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Review Game 2025

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What impact did Marco Polo have on European trade after writing about his adventures in China?

a)

Trade in foreign products increased

b)

Trade in foreign products decreased

c)

Trade remained the same

d)

Trade between Europe and Asia stopped

2.
  1. What effect did the voyages of Zheng He have on the continued exploration of the coast of China and trade throughout southeast Asia? 

a)

Trade expanded to include items from Africa

b)

Trade was halted due to fears of foreign technology

c)

Trade increased only at the beginning of his exploration

d)

Trade took place between only China and surrounding countries

3.

What was the purpose of the Ming bringing back the civil service examination to obtain government positions?

a)

Ensured only the wealthy held government positions

b)

Ensured only people of higher status held government positions

c)

Ensured only people who were highly qualified held government positions

d)

Ensured only people who were devout Buddhists held government positions

4.

The images above (showing the Great Wall, a large naval fleet, and the Forbidden City) match up with which Dynasty?

a)

Tang

b)

Song

c)

Yuan

d)

Ming

5.

What was the purpose of the Seven Voyages?

a)

To show off the Chinese prestige, power, and riches

b)

To find more trade routes to Europe

c)

To make money for the Chines

d)

To find a lost treasure

6.

Which of the following Chinese technologies will likely lead to an increase in population?

a)

New varieties of rice

b)

Porcelain

c)

Compass

d)

Woodblock printing

7.
Candidates for government jobs had to pass official _______________ after Confucius' ideas took hold in government.
a)
examinations
b)
orders
c)
physicals
d)
readings
8.
Confucius had very strict ideas about how people should what?
a)
Cook their food
b)
worship 
c)
behave to develop moral character
9.

The image shown highlights which of the following physical features? Use the map.

a)

Himalayan Mountains

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Plateau of Tibet

d)

Gobi Desert

10.

What major geographical feature served as protection on the southern border of China?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Taklaman Desert

11.

Which body of water is represented with the letter "D"?

a)

South China Sea

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Yellow River

e)

Sea of Japan

12.

Which physical feature is represented by the letter "C"?

a)

Himalaya Mountains

b)

Korean Peninsula

c)

Plateau of Tibet

d)

Japan

e)

Gobi Desert

13.

Kulbei Khan started which dynasty?

a)

Song

b)

Yuan

c)

Tang

d)

Sui

14.

The Mongol Empire is known as being the________ever.

a)

Largest

b)

Wealthiest

c)

Most Diverse

d)

Most Educated

15.

A positive effect of the Mongol Empire was:

a)

More people became doctors

b)

More rights for children

c)

Fewer causalities

d)

Increased trade along the silk road

16.

The Mongol Empire grew as a result of

a)

Conquest

b)

religious wars

c)

Economic Partnerships

d)

providing free education to all Chinese

17.

Which of the following describes the point of origin for the religion of Buddhism?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

India

d)

Korea

18.

Accomplishments Section:

What major construction project by the Sui Dynasty helped improve national transportation and trade in China?

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Silk Road

c)

The Great Dam

d)

Grand Canal

19.

second West African empire that prospered from gold-salt trade. After converting to Islam, became a center of Muslim culture.

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Griots

20.

In African history, the main purpose of a "griot" was to

a)

store grain and food

b)

convert people to Christianity

c)

channel water into areas needing irrigation

d)

tell stories and keep alive the history of the people

21.

first West African Empire that became wealthy through controlling the salt and gold trade.

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Griots

22.
The buildings pictured in the Catalan Atlas may represent "mosques".  What is a mosque?
a)
Christian place of worship
b)
Muslim place of worship
c)
Jewish place of worship
d)
Buddhist place of worship
23.

A famous Mali king went on a pilgrimage. What is a pilgrimage?

a)

a religious journey

b)

a trade journey

c)

a military journey

d)

a political journey

24.

Explain the importance of the Malian king Mansa Musa and his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324.

a)

West Africans kingdoms were not concerned about learning and trade.

b)

West African kingdoms became centers for learning and trade.

c)

Religion was more important to West Africans.

d)

Algebra led to an increase in trade.

25.

On the map above, the X is the location of

a)

Mecca

b)

Cairo

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Constantinople

26.

On the map above, the river next to the letter X is the

a)

Nile River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Niger River

27.

On the map above the dotted line passes through

a)

The Alps

b)

The Sahara Desert

c)

Great African Forest

d)

Fertile Crescent

28.

Which of the following was a major reason for the prosperity of the West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?

a)

Isolation from neighboring regions

b)

Adoption of European legal systems

c)

Control of trans-Saharan trade routes

d)

Dependence on fishing industries

29.

How did the expansion of trade routes in the Middle East impact Europe?

a)

it isolated the region from Asia

b)

it brought new technologies and goods to the region

c)

it decreased the role of Christianity in the region

d)

it prevented cultural diffusion from other civilizations

30.

The diffusion of Islam, as seen on the map, was made possible mainly by

a)

careful diplomacy.

b)

military conquest and trade.

c)

unification through royal marriages.

d)

spreading science and education.

31.

Which of the following conquered the Byzantine Empire?

a)

the Persian Empire

b)

the Ottoman Empire

c)

the Egyptian Empire

d)

the Mughal Empire

32.

Which of the following was the Muslim ruler who conquered Constantinople?

a)

Abraham

b)

Muhammad

c)

Mehmed II

d)

Justinian I

33.

Which of the following contributions was made in the area of art by Muslim scholars?

a)

painting lifelike images of people and animals

b)

using geometric and floral patterns to create detailed mosaics

c)

sculpting the human body as in the style of the ancient Greeks

d)

painting images from the bible, the great prophets, including Mohammad

34.

Which of the following completes the table to the right?

a)

developed Algebra

b)

created Roman Numerals

c)

first to use math with architecture

d)

first to develop a base ten system

35.

The most sacred text in the religion of Islam is

a)

the Quran.

b)

the Shariah.

c)

the Analects.

d)

the New Testament.

36.

The Sunnah is

a)

the most holy text and the word of God to Muslims.

b)

the laws written by the first five Caliphs to manage the empire.

c)

the most holy structure in Islam where Muslims face when they pray.

d)

the traditions and practices set by Muhammad for Muslims to follow.

37.

According to Islamic teachings, the person who started the religion and centered it around the city of Mecca was

a)

Moses

b)

Abraham

c)

Jesus

d)

Muhammad

38.

Which body of water is located closest to Mecca and Medina as seen on the map?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Persian Gulf

39.

To have very limited contact with others- used when describing Arabia

a)

Changed

b)

Incorporated

c)

Detached

d)

Isolated

40.

An individual who sells goods and travels in groups for protection

a)

Pilgrim

b)

Merchant

c)

Soldier

d)

Diviner

41.

Justinain was known for building the __________.

a)

Ankor Wat

b)

Hagia Sophia

c)

Colosseum

d)

Parthenon

42.
What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire? 
a)
Rome 
b)
Athens 
c)
Constantinople 
d)
Italy 
43.

Why was Justinian's Code of laws important?

a)

It established all rules regarding taxation.

b)

It established codes regarding the Eastern Orthodox Church.

c)

It formed the basis of European Law.

d)

It established what entertainment acts were at Hippodrome.

44.
Who moved the capital of Rome to Byzantium and renamed it "New Rome" (later Constantinople)?
a)
Justinian
b)
Constantine 
c)
Charlemagne
d)
Leo III
45.

Which map represents the Byzantine Empire DURING the rule of Justinian?

a)

b)

c)