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Test 4 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two trading items caused economic growth in the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, Songhai?

a)

Iron & bronze

b)

Gold & salt

c)

Silk & spices

2.

How did the Mayans and Aztecs decide to sacrifice humans at pyramid-shaped temples?

a)

They were really angry with these people due to their laziness

b)

They were hoping to please the gods by offering human blood

c)

They were performing science experiments to find the cause of anxiety

3.

What did the Aztecs build in order to grow enough food in Tenochtitlan?

a)

Floating gardens called chinampas

b)

Water buckets called shadoofs

c)

Large ships called caravels

4.

Why did the Inca cut terraces into the Andes Mountains?

a)

They wanted to please the gods by constructing a stairway to heaven

b)

They wanted to please the kings by building a walkway to Machu Picchu

c)

They wanted to please the farmers by creating flat land for growing crops

5.

What was a key event in the eventual collapse of the Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs?

a)

The arrival of the Spanish in the New World

b)

The discovery of an alien lifeform on the dark side of the moon

c)

The invention of the printing press in Europe

6.

Where were the Inca located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

7.

What was one negative thing that resulted from trade during the Mongol Empire?

a)

Traders were away from their families for long periods of time

b)

Europeans tried to take over China

c)

Marco Polo was a bad influence on the Mongolian leaders

d)

Disease spread on the silk road and other trade routes

8.

What does the name Genghis Khan mean?

a)

Strong Warrior

b)

Strong Ruler

c)

Brutal Soldier

d)

Ruler of Warriors

9.

Based on the quote above, what factor was most important in enabling Genghis Khan to create the largest empire in the world?

a)

He used the vast wealth of the Mongol Empire to control his people

b)

He was able to unite all the clans under one empire

c)

He dominated the Silk Road and controlled the flow of goods

d)

He used Mongolian technology to suppress opposition

10.

Kublai Khan started which dynasty in China?

a)

Yuan Dynasty

b)

Ming Dynasty

c)

Tandy Dynasty

d)

Song Dynasty

11.

What happened to the empire after Genghis Khan died?

a)

It was conquered by four other empires

b)

It split into four separate kingdoms

c)

It was divided between his sons

d)

It broke down and stopped existing as an empire

12.

The Maya, Aztec, and Inca were similar in many ways. One thing they had in common was….

a)

They all had a written language

b)

They were all polytheistic and practiced human sacrifice

c)

They all spoke Quechua

d)

They all believed in one god

13.

Terrace farming by the Inca and the use of chinampas by the Aztec are examples of what advancement?

a)

Decelopment of complex religions

b)

Creation of a simple government structure

c)

Agricultural adaptation to the environment

d)

Policies for conquering new land

14.

The famous ruins of a Maya pyramid are most likely to be found in which region?

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

Isthmus of Tehantepec

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Plateau of Mexico

15.

In what way did the Mayans believe that they could communicate with the gods?

a)

By making human sacrifices

b)

By praying 5 times a day

c)

By following the 10 Commandments

d)

By paying their tithes and offerings

16.

What influence did gold have on the empires of West Africa?

a)

It allowed emperors to decorate their palaces

b)

It was used to make the coins of the empires

c)

It brought travelers in hopes of finding gold

d)

It brought in trade goods from many other lands

17.

What was an effect of Islam on West Africa’s architecture?

a)

Ziggurats were built

b)

There were no effects on architecture

c)

Salt mines were opened

d)

Mosques were built

18.

Why was salt so valuable?

a)

Salt was used as a fertilizer for crops

b)

Salt was used in many religious ceremonies

c)

People needed salt in their diets and they used it to preserve and season food

d)

Salt was used as medicine

19.

Mansa Musa was a great ruler and a devout Muslim. He led the empire of ______.

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Zimbabwe

20.

Because of its value, _________ was used for money in West Africa.

a)

Silver

b)

Copper

c)

Salt

d)

Silk