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WorksheetsVocab: 1.1-2.2
Total questions: 127
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Name
Class
Date
1.
A system of government where the child (normally the son) of the current ruler becomes the next ruler
a)
Monarchy
b)
Manorial system
c)
Porcelain and silk
d)
Sufi missionaries
e)
Catholicism
2.
A hierarchical economic and social system based on mutual obligations
a)
Feudalism
b)
Filial Piety
c)
Sultanate of Malacca
d)
Coerced labor
e)
Michael Scot
3.
An economic system based around self-sufficient estates
a)
Manorial system
b)
Capitalism
c)
Muslims
d)
Nomadic
e)
Artisan
4.
People who are forced to work
a)
Coerced labor
b)
Free labor
c)
Ibn Battuta
d)
Marco Polo
e)
Volume of trade
5.
An example of coerced labor common in Feudal Europe; a specific type of peasant
a)
Serfs
b)
Bourgeoisie
c)
Indigenous
d)
Monsoon winds
e)
Geographical range of trade routes
6.
A branch of Christianity with the pope as its supreme leader
a)
Catholicism
b)
Protestants
c)
Bureaucrat
d)
Jewish people
e)
Delhi Sultanate
7.
A close synonym for middle class, includes shopkeepers, crafts people, and merchants
a)
Bourgeoisie
b)
Serfs
c)
Mahayana Buddhism
d)
Political entity
e)
Zimbabwe
8.
Followers of Islam
a)
Muslims
b)
Jewish people
c)
Indigenous
d)
Feudalism
e)
State
9.
Followers of Judaism
a)
Jewish people
b)
Muslims
c)
Indigenous
d)
Underpin
e)
Manorial system
10.
The belief that one should be respectful to “superiors” (your father, the emperor)
a)
Filial Piety
b)
Manorial system
c)
Artisan
d)
Monarchy
e)
Contemporary
11.
Form of rice that could produce large harvests
a)
Champa rice
b)
Junks
c)
Admiral Zheng He
d)
Paper money
e)
Silk Roads
12.
The quantity of goods a society can produce
a)
Productive Capacity
b)
Geographical range of trade routes
c)
Social mobility
d)
Churches shaped like a cross
e)
Luxury goods
13.
Fragile items such as vases and figurines
a)
Ceramics
b)
Siege weapons
c)
Contemporary
d)
Indigenous
e)
Bureaucrat
14.
Poor farm laborers
a)
Peasants
b)
Jewish people
c)
Champa rice
d)
Sultanate of Malacca
e)
Ceramics
15.
Type of Buddhism focused on personal spiritual growth through silent meditation and self-discipline
a)
Theravada Buddhism
b)
Catholicism
c)
Egyptian Mamluks
d)
Papermaking technology
e)
Pillar tombs
16.
Type of Buddhism focused on spiritual growth for all beings and on service
a)
Mahayana Buddhism
b)
Muslims
c)
Volume of trade
d)
Ivory and gold
e)
Abbasid Caliphate
17.
Type of Buddhism particularly focused on chanting
a)
Tibetan Buddhism
b)
Jewish people
c)
Filial Piety
d)
Fragments
e)
Credit
18.
An empire that began in the Arab peninsula and whose rulers were mainly Muslim and ethnically Arab
a)
Abbasid Caliphate
b)
Mali Empire
c)
Manorial system
d)
Sugarcane
e)
Flourish
19.
Turkic slaves of the Abbasid Empire in Egypt, who revolted
a)
Egyptian Mamluks
b)
Seljuk Turks
c)
Underpin
d)
Delhi Sultanate
e)
Camel saddles
20.
Muslims from central Asia who conquered much of the Middle East
a)
Seljuk Turks
b)
Egyptian Mamluks
c)
Catholicism
d)
Luxury goods
e)
Vijayanagara Empire
21.
Lived in the 13th century under the rule of the Seljuk Turks; a mathematician who built on the work done by the Abbasids while helping to create the innovative new discipline of trigonometry
a)
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
b)
Hōjō Tokimune
c)
Epidemic
d)
Pillar tombs
e)
Astrolabe
22.
