WorksheetsAfrica, the Americas, and Trade Routes
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the graphic?
Economy based on agriculture and trade
Capital city was Machu Picchu
Extensive road system built by emperor
Gold and salt trade across desert
Trade routes connecting West Africa with Europe and Asia crossed the
Alps Mountains
Arabian Desert
Hindu Kush Mountains
Sahara Desert
What do the arrows on the map most likely represent?
Migration of humans
Crusader routes
Trade routes
Religious diffusion
The kingdom of Axum was located
near the Mediterranean Sea
near the Atlantic Ocean
near the Nile River
near the Pacific Ocean
What religion was practiced in Africa before Islam and Christianity were spread to the continent?
Judaism
Shinto
Buddhism
Animism
Which major civilization was located near the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers?
Timbuktu
Axum
Persia
Zimbabwe
What was the basis for the economy of the West African kingdoms?
Manufacturing of cotton cloth
Production of agricultural goods
Trade in gold and salt
Selling slaves to the Europeans
Which structure was built by both the Mayans and Aztecs as part of their religious practices?
Synagogues
Churches
Mosques
Pyramids
Where did the Mayan civilization develop?
Amazon Basin
Yucatan Peninsula
Lake Texcoco
Andes Mountains
Which of the following was an achievement of the Mayans?
Road system
Terrace farming
Calendars
Gold trade
What did the Western Hemisphere civilizations have in common with India despite the people never being in contact with each other?
Caste system
Calendars
Concept of zero
Sanskrit writing
What would be the best title for the list?
Chinese influences on Japan
Indian influences on China
Japanese influences on Korea
Korean influences on Japan
Which trade good originated in Northern Europe in the Baltic region?
porcelain
gold
amber
cotton
This is the writing system of the
Sub-Saharan Africans
Aztecs
Mayans
Far East Asians
How did the Buddhist and Shinto religions interact with each other?
The followers still fight each other today.
The followers peacefully coexisted.
The followers believed in the same god.
Followers of Buddhism converted to Shinto.
The Silk Road connected the rest of the world to
India
Japan
Axum
China
Where did the concept of zero originate in the Eastern Hemisphere?
Han Dynasty in China
Gupta Empire in India
Roman Empire in Europe
Kingdom of Axum in Africa
Where did Buddhism diffuse to last?
China
India
Korea
Japan
What belongs in the area with the star?
Jerusalem
Timbuktu
Rome
Carthage
Both Mayan and Greek civilizations were politically organized into
City-states
unified empires
republics
nomadic clans
Which product did China and Persia have in common?
silk
spices
porcelain
salt
In what mountain range would the archaeological remains pictured be located in ?
Andes Mountains
Alps Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Himalaya Mountains
The darkened area indicates the
Inca Empire
Maya Empire
Songhai Empire
Mali Empire
The darkened area developed in/on the
Sahel
Sahara
Andes Mountains
Atlas Mountains
Which two products/resources made Ghana a wealthy empire?
diamonds and silk
amber and ivory
spices and textiles
gold and salt
The Empire that had a road system and high altitude, terrace farming was the
Mayan Empire
Aztec Empire
Songhai Empire
Incan Empire
Why is the kingdom of Axum unique in Africa?
First to abolish the slave trade
only to practice Christianity
Only with a weak central government
First to convert to Islam
This great trading empire located in Southern Africa, had a sophisticated capital city surrounded by a wall, but disappeared without anyone knowing what happened.
Axum
Mali
Zimbabwe
Egypt
What did the religions of the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas have in common?
they were polytheistic
they were unimportant in people's daily lives
they were monotheistic
they were borrowed from European belief systems
The lists describes the
Persian Empire
Inca Empire
Aztec Empire
Maya Empire
This structure was important for
economic interactions
religious ceremonies
military actions
agricultural activities
The farming method used by the Incas was
High altitude terraces
irrigation canals
slash-and-burn
chinampas
Buddhism came to Japan from
West Africa
The Americas
India
China
What city would the pyramid most likely be found in?
Rome
Chichen Itza
Mohenjo Daro
Timbuktu
The traditional religion of West Africa was
Animism
Islam
Christianity
Hindu
How was the Incan civilization similar to that of the Romans and Persians?
They lived in mountainous areas
They practiced the same religions
They had democratic governments
They had extensive road systems
Which of the statements are true?
I and III
I and II
II and III
I, II, and III
Which religion is described in the table?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Shinto
Confucianism
The compass, printing, paper, and porcelain are all products and technology developed by the
Indians
French
Bantu
Chinese
New crops such as sugar originated from
Russia
India
Mali
Zimbabwe
Which of the following products was found in southern India and the islands of the Indian Ocean?
silk
spices
amber
porcelain
Which kingdom/empire was connected to the rest of the known world by the Baltic-Black Sea trade?
Russia
Mali
India
France
Which trade route is represented by the letter A?
Silk Road Trade Route
Maritime Routes across the Indian Ocean
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
Northern European Trade Routes
Western European sea and river trade routes
Which trade route is represented by the letter B?
Silk Road Trade Route
South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
Northern European Trade Routes
Western European sea and river trade routes
Which trade route is represented by the letter C?
Silk Road Trade Route
South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
Northern European Trade Routes
Western European sea and river trade routes
Which trade route is represented by the letter D?
Silk Road Trade Route
South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
Northern European Trade Routes
Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean
Which trade route is represented by the letter E?
Silk Road Trade Route
South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
Northern European Trade Routes
Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean
Which trade route is represented by the letter F?
Silk Road Trade Route
South China Sea and lands of Southeast Asia
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
Northern European Trade Routes
Maritime routes across the Indian Ocean
