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TCAP REVIEW (pt. 1)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the significance of Constantinople in relation to trade?

a)

It was located in the center of the Roman Empire.

b)

It was located between the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.

c)

It was located between the Black and Marmara Sea.

d)

It was located between Asia and Europe.

2.

According to the map and your previous knowledge, what two rivers are found in Southwest Asia?

a)

NIle

b)

Euphrates

c)

Tigris

d)

Mediterranean

e)

Red

3.

Who is the founder of Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Jesus

c)

Justinian

d)

Genghis Khan

4.

The title given to the leader of Muslims after Muhammad's death.

a)

Shah

b)

Khan

c)

Caliph

d)

Sunni

5.

What do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

The Sun God

d)

Worshipping Spirits in Nature

6.

After the first four caliphs, which caliphs rule next and are known for the expansion of the Arab Empire?

a)

Abbasid Caliphs

b)

The Ottomans

c)

Friends and Family of Muhammad

d)

The Umayyad Caliphs

7.

Which caliphs ruled during the Golden Age of culture in the Arab Empire, moved the capitol to Baghdad, and was ended by the Mongols?

a)

The Umayyad

b)

The Sunni

c)

The Abbasid Caliphs

d)

The Moguls

8.

Which two are sacred texts of Islam?

a)

The Quran

b)

The Torah

c)

King James Bible

d)

The Sunnah

e)

The Tale of Genghi

9.

Select all of the following that are achievements of Muslim scholars.

a)

Arabic Numerals and explaining solar eclipses

b)

Improving the astrolabe and explaining ocean tides

c)

The creation of algebra and chemistry

d)

"The Rubaiyat" and "A Thousand and One Nights"

e)

Diagnosing diseases and the Canon of Medicine

10.

Who was the ruler of the Ottoman Emperor that conquered Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul?

a)

Mehmet II "The Conqueror"

b)

Suleiman I "The Magnificent"

c)

Osman I

d)

Kublai Khan

11.

What two cities in Africa became centers of culture, learning, and trade?

a)

Nile and Niger

b)

Timbuktu and Djenne

c)

Ghana and Mali

d)

Mali and Songhai

12.

What are the three major trading empires of west Africa in order of smallest to largest and oldest to newest?

a)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

b)

Mali, Ghana, Songhai

c)

Asia, Africa, China

d)

Timbuktu, Niger, Djenne

13.

Select all of the ways that Trans-Saharan trade impacted the people of west Africa?

a)

Christianity spread to west Africa.

b)

Mosque were built in Africa

c)

People of west Africa began to adopt Islamic laws and practices.

d)

People of west Africa began to convert from traditional African religions to Islam.

e)

People of west Africa began to build more Catholic church.

14.

Select Trans-Saharan trade items that assisted in the growth of west African trade empires?

a)

Sugarcane

b)

Gold

c)

Salt

d)

Slaves

e)

Pepper

15.

Who was essential to passing down West African culture and history?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Griots

c)

Ancestors

d)

Pope

16.

He increased the fame of Mali and spread Islam on his pilgrimage to Mecca. He also worked to make Mali a center of learning and culture.

(a)  

17.

What desert is located between China and Mongolia?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Mongolian Desert

c)

Himalayan Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

18.

What mountain range is located between India and China?

a)

Himalayan Mountains

b)

Gobi Mountains

c)

Tibetan Mountains

d)

Yellow Mountains

19.

Which of the rivers in China is more Northern?

a)

Yellow

b)

Yagntze

c)

Nile

d)

Danube

20.

Which of these best describes why Buddhism had become popular during the Tang Dynasty?

a)

Buddhism was first created during Tang Dynasty China.

b)

It was a unifying factor after the period of disunion in which people were seeking peace and comfort.

c)

The Tang Dynasty government enforced Buddhism.

d)

All of the Above

21.