An Islamic empire in India, which used military force to expand its borders, thus spreading Islam
a)
Delhi Sultanate
b)
Vijayanagara Empire
c)
Pillar tombs
d)
Mali Empire
e)
Siege weapons
23.
Founder of the Mongol Empire
a)
Genghis Khan
b)
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
c)
Delhi Sultanate
d)
Zimbabwe
e)
Buoy
24.
Tools used to attack fortifications such as walls; spread across large parts of Eurasia by the Mongols
a)
Siege weapons
b)
Caravanserai
c)
Silk Roads
d)
Diasporic community
e)
Monarchy
25.
Leader of Japan who helped encourage the adoption of Chinese Zen Buddhism
a)
Hōjō Tokimune
b)
Genghis Khan
c)
Sugarcane
d)
Currency
e)
Maritime
26.
Peace created by the Mongols
a)
Pax Mongolica
b)
Genghis Khan
c)
Self-sufficient
d)
Flourish
e)
Caravanserai
27.
The amount goods carried along a trade route; substantially increased in 1200-1450
a)
Volume of trade
b)
Geographical range of trade routes
c)
Pax Mongolica
d)
State
e)
Caravan routes
28.
How far goods were transported along trade routes; the geographical range of most trade routes substantially increased in 1200-1450
a)
Geographical range of trade routes
b)
Volume of trade
c)
Fragments
d)
Angkor Thom
e)
Pax Mongolica
29.
Land trade routes between Europe, Central Asia, and East Asia, primarily used for luxury goods
a)
Silk Roads
b)
Pax Mongolica
c)
Angkor Thom
d)
Abbasid Caliphate
e)
Equality of believers
30.
Trade routes between Europe, Central Asia, and East Asia
a)
Caravan routes
b)
Caravanserai
c)
Textiles
d)
Banking houses
e)
Ivory and gold
31.
Inns for weary travelers traveling the caravan routes
a)
Caravanserai
b)
Banking houses
c)
Iron weapons and horses
d)
Hierarchical
e)
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
32.
Documents that stated that one merchant would pay another on a particular date in the future
a)
Bills of Exchange
b)
Paper money
c)
Banking houses
d)
Timbuktu
e)
Mali Empire
33.
Currency printed on paper rather coins; helped make it easier to carry large amounts of money, facilitating trade
a)
Paper money
b)
Bills of Exchange
c)
Siege weapons
d)
Productive Capacity
e)
Kingdoms
34.
Financial buildings in multiple locations, so a merchant could deposit money at the banking house in one location and withdraw it at the banking house in another location
a)
Banking houses
b)
Caravanserai
c)
Siege weapons
d)
Great Zimbabwe
e)
Fragments
35.
Expensive items often bought to show one’s status; examples include silks and porcelain transported on the Silk Roads
a)
Luxury goods
b)
Bourgeoisie
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Mutual
e)
Fragments
36.
City in Western China that grew in size because merchants stopped there for food and water
a)
Kashgar
b)
Constantinople
c)
Redistribute
d)
Filial Piety
e)
Mansa Musa’s journey to Mecca
37.
City in the Middle East that lost significant population due to European and the Bubonic plague
a)
Constantinople
b)
Kashgar
c)
Zimbabwe
d)
Geographical range of trade routes
e)
Currency
38.
Disease spread along the Silk Roads in 14th century
a)
Bubonic Plague
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Diasporic community
d)
Maritime
e)
Monsoon winds
39.
A distinctively Chinese design that began to appear in Persian art during the Pax Mongolica
a)
Dragon and phoenix imagery
b)
Flourish
c)
Feudalism
d)
Manorial system
e)
Majapahit Kingdom
40.
Spread along the Silk Roads during the Pax Mongolica
a)
Gunpowder
b)
Confucianism
c)
Seljuk Turks
d)
Bubonic Plague
e)
Caravans
41.
Translated the works of Aristotle, the Ancient Greek philosopher from Arabic to Latin
a)
Michael Scot
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Ceramics
d)
Serfs
e)
Delhi Sultanate
42.
