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WorksheetsLife in the Eastern Hemisphere Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why did Marco Polo go to China?
To say he had traveled the silk road
To see a new land and its people
To bring back trade goods from china
To visit the emperor
What places did the Silk Road connect?
Only china and Africa
China and other lands
Only Italy and India
Italy and other lands
How was the silk-making industry able to create such wealth for China?
The fabric became popular and demand for it came from as far away as Europe and Africa.
The fabric was pretty
The fabric was cheap
The fabric was free
What new invention made the Chinese confident that they could safely journey to distant countries by sea?
The stop light
The electric pencil sharpener
The magnetic compass
The boat
What effect did Marco Polo’s journey have on people of Asia and Europe?
His journey made them want to leave
His journey made them disappear
His journey made them create new inventions
His journey made the Asians and the Eurpoeans want to know more about each other
How did the traders go across the Sahara desert? In groups, or caravans, riding on camels They walked They rode on boats They flew in airplanes
In groups, or caravans, riding on camels
They walked
They rode on boats
They flew in airplanes
Timbuktu became full of people with different backgrounds. Why?
There was much cooler weather there
They had lots of free candy
It was a great place that welcomed tourists Arab traders met merchants from Ghana there, and they traded goods, especially salt for gold
They had lots of free candy
What cities on the trade route were located on the Nile River? CAiro and Asyut Montgomery and Atlanta Phenix City and Columbus Atlanta and Asyut
Cairo and Asyut
Montgomery and Atlanta
Phenix City and Columbus
Atlanta and Asyut
Which kingdom controlled more land, Mali or Ghana?
Mali
Ghana
Which kingdom rose in West Africa after Mansa Musa’s rule?
Spain
Songhai
Europe
France
How were the goods Mali traded similar to and different from those traded by Ghana?
MAli traders met merchants from Ghana there, and they traded goods, especially salt for gold
Both traded gold for salt. Mali also traded animal hides and Kola nuts for cloth, horses, and other goods
There was much cooler weather there
They had lots of free candy
Why did caravans cross the Sahara desert?
To get to Asia
To run from the emperor
To trade with the kingdoms of West Africa
To make shrimp boats
Why did Timbuktu develop into a center of Muslim learning?
Mansa Musa brought scholars and artists to Timbuktu and built a center for study.
To get to Asia
To run from the emperor
To trade with the kingdoms of West Africa
What major resource did West African kingdoms control?
Water
Horses
Sugar
Gold
Which important resource did they lack?
Salt
Water
Horses
Sugar
