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Chapter 3 Life in the Eastern Hemsphere

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

Why did Marco Polo go to China

a)

to say he had traveled the Silk Road

b)

to see a new land and people

c)

to bring back trade goods from China

d)

to visit the Emperor

2.

What places did the Silk Road connect?

a)

only China and Africa

b)

China and other lands

c)

only Italy and India

d)

Italy and other lands

3.

Which of the following BEST describes the Silk Road?

a)

a major trade route over seas and rivers

b)

a major route to reach silkworms

c)

A network of land and sea route for trading

d)

a major trade route over mountains

4.

What effect did Marco Polo's journey have on others?

a)

People in both Europe and Asia wanted to know more about each other.

b)

Only traders and trade goods were allowed to travel the Silk Road.

c)

Europeans were grateful for the spice to hide the flavor of spoiled meat.

d)

Europeans learned to make their own silk cloth.

5.

Why did Zheng He's fleet try to reach many new places?

a)

The Chinese wanted to discover new sources of silkworms.

b)

The Chinese wanted to take over the lands he visited.

c)

The Chinese wanted to expand trade and show their power.

d)

The Chinese wanted to become better sailors

6.

What was the result of Zheng He's voyages?

a)

Demand for Chinese trade goods grew.

b)

The Chineses nvala fleet got smaller.

c)

The Chinese discovered many land routes.

d)

China had no need for trade.

7.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of trade?

a)

People learned about other cultures.

b)

People shared goods and ideas with others on different continents.

c)

People became interested others and their customs.

d)

People became more self-sufficient and self-centered.

8.

Which of the following became a major trading center known as a "land of gold"?

a)

Ghana

b)

Italy

c)

China

d)

India

9.

Which of the following BEST describes the route of many early trade caravans in Africa?

a)

eastward across the Atlantic

b)

westward across the Red Sea

c)

Southward across the Sahara

d)

Northward across the Sahara

10.

What type of trade was often made in Ghana?

a)

spices for hides

b)

gold for salt

c)

silk for salt

d)

tea for gold

11.

Which African kingdoms became wealthy from trade after Ghana?

a)

Timbuktu and Mecca

b)

Mali and Mecca

c)

Timbuktu and Mali

d)

Mali and Shonghai

12.

What did the Europeans bring to trade in North Africa?

a)

Cloth and horses

b)

salt and hides

c)

spices and silk

d)

tea and gold

13.

What significant event took place under Mansa Musa rule?

a)

Mali lost its wealth.

b)

Mali reached its peak as an empire.

c)

Salt was worth its weight in gold.

d)

Ghana lost all its gold

14.

Which of the following was an effect of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca?

a)

stronger trade ties between Mali and other Muslim nations

b)

weaker trade ties between Mali and other Muslim nations

c)

new control over many slaves

d)

new control over many Muslim nations

15.

Why did the Vikings leave the areas we now call Newfoundland?

a)

They were homesick and did not like their new home.

b)

The found the land cold and undesirable.

c)

There were conflicts with the American Indians living there.

d)

They didn't find as many grapes as they had hoped.

16.

How did the Portuguese benefit from exploring the coast of Africa?

a)

They charged high fees for merchandise.

b)

They brought home slaves and gold.

c)

The navigation instruments guided the sailors during storms.

d)

They built the magnetic compass.

17.

What effect did European ocean trade routes have?

a)

less trade

b)

isolation between Europe and Asia

c)

isolation between Africa and Asia

d)

lasting contact between the Eastern and Western

Hemispheres.