Northern Europeans first became aware of this plant during the Crusades. It was transported across the Mediterrean and primarily consumed by the king and nobles
a)
Sugarcane
b)
Champa rice
c)
Coerced labor
d)
Silk Roads
e)
Tributaries
43.
Spread from China to Europe, arriving in Europe in the 13th Century
a)
Papermaking technology
b)
Monarchy
c)
Coerced labor
d)
Angkor
e)
Timbuktu
44.
He travelled to China in the 13th Century when it was under the control of the Yuan Dynasty. When he returned to Europe in 1295, he wrote a book about his travels
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Admiral Zheng He
c)
Labor
d)
Urbanization
e)
Egyptian Mamluks
45.
Belief in Islam that all Muslims, regardless of social status, can reach heaven
a)
Equality of believers
b)
Self-sufficient
c)
Porcelain
d)
Textiles
e)
Kashgar
46.
Hindus at or near the bottom of India’s social hierarchy (caste system). Some converted to Islam.
a)
Lower-caste Hindus
b)
Delhi Sultanate
c)
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
d)
Tributaries
e)
Constantinople
47.
Often restricted to household roles and could not access education or roles typically held by men.
a)
Position of women in India
b)
Lower-caste Hindus
c)
Theravada Buddhism
d)
Credit
e)
Filial Piety
48.
First Islamic state in India. Imposed the jizya (tax on all non-Muslims).
a)
Delhi Sultanate
b)
Sultanate of Malacca
c)
Monsoon winds
d)
Artisan
e)
Genghis Khan
49.
Independent Hindu kingdom in Southern India
a)
Vijayanagara Empire
b)
Delhi Sultanate
c)
Caravans
d)
Tibetan Buddhism
e)
Bills of Exchange
50.
An area of land ruled by a government
a)
State
b)
Indigenous
c)
Tributaries
d)
Delhi Sultanate
e)
Jewish people
51.
Small pieces left over when something breaks
a)
Fragments
b)
Decentralized
c)
Bourgeoisie
d)
Compass
e)
Peasants
52.
Work
a)
Labor
b)
Artisan
c)
Timbuktu
d)
Compass
e)
Bills of Exchange
53.
Goes both ways
a)
Mutual
b)
Self-sufficient
c)
Export
d)
Bills of Exchange
e)
Paper money
54.
Doesn’t need anything from the outside
a)
Self-sufficient
b)
Mutual
c)
Serfs
d)
Constantinople
e)
Epidemic
55.
When local officials rather than the national government have power
a)
Decentralized
b)
State
c)
Luxury goods
d)
Hōjō Tokimune
e)
Serfs
56.
A government official who keeps records
a)
Bureaucrat
b)
Political entity
c)
Mali Empire
d)
Vijayanagara Empire
e)
Hōjō Tokimune
57.
To provide a strong foundation for something
a)
Underpin
b)
Flourish
c)
Mutual
d)
Ibn Battuta
e)
Bubonic Plague
58.
Where different people have different amounts of power
a)
Hierarchical
b)
Self-sufficient
c)
Majapahit Kingdom
d)
Caravan routes
e)
Angkor
59.
Be successful and growing
a)
Flourish
b)
Self-sufficient
c)
Geographical range of trade routes
d)
Mansa Musa’s journey to Mecca
e)
Mutual
60.
Relating to the sea
a)
Maritime
b)
Artisan
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Theravada Buddhism
e)
Nomadic
61.
A highly skilled craftsperson
a)
Artisan
b)
Bureaucrat
c)
Credit
d)
Buoy
e)
Social mobility
62.
An organization or unit with political power (empires, states, city-states, etc.)
a)
Political entity
b)
Urbanization
c)
Churches shaped like a cross
d)
Michael Scot
e)
Productive Capacity
63.
To change the amount of something each person has
a)
Redistribute
b)
Export
c)
Ivory and gold
d)
Self-sufficient
e)
Sultanate of Malacca
64.
