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The world 2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is the biggest turkey empire.

a)

A:turkey empire

b)

B:brantize empire

c)

C:turkey

d)

D :ottoman empire if that is how you spell it

2.

Northern Egypt was part of which empires?

a)

Greek

b)

Mauryan

c)

Roman

d)

Han

3.

Check the reasons that empires collapsed.

a)

natural disasters

b)

invasions

c)

over expansion

d)

disease

e)

ineffective governments

4.

Alexander the Great conquered the...

a)

Roman Empire

b)

Persian Empire

c)

Han Dynasty

d)

Greek Empire

5.
Where did Mansa Musa make a pilgrimage to with 80,000 people?
a)
The Holy Land
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Medina
d)
Mecca
6.
What is the name of the huge desert that covers northern Africa?
a)
Sahara
b)
Arabian
c)
Gobi
d)
Kalahari
7.

Which did NOT happen after Ashoka's death?

a)

His sons fought over who would control the Mauryan Empire

b)

The empire was divided

c)

Invaders attacked the northwest

d)

A Buddhist monk became the king

8.

The reasons that an Empire ends are usually simple.

a)

True

b)

False

9.
Why did the Wangarans trade silently?
a)
They had no spoken language
b)
To have power over those with whom they traded
c)
Because they disliked other traders
d)
To keep their gold mines' locations secret.
10.

one who studies the stars and planets

a)

Ninevah

b)

astronomer

c)

province

d)

Nebuchadnezzar

11.
What is an empire?
a)
a group of states, nations, or people under a single authority
b)
a group with same laws, religion and  language
c)
a group with a single ruler
d)
a group that shares the same culture or way of life
12.
Hammurabi was king of what empire?
a)
Akkadian
b)
Babylonian
c)
Amorites
d)
Assyrian
13.

Which empire was ruled by Sargon?

a)

Akkadians

b)

Babylonians

c)

Egyptians

d)

Assyrians

14.

Dividing the Empire into 2 parts, the spread of Christianity, invasions by Barbarian tribes Huns, and financial problems are some causes for the fall of...

a)

Mauryan Empire

b)

Roman Empire

c)

Han Dynasty

d)

Persian Empire

15.
Why did Nebuchadnezzar build the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
a)
He wanted to sell plants and flowers
b)
He wanted to impress his guests
c)
He wanted to please his homesick wife
d)
He loved gardening
16.

Which religion did Ashoka choose to follow?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Sikhism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

17.

Chandragupta Mauryan was unpopular because he forced which group to pay heavy taxes to fund his wars?

a)

monks

b)

scribes

c)

peasants

d)

farmers

18.
At which point is the Sahara Desert located?
a)
E
b)
F
c)
G
d)
H
19.
For what achievement is Sargon best known? 
a)
Building the Hanging Gardens for his wife
b)
Creating the world's first empire
c)
Inventing peanut butter
d)
Creating the first code of laws
20.
What were the main trade items between the North Africans and the Wangarans?
a)
Salt and Gold
b)
Copper and Lumber
c)
Silver and Gold
d)
Salt and Pepper
21.

Which was NOT part of Chandragupta Maurya's army?

a)

War eagles

b)

spies

c)

War elephants

d)

chariots