese get most of their food from?
a)
the sea
b)
trading with other countries
c)
farming
d)
hunting
35.
Which two countries were a major influence on Japanese culture?
a)
China and Korea
b)
China and Russia
c)
Korea and Russia
d)
Egypt and Greece
36.

Japan's early religion (based on spirits in nature):

a)

Shinto

b)

Kami

c)

Buddhism

d)

Honshu

37.

True or False: Japan has a lot of fertile, flat farmland:

a)

False

b)

True

38.

A figurehead is someone who...

a)

Has a nice body

b)

Has absolute power

c)

Has a shapely head

d)

Appears to have power, but doesn't

39.

Definition Match: Feudalism

a)

A warlord which governed an area of land on behalf of the emperor

b)

Dominant warlord who held political and martial power in Japan

c)

The military government of Japan

d)

A government based on a strict social hierarchy and land for service

40.

True/False: Merchants were lowest on the social hierarchy because they did not produce any goods.

a)

True

b)

False

41.
Japanese warriors that lived by a strict code of ethics and duty
a)
Samurai
b)
Daimyo
c)
Shogun
d)
Confucian
42.

Japanese warlords and great land owners, directly above the Samurai in the Japanese feudal pyramid.

a)
Bushido
b)
Daimyo
c)
Shogun
d)
Confucian
43.
A Japanese military leader that ruled on behalf of an emperor but usually in his own interests.
a)
shogun
b)
haiku
c)
Prince Shotoku
d)
Golden Age
44.

The Trans Saharan Trade Routes are located on which continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

India

45.

What were the two major items traded along the Trans Saharan Trade routes?

a)

Pepper and Silver

b)

Gold and Salt

c)

Platinum and Oregano

d)

Gunpowder and Tea

46.

Which religion spread along the Trans Saharan Trade Routes?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

47.

What was used to travel across the Sahara?

a)

Wagons

b)

Ships

c)

Chariots

d)

Camels

48.

What important city was the center of trade on the Trans Saharan Trade Routes?

a)

Timbuktu

b)

Constantinople

c)

Rome

d)

Alexandria

49.

Who was the leader of the Mali Empire that travelled to Mecca and was considered the richest man in history?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Lawrence of Arabia

d)

Augustus Romulus

50.

Why did Mansa Musa make a pilgrimage to Mecca?

a)

For vacation

b)

To go to a university there

c)

Because he was Muslim

d)

He was leading his people to war

51.

What did Mansa Musa do to help spread his religion on his way to Mecca?

a)

Preached

b)

Attacked members of other religions

c)

Built Mosques and schools

d)

Read the Quran to people

52.

Which famous traveler went from Morocco to Asia through the Middle East?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ibn Battuta

d)

Marco Polo

53.

Which empire was not located in West Africa?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Byzantine

54.

What type of land did the traders have to cross?

a)

desert

b)

water

c)

jungle

d)

mountains

55.

Salt was important because people didn't have......

a)

chefs

b)

microwaves

c)

restaurants

d)

refrigerators

56.

CHECK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS:

What African kingdoms grew rich because of the salt and gold trade.

a)

Mali

b)

Ghana

c)

Rome

d)

Songhai

57.

Caravans were used to...

a)

record business transactions

b)

travel across the desert

c)

teach reading and writing

d)

exchange foreign money

58.

Which religion spread into West Africa as a result of trade?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

traditional religion

d)

Islam

59.

The commodities of __ and __ made Mali a wealthy, medieval empire in Africa.

a)

gold and silk

b)

ivory and paper

c)

gold and salt

d)

spices and gunpowder

60.

Which religion did Mansa Musa practice?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)
Animism
d)

Islam

61.

The (a)   is the name of the pilgrimage to Mecca which Mansa Musa took since he was Muslim.

62.

On his hajj to Mecca, Mansa Musa took 70,000 people with him. What did he give away on his pilgrimage?

a)
gold
b)

silver

c)
salt
d)

porcelain

63.

What were the drawbacks of Mansa Musa's year-long journey to Mecca? Choose all options that apply.

a)

He brought back many scholars, architects, and craftsmen to Timbuktu.

b)

The trip caused inflation in Cairo, Egypt.

c)

Mansa Musa's journey created a lot of business for the cities that he visited.

d)

He gave away so much gold that its value depreciated.

64.

In today's dollars, what was Mansa Musa's fortune worth?

a)

$400 billion

b)

$4.7 trillion

c)

$400 millon

d)

$4.7 billion

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