WorksheetsUnit 3 - The Post - Classical Era
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where was the Classic Maya civilization located?
a)
Ecuador
b)
Mexico
c)
Peru
d)
Panama
2.
Mark all of the achievements the Mayans had in science, architecture, and written text.
a)
Concept of Zero
b)
stonework
c)
Pyramids
d)
Calender
e)
Jewlery
3.
In what are did the Aztec differ from the Incas?
a)
political systems
b)
Powerful civilization
c)
Architecture Achievement
d)
Scientific achievements
4.
What as the Chaco phenomenon?
a)
When the Chaco people moved from Mexico into modern day Texas
b)
The unification of the Chaco and Hopewell people
c)
Construction of 14 "Great House"
d)
The civilization of the Chaco people and how they disappeared from the world without a trace.
5.
Where were the lands of the Late Woodlands civilization?
a)
Missouri River
b)
Colorado River
c)
Red River
d)
Mississippi River
6.
What is the Qur'an?
a)
A story about Muhammad
b)
Their sacred text
c)
The location of thier yearly pilgramage
d)
The capital of Islam
7.
How did Muhannah's successor, Abu Bakr, maintain control as he expanded the empire?
a)
Was the first Caliph
b)
Successfully reunited the Muslims
c)
Prosecuted anyone that did not believe in Ala
d)
He surrounded himself with powerful men
8.
How far did the Umayyad's expand by the eighth century?
a)
From Spain to China
b)
From Egypt to Afghanistan
c)
From Italy to Inda
d)
From Egypt to China
9.
How did everyday life function under Islamic rule?
a)
Muslims only welcomed and acknowledged Muslims, Jews, and Christians.
b)
While everyone was welcome only Muslims were able to hold positions in politics and military
c)
Muslims prosecuted all those that were non-Muslim
d)
Muslims welcomed everyone of all beliefs but only the elite upper class could hold a position in politics or military
10.
What was the capital of the Abbasid caliphate?
a)
Istanbul
b)
Dubai
c)
Alexandria
d)
Baghdad
11.
How was the Qur'an more than a holy book?
a)
It told people what job they should have
b)
It told caliphates how to run the civilization
c)
It helped create sacred law
d)
It told women what they could and could not do
12.
Which caliphates gained independence during the 800s (9th century)?
a)
Abbasids
b)
Seljuks
c)
Sunnies
d)
Andalusian
13.
What united Muslims no matter where they were?
a)
language
b)
belief
c)
location
d)
ruler
14.
Several clans made up an ethnic group. What was the keystone of all social organizations?
a)
Government
b)
Religion
c)
Tade
d)
Language
15.
What mistake did Europeans make in their initial meetings with sub-Saharan Africans?
a)
They assumed that all African communities followed the same basic language
b)
They assumed that everyone in Africa was as advanced as the Europeans
c)
They assumed the bigger the state the more advance the civiliztion
d)
They assumed that Africans were dumb and easy to conquer
16.
Where was Axum?
a)
Kenya
b)
Katanga
c)
Ghana
d)
Ethiopia
17.
How large was Mali under Mansa Musa?
a)
From Morocco to Oyo
b)
From Bornu to Cairo
c)
From Morocco to mid-Saharan
d)
From Ethiopia to Ghana
18.
The Binni were a subgroup of a larger ethnic group called the Edo. They grew by trading with their Edo, Yoruba, Hausa, Fan, and other communities. How did their jobs, Ewuare, expand their kingdom?
a)
By pillaging smaller communities
b)
By taking one large chunks of productive farmlands
c)
By peacefully trading material with other communities
d)
By taking anything that they wanted with fear tactics
19.
What technology accelerated Chinese trade?
(click all that may apply)
a)
Magnetic Compass
b)
Large trade ships
c)
Sternpost rudder
d)
Port and Starboard bow
20.
Who were the Mongols?
a)
A rebel group within the Song Dynasty
b)
A group of Muslims that came up to China from the south
c)
A group of Chinese that was established in the Northern territory
d)
A small group of nomads
21.
What Muslim cities were among the first to fall to Chinghis? Check all that apply
a)
Bokhara
b)
Samarkand
c)
Herat
d)
Bagdad
e)
Mecca
22.
Which of the following area had Chinghis not conquered by the end of his life?
a)
Persia
b)
Northern China
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Egypt
23.
Why did the Mongol empire break up?
a)
They were defeated by the Roman army
b)
The death of Kubilai Khan
c)
The separation of the Mongolian community
d)
The death of Chighis Khan
24.
In 604 CE Prince Shotoku, a Yamato leader, issued the Seventeen Point Constitution.What is it?
a)
List of ethical principles
b)
A proclamation of how he would rule Japan
c)
A constitution to the Japanese state
d)
A declaration to establish 17 laws to live by
25.
Why did Japan's aristocrats shut out Chinese influence in794 after moving the imperial court to Heian?
a)
They wanted to make their government different than China
b)
They had learned from China's mistakes and knew how to create a better community
c)
They wanted their own culture and artistic style
d)
They didn't want China's hand out
26.
Who fought and what was the outcome of the Gempei War?
a)
Taira and Minamoto
b)
Shoen and bushido
c)
Shiki and Taira
d)
Minamoto and Shoen
27.
which of the following are one of the three kingdoms of the Korean Peninsula?
a)
Silla
b)
Baekche
c)
Koguryo
d)
All of the above
28.
What percent of people were peasants?
a)
90%
b)
80%
c)
70%
d)
60%
29.
How did the Vikings contribute to the economic revival of Europe?
a)
Created a trade shop in costal towns along the English coast
b)
Established long distance trade
c)
Got money from pillaging and would give it back to their cities to boost economy
d)
They did not help the economy in Europe as a whole but only the Norway area
30.
How did the Roman Catholic Church bring peace to Europe?
a)
The Crusades
b)
The fight with the Vikings
c)
The establishment of the church in the English monarch
d)
By creating more churches throughout Europe
31.
The Galway Cathedral below is an example of what architecture style that became popular in the Middle Ages
a)
Tudor Architecture
b)
Victorian Architecture
c)
Beaux-Arts Architecture
d)
Gothic Architecture
32.
How did the Hundred Years' War strengthen the Parliament at the expense of the monarchy?
a)
It helped Parliament gain more control over taxes and the King
b)
It gave Parliament the power to control all of England without help of the King
c)
It gave Parliament control of the English economy to use as they wished
d)
It gave Parliament the control to put who they wanted into power
33.
What caused Russia to fall behind in its development of a Russian State?
a)
Lack of a connection to the "Christian" world
b)
Connections with the Turks
c)
Thier environment which cased harsh conditions
d)
The Mongols
34.
How was North European art different from that of Italy and the South?
a)
They were the same
b)
North focused more on religion
c)
North did more architecture than painting or sculpting
d)
Noth felt that landscapes and still life's were superior
35.
Mark all of the great painters of the Italian Renaissance
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Donatello
c)
Cellini
d)
Da Vinci
e)
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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