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WorksheetsINTERACTIONS & DIFFUSION (600-1450)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What political change was brought about by the fighting of the Hundred Years War?
a)
Peasants gained privileges by serving in new national armies.
b)
Powerful monarchies consolidated power as nation-states emerged.
c)
Knights built large independent armies to overthrow corrupt monarchies.
d)
Religious leaders emerged as powerful local leaders in France and England.
2.
Why did the Crusades contribute to the end of the medieval era in Europe?
a)
Trade was revived leading to the decline of the manorial economy.
b)
Islamic fighters defeated Christian knights and took control of Europe.
c)
Christians split between Western Roman Catholicism and Eastern Greek Orthodoxy.
d)
European knights were given Church lands in exchange for ¬ghting in the Holy Lands.
3.
In what way did the spread of the Black Death change the manorial system in Europe?
a)
The death of many knights led to an end of feudal warfare.
b)
Fear of the disease led many to stop attending Church services.
c)
Monarchs were blamed for spreading the disease and attacked.
d)
Population loss allowed peasants to leave the manor to seek jobs.
4.
Which set of accomplishments occurred during the Song dynasty of China?
a)
Magnetic compass, Paper money, Movable-type printing
b)
Tea cultivation, Algebra, Geometric mosaics
5.
One impact on Asia of the Tang dynasty reunifying China was —
a)
the collapse of Mongol rule in East Asia
b)
the spread of Buddhism to Japan and Korea
c)
the closing of the Silk Road to European traders
d)
the diffusion of Mandarin to Korea and Vietnam
6.
How did the revival of Confucian teachings by Tang leaders in China affect women?
a)
Women served as prominent scholars in Chinese universities.
b)
Women gained new opportunities by passing the civil service exams.
c)
Women lost social status evidenced by the practice of foot binding.
d)
Women gained respect as teachers for the civil service examinations.
7.
The spread of Islam brought political changes to Southwest Asia by —
a)
establishing tribute states in the areas conquered by the Muslim armies
b)
building libraries, hospitals and universities in large cities such as Alexandria
c)
converting Arabs, Christians, Persians, and Jews to Islam to avoid paying taxes
d)
unifying North Africa, Arabia, Persia and Asia Minor under a centralized authority
8.
How were the advances of the Muslim world preserved for future generations?
a)
Scribes and monks recorded and saved multiple copies of the information.
b)
Christian scholars traveled to Islamic universities to study the information.
c)
Libraries and institutions such as the House of Wisdom stored information.
d)
Nomadic Arab tribes carried the information with them on various conquests.
9.
In the fifteenth century, the Ming dynasty excelled at —
a)
mining
b)
weaponry
c)
shipbuilding
d)
clock making
10.
One result of Mongol expansion across Eurasia during the Middle Ages was —
a)
a revival of art and literature
b)
. a birth of new religious inuences
c)
a chaotic, unstable political climate
d)
a vast, unified empire of many cultures
11.
Which of the following best summarizes the effects of Mongol invasions on the
Islamic world?
a)
Mongols destroyed the Islamic faith while they controlled the Islamic world, but were soon destroyed themselves by the rise of the Ottoman Turks.
b)
Mongols captured Baghdad and ended Seljuk Turk rule. Their control fell apart because they could not rule the distant region, allowing the Ottoman Turks to come to power.
c)
Mongols controlled much of the Islamic region and were converted to Islam while they were in power. They left because the Seljuk Turks became powerful.
d)
Mongols were more interested in India and the spice trade than in the Islamic world, so they left Baghdad and moved eastward to control South Asia.
12.
One contribution of Muslim scholarship in Spain to the intellectual life of Europe was —
a)
the introduction of a movable-type printing press
b)
the creation of a uni¬ed body of Islamic and Christian law
c)
the and translation of Greek and Roman texts
d)
the development of the Cyrillic alphabet for Slavic languages
13.
How did Muslim expansion into India differ from expansion across North Africa?
a)
Islam banned household and ¬eld slavery in North African societies.
b)
Islam recruited popular Hindu leaders to rule over local government.
c)
Islam replaced the strict structure of the Hindu caste system in India.
d)
Islam coexisted separately from the Indian religion of Hinduism.
14.
One factor contributing to a golden age of Indian society during Mughal rule was —
a)
taxation on Hindu and non-Muslim pilgrims
b)
the ancient language of Sanskrit
c)
invasions by Turkish warlords from Central Asia
d)
religious toleration for Hindus and non-Muslims
15.
