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Unit 1,2,3 test

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Zheng He was from

a)

Korea

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

India

2.

Zheng He's traveled as far as

a)

India

b)

Europe

c)

America

d)

East Africa

3.

Zheng He conquered many territories.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Mongol women had more rights than Chinese and European Women. (a)  

Choose from the below words
True
False
5.

Who was a Muslim from Mali who went on Hajj

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Sundiata

c)

Zheng He

d)

Ibn Battuta

6.

What some specific examples of the technological causes of increased trade along the silk road?

a)

caravenserai, flying cash and banking houses

b)

lateen sails, maps, compass and astrolabe

c)

compass, astrolabe, maps and camel saddles

d)

dhow ships, maps and compass

7.

What was the importance of the camel?

a)

the camel was able to eat a lot of food often

b)

the camel had many offspring

c)

they allowed people to cross the Sahara desert due to its endurance

d)

the camel was faster than the horse

8.

What were the major items traded along the Trans Sahara Trade route

a)

gold, slaves and porcelain

b)

silk, porcelain, paper and gunpowder

c)

gold, slaves and spices

d)

gold, salt, slaves and ivory

9.

What were the major items traded along the Silk Road?

a)

gold, slaves and porcelain

b)

silk, porcelain, paper and gunpowder

c)

gold, slaves and spices

d)

gold, salt, slaves and ivory

10.

What were the major items traded along the Indian Ocean Trade Route?

a)

gold, slaves and porcelain

b)

silk, porcelain, paper and gunpowder

c)

gold, slaves and spices

d)

gold, salt, slaves and ivory

11.

lower population in urban areas, peasant revolts and the end of the middle ages were all effects of

a)

The Black Death

b)

Mongol invasions

c)

Turk invasions

d)

The expansion of Islam

12.

Describes the stabilizing effects of the conquests of the Mongol Empire on the social, cultural and economic life of the inhabitants of the vast Mongol Empire

a)

Pax Mongolica

b)

Golden Age of Mongol Empire

c)

Khanates

d)

Sultanate

13.

A roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey.

a)

Caravanserai

b)

Bantu Migrations

c)

Sundiata

d)

Sultanate

14.

Who was Genghis Khan's grandson who conquered China?

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan, Jr.

c)

Molakai Khan

d)

Jakarta Khan

15.

Who was the famous European who visited China during the Yuan Dynasty?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

King Richard I

16.
Zheng He
a)
was great Mongol leader
b)
was the greatest Ming emperor
c)
defeated the  Mongols in China
d)
was the leader of the Ming Treasure Fleet and a great mariner (sailor)
17.

Which traveler is correctly matched with what they did?

a)

Margery Kempe - English Christian mystic and wrote the first autobiography in the English Language

b)

Marco Polo - traveled throughout Dar al-Islam promoting his vision of Islam

c)

Ibn Battuta - worked in the Yuan Dynasty

18.
An Arab lawyer from Morocco who traveled throughout the Muslim world.
a)
Swahili
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
Sultan
d)
Ibn Battuta
19.

Which Islamic ruler was pivotal in the encouragement of foreign scholars visiting his empire

a)

Shah Abbas

b)

Suleiman the Magnificent

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Ibn Battuta

20.

Before 1450 C.E. which of the following is true of sub-Saharan Africa’s commercial economy?

a)

Sub-Saharan Africa exported gold to the Middle East and Europe.

b)

Phoenician merchants controlled most of the long-distance trade of sub-Saharan Africa.

c)

The Sahara Desert prevented sub-Saharan traders from participating in long-distance trade.

d)

The Mali—Great Zimbabwe trade route dominated the economy of sub-Saharan Africa.

21.

Between 200 B.C.E. and 1450 C.E., the Silk Roads linked which of the following?

a)

East Asia and the Mediterranean Sea

b)

The Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean

c)

North Africa and western Europe

d)

The Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea

22.

The Mongol conquests of much of Eurasia in the thirteenth century tended to encourage trade along the Silk Roads primarily by

a)

decreasing the risk of bandit attacks and reducing the number of local rulers collecting tribute from trade caravans

b)

increasing the demand for military supplies needed by the Mongol armies that occupied various regions

c)

opening large new markets for both European and East Asian goods in Central Asia

d)

discouraging seaborne trade along the Indian Ocean routes that competed with the Silk Roads

23.