Not living in one fixed location
a)
Nomadic
b)
Export
c)
Buoy
d)
Siege weapons
e)
Banking houses
65.
A close synonym for “loan”
a)
Credit
b)
Textiles
c)
Bubonic Plague
d)
Dragon and phoenix imagery
e)
Seljuk Turks
66.
A close synonym for “fabric”
a)
Textiles
b)
Credit
c)
Gunpowder
d)
Mahayana Buddhism
e)
Chiefdom
67.
A luxury type of pottery that is so thin you can almost see through it
a)
Porcelain
b)
Buoy
c)
Michael Scot
d)
Export
e)
Coerced labor
68.
Send goods to another country for sale
a)
Export
b)
Buoy
c)
Constantinople
d)
Redistribute
e)
Political entity
69.
The process by which in a decreasing percentage of people live in the countryside and an increasing percentage live in cities
a)
Urbanization
b)
Redistribute
c)
Constantinople
d)
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
e)
Muslims
70.
To help another thing be successful
a)
Buoy
b)
Redistribute
c)
Pathogens
d)
Pax Mongolica
e)
Marco Polo
71.
Microscopic organisms that cause disease
a)
Pathogens
b)
Textiles
c)
Monarchy
d)
Camel saddles
e)
Papermaking technology
72.
When a disease is widespread in a particular community
a)
Epidemic
b)
Social mobility
c)
Flourish
d)
Admiral Zheng He
e)
Ibn Battuta
73.
The ability to move up in social class
a)
Social mobility
b)
Feudalism
c)
Angkor
d)
Catholicism
e)
Iron weapons and horses
74.
Happening at the same time as something else. Used as contemporaries when describing two people that lived at the same time.
a)
Contemporary
b)
Urbanization
c)
Camel saddles
d)
Chiefdom
e)
Churches shaped like a cross
75.
Luxury goods exported from the Swahili city-states
a)
Ivory and gold
b)
Camel saddles
c)
Kashgar
d)
Caravanserai
e)
Lower-caste Hindus
76.
Luxury goods exported from China
a)
Porcelain and silk
b)
Iron weapons and horses
c)
Hōjō Tokimune
d)
Kashgar
e)
Tibetan Buddhism
77.
Maritime navigational device that allowed ships to know how far North or South they were compared to the equator
a)
Astrolabe
b)
Junks
c)
State
d)
Champa rice
e)
Porcelain
78.
Maritime navigational device that allowed ships to know which direction they were traveling in
a)
Compass
b)
Currency
c)
Productive Capacity
d)
Social mobility
e)
Sufi missionaries
79.
Chinese ships that were larger than other ships and thus could carry more goods
a)
Junks
b)
Tributaries
c)
Maritime
d)
Genghis Khan
e)
Admiral Zheng He
80.
Powerful seasonal winds that sailors used to travel faster
a)
Monsoon winds
b)
Caravans
c)
Kingdoms
d)
Syncretic
e)
Feudalism
81.
Hindu-Buddhist kingdom on the island of Java that became prosperous through sea trade
a)
Majapahit Kingdom
b)
Sultanate of Malacca
c)
Syncretic
d)
Volume of trade
e)
Sugarcane
82.
Kingdom that became prosperous through innovative agricultural techniques
a)
Angkor
b)
Zimbabwe
c)
Genghis Khan
d)
Seljuk Turks
e)
Self-sufficient
83.
Capitol of Angkor. Had many Hindu temples and Buddhist monasteries.
a)
Angkor Thom
b)
Great Zimbabwe
c)
Delhi Sultanate
d)
Peasants
e)
Export
84.
Islamic state that became prosperous through spice trade on sea routes
a)
Sultanate of Malacca
b)
Vijayanagara Empire
c)
Nomadic
d)
Muslims
e)
Hierarchical
85.
Group of people traveling together, especially across long distances
a)
Caravans
b)
Tributaries
c)
Compass
d)
Equality of believers
e)
Underpin
86.
Innovation in camel riding that increased the amount of weight that a camel could carry
a)
Camel saddles
b)
Caravans
c)
Currency
d)
Epidemic
e)
Gunpowder
87.
