WorksheetsWorld History Unit 3 Study Guide
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
What happened to the Roman Empire after the Pax Romana?
They entered an era of grace.
They expanded rapidly and conquered Asia.
They entered an era of decline.
They formed an alliance with Greece.
Who moved the Roman capital to Constantinople?
Emperor Constantine.
Julius Caesar.
Augustus.
Nero.
Who conquered the Western Roman Empire?
The Barbarians
The Mongols
The Ottomans
The Greeks
What is the Middle Ages also called?
The Light Ages
The Renaissance
The Dark Ages
The Modern Era
What happened to the Eastern Roman Empire?
It remained strong.
It was conquered by the Mongols.
It became part of the Holy Roman Empire.
It was abandoned and left uninhabited.
What did the Eastern Roman Empire?
Ottoman Empire
Byzantine Empire
Holy Roman Empire
Persian Empire
Where is Constantinople located?
Mediterranean and Black Seas
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
What was Constantinople a center for?
Learning, philosophy, medicine, Greek, Latin, grammar, geometry.
Agriculture and farming only.
Mining and metallurgy exclusively.
Textile and pottery production.
What type of architecture did Constantinople use?
Roman with wooden arches
Gothic with pointed spires
Roman with arches and domes
Traditional Japanese wooden structures
What was the Christian cathedral in the Byzantine Empire?
Hagia Sophia
Notre Dame
St. Peter's Basilica
Westminster Abbey
What language did most Byzantines speak?
Persian
Latin
Arabic
Greek
What religion did most Byzantines convert to?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
What was the Justinian Code?
It served as the legal basis for criminal justice, marriage, property, slavery, and women’s rights.
It was a collection of religious texts used in Byzantine worship.
It was a military strategy manual for Roman generals.
It was a set of architectural blueprints for building churches.
What are the 4 components of the Justinian Code?
The Law Code, The Digest, The Institutes, The Novellae (New Laws)
The Twelve Tables, The Digest, The Institutes, The Edicts
The Law Code, The Commentaries, The Institutes, The Novellae
The Law Code, The Digest, The Institutes, The Rescripts
Who was Justinian’s wife’s name?
Wilma
Helena
Sophia
Theodora
What did all Christians base their faith on?
Jesus and the Bible
The Roman Empire
Greek Mythology
The Teachings of Confucius
What did the Pope do to the emperor?
Excommunicated him
Crowned him king
Imprisoned him
Granted him land
Where were the Mongols located?
Western Africa
South America
Western Europe
Central Asia
Who unified the Mongols?
Genghis Khan
Kublai Khan
Attila the Hun
Tamerlane
How did the Mongols create a massive empire?
Soldiers used horse saddles to shoot arrows while riding.
They built large navies to conquer coastal cities.
They relied on advanced gunpowder weapons.
They formed alliances with European kingdoms.
Who ruled after Genghis Khan’s death?
A Russian wizard
A rival warlord
A Chinese emperor
A Persian sultan
A son or grandson
What dynasty did Kublai Khan begin?
Ming
Yuan
Song
Tang
Kublai Khan only allowed Chinese to serve in his government.
True
False
Who started the Romanov Dynasty?
Ivan III
Peter the Great
Nicholas II
Michael Romanov
What Dynasty was after the Mongols?
Ming
Qing
Song
Han
What does monotheistic mean?
Belief in three gods
Belief in many gods.
Belief in one God.
Belief in nature spirits.
Who was the prophet who founded Islam?
Muhammad
Moses
Jesus
Abraham
What city did he travel to?
Mecca
Cairo
Baghdad
Istanbul
How many pillars are there in Islam?
7
4
6
5
After Muhammad died, what was the new leader called?
Caliph (successor)
Imam
Sultan
Pharaoh
What did Abu Bakr use to control and expand the Muslim empire?
Jihad
Trade agreements
Diplomatic marriages
Tax reforms
True or False: The caliphate never forced non-Muslims to convert.
True
False
Who caused the division of Islam?
Ottomans
Abbasids
Umayyads
Mughals
What are the 2 different groups of Muslims called?
Shi’a and Sunni
Hindus and Buddhists
Jews and Christians
Sikhs and Jains
Who overthrew the Umayyad Empire?
The Johnsons
The Mongols
The Ottomans
The Abbasids
What ocean did Muslim merchants cross to expand wealth?
Indian
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
What were some of the Muslim achievements during their golden age?
Science, Math, medicine and architecture
Only military conquests and wars
Farming and fishing only
Pottery and weaving only
What is the world’s largest desert that acted as a barrier to separate North Africa from sub–Saharan Africa?
Gobi
Sahara
Kalahari
Atacama
Where did societies of North Africa get their influence from?
Phoenicians and Romans
Chinese and Japanese
Vikings and Saxons
Aztecs and Mayans
What was the era of cultural diffusion in Africa called? ________
Modern
Industrial
Medieval
Classical
Where did most societies in Sub-Saharan Africa live?
Farming villages
Large cities
Desert camps
Mountain fortresses
How was history shared? ________
Orally
Mathematically
Chemically
Visually
What religion did Sub-Saharan practice?
Animism
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
Who traveled to central Africa in search of farmland?
Bantu
Maasai
Zulu
Berber
What did the Bantu help spread? ________
New farming and ironworking techniques
Ancient Greek philosophy
Modern computer technology
Space exploration methods
Who did the kingdom of Aksum trade with?
Japan, Egypt, and Rome
China, Japan, and Korea
Greece, Egypt, and Spain
Persia, India, Arabia, and Rome
What language was from the mix of African and Arab cultures?
Swahili
Zulu
Hausa
Amharic
What did West Africans have large amounts of? ________
Silver
Gold
Spices
Silk
What did connected North and West Africa?
Gold-salt trade
Silk Road
Spice Route
Trans-Pacific trade
How did Ghana become an empire? ________
Taxing merchants, building a large army, and conquering surrounding people.
By discovering oil and trading it with Europe.
By forming alliances with European kingdoms.
By inventing new farming techniques.
What empire emerged after Ghana was overthrown?
Axum
Songhai
Benin
Mali
How was the most important king?
Mansa Musa
Julius Caesar
Genghis Khan
King Tutankhamun
Who ruled Mali? ________
Emperors
Kings
Governors
Chiefs
What did Mansa Musa pass out to people who he met?
Gold nuggets
Silver coins
Spices
Silk fabrics
What did Timbuktu become? ________
An important center for learning.
A major seaport.
A famous mountain range.
A desert oasis.
Who gained control of the gold-salt routes?
Bali
Mali
Ghana
Songhai
What two powerful forces transformed African societies?
Trade with outsiders, and Introduction of Islam
Discovery of oil and gold
Colonization by Europeans and invention of the printing press
Rise of democracy and industrialization