One factor that shaped the practice of slavery in the Islamic world was —
a)
the prohibition of enslaving fellow Muslims
b)
the need for manual labor on Arabian farms
c)
the Jewish tradition of freeing injured enslaved people
d)
the construction of trading centers for Bedouin caravans
16.
One factor that favored the spread of Islam to West Africa was —
a)
trade along gold-salt routes
b)
. Tang control of the Silk Road
c)
the vast expanse of the Sahara
d)
the use of Arabic in the Qur’an
17.
One result of Mongol domination of Russian principalitites was —
a)
the birth of a golden age of art and literature in Kiev
b)
the rise of the princes of Moscow as a regional power
c)
the decline of the influence the Russian Orthodox Church
d)
the collapse of Islamic control of Baghdad and Afghanistan
18.
One result of the Mongol conquests of the Islamic heartland includes the —
a)
collapse of Constantinople
b)
spread of serfdom to the Middle East
c)
declining influence of Islam within Arabia
d)
rise of the Ottoman Turks as a regional power
19.
The language of Swahili is a mixture of Bantu and Arabic languages spoken by people
living along the east coast of Africa. This development was largely a result of —
a)
the geographic barrier of the Sahara
b)
the growing influence of Islamic traders
c)
the diffusion of Islam along gold-salt routes
d)
the declining power of sub-Saharan kingdoms
20.
Why were West African kingdoms like Ghana and Mali successful during the Post-
Classical period?
a)
They enslaved people for the Atlantic slave trade with Britain.
b)
They built powerful forts and castles to protect against invasions.
c)
They adopted Islam and established trade relations with Muslims.
d)
They grew wealthy controlling routes around the Cape of Good Hope.
21.
The Incan Empire was linked together by -
a)
rivers
b)
qanats
c)
roads
d)
canals
22.
What did the Maya, Aztec and Incas all have in common?
a)
They established large empires.
b)
They were conquered by the French.
c)
They believed in polytheism
d)
They traded with China and India.
23.
This type of agriculture was practiced by the Incas.
a)
slash and burn
b)
chinampas
c)
3-field rotation
d)
terrace farming
24.
Where is the Yucatan Peninsula?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
25.
The Incan civilization developed
a)
along a narrow desert bordering the Pacific Ocean.
b)
in the jungles of the Amazon rainforest.
c)
in the Andes mountains of South America.
d)
on islands off the coast of South America.
26.
Where were the Aztecs located?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
27.
Where are the Andes Mountains?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
28.
Which shelter is this?
a)
Longhouse
b)
Chickee
c)
Tipi
d)
Igloo
29.
How did is it believed that the Native Americans arrived in North America?
a)
Through a land bridge from Siberia to Alaska
b)
By sailing across the Atlantic Ocean
c)
They were always there, they didn't migrate
d)
On ships across the pacific ocean
30.
Which of these southwestern tribes was known for building pueblos?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Apache
c)
Navajo
d)
Anasazi
31.
A native american village made of stone, adobe, and clay into an apartment style living
a)
Yurt
b)
Igloo
c)
Pueblo
d)
Teepee
32.
What is a city-state?
a)
A city that is not part of any country.
b)
A state that consists of multiple cities.
c)
A city that is governed by a larger state.
d)
An independent state that consists of a city and its dependent territories.
33.
Similar to those of Egypt, the Mayans were also famous for building
a)
pyramids
b)
castles
c)
igloos
d)
skyscrapers
34.
What year did the Mayan Calendar end, leading people to speculate it would be the end of the world?
a)
2012
b)
2010
c)
2000
d)
2020
35.
A large metropolis in the Aztec Empire, a city "predicted by the gods"
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Machu Picchu
c)
Cuzco
d)
Tikal
36.
Capital city of the Incan Empire
a)
Santiago
b)
Cuzco
c)
Bogota
d)
Lima
37.
What did the Silk Roads connect?
a)
SW Asia and Central Asia with China
b)
SE Asia and Central Europe
c)
Northern Mongolia and China
d)
Oklahoma with Texas
38.
What is the modern day capital of Russia?
a)
Novgorod
b)
Moscow
c)
Berlin
d)
Paris
39.
What group of people from Scandinavia took control of early Slavic towns?
a)
Mongols
b)
Slavs
c)
Vikings
d)
The Beatles
40.
What is the Russian name for "emperor"?
a)
King
b)
President
c)
Czar
d)
Prime Minister
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