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Unit 5: Post Classical Mongols, Europe, India, and Africa

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the purpose of Magna Carta?
a)
to make the Church weaker
b)
to give the king more power
c)
to strengthen common law
d)

limit the power of the king

2.
What was one human activity that contributed to the spread of the bubonic plague?
a)
bathing too often
b)
trading with Asia
c)
eating rotten food
d)
keeping mice as pets
3.
How did the plague increase the power of the common people?
a)
Sick people moved into the castles.
b)
It created a shortage of workers.
c)
Lords were more likely to die from it.
d)
Monarchs accused lords of spreading it.
4.
How did the Hundred Years’ War contribute to the decline of feudalism?
a)
Hiring soldiers made monarchs less dependent on vassals.
b)
Serfs ran away from the manors to fight in the battles.
c)
Nobles insisted that monarchs consult them about new taxes.
d)
England refused to let go of its claims to land in France.
5.
Who fought each other in the Crusades?
a)
The Eastern and Western Roman Empires
b)
The Romans and the Greeks
c)
The Europeans and the Egyptians
d)

Christians and Muslims

6.
The City of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?
a)
Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam
b)
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
c)
Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism
d)
Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity
7.
The first Crusade got started when the Seljuk Turks did what?
a)
Prevented Christians from entering Jerusalem
b)
Attacked the Catholic city of Rome
c)
burnt down the city of Jerusalem
d)
Capture the city of Constantinople
8.
Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?
a)
They thought it would help them to practice their fighting skills
b)

The Pope promised them a lot of money

c)
They thought it would help them to get into heaven
d)
All of the above
9.
What was the result of the First Crusade?
a)
The Crusaders were defeated and returned home
b)
The Crusaders captured and gained control of Jerusalem
c)
The Crusaders got greedy and attacked Constantinople
d)
The Crusaders never made it to the Holy Land
10.
What religious leader from the Catholic Church helped to organize the First Crusade?
a)
The Bishop of Constantinople
b)
Stephen Harding
c)
The Pope
d)
Saint Benedict
11.

A pilgrimage is....

a)

a journey to a sacred place

b)

the government of the Roman Catholic Church

c)

a series of actions tending toward a particular end

12.
This map shows the _________ empire
a)
Mongol
b)
Tong
c)
Khan
d)
Byzantine
13.

What is true about the boundaries of the Mongol Empire?

a)

It included North and South America

b)

It was very small compared to other empires.

c)

It stretched across Europe and Asia.

d)

It was never peaceful or stable.

14.
Why did the Mongols terrorize people?
a)
To spread fear, thus making them more likely to surrender without a fight
b)
To make them fight for their lives
c)
To make other people talk about them, and write about them in books
d)
They only terrorized people after they conquered them.
15.

Eventually the Mongols would divide their empire into four regions or _______________.

a)

Sects

b)

Divisions

c)

Khanates

d)

Territories

16.

After Genghis Khan died the empire was 

a)
Divided among his sons.
b)
Expanded 
c)
Conquered
d)
Split
17.

The ___________________ was largely key to the Mongols success. It provided transportation and food.

a)

Cow

b)

Lizard

c)

Horse

d)

Ox

18.
A period of peace, prosperity, and cultural achievement.
a)
Pax Mongolica
b)
French Revolution
c)
Establishment of Feudal System
d)
Economic System of Manorialism
19.

Kublai Khan established a new dynasty when he ruled over China. He called this dynasty the _____________

a)

Shang

b)

Yuan

c)

Song

d)

Tang

20.

Indian religion that includes the worship of many gods and the belief in reincarnation (Polytheistic)

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

21.

This is class structure of India that is determined by birth

a)

Caste System

b)

Sultanate

c)

Vedas

d)

Karma

22.

King or ruler of a Muslim state in

a)

Emperor

b)

Sultanate

c)

Chief

d)

Khanate

23.

An Italian explorer, he was one of the firsts Europeans to travel across Asia

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Meriweather Lewis

d)

William Clark

24.

How did Muslim rule influence trade in India?

a)

The demand for Indian goods such as sugar and spices increased.

b)

The iron industry was gradually replaced by the bronze industry.

c)

Fewer traders crossed the Indian Ocean, choosing to travel overland instead.

d)

More traders visited southern India, causing trade in northern India to decline.

25.

Who finally defeated the Delhi Sultanate and invaded India?

a)

The Mongols

b)

The Byzantine Empire

c)

The Crusaders

d)

The Chinese

26.

Which of the following is an example of how the Delhi Sultanate changed society in India?

a)

Many lower caste Hindus converted to Islam because Islam did not recognize a caste system.

b)

Hindu rajahs were completely excluded from having any social influence in their territories.

c)

Traditional Hindu marriage and inheritance laws became illegal.

d)

The government was decentralized, with Muslim sultans ruling their own territories.

27.

What are two consequences for the Hindus during the Muslim conquest of Northern India?

a)

They were instant allies to each other.

b)

Hinduism became more popular among Muslim rulers.

c)

The widespread destruction of Buddhist monasteries.

d)

Violence against the Hindus?

28.

Which leader helped the spread of Islam in India?

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Timor the Lame

c)

Akbar the Great

d)

Babur

29.

_____ was the first of the great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara in West Africa.

a)

Ghana

b)

Axum

c)

Nubia

d)

Sierra Leone

30.
What river helped the traders in Mali transport their goods?
a)
Nile River
b)
Yangtze River
c)
River Thames
d)
Niger River
31.
This Muslim leader in Mali started to spread Islam through west Africa:
a)
Sundiata
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
Askia the Great
d)
Muhammad Ture
32.
Which of the following factors is the main reason that Ghana became a powerful empire in West Africa?
a)
It had extremely productive agriculture
b)
It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region
c)
It traded extensively with European countries
d)
It was the first African empire to industrialize
33.
Which statement illustrates the order of the West African kingdoms?
a)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
b)
Sahara, Mali, Ghana
c)
Timbuktu, Mali, Songhai
d)
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
34.

Although they were located in Africa, the Songhai and Mali Empires both adopted the main religion of the Middle East at the time, which was:

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianty

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

35.

The African kingdom of Axum was located near the —

a)

Nile River

b)

Limpopo River

c)

Niger River

d)

Zambezi River

36.

Which African kingdom adopted Christianity?

a)

Ghana

b)

Axum

c)

Nubia

d)

Egypt

37.

The African city of Timbuktu was a center for —

a)

religious architecture

b)

military power

c)

Hinduism

d)

trade and learning

38.
The image above illustrates Trans-Saharan trade.  What made this trade so important?
a)
Required merchants to cross the Saharan Desert
b)
Trade of gold and salt made Arabs and Africans wealthy
c)
Without this trade, merchants would have nothing to sell
d)
Trans Saharan trade began the Slave trade
39.
The Africans had the gold.  What did the Arabs bring to Africa to trade?
a)
Diamonds
b)
Kola Nuts
c)
Ivory
d)
Cloth
40.
All three West African Empires fell from...
a)
Disease
b)
Invasion/Rebellion
c)
Natural Disaster
d)
Hand of God
41.
The language of Swahili mixes which two languages?
a)
Malinke & Portuguese
b)
Arabic & Bantu
c)
Asian & Bantu
d)
Bantu & Spanish
42.

Which kingdom completes the graphic organizer?

a)

Kingdom of Mali

b)

Kingdom of Timbuktu

c)

Kingdom of Songhai

d)

Kingdom of Ghana

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