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Global Age Quiz Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Under the Tang, the Chinese Empire

a)

Expanded

b)

Shrank

c)

Stayed the same

d)

Conquered all of Asia

2.

In Chinese society under the Tang and the Song, peasants ranked

a)

higher than gentry

b)

lower than merchants

c)

higher than merchants

d)

the same as merchants

3.

Mongol role in China was a time of

a)

peace and order

b)

violence and oppression

c)

restricted trade

d)

widespread poverty

4.

The Ming Dynasty came about when

a)

Kublai Khan invaded China

b)

the Chinese economy revived

c)

the Song Dynasty collapsed

d)

the Mongols were overthrown and pushed out of China

5.

Korea's role between China and Japan has been that of a

a)

trading partner

b)

cultural bridge or link

c)

defensive fortress

d)

highway to the outside world

6.

Which of the following cultures had the greatest influence on Korea?

a)

Chinese

b)

Japanese

c)

European

d)

African

7.

Because most of Japan is mountainous, its people lived mostly

a)

in the mountains

b)

on the smallest islands

c)

in river valleys and coastal plains

d)

on boats

8.

Heian nobles influenced Japanese culture by

a)

studying Chinese language

b)

producing important works of literature

c)

supervising family estates

d)

training in the military arts

9.

Who held the real power in Japan's feudal society ?

a)

the emperor

b)

women

c)

samurai

d)

the shogun

10.

What was the most valued Asian good as Renaissance Europe's demand increased with its growing population.

a)

noodles

b)

spices

c)

swords

d)

Astrolabes

11.

Why was the astrolabe helpful to sailors ?

a)

it showed the location of the Pacific Ocen

b)

it helped determine their longitude and latitude

c)

it showed the cured surface of the Earth on a flat chart

d)

it projected wind currents

12.

Which if the following best describes Southeast Asia

a)

a region completely dominated by China

b)

a completely isolated region

c)

a region composed of a mainland and scattered islands

d)

a region located between China and Japan

13.

Who controlled Vietnam for 1,000 years?

a)

Japanese

b)

Chinese

c)

Americans

d)

Russians

14.

How did the Portuguese gain control of trade in Southeast Asia?

a)

they used military force

b)

they established ties with local rulers

c)

they payed money for trading rights

d)

they agreed to share their navigational know how with rulers of the region

15.

From earliest (first) to latest (last), please choose the correct order of groups that controlled the Southeastern Asian spice trade.

a)

Muslim -> Portuguese -> Dutch

b)

Portuguese -> Dutch -> Muslim

c)

Muslim -> Dutch -> Portuguese

d)

Dutch -> Muslim -> Portuguese

16.

What began the decline of the Mughal empire in India?

a)

war

b)

lack of religious toleration

c)

invasion

d)

increased trade with China

17.

Why were the Chinese uninterested in trading with Europeans?

a)

they thought trade might lead to a war

b)

European goods were inferior to Chinese goods

c)

the Chinese were already trading with too many nations

d)

Chinese goods were in short supply

18.

the earliest people who migrated to the Americas came from

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

19.

How did the Aztecs gain their wealth?

a)

they traded with neighboring empires

b)

they collected tribute from conquered peoples

c)

they sold their children into slavery

d)

they made alliances with other peoples

20.

Which of the following civilizations ruled an area that included the Andes Mountains?

a)

Mound builders

b)

Mayas

c)

Aztecs

d)

Incas

21.

The Incan road system was built to allow

a)

people to travel from one village to another

b)

farmers to carry goods to markets

c)

armies and news to move rapidly throughout the empire

d)

traders to come into the empire

22.

Scientists believe the mounds built in the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys are evidence of

a)

poor farming skills

b)

an organized society and strong leadership

c)

geography influenced lifestyle

d)

an unorganized society

23.

In which African Kingdom was Timbuktu, a center of learning, located?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

24.

Trade across the Sahara was revolutionized by this

a)

camel caravans

b)

desertification

c)

horse-drawn chariots

d)

new roadways

25.

The Sahara trade was dominated by what two products?

a)

copper and gold

b)

salt and pepper

c)

gold and salt

d)

diamonds and iron ore

26.

What language was created from mixing Arabic with an African Language?

a)

Bantu

b)

Swahili

c)

Persian

d)

Ethiopian

27.

African art masks were tied to

a)

literature

b)

lineages

c)

economics

d)

religion

28.

The griots of West Africa preserved

a)

oral traditions

b)

written records

c)

woven cloth

d)

religious statues

29.

Conquistadors were attracted to the Americas by

a)

rumors of the Indians' advanced technology

b)

riches and desire to convert native people to Christianity

c)

warm weather

d)

an opportunity for peasants to move up in a new society

30.

Which of the following resulted from encounters between the Spanish and Native Americans?

a)

Spanish treasures flowed into the Americas

b)

the Native American population declined

c)

Native Americans defeated Spanish conquerors

d)

Spanish explorers treated Native Americans with respect

31.

Why did the Spanish bring enslaved Africans to the Americas?

a)

to learn from them new agricultural techniques

b)

to convert them to Christianity

c)

to provide labor to replace Native American Slaves who died working on Spanish plantations

d)

to allow them to earn enough money to buy their freedom

32.

Which of the following groups was at the bottom of the new social structure?

a)

Native Americans

b)

creoles

c)

mulattoes

d)

viceroys

33.

In North America, power struggles between France and Britain resulted in the

a)

French Indian War

b)

loss of New England to the French

c)

end of trade with Native Americans

d)

beginning of a French empire in Canada

34.

By the 1500s, the most important elements of African trade with Europe was

a)

ivory

b)

gold

c)

hides

d)

Africans who were captured and enslaved

35.

The name of the horrific voyage from Africa to the Americas that was full of disease and mistreatment of slaves

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

The Middle Passage

c)

Atlantic Slave Trade

d)

Columbian Exchange

36.

This event had a huge effect on the lives of people around the world. It marked the beginning of globalization and global trade. Plants, animals, diseases, and people were transported across the globe to other continents. This event was called the...

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Plantation System

c)

Inflation

d)

Columbian Exchange