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WorksheetsWorld History Semester 1 Mid Term Exam Prep
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
Many farmers had to join the Roman Army due to Rome expanding too fast. Famine (due to lack of food and crops) became a major problem for the Roman Empire.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a barbarian group that invaded Rome?
The Serfs
The Vandals
The Huns
The Goths
Rome's laws protected the rights of the city's ______________ the people who could participate in the government.
Emperors
citizens
politicians
soldiers
_________________ was the first emperor of Rome.
Justinian
Nero
Augustus
Diocletian
Which emperor was baptized (while near death) and it changed how Christianity then spread to all reaches of the world.
Justinian
Constantine
Diocletian
Augustus
The development of _________________ , is an example of innovative Roman engineering to supply its city with water.
cement
roads
architecture
aqueducts
_________________ was the leader of the Huns.
Kublai Khan
Genghis Khan
Atilla
Mansa Musa
Which of the following is NOT a factor in the fall of the Roman Empire?
Too many roads leading in and out of the Roman Empire.
Corruption among Roman government officials.
Increased taxes.
Roman territory too large to manage.
Romans borrowed many architectural ideas from:
Portugal
Greece
Spain
Persia
____________________ was the first first emperor to split the Roman Empire into two areas, the East and the West.
Augustus
Constantine
Diocletian
Clovis
The Byzantine Empire was the first western Roman Empire area to fall.
True
False
Roman architecture (buildings/arenas) were primarily constructed from wood.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT an accomplishment of Roman government:
Rights and duties of citizens.
Promoting military leaders into emperors.
Importance of written laws.
Equal treatment for all citizens.
As greedy and corrupt emperors raised taxes, the poor decided to leave the Roman Empire.
True
False
Roman Emperors had the power to:
punish lawbreakers
raise taxes
nominate public officials
all of the above
Trade helped spread the religion of Islam.
True
False
What was the most important method of unifying the many groups that became part of the Muslim world?
trade
souks
prayer
wealthy cities
Who was the first successor of Muhammad?
Fatima
Abu Bkar
Umar
Khadijah
Islam spread in Arabia after being rejected at first?
True
False
Mali’s location on the _____________ river, allowed its people to control trade.
Tigres
Amazon
Niger
Nile
According to legend, Mali’s rise to power began under a ruler named ___________________.
Sundiata
Sunni Ali
Manza Musa
Askia the Great
Mali’s greatest and most famous ruler was a Muslim king named __________________.
Sundiata
Sunni Ali
Mansa Musa
Askia the Great
Which of the follow are NOT one of the 5 Pillars of Islam
Celebration
Faith
Pilgrimage
Prayer
Polytheism is the belief in only one god?
True
False
The central teaching of the Qur'an is that there is only one God (Allah) and that Muhammed is his prophet.
True
False
______________ were charged by Ghana’s rulers to merchants.
inflation
indulgences
taxes
bribes
_____________________ was an Empire in West Africa that became a powerful state.
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Timbuktu
What are the most valuable goods traded across the Sahara?
Gold and Spices
Salt and Gold
Spices and Fur
Salt and Spices
The entire region south (below) of the Sahara Dessert is called?
extended Africa
the sub-savannah
sub-Saharan Africa
the rain forest
An area near the equator that has many trees and heavy rainfall may be called a:
sahel
savannah
tropical area
rain forest
Sundiata was the emperor of?
Sunni
Sonhai
Mali
Ghana
Askia the Great was the ruler of?
Sunni
Songhai
Ghana
Mali
West African storytellers were called?
Kentes
Proverbs
Musas
Griots
Tunka Manin was the ruler of which empire?
Ghana
Sunni
Songhai
Mali
Sunni Ali became the leader of what empire in 1464?
Sunni
Songhai
Mali
Ghana
Which was the last of the great African Empire to fall?
Ghana
Sunni
Songhai
Mali
Spices and fur were the most valuable goods traded across the Sahara?
True
False
The process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly is called silent barter.
True
False
After the Han dynasty fell, which dynasty unified China first?
Tang
Song
Sui
Yang
Which dynasty was NOT a part of reunification of China?
Han
Sui
Tang
Song
Which answer best describes Genghis Khan?
Founder of the Yuan dynasty
Grandson of Kublai Khan who was a fierce warrior
Ruthless leader who united the Mongols and began invasion of China
Tang dynasty ruler
_____________________ was the dominant philosophy of China and was based on concern for others and appropriate behavior.
Buddhism
Taoism
Hinduism
Confucianism
Under the __________________ , China developed new irrigation techniques that increased their production of food.
Han Dynasty
Sui Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
Song Dynasty