Which of the following accurately describes the Mongol Empire’s role in facilitating trans-Eurasian trade?

a)

It reestablished the Silk Roads between East Asia and Europe.

b)

It imposed Mongol religious beliefs and practices on conquered peoples.

c)

It created a self-contained economic system by banning non-Mongol merchants from its territories.

d)

It developed a sophisticated bureaucracy staffed by talented Mongols.

24.

Which of the following characterized the trans-Saharan trade by 1250 C.E.?

a)

Muslim merchants dominated the trade.

b)

The bulk of the trade consisted of low-priced commodities.

c)

European Christians became directly involved in the trade.

d)

Most trade was carried by horse rather than by people.

25.

Feudalism developed in Europe during the post-classical time period due to--

a)

glorification of war and military service

b)

the rise of strong, centralized governments

c)

increased power of Church officials

d)

weakened central power and the threat of frequent invasions

26.

A similarity between Europe and the Song Dynasty in the 1200s is that both--

a)

extended rights to women

b)

engaged in holy wars with Muslim caliphates in the Holy Land

c)

relied on free peasant agricultural labor

d)

were Christian societies

27.

The ____________ settled in Lake Texcoco in the valley of Mexico and became a dominant regional power.

a)

Olmecs

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

28.

How did the kingdoms of Srivijaya grow to be powerful and wealthy?

a)

Controlled the waterways and trade in the area

b)

Controlled their empire with military force

c)

Negotiated lasting trade treaties with the China Dynasties

d)

Made other countries attack their competition

29.

What technology helped maintain control and travel in the Inca empire?

a)

Roads

b)

Mita

c)

Quipa

d)

Ships

30.

Select which parts of Africa had an Islamic influence.

a)

West Africa

b)

East Africa

c)

Southern Africa

d)

Northern Africa

31.

The responsibility of children to respect, obey, and care for their parents...

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

filial piety

c)

Legalism

d)

Dao

32.

What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains?

a)

Chinampas

b)

Irrigation

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Terrace Farming

33.

What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?

a)

Mexico City

b)

Rome

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Palenque

34.

What type of religion did the Aztecs follow?

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

c)

They did not have an organized religion

d)

They believed in no god

35.

How did the Aztecs please their many gods?

a)

Elaborate songs

b)

Painting their bodies

c)

Human and animal sacrifices

d)

Piercings on their bodies

36.

What was the Aztecs main source of food?

a)

Corn/maize

b)

Beans

c)

Squash

d)

Avocados

37.

What are chinampas?

a)

Delicious food made from corn

b)

Canals that surround the city

c)

Step-like gardens in the side of a mountain

d)

Man-made floating gardens

38.

What did the Incas create to hold their empire together?

a)

a central market

b)

a network of roads

c)

a group of trained warriors

d)

a school for sons of commoners

39.

What animal contributed the most to the spread the black plague?

a)

Birds

b)

Fleas and rats

c)

Fish

d)

Lions

40.

How did the plague impact Europe?

a)

People started to question the church

b)

1/3 of the population died

c)

It contributed to the decline of feudalism

d)

All are correct

41.

When did the Black Plague occur?

a)

Mid 1400s

b)

Mid 1500s

c)

Mid 1300s

d)

Mid 1600s

42.

_________ __________ is the ranking of people in a society, based on power, wealth, and popularity.

a)

Economics

b)

Social structure

c)

Feudalism

d)

Government

43.

Feudalism was a system in which service to higher classes was rewarded by receiving __________.

a)

money

b)

land

c)

title

d)

trade

44.

Wealthy individuals declared themselves _________ and claimed small sections of land to rule over.

a)

Lord

b)

God

c)

King

d)

Knight

45.

What was one way The Mongols gained and kept power?

a)

Inciting fear through war

b)

Uniting nomadic tribes

c)

Controlling important trade routes

d)

Building infrastructure and adopting new technologies

46.
This map shows the _________ empire
a)
Mongol
b)
Tong
c)
Khan
d)
Byzantine
47.

As a byproduct of the increased interregional connections they caused, the Mongols were probably responsible for this

a)

the Hundred Years War

b)

the Norman Conquest of 1066

c)

Global Warming

d)

the Black Death

48.

Why were the Mongols' so military successful?

a)

Speed

b)

Archery

c)

Their adaptability

d)

Their intimidation tactics