During the Tang Dynasty Buddhism became increasingly popular but also had growing opposition. What are the TWO reasons why some Chinese opposed Buddhism?

a)

Tang rulers wanted the people of China to follow Christianity.

b)

Buddhist monasteries were becoming extremely wealthy.

c)

Buddhist monks were spying on the Tang government.

d)

Tang rulers saw Buddhism as competition to Confucianism.

22.

Select all that are developments or accomplishments made during Song Dynasty China.

a)

Chanampa rice

b)

The invention of moveable type.

c)

The creation of landscape paintings.

d)

The invention of paper currency.

e)

Creation of Gunpowder

23.

How did paper, porcelain, movable type, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass make it from China to Muslim and European lands?

a)

By Tran-Saharan trade routes

b)

By the Silk Road

c)

By the ships of Zheng He

d)

By the Crusades

24.

Who was the leader that united the Mongol clans and started the Mongol take over of China?

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Ganghis Khan

c)

Zheng He

d)

Marco Polo

25.

Who was Genghis Khan's grandson that finished the Mongol conquest of China and created the Yuan Dynasty?

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Ganghis Khan

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Justinian

26.

Which of these best describes the role of Confucianism in Song Dynasty China.

a)

Confucianism first emerged during Song Dynasty China.

b)

Confucianism helped people of China find peace because the Song Dynasty was very chaotic.

c)

It emerged in the form of Neo-Confucianism to compete with Buddhism.

d)

All of the Above

27.

Confucianism believed in choosing what kind of leaders?

a)

Old

b)

Wise

c)

New

d)

Strong

28.

The reintroduction of the civil service exams in China led to the creation of what?

a)

Neo-Confucianism

b)

Gunpowder

c)

Scholar Official Class

d)

Voyages of Exploration

29.

Which of these is NOT an accomplishment of the Ming Dynasty?

a)

b)

c)

d)

30.

Why did the Ming Dynasty begin to practice isolationism?

a)

They could no longer afford overseas voyages.

b)

To keep from letting the Plague into China.

c)

To limit outside influence from other countries.

d)

All of the Above

31.

Which of these did Japan NOT adopt from the Chinese?

a)

Writing system and calligraphy styles

b)

Civil Service Exams

c)

Legal Code

d)

Housing Styles

e)

Buddhism

32.

Which of these is true about Shintoism?

a)

It has a Founder

b)

It has a holy book.

c)

It was created in China.

d)

None of These

33.

What is the name of the novel written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu during the Heian period of Japan?

a)

The Tale of Two Cities

b)

The Tale of Genghi

c)

The Tale of Menghi

d)

Romeo and Juliet

34.

How did the Heian aristocracy contribute to the creation of a Japanese national culture?

a)

Through the writing of poetry and novels.

b)

Through the arts and architecture.

c)

Through fashion.

d)

All of These

35.

How did the emperor of Japan prevent the take over of his throne by a military general in 1192?

a)

The emperor wrote a constitution to strengthen his power.

b)

The emperor strengthened his army to defeat the military general.

c)

The emperor planned a secret assassination of the military governor

d)

The emperor created the position of Shogun or a two government system.

36.

In feudal Japan who were vassals to daimyo?

(a)  

37.

Which of the following are accomplishments of Justinian?

a)

Building the Hagia Sophia

b)

Conquering parts of China.

c)

Justinian's Code

d)

Extending rights to women

e)

Reconquering parts of the Western Roman Empire

38.

Which of these two items diffused from the Roman Empire into Byzantine culture?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

English

d)

Latin

e)

Greek

39.

The Eastern Roman Empire eventually became known as the?

(a)  

40.

What is the significance of the fall of Constantinople? (TWO ANSWERS)

a)

It was the end of Mongol rule in China.

b)

It disrupted trade between Asia and Europe.

c)

It allowed for easier trade between Asia, Europe, and Africa.

d)

It allowed the entry of Muslims and Islamic culture into Christian Europe.

