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Middle Ages Europe, Asia, Africa Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word barbarian comes from Rome and means:

a)

invaders from the east.

b)

long-haired warrior.

c)

friend of the empire.

d)

people who don't speak Latin.

2.

Much of what we know about ancient Greece and Rome is due to the

a)

Vikings burning everything except for the libraries.

b)

sections of Rome that were saved from the barbarians.

c)

monks who preserved old texts.

d)

Germanic tribes who retained Greco-Roman culture.

3.

The Vikings came from:

a)

Scandinavia.

b)

the British Isles.

c)

what is now Germany.

d)

North America.

4.

The Goths and Vandals were:

a)

French-speaking people from the land of Gaul.

b)

Germanic tribes.

c)

from the area that is now Italy.

d)

from Mongolia.

5.

Feudalism originally developed because

a)

the king needed serfs to work his fields.

b)

more food was needed after the bubonic plague.

c)

the knights went to fight the Crusades.

d)

people needed protection from invaders.

6.

The honor code of the samurai was called:

a)

chivalry

b)

bushido

c)

the way of the kamikaze

d)

hari kari

7.

The types of government practiced in Japan during the Middle Ages was the:

a)

church-based system

b)

futile system

c)

chivalrous system

d)

feudal system

8.

A large landowner in Japan was called a:

a)

daimyo

b)

shogun

c)

Kami

d)

samurai

9.

Feudalism lasted the longest in

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

10.

Although the Song Dynasty was a time of great artistic and scientific achievement in China, it was also when:

a)

typhoons devastated much of the kingdom

b)

the economy collapsed

c)

the Mongols invaded

d)

the Japanese tried to seize control

11.

The first ruler of the Mali Empire was:

a)

Sunni Ali

b)

Sudiata Keita

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Muhammad

12.

Mansa Musa made ___________ a center of learning and education.

a)

Constantinople

b)

Gao

c)

Djenne

d)

Timbuktu

13.

The Songhai Empire was established by:

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Sundiata Keita

c)

Sunni Ali

d)

Muhammad Ali

14.

The Songhai Kingdom was located in present-day

a)

Nigeria

b)

Ghana

c)

Niger

d)

Timbuktu

15.

The Kingdom of Ghana grew rich through the trade of:

a)

Gold and Rice

b)

Silver and Gold

c)

Salt and Cattle

d)

Gold and Salt

16.

Askia Muhammad ruled _____________ at its height of power.

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Songhai

c)

Ghana

d)

Mail

17.

The largest desert in the world is the:

a)

Gobi

b)

Kalahari

c)

Arabian

d)

Sahara

18.

The first people to live in Africa were the:

a)

Egyptians

b)

Mongols

c)

Bantu

d)

Cantu

19.

Defeat by the Almoravids caused the fall of the Kingdom of:

a)

Songhai

b)

Mali

c)

Ghana

d)

Timbuktu

20.

How did the Bantu make room for farmland?

a)

Burning ashes

b)

Cutting down trees

c)

Slave labor

d)

Slash and burn