Empire that conquered chiefdoms and expanded trade. At one point, controlled almost the entire Trans-Saharan gold trade
a)
Mali Empire
b)
Delhi Sultanate
c)
Decentralized
d)
Astrolabe
e)
Junks
88.
State that is ruled by a monarch
a)
Kingdoms
b)
Diasporic community
c)
Peasants
d)
Porcelain and silk
e)
Theravada Buddhism
89.
The units of money used by a country. Examples include paper money and salt.
a)
Currency
b)
Credit
c)
Position of women in India
d)
Decentralized
e)
Angkor Thom
90.
Used to increase Mali's military might
a)
Iron weapons and horses
b)
Junks
c)
Caravanserai
d)
Bourgeoisie
e)
Mahayana Buddhism
91.
Kingdom that prospered through gold mining and Indian ocean trade
a)
Zimbabwe
b)
Timbuktu
c)
Lower-caste Hindus
d)
Ceramics
e)
Indigenous
92.
Capital city of Zimbabwe. Surrounded by innovative large stone wall that was built without mortar.
a)
Great Zimbabwe
b)
Timbuktu
c)
Hierarchical
d)
Majapahit Kingdom
e)
Indigenous
93.
Buildings in the kingdom of Axum that were a symbol of the rulers’ power
a)
Churches shaped like a cross
b)
Pillar tombs
c)
Sufi missionaries
d)
Pathogens
e)
Decentralized
94.
A Mali city that became prosperous due to Trans-Saharan trade. Well known for having centers of Islamic learning.
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Angkor Thom
c)
Papermaking technology
d)
Porcelain
e)
Champa rice
95.
Leader of Mali Empire who traveled to Islamic holy city to strengthen his Islamic faith.
a)
Mansa Musa’s journey to Mecca
b)
Ibn Battuta
c)
Caravan routes
d)
Bureaucrat
e)
Porcelain and silk
96.
Tombs built by Muslims in Swahili city-states, adopted from indigenous culture.
a)
Pillar tombs
b)
Pathogens
c)
Tibetan Buddhism
d)
Egyptian Mamluks
e)
Textiles
97.
People who traveled to convert others to Islam. They allowed Islam to mix with local religious beliefs, which formed syncretic religions
a)
Sufi missionaries
b)
Bourgeoisie
c)
Mansa Musa’s journey to Mecca
d)
Gunpowder
e)
Urbanization
98.
Muslim scholar from Morocco who traveled trough Islamic world and recorded his travels.
a)
Ibn Battuta
b)
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
c)
Equality of believers
d)
Kingdoms
e)
Diasporic community
99.
Chinese military leader who commanded a fleet of junks to spread Chinese culture and influence in Afro-Eurasia
a)
Admiral Zheng He
b)
Hōjō Tokimune
c)
Vijayanagara Empire
d)
Caravans
e)
Pathogens
100.
Weaker states that pay tribute (such as money or goods) to a stronger state
a)
Tributaries
b)
Diasporic community
c)
Junks
d)
Lower-caste Hindus
e)
Compass
101.
A state led by a chief
a)
Chiefdom
b)
Diasporic community
c)
Bills of Exchange
d)
Position of women in India
e)
Redistribute
102.
A community formed by people who have left their homeland (by choice or force)
a)
Diasporic community
b)
Tributaries
c)
Dragon and phoenix imagery
d)
Junks
e)
Position of women in India
103.
People whose ancestors were among the first people to live in that region
a)
Indigenous
b)
Bourgeoisie
c)
Chiefdom
d)
Contemporary
e)
Syncretic
104.
A religion that blends parts of other religions
a)
Syncretic
b)
Artisan
c)
Political entity
d)
Kashgar
e)
Dragon and phoenix imagery
105.
Series of battles by Christian states Spain and Portugal to gain control of Muslim-controlled regions in the Iberian Peninsula
a)
Reconquista
b)
Epidemic
c)
Bubonic Plague
d)
Iron weapons and horses
106.
