WorksheetsUnit 3 Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 29mins
The Islamic world is divided into Sunni and _______.
Shi'a
Orthodox
Catholic
Theravada
What do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all have in common?
they all use the same religious text
they all believe that Jesus is the son of God
all believe in the same monotheistic God
all trace their roots back to Moses
Swahili is a Bantu-based language that is mixed with....
Chinese / Indian
Indian / Latin
Arabic / Greek
Persian / Arabic
What term best describes the mixture of religious characteristics that can be found in many places in Africa?
mandate of heaven
religious syncretism
Hellenistic culture
dynastic system
This is the first of the great West African kingdoms, becoming wealthy off of the Gold-Salt trade routes.
Ghana
Greece
Songhai
Mali
Which Mali king was famous for his Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)?
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Askia Muhammad
Sunni Ali
List the correct chronological order of the West African kingdoms?
Ghana, Mali, Great Zimbabwe
Mali, Songhai, Ghana
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
What civilization created the largest land empire in history?
Alexander the Great
Mongols
Roman Empire
Inca
What benefited most from the Pax Mongolica?
trade along the Silk Road
Chinese government
the rise of Russia
the spread of Islamic faith
What happened to Mongol territory after Ghengis Khan's death?
the empire unified and grew even more
it fell apart after his death
the Chinese conquered the territory
it was divided into territories called khanates
Which explorer brought much attention to the far east with his book that he wrote?
Ibn Battuta
James Cook
Marco Polo
Hernan Cortes
If the Ten Commandments are the basic ethical beliefs of Christians and Jews, what is the equivalent in Islam?
the Four Noble Truths
the Eightfold Path
the Vedas
the Five Pillars
What trade best describes why people travelled great distances across the Sahara Desert on camel-back?
the gold-salt trade
the silk road
ivory and spice
to trade with the Roman Empire
Why did Islam spread to quickly to West Africa?
increased trade between the Islamic world and West Africa
missionaries from the Middle East
the kings of West Africa commanded it
the Islamic empire conquered that part of Africa
What trade product is most closely associated with the Sahara?
silk
salt
gold
gunpowder
What were the Swahili city states mostly known for trading?
cotton
gold and salt
silk
ivory and slaves
Which person was known for spending so much gold on his trip to Mecca, he caused local economies to crash?
Ibn Battuta
Mansa Musa
Genghis Khan
Marco Polo
Which of these describes a result of the massive Mongol Empire?
a collapse of trade in Asia
a boom of trade along the Silk Road
the exploration of the Americas
Europe and Africa uniting against the Mongols
Which of these benefited most because of the Pax Mongolica?
the spread of Islam
exploration
decline of Christianity
the Silk Road
Why were the Mongols so good at conquering?
their domination of trade
their excellent skills on horseback
having stronger metal weapons
only civilization to have gunpowder
Which of these represents the correct order of West African kingdoms?
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Mali, Ghana, Songhai
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
Greece, Rome, Byzantines
Sunni and Shi'a represent divisions within which religion?
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
How was the split of Islam similar to the Great Schism in Christianity?
Both happened because the fall of Rome
Both were over the use of Icons
Both were over who should be the leader of the religion
Both wanted control over the Silk Road
Through creating the largest continuous land empire in history across all of Asia, the Mongols contributed mostly to:
Mediterranean trade
cultural diffusion
military conquest
exploration
What was Ibn Battuta most known for?
travelling the Islamic world, spreading culture
conquering Persia and creating Hellenism
started the gold-salt trade in West Africa
travelled to Mecca and made Islam popular
