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WorksheetsQ3 Benchmark Review
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which continent is ancient Mali located on?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
South America
2.
What natural resource was used to preserve food and keep people healthy?
a)
Water
b)
Gold
c)
Pepper
d)
Salt
3.
What valuable natural resource was mined to the south of Ancient Mali and was traded for salt?
a)
Platinum
b)
Copper
c)
Silver
d)
Gold
4.
Where were the salt mines located?
a)
grasslands
b)
desert
c)
forest
d)
mountains
5.
How did ancient Mali become wealthy?
a)
the kings controlled and taxed trading
b)
the pharaohs sold the pyramids
c)
the emperors conquered other countries
d)
the presidents printed their own money
6.
Under Mansa Musa the of Empire of Mali _________.
a)
collapsed
b)
doubled in size
c)
was founded
7.
Mali controlled part of the _____________ Routes
a)
Silk Road Trade
b)
Trans-Sahara Trade
c)
Maritime Trade
8.
What religion did Mansa Musa practice?
a)
Islam
b)
Christiantity
c)
Animism
9.
True or False
Mansa Musa did not accept other religions.
Mansa Musa did not accept other religions.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Why did Mansa Musa build a university in Timbuktu?
a)
He wanted to learned read.
b)
He wanted to build a school for his children.
c)
He wanted scholars to come to Mali.
11.
What did Mansa Musa give away on his journey to Mecca?
a)
gold
b)
sliver
c)
salt
12.
What is monotheism?
a)
The belief in 100 gods.
b)
The belief in many gods.
c)
The belief in one god.
d)
The belief that there is no god.
13.
Muslims, Jews, and Christians worship the same God, who spoke to Abraham.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Followers of which religion believe Muhammad is a prophet?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
15.
The ________ is the holy book for Christians
a)
textbook
b)
torah
c)
bible
d)
qu'ran
16.
The ______ is the Jewish holy book.
a)
Torah
b)
Synagogue
c)
Monotheism
17.
Holy book for Muslims =
a)
Bible
b)
Torah
c)
Koran / Quran
d)
Upanishads
18.
Which of the following is a basic Buddhist belief?
a)
teaching simple principles
b)
embracing people from any level of society
c)
reaching enlightenment
d)
all of these options
19.
What are the 2 major differences between Buddhism and Hinduism?
a)
belief in deities and karma
b)
Belief in man, and dharma
c)
Against deities, and Caste System
d)
Against Reincarnation, and the Vedas
20.
We can infer that the terra-cotta army was built to __________.
a)
show how powerful the emperor was
b)
to protect his privacy
c)
to use up all the terra-cotta resources
d)
to guard his body during the afterlife
21.
The Silk Road was what?
a)
One road that was the color of silk.
b)
A network of roads used for trading.
c)
A road that only silk was traded on.
d)
The name of the first road in Asia.
22.
What was the Chinese secret?
a)
How to make cotton.
b)
How to make fabric.
c)
How to grow silk worms.
d)
How to make silk.
23.
What positive effect did keeping the secret have on China?
a)
China was concerned the silk worm population would go down too fast.
b)
Chinese were afraid their people would leave China.
c)
People would have to come to China and trade. (more money)
d)
The Chinese thought people would be upset by the cruelty to animals.
24.
Which one was NOT a danger on the Silk Road?
a)
Wild fires would break out.
b)
bandits
c)
lack of water
d)
bad weather
25.
Why did people travel in caravans (large groups)?
a)
for company
b)
it was cheaper
c)
for safety
d)
it was a law
26.
About how long was the Silk Road?
a)
2,000 miles
b)
1,000 miles
c)
3,000 miles
d)
4,000 miles
27.
Which is the most important fact that makes the Silk Road significant to history ?
a)
It brought Silk to Europe.
b)
Marco Polo used the Silk Road.
c)
It was one on the first times Europe and Asia were connected and products and cultures were exchanged.
d)
It was so long ago.
28.
What disease began on the Silk Road that devastated parts of the world?
a)
Chicken Pox
b)
Flu
c)
Dehydration
d)
Bubonic Plague (Black Plague)
29.
Which product was NOT exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
silk
b)
plastic
c)
exotic animals
d)
spices
30.
Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
language
b)
religion
c)
skills
d)
All of the listed answers
31.
Cultural diffusion is best described as...
a)
sharing music from one culture to another
b)
Cultural margarine
c)
the spreading of religion
d)
the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions from one culture to another
32.
Which of the following is NOT a part of culture?
a)
History
b)
Weather
c)
Language
d)
Food
33.
What statement is an example of cultural diffusion?
a)
Venezuela has large reserves of oil
b)
Texas has large amounts of oil
c)
students in China learn Chinese in school
d)
young people dance to rock music in Japan
34.
Culture is a set of learned behaviors passed down through generations.
a)
True
b)
False
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