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AP Modern World Unit 2 (Topics 1-4) Vocabulary

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name given to the top ruler of Mongol clans, tribes, or groups?

a)

Genghis

b)

King

c)

Daimyo

d)

Khan

2.
How was Kublai Khan related to Genghis? 
a)
his son
b)
his grandson
c)
his brother
d)
his wife
3.
Trade increased between Europe and Asia and there was a period of regional stability and safe trade along the Silk Road.  This characterizes
a)
Chaos and mayhem of battle
b)
Results of Pax Mongolica
c)
A period of good luck.
d)
Development of canal system.
4.
Kublai Kahn united with the Chinese to create the ________ Dynasty. 
a)
Ming 
b)
Song
c)
Qin
d)
Yuan 
5.
After Genghis' death in 1227 Mongolia was divided into 4 sections called _________. 
a)
states
b)
counties
c)
Khans
d)
Khanates
6.

Emperor Temujin is also known as

a)

Chinggis Khalifa

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Ginghis Khan

d)

Chinggis Khan

7.

What geographic factor helped Calicut become a multicultural city?

a)

Monsoon winds

b)

Calicut’s location in the center of the Indian subcontinent

c)

Local leaders who supported trade

d)

Oceans that protected Calicut from invasion

8.

What some specific examples of the technological causes of increased trade along the silk road?

a)

caravenserai, flying cash and banking houses

b)

lateen sails, maps, compass and astrolabe

c)

compass, astrolabe, maps and camel saddles

d)

dhow ships, maps and compass

9.

What some specific examples of the technological causes of increased trade along the Indian Ocean?

a)

caravenserai, flying cash and banking houses

b)

lateen sails, maps, compass and dhow ships

c)

compass, astrolabe, maps and camel saddles

d)

dhow ships, maps and saddles

10.

What were the major items traded along the Indian Ocean Trade Route?

a)

gold, slaves and porcelain

b)

silk, porcelain, paper and gunpowder

c)

gold, slaves and spices

d)

gold, salt, slaves and ivory

11.

What role did the Swahili civilization play in Indian Ocean Trade?

a)

The controlled the gold mines in the interior

b)

They were the middle-man between the people in the interior of Africa and the Arab merchants in India.

c)

They abducted slaves to be sold on the coast

d)

The created banking houses and accepted bills of exchange

12.

What was the importance of the camel?

a)

the camel was able to eat a lot of food often

b)

the camel had many offspring

c)

they allowed people to cross the Sahara desert due to its endurance

d)

the camel was faster than the horse

13.

What changes did Trade bring to West Africa?

a)

Islam was introduced to Mali

b)

Buddhism was introduced to Mali

c)

Women gained more rights

d)

Great Zimbabwe became a center of learning

14.

Chinese term for paper money.

a)

Flying Monkees

b)

Flying Cash

c)

Bills of Exchange

d)

Bill of sale

15.

What letter represents the city-state Timbuktu?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

16.

What letter represents the Sahara Desert?

a)

G

b)

H

c)

I

d)

J

17.
Mali controlled part of the _____________ Routes
a)
Silk Road Trade
b)
Trans-Sahara Trade
c)
Maritime Trade 
18.

Musa was famous for making a pilgrimage to?

a)

Mali

b)

Mecca

c)

Miami

d)

None of these

19.
Who was Mansa Musa's Grandfather?
a)
Sundiata, the Lion King
b)
Khalifa
c)
Wati
20.

A secret society that began organizing to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty.

a)

White Lotus Society

b)

Mongols

c)

Songhay Kingdom

d)

Caravanserai

21.

Batu’s army that pushed westward through Russia and then into Europe

a)

Calicut

b)

Golden Horde

c)

White Lotus Society

d)

Kashgar

22.

Why was Kashgar a popular trading hub?

a)

It connected the Eastern and Western Silk Road

b)

The trade item, Silk made here.

c)

It was located by the Mediterranean Sea

d)

It had plenty of farm land because of its plains