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Unit 3 Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Islamic world is divided into Sunni and _______.

a)

Shi'a

b)

Orthodox

c)

Catholic

d)

Theravada

2.

What do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all have in common?

a)

they all use the same religious text

b)

they all believe that Jesus is the son of God

c)

all believe in the same monotheistic God

d)

all trace their roots back to Moses

3.

Swahili is a Bantu-based language that is mixed with....

a)

Chinese / Indian

b)

Indian / Latin

c)

Arabic / Greek

d)

Persian / Arabic

4.

What term best describes the mixture of religious characteristics that can be found in many places in Africa?

a)

mandate of heaven

b)

religious syncretism

c)

Hellenistic culture

d)

dynastic system

5.

This is the first of the great West African kingdoms, becoming wealthy off of the Gold-Salt trade routes.

a)

Ghana

b)

Greece

c)

Songhai

d)

Mali

6.

Which Mali king was famous for his Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)?

a)

Sundiata

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Askia Muhammad

d)

Sunni Ali

7.

List the correct chronological order of the West African kingdoms?

a)

Ghana, Mali, Great Zimbabwe

b)

Mali, Songhai, Ghana

c)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

d)

Songhai, Mali, Ghana

8.

What civilization created the largest land empire in history?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Mongols

c)

Roman Empire

d)

Inca

9.

What benefited most from the Pax Mongolica?

a)

trade along the Silk Road

b)

Chinese government

c)

the rise of Russia

d)

the spread of Islamic faith

10.

What happened to Mongol territory after Ghengis Khan's death?

a)

the empire unified and grew even more

b)

it fell apart after his death

c)

the Chinese conquered the territory

d)

it was divided into territories called khanates

11.

Which explorer brought much attention to the far east with his book that he wrote?

a)

Ibn Battuta

b)

James Cook

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Hernan Cortes

12.

If the Ten Commandments are the basic ethical beliefs of Christians and Jews, what is the equivalent in Islam?

a)

the Four Noble Truths

b)

the Eightfold Path

c)

the Vedas

d)

the Five Pillars

13.

What trade best describes why people travelled great distances across the Sahara Desert on camel-back?

a)

the gold-salt trade

b)

the silk road

c)

ivory and spice

d)

to trade with the Roman Empire

14.

Why did Islam spread to quickly to West Africa?

a)

increased trade between the Islamic world and West Africa

b)

missionaries from the Middle East

c)

the kings of West Africa commanded it

d)

the Islamic empire conquered that part of Africa

15.

What trade product is most closely associated with the Sahara?

a)

silk

b)

salt

c)

gold

d)

gunpowder

16.

What were the Swahili city states mostly known for trading?

a)

cotton

b)

gold and salt

c)

silk

d)

ivory and slaves

17.

Which person was known for spending so much gold on his trip to Mecca, he caused local economies to crash?

a)

Ibn Battuta

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Marco Polo

18.

Which of these describes a result of the massive Mongol Empire?

a)

a collapse of trade in Asia

b)

a boom of trade along the Silk Road

c)

the exploration of the Americas

d)

Europe and Africa uniting against the Mongols

19.

Which of these benefited most because of the Pax Mongolica?

a)

the spread of Islam

b)

exploration

c)

decline of Christianity

d)

the Silk Road

20.

Why were the Mongols so good at conquering?

a)

their domination of trade

b)

their excellent skills on horseback

c)

having stronger metal weapons

d)

only civilization to have gunpowder

21.

Which of these represents the correct order of West African kingdoms?

a)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

b)

Mali, Ghana, Songhai

c)

Songhai, Mali, Ghana

d)

Greece, Rome, Byzantines

22.

Sunni and Shi'a represent divisions within which religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

23.

How was the split of Islam similar to the Great Schism in Christianity?

a)

Both happened because the fall of Rome

b)

Both were over the use of Icons

c)

Both were over who should be the leader of the religion

d)

Both wanted control over the Silk Road

24.

Through creating the largest continuous land empire in history across all of Asia, the Mongols contributed mostly to:

a)

Mediterranean trade

b)

cultural diffusion

c)

military conquest

d)

exploration

25.

What was Ibn Battuta most known for?

a)

travelling the Islamic world, spreading culture

b)

conquering Persia and creating Hellenism

c)

started the gold-salt trade in West Africa

d)

travelled to Mecca and made Islam popular