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UNIT 2 2/3 PRACTICE

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

West African kingdoms exchanged their gold with traders from the Sahara in return for ___________.

a)

Textiles

b)

Spices

c)

Ivory

d)

Salt

2.

The legendary ruler of Mali known for his incredible wealth and pilgrimage to Mecca was ___________.

a)

Kwame Nkrumah

b)

Shaka Zulu

c)

Sundiata Keita

d)

Mansa Musa

3.

China’s greatest cultural and technological progress occurred during which dynasties?

a)

Tang and Song

b)

Han and Ming

c)

Sui and Liao

d)

Qing and Yuan

4.

The belief that Chinese rulers received their authority from heaven if they governed justly is called the ___________.

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Divine Right of Kings

c)

Social Contract

d)

Code of Virtue

5.

Which invention did not originate in China during the Tang and Song eras?

a)

Compass

b)

Gunpowder

c)

Papermaking

d)

Steam Engine

6.

Genghis Khan is remembered primarily for ___________.

a)

Creating the largest land empire in history

b)

Building the Great Wall

c)

Inventing gunpowder

d)

Spreading Christianity

7.

The Black Death was caused by the spread of the ___________.

a)

Bubonic Plague

b)

Spanish Flu

c)

Cholera Virus

d)

Anthrax Bacteria

8.

Which geographic feature most shaped trade and culture in West Africa?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Nile River

c)

Alps Mountains

d)

Mediterranean Sea

9.

Contact through trans-Saharan trade led many West Africans to adopt ___________.

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Buddhism

10.

East African port cities became key centers in which part of the Silk Road network?

a)

Maritime trade routes

b)

Overland trade routes

c)

Agricultural trade routes

d)

Cultural routes

11.

The Kingdom of Mali gained wealth and power by controlling the ___________ trade routes.

a)

Gold-Salt

b)

Atlantic

c)

Silk Road

d)

Indian Ocean

12.

The Mandate of Heaven helped explain the Dynastic Cycle by showing that:

a)

Dynasties rose and fell depending on how justly rulers governed.

b)

Military strength alone determined dynastic power.

c)

Only emperors could hold the mandate permanently.

d)

The cycle was unrelated to moral rule.

13.

A Chinese emperor could lose the Mandate of Heaven if he ___________.

a)

Ruled unjustly or allowed disasters and unrest.

b)

Raised taxes on the rich.

c)

Strengthened the army.

d)

Built lavish palaces.

14.

Under Mongol rule, trade between Asia and Europe ___________.

a)

Became safer and more active along the Silk Road.

b)

Declined rapidly.

c)

Ended entirely.

d)

Was restricted to Asia only.

15.

What occurred to the Mongol Empire following Genghis Khan’s death?

a)

It broke apart into separate khanates.

b)

It grew larger.

c)

It collapsed immediately.

d)

It stayed unified.

16.

China’s most famous export on the Silk Road was ___________.

a)

Silk

b)

Potatoes

c)

Corn

d)

Coal

17.

The first major global trade network developed along the ___________.

a)

Silk Road

b)

Trans-Saharan routes

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

18.

The empire that continued Roman traditions in the East was the ___________.

a)

Byzantine Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Holy Roman Empire

d)

Macedonian Empire

19.

The Byzantine legal system was organized under the Justinian Code, also known as the ___________.

a)

Corpus Juris Civilis

b)

Twelve Tables

c)

Codex Theodosianus

d)

Roman Lawbook

20.

The Great Schism of 1054 divided Christianity, leading to the creation of the ___________.

a)

Eastern Orthodox Church

b)

Roman Orthodox Church

c)

Byzantine Catholic Church

d)

Western Catholic Church

21.

The medieval political system where local lords governed lands in exchange for loyalty and service was called ___________.

a)

Feudalism

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Oligarchy

22.

In the feudal system, peasants supported their lords and kings mainly by providing ___________.

a)

Labor and agricultural produce

b)

Trade goods

c)

Political advice

d)

Tax collection

23.

After the fall of Rome, Europe adopted feudalism primarily because ___________.

a)

Local people needed protection and order without a central government.

b)

The Church demanded it.

c)

Urban trade was booming.

d)

They sought to unify all of Europe.

24.

The Crusades were a series of wars between Christians and ___________.

a)

Muslims

b)

Jews

c)

Hindus

d)

Buddhists

25.

Another name often used for the Byzantine Empire is the ___________.

a)

Eastern Roman Empire

b)

Europa

c)

Persia

d)

World Empire