41.

When the Western Roman Empire fell what major trade city maintained European culture?

a)

Timbuktu

b)

Baghdad

c)

Constantinople

d)

Tenochtitlan

42.

Select all that are true about traditional African religions

a)

The relied on ancestor worship to protect them.

b)

They were monotheistic.

c)

They believed in animism.

d)

They believed that a main god created the universe and left humans concerns to lesser deities(gods).

43.

Which of these is true about the rise of the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan?

a)

Genghis Khan created a well organized and trained army that conquered all of the people of the Steppe.

b)

Under Genghis Khan, the Mongols became known for their use of terror.

c)

Under Genghis Khan, the Mongols began the invasion of China.

d)

All of These

44.

How was Kublai Khan able to maintain control of the Yuan Dynasty?

a)

He did not use civil service exams and opened up government positions to non-Chinese.

b)

He was tolerant of all religions.

c)

He replaced some scholar officials with Mongols but kept some scholar officials in government positions.

d)

All of These

45.

How did Mongol conquest effect trade?

a)

Mongol conquest disrupted land trade.

b)

Mongol ruler drastically increased trade taxes

c)

Mongol rulers protected overland trade routes from China to Europe.

d)

Mongol rulers expanded sea trade.

46.

When Marco Polo visited Mongol China it increased demand of Asian goods in Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Which of these is true about Shinto practices?

a)

Followers pray five times a day facing toward Mecca.

b)

Followers take part in rituals with discipline to stay connected to the past and the Kami.

c)

Followers must worship at Shinto shrines in buildings.

d)

All of the above

48.

Prince Shotoku ruled China in the 600s. He greatly admired Chinese culture and wrote a constitution for Japan that had many elements of what Chinese philosophy?

(a)  

49.

Why did a feudal/ military society arise in 12th Century Japan?

a)

Because Japan had a strong central government

b)

Because the emperor of Japan was not concerned with ruling.

c)

Because Japan's government had fallen.

d)

All of the above

50.

his image represents what central belief of Islam?

a)

Sunnah

b)

Shari'ah Law

c)

The Qu'ran

d)

The Five Pillars

51.

Which image represents Medieval Islamic art?

a)

b)

c)

d)

52.

The body of water found between the Arabian Peninsula and Africa.

(a)  

53.

Islam, its culture, and the Arabic language spread rapidly through what TWO elements?

a)

Trade

b)

Conquest

c)

Migration

d)

Relocation

54.

Arab merchants were extremely successful and their role increased as the European demand increased for Asian goods.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Both

d)

Neither

55.

What body of water borders the eastern coast of the Americas?

a)

The Pacific

b)

The Atlantic

c)

The Indian

d)

The Caribbean Sea

56.

What mountain range runs along the Western Coast of South America?

a)

Andes

b)

Alps

c)

Appaclachian

d)

Rocky

57.

How did the geography and climate of the Great Plains influence the agriculture of Native Americans?

a)

They were able to easily grow almost any crop so relied heavily on farming.

b)

Farming on the plains was impossible so they relied solely on hunting.

c)

They had to use irrigation to grow crops on the desert land of the Plains.

d)

They could farm near water sources, but relied a great deal on hunting.

58.

Which of these best explains the housing of Northeastern Native Americans and why they used that type of housing?

a)

They lived in teepees because they were often moving to follow heard of animals.

b)

They often lived in longhouses and wigwams because they had access to wooded areas.

c)

They often built housing out of ice or earth because they lived in areas with little resources.

d)

They often lived in pueblo/adobe houses because they had access to mud/clay.

59.

Which of these is true about the clothing of Native Americans?

a)

The climate and geography played a role in the clothing of Native Americans.

b)

Native American clothing was usually made from animal fur and hides.

c)

Native American clothing differed by region.

d)

All of These

60.

Select the image that represents housing of Southwest Native Americans.

a)

b)

c)

d)