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Medieval Asia, Africa, India

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The grandson of Genghis Khan who took power and defeated the Song army in 1279, giving the Mongols control over all of China. 
a)
Genghis Khan
b)
Kublai Khan
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Zheng He
2.
The Mongol leader who united the Mongol tribes around A.D. 1206 and began a campaign of conquest, forging an empire that covered northern China and Central Asia. 
a)
Genghis Khan
b)
Kublai Khan
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Zheng He
3.
Individual characters that can be arranged to create a printing job and then used over again.         
a)
inoculate
b)
moveable type
c)
Daoism
d)
reunify
4.
Foreign rulers of China from Mongolia who established the Yuan dynasty.
a)
Mongols
b)
tribute
c)
Buddhism
d)
scholar-official
5.
An educated person with a government position. 
a)
Mongol Ascendancy
b)
tribute
c)
Buddhism
d)
scholar-official
6.
A belief system based on the teachings of Buddha, which stresses freeing oneself from worldly desires.
a)
Mongol Ascendancy
b)
tribute
c)
Buddhism
d)
scholar-official
7.
A line of rulers descended from one family.
a)
dynasty
b)
imperial
c)
Confucianism
d)
civil service examination
8.
A belief system based on the teachings of Confucius, a scholar who taught moral virtues and ethics.
a)
Mongols
b)
imperial
c)
Confucianism
d)
civil service examination
9.
The Venetian trader who traveled the Silk Roads and became an advisor to Kublai Khan.
a)
Genghis Khan
b)
Kublai Khan
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Zheng He
10.

Who is named by close friends and family of Muhammad to be the first caliph?

a)

Mu'awiyah

b)

Abu al-Abbas

c)

Hussein

d)

Abu Bakr

11.

Which of these religions believes in only one God?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

All of these

12.

salt and gold was the source of wealth for which of these African kingdoms?

a)

Mali

b)

Ghana

c)

Songhai

d)

All of these

13.

How did salt and gold caravans from West Africa to North Africa and the Middle East influence the culture of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?

a)

it brought merchants from the Middle East which led to the creation of Swahili

b)

it introduced slave traders to West Africa, which quickly destroyed the population

c)

it brought Islam to West Africa, which quickly became the most popular religion

d)

it made English the dominant language because of trade with Europeans

14.

Which leader from Africa is considered to be the richest man who ever lived?

a)

Askia the Great

b)

King Ezana

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Genghis Khan

15.

Which of these were the Mongols unsuccessful with conquering

a)

Korea

b)

Japan

c)

Persia

d)

Abbasid Dynasty in Baghdad

16.

which member of Japanese feudal culture were considered to be at the lowest status, despite the fact that they were not the poorest

a)

samurai

b)

shogun

c)

merchants

d)

daimyo

17.

What member of the Japanese feudal system held all of the real power in medieval Japan?

a)

shogun

b)

daimyo

c)

emperor

d)

samurai

18.

Who in the Japanese feudal system does the following best represent:

-live a simple life

-must obey all orders

-master the martial arts

-wrote poetry and had tea ceremonies

-defeat or dishonor one must commit Seppuku

a)

Emperor

b)

Shogun

c)

Samurai

d)

Peasants

19.
Many ancient Japanese followed the teachings of these two religions:
a)
Christianity and Buddhism
b)
Buddhism and Shintoism
c)
Hinduism and Shintoism
d)
Shintoism and Islam
20.
After Mansa Musa's death,
Mali declined & was replaced by the kingdom of ______________.
a)
Ghana
b)
Songhai
c)
Aksum
d)
Kush
21.
The most important West African city, for trade and education, was
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Cairo
c)
Gao
d)
Rome
22.

Trading along the Silk Road was aided significantly by the use of —

a)

river canoes

b)

trade caravans

c)

ocean liners

d)

desert camels

23.

Gold was transported from West Africa to East Africa through the —

a)

Silk Road

b)

Trans-Saharan routes

c)

Black Sea

d)

Maritime routes

24.

The Silk Road connected China to areas in the —

a)

north

b)

Indian subcontinent

c)

east

d)

west

25.

Which trade route is pictured above?

a)

trans-Saharan

b)

northern Europe – Black Sea

c)

maritime routes

d)

Silk Road

26.

Trade between Europe and east Africa was carried on routes across the –

a)

Silk Road.

b)

Sahara Desert.

c)

Indian Ocean.

d)

Mongolian Empire.

27.

Which trade route is shown in the map?

a)

Eastern

b)

Silk

c)

Trans-Saharan

d)

Maritime

e)

Siberian

28.

Although a powerful military is often required for a Golden Age to begin, the achievements of a Golden Age are overwhelmingly ________________.

a)

Peaceful, Artistic, & Scientific

b)

Warlike

c)

Useless to the Modern World

d)

Artistic, but not Scientific

29.
Ghana and Mali, controlled trade of which TWO items?
a)
Gold and fish
b)
Gold and salt
c)
Gold and timber
d)
Gold and bronze
30.
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
31.
What did Battuta write about in his book?
a)
a love story about Delhi
b)
a poem about Islam
c)
the history of his journeys
d)
a fantasy story about Mecca
32.

What is the name of the famous African explorer who traveled much of the known Islamic world in the 1300s and wrote a book about his travels called "Rihali?"

a)

Ibn Battuta

b)

Zheng He

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Marco Polo

33.

The period of 100 years of peace in the Mongolian empire was known as...

a)

Pax Romana

b)

Pax Mongolica

c)

Peaceful Mongolia

d)

None of the above

34.
How did trade impact the spread of Islam? 
a)
Traders spread Muslim ideas as they traveled. 
b)
Trade had no impact. 
c)
Trade slowed the spread of Islam because Muslim traders were also warriors. 
d)
Merchants developed a new denomination of Islam. 
35.
The Golden Age of India's Gupta Empire is known for its
a)
development of gunpowder
b)
sea trade routes to Europe
c)
acceptance of Christianity as an official religion
d)
advancements in mathematics and medicine
36.
What was the trade route between China and Eastern Europe that Marco Polo traveled on called?
a)
The Desert Road
b)
The Spice Trail
c)
The Eastern Path
d)
The Silk Road
37.
Which of the following was a reason the Grand Canal was built?
a)
Faster shipping of trade goods
b)
Keep out invaders
c)
Help grow crops
38.

Which of the following was a feature of Mongols and Islamic Empires?

a)

Persecution of merchants

b)

Hostility towards commerce

c)

Tolerance of all religions

d)

Treatment of conquered people as equals

39.

What happened during the Pax Mongolica in the late 1200s?

a)

The irrigation systems in the Tigris and Euphrates valleys were rebuilt.

b)

A cure for the bubonic plague was developed in China.

c)

Ideas and inventions spread with trade between Europe and China.

d)

Movable type, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass were invented.

40.

Why is Mansa Musa significant?

a)

He made many change to the united states.

b)

Because of the amazing,long pilgrimage he made to Mecca, and how wealthy he was.

c)

Mansa Musa saved people in World War 2

d)

He ruled Mali for a very long time.

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