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Ch. 3 L. 1 and 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a merchant?

a)

someone who buys and sells goods to make money

b)

a place ruled by a king or queen

c)

a group of people and animals who travel together

2.

What is a caravan?

a)

someone who buys and sells goods to make money

b)

a place ruled by a king or queen

c)

a group of people and animals who travel together

3.

What is a kingdom?

a)

someone who buys and sells goods to make money

b)

a place ruled by a king or queen

c)

a group of people and animals who travel together

4.

Select the things Marco Polo learned about in China and then brought back to Europe.

a)

paper

b)

printing

c)

gunpowder

d)

candles

5.

What was the importance of the Silk Road?

a)

It connected Europe and Asia.

b)

It connected Asia and South America.

c)

It connected Africa and Australia

d)

It connected Europe and Beringia

6.

Ghana was a kingdom rich in gold and they used it to trade with Arab merchants for __________ . They could then use this to improve food resources.

a)

silk

b)

salt

c)

spices

d)

ivory

7.

Islam was introduced to the people of Ghana. What are Islam followers called?

a)

Buddhists

b)

Catholics

c)

Hindus

d)

Muslims

8.

What technology increased the spread of knowledge during the Renaissance period?

a)

astrolabe

b)

compass

c)

printing press

d)

canons

9.

Navigation is the science of ____________ .

a)

planning and controlling the direction of a ship or vessel.

b)

life

c)

energy and motion

d)

magic

10.

Explorers gained confidence to travel since they could protect themselves with the gunpowder used in guns and cannons.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Why did countries want to find a sea route to Asia?

a)

To learn about other cultures for knowledge.

b)

To enjoy the comfortable travel over the ocean.

c)

The Silk Road was no longer available.

d)

To sell more goods to make higher profits, or make more money.

12.

This European country was located in the perfect location for sailors to explore the world.

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

India

d)

Portugal

13.

The Portuguese increased this practice of making people work without pay.

a)

slavery

b)

chores

c)

employment

d)

volunteering

14.

What is the largest desert?

a)

Mojave Desert

b)

Death Valley

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Sahara Desert

15.

Zheng He from China was a: (select all that apply)

a)

a sailor

b)

an admiral

c)

emperor

d)

merchant

16.

What religion was introduced to Ghana by merchants who visited them?

a)

Judaism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

17.

Who invented the astrolabe and the compass?

a)

the North Africans

b)

the Chinese

c)

the Portuguese

d)

the merchants

18.

Gunpowder gave the European explorers more confidence to explore since

a)

they felt they could protect themselves.

b)

they could use it to power their boats.

c)

they could use it to trade for salt.

d)

they could use it to trade for gold.

19.

Who discovered a way around the southern tip of Africa?

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Zheng He

d)

Prince Henry

20.

Merchants wanted to make more profits. Which trade route would help them make more money?

a)

the Silk Road, that caravans used

b)

a sea route, that ships used