Movement to leave the Catholic Church and create a new branch of Christianity called Protestantism
a)
Protestant Reformation
b)
Current
c)
Timbuktu
d)
Genghis Khan
e)
Bills of Exchange
107.
Improvements in the Catholic Church such as banning priests from selling indulgences. Also called the Counter-Reformation.
a)
Catholic Reformation
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Mutual
d)
Catholicism
e)
Epidemic
108.
New branch of Christianity that rejected the power of the pope
a)
Protestantism
b)
Social mobility
c)
Dragon and phoenix imagery
d)
Gunpowder
e)
Muslims
109.
Conflict between Christian and Protestant states. Started in modern-day Germany.
a)
Thirty Years’ War
b)
Sultanate of Malacca
c)
Currency
d)
Pax Mongolica
e)
Luxury goods
110.
Europe’s political and economic elite
a)
European nobility
b)
Ibn Battuta
c)
Productive Capacity
d)
Delhi Sultanate
e)
Porcelain
111.
Unsuccessful rebellion by French nobles to prevent French king from gaining more power
a)
Fronde
b)
Divine right
c)
Indigenous
d)
Papermaking technology
e)
Siege weapons
112.
Claim by monarchs that they were chosen by God to rule
a)
Divine right
b)
Chiefdom
c)
Mansa Musa’s journey to Mecca
d)
Bills of Exchange
e)
Volume of trade
113.
Luxurious palace constructed by King Louis XIV of France
a)
Versailles
b)
Pax Mongolica
c)
Underpin
d)
Jewish people
e)
Champa rice
114.
Sophisticated maps created by classical Greek mapmaker Ptolemy, which later were translated into Latin
a)
Ptolemy’s maps
b)
State
c)
Urbanization
d)
Peasants
e)
Ivory and gold
115.
Maritime navigational device that helped sailors know which direction they were heading to help them stay on course
a)
Compass
b)
Junks
c)
Egyptian Mamluks
d)
Export
e)
Revenue
116.
Sail that allowed ships to sail against the wind, reducing journey times
a)
Lateen sails
b)
Papermaking technology
c)
Peasants
d)
Position of women in India
e)
Junks
117.
Maritime navigational device that allowed ships to know how far North or South they were compared to the equator
a)
Astrolabe
b)
Feudalism
c)
Fragments
d)
Coerced labor
e)
Mahayana Buddhism
118.
Innovative ship that used lateen sail and was larger
a)
Caravel
b)
Chiefdom
c)
Lower-caste Hindus
d)
Porcelain and silk
e)
Paper money
119.
Name for the wind patterns in the Atlantic Ocean. Knowledge of these winds helped Europeans reduce journey times.
a)
Volta do mar
b)
European nobility
c)
Revenue
d)
Hierarchical
e)
Egyptian Mamluks
120.
A group of people who are very similar to each other.
a)
Homogenous
b)
Filial Piety
c)
Caravans
d)
Great Zimbabwe
e)
Abbasid Caliphate
121.
A person who studies theology, which is the study of religion from the perspective of a believer
a)
Theologian
b)
Monarchy
c)
Hierarchical
d)
Versailles
e)
Volume of trade
122.
Money that the government receives
a)
Revenue
b)
Sufi missionaries
c)
Junks
d)
Muslims
e)
Angkor
123.
To reduce something or make it smaller
a)
Diminished
b)
Siege weapons
c)
Labor
d)
Volume of trade
e)
Authority
124.
Power that is seen as legitimate
a)
Authority
b)
Versailles
c)
Mahayana Buddhism
d)
Monarchy
e)
Theologian
125.
Someone is reliant on something they need
a)
Reliant
b)
Self-sufficient
c)
Lateen sails
d)
Diminished
e)
Sugarcane
126.
To increase and decrease over time
a)
Fluctuate
b)
Egyptian Mamluks
c)
Ptolemy’s maps
d)
Authority
e)
Great Zimbabwe
127.
When water is traveling in a particular direction
a)
Current
b)
Diminished
c)
Ceramics
d)
Dragon and phoenix imagery
e)
Versailles
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