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World @ 1500 - Major Empires, Religions & Trade Routes Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the basic beliefs of Judaism?

a)

Four Nobles Truths of suffering can end if you follow the Eightfold Path to achieve Nirvana.

b)

reincarnation

c)

Follow the Law starting with 10 Commandments

d)

ve your Dharma receive good Karma and achieve Moksha

2.

Which two empires are found in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Ottoman & Songhai

b)

Songhai & Inca

c)

Inca & Aztec

d)

Aztec & Ottoman

3.
What was the nickname of the founder of Buddhism?
a)
Guati
b)
Jack
c)
Buddha
d)
Siddhartha
4.

Which trade route is shown in the map?

a)

Eastern

b)

Silk

c)

Trans-Saharan

d)

Maritime

e)

Siberian

5.

What is Polytheism?

a)

Karma

b)

belief in more than one god

c)

Love God and your neighbor as yourself.

d)

Muhammad is God's messenger; 5 Pillars

6.
Which major religion teaches conformity (following) a caste system?
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
7.
The Bible is the holy book for which religion?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Hinduism
8.
Which of the following religions doesn't have a specific founder?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
9.

Which of the following was not a product traded from China?

a)

Paper

b)

Compass

c)

Porcelain

d)

Numeral System

10.

Which of the following is incorrectly paired?

a)

Torah; Judaism

b)

Vedas & Upanishads; Hinduism

c)

Bible; Christianity

d)

Qur'an; Buddhism

11.

In which country was Confucianism founded?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

North Korea

12.

What trade routes are pictures here?

a)

Silk Roads

b)

Indian Ocean Maritime Routes

c)

River Links to Black Sea

d)

Trans-Saharan Routes

13.

What two goods were famously traded along the Trans-Saharan trade route

a)

Gold and Salt

b)

Coffee and Ceramics

c)

Textiles and Paper

d)

Silk and Ivory

14.

All of these empires included land on the continent of Asia EXCEPT?

a)

Songhai Empire

b)

Mughal Empire

c)

Persian Empire

d)

Ottoman Empire

15.
The belief in only one God.
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
16.

Jerusalem is considered sacred to all three monotheistic religions because it's

a)

the site of the Temple Mount and its remains, the Western Wall

b)

the place where the Prophet Muhammad is believed to have ascended to heaven

c)

believed to be the site of Jesus's crucifixion, burial, and resurrection

d)

all of the above

17.

Which trade route is pictured above?

a)

trans-Saharan

b)

northern Europe – Black Sea

c)

maritime routes

d)

Silk Road

18.

The name of the Sikh religious leader is which of the following?

a)

Guru

b)

Priest

c)

Imam

d)

Rabbi

19.

Which of the following was the main trade item of the Indian Ocean routes?

a)

Compass

b)

Silk

c)

Gold

d)

Textiles

20.

Which modern-day country includes the area once ruled by the Mughals?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4