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Africa/Asia/Americas Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Africa south of the Sahara Desert

a)

sub-Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

rain forest

d)

savannah

2.

Open grassland with scattered trees

a)

Sahel

b)

sub-Sahara

c)

rain forest

d)

savannah

3.

Moist, densely wooded areas near the equator

a)

Sahel

b)

sub-Sahara

c)

rain forest

d)

savannah

4.

Were in control of the gold and salt trade by 800

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Ethiopia

5.

Conquered Ghana and took over trade near the Niger River

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Ethiopia

6.

Broke away from Mali in the 1300s, the last great West African Empire

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Ethiopia

7.

Showed the wealth of Mali on is pilgrimage to Mecca

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Suleyman I

c)

Mehmed II

d)

Saladin

8.

A spoken record of past events

a)

oral history

b)

griots

c)

Swahili

d)

Coptic Christianity

9.

(a)   Christianity blends African culture with Christianity

10.

Powerful East African kingdom that was Christian

a)

Ghana

b)

Mail

c)

Songhai

d)

Ethiopia

11.

Empress (a)   was the only female ruler of China.

12.

Completed the Mongol conquest of China to become emperor of the Yuan Dynasty

a)

Ghengis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Prince Shotoku

d)

Suleyman I

13.

A policy of avoiding contact with other countries

a)

quarantining

b)

social distancing

c)

isolationism

d)

introvertedness

14.

Who was Prince Shotoku?

a)

Japanese prince who brought many Chinese ideas to Japan

b)

Showed the wealth of Mali on is pilgrimage to Mecca

c)

A general who ruled in the emperor’s name

d)

Ottoman ruler who led the empire to its heights

15.

Wrote the world’s first novel

a)

Lady Murasaki Shikibu

b)

Dante Alighieri

c)

Miguel de Cervantes

d)

William Shakespeare

16.

Large landowners in early Japan

a)

daimyo

b)

lords

c)

shogun

d)

samurai

17.

Trained professional warriors in early Japan

a)

knights

b)

samurai

c)

shogun

d)

vassals

18.

The __________ was a general who ruled in the emperor’s name in early Japan.

a)

shogun

b)

samurai

c)

king

d)

vassal

19.

The (a)   was a strict code of conduct that samurai had to follow.

20.

Enslaved youths converted to Islam and trained as soldiers

a)

janissaries

b)

shoguns

c)

samurai

d)

knights

21.

Muslim empire that ruled much of Europe, Asia, and Africa

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Mughal Empire

c)

Safavid Empire

d)

Byzantine Empire

22.

Ottoman ruler who led the empire to its heights

a)

Suleyman I

b)

Saladin

c)

Mehmed II

d)

Richard I

23.

Muslims who thought that only members of Muhammad’s family could become caliphs

a)

Shia

b)

Sunni

24.

Muslims who believed caliphs did not have to be related to Muhammad as long as they were good Muslims and strong leaders

a)

Shia

b)

Sunni

25.

Wealthy Muslim empire that lasted until the mid-1700s

a)

Safavid

b)

Mughal

c)

Ottoman

d)

Roman

26.

The (a)   is an example of famous Mughal architecture, originally built as a tomb by Akbar’s grandson for his wife.

27.

Where farming was first developed in the Americas

a)

Mesoamerica

b)

Alaska

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Appalachia Mountains

28.

What present-day country is in Mesoamerica?

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

Brazil

d)

Ecuador

29.

corn

a)

maize

b)

how dare you miss this one

c)

what else could it be

d)

just click maize already

30.

American civilization that reached its height between 250 and 900

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Olmec

d)

Inca

31.

Observatories are...

a)

buildings designed to study astronomy and view the stars

b)

long narrow raised roads or bridges

c)

sacrifices to the sun god, Quetzalcoatl

d)

games where the losers are sacrificed

32.

What is the term for Spanish soldier explorers?

a)

conquistadors

b)

codexes

c)

causeways

d)

samurai

33.

Aztec ruler who was killed by the Spanish

a)

Pachacuti

b)

Atahualpa

c)

Cortes

d)

Moctezuma

34.

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Miguel de Cervantes

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

35.

Quechua is...

a)

the language of the Inca

b)

buildings used to study the stars

c)

where farming was discovered in the Americas

d)

who defeated the Maya

36.

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca

a)

Ferdinand of Aragon

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Hernan Cortes

37.

Social event and feast of the Northwestern Native American peoples; used to increase trade or improve relationships with others

a)

potlatch

b)

wampum

c)

totem pole

d)

potluck

38.

Who was Atahualpa?

a)

Inca ruler who was killed by the Spanish

b)

Aztec ruler who was killed by the Spanish

c)

Maya ruler who discovered farming

d)

Olmec ruler who defeated the Spanish