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Ch 3 TEST Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of trade?

a)

People becoming more self-sufficient and self-centered

b)

Increased wealth for trading centers

c)

Cultural exchanges between regions

d)

Spread of new technologies

2.

What was Ghana known as due to its trading success?

a)

Land of spices

b)

Land of gold

c)

Land of silk

d)

Land of silver

3.

Which direction across the Sahara describes the route of many early trade caravans in Africa?

a)

Northward

b)

Eastward

c)

Southward

d)

Westward

4.

Which type of trade was often made in China?

a)

Gold for salt

b)

Silk for spices

c)

Tea for silver

d)

Porcelain for wool

5.

Which African kingdoms became wealthy from trade after Ghana?

a)

Egypt and Nubia

b)

Mali and Songhai

c)

Ethiopia and Sudan

d)

Zimbabwe and Kongo

6.

What did Europeans bring to trade in North Africa?

a)

Spices and silk

b)

Cloth and horses

c)

Gold and silver

d)

Tea and porcelain

7.

What significant event took place under Masa Musa’s rule?

a)

Mali reached its peak as an empire

b)

Ghana became a trading center

c)

Songhai was founded

d)

The Sahara was crossed

8.

Why did the Vikings leave the area now called Newfoundland?

a)

Lack of resources

b)

Conflicts with American Indians

c)

Harsh weather conditions

d)

Disease outbreak

9.

What did the Portuguese gain from exploring the coast of Africa?

a)

Spices and silk

b)

Gold and slaves

c)

Tea and porcelain

d)

Silver and wool

10.

What was an effect of the European ocean trade routes?

a)

Isolation of continents

b)

Lasting contact between Eastern and Western hemispheres

c)

Decrease in trade

d)

Loss of cultural exchanges

11.

What is a caravan?

a)

A type of ship

b)

A group of traders traveling together

c)

A marketplace

d)

A type of currency

12.

When did the Renaissance begin, marking a new beginning in arts and sciences?

a)

Around 1200

b)

Around 1350

c)

Around 1500

d)

Around 1600

13.

What was one result of improved navigation methods during the Renaissance?

a)

Discovery of America

b)

Mapping of the coast of Africa

c)

Invention of the steam engine

d)

Building of the Great Wall of China

14.

What was the purpose of Marco Polo's journey to China?

a)

To explore new lands

b)

To bring back trade goods

c)

To spread religion

d)

To find new spices

15.

What did the Silk Road connect?

a)

Europe and Africa

b)

China and other lands

c)

North and South America

d)

Australia and Asia

16.

What was one effect of Marco Polo’s journey on others?

a)

People wanted to travel to America

b)

People wanted to know more about each other

c)

People stopped trading

d)

People built new ships

17.

What was one result of Zheng He’s voyages?

a)

Decreased demand for Chinese goods

b)

Demand of Chinese trade goods grew

c)

Discovery of new continents

d)

Spread of European culture

18.

What was an effect of Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca?

a)

Weaker trade ties with Europe

b)

Stronger trade ties between Mali and other Muslim nations

c)

Discovery of new trade routes

d)

Spread of Christianity

19.

Why did Zheng He's fleet try to reach many new places?

a)

He was looking for the missing country of Mali

b)

He wanted to discover new lands

c)

He wanted to decrease trade

d)

He wanted to expand trade and how their power