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WorksheetsWorld History Test Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Christians and Muslims
Who called for the First Crusade?
Saladin
Pope Urban II
Gregory VII
Richard I
What was the purpose of the Crusades?
The lower class fought for their right against the Catholic Church to choose their religion.
They attempted to expand the English Empire
They were designed to take back control of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
They sought to convert the entire world to Christianity.
What was the primary motivation for the Crusades?
political
economic
social
spiritual
Why was Jerusalem so important to Christians?
Christians believed it was the holiest site.
Control of Jerusalem meant power.
It was the location of the highest populations of Christians.
It was the center of the Catholic Church.
What inspired the Third Crusades?
A disagreement between the Pope and the Monarchy.
Egypt was a center of Muslim power.
Saladin took control of Jerusalem.
Expanding the Empire.
a Muslim leader name Saladin began a major campaign against Jerusalem that started the...
First Crusade.
Second Crusade.
Third Crusade.
Which general led the Arabs?
Saladin
Pope Urban II
How many of the crusades are considered important?
4
7
9
How was the Black Death originally spread?
Soldiers on the battle field during the Crusades caught the germ from their attackers.
Rats came on boats from overseas and bit humans.
It was airborne, meaning it was spread through the air.
Fleas on infected rats bit them and then jumped onto onto humans and bit them.
How was the Black Death spread over oceans?
It came with conquered people.
It resulted from missionary work in other lands.
It followed trade routes.
It was carried by birds.
What was an economic consequence of the Black Death?
People became desperate and resorted to thievery.
People were not concerned with trading or making money.
The monarchy established "the need" edict and anyone who was sick could receive goods for free.
Livestock that was used for food and wool died.
What was a social effect of the Black Death?
People worked together to care for the sick.
People isolated themselves to only their families.
People stayed away from one another.
People congregated in churches to seek healing.
Where did the Black Plague, or the Bubonic Plague, start?
It started in the Americas and was brought by boat to Eastern Europe by rats.
It started in Central Asia and moved west along the Silk Road and reached Eastern Europe by 1343.
It started in the Byzantine Empire and was brought to Europe during the Crusades.
It started in cities and towns Western Europe and spread to West Africa and Central Asia.
The Bubonic Plague was responsible for the death of...
nearly half the population of Europe.
ten percent of the population of Europe.
one third of the population of Europe.
75% of the population of Europe.
From what continent did the Bubonic Plague most likely come?
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
How did the spread of the Bubonic Plague impact the European economy?
The economy grew as Europeans researched a cure.
The economy shrank as medical costs increased.
The economy grew as trade increased.
The economy shrank as the workforce decreased.
What region of Africa is the Sahara Desert located in?
Northern Africa
Southern Africa
Western Africa
Eastern Africa
This empire took over Ghana and had a ruler named Mansa Musa. / Este imperio se apoderó de Ghana y tenía un gobernante llamado Mansa Musa.
Wagadugu
Mali
Sahara
Almoravids
Which animal made trans-Saharan trade possible? / ¿Qué animal hizo posible el comercio transahariano?
horse / caballo
elephant / elefante
camel / camello
donkey / burro
Controlling trade of which of the following two items made Mali very wealthy?
Copper and Silver
Gold and Silver
Gold and Salt
Silver and Salt
Which desert did caravans cross to reach the gold mines of West Africa?
Sahara
Kalahari
Egyptian
Gobi
What is Hajj?
Pilgrimage to Shrines
Pilgrimage to Monasteries
Pilgrimage to Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Family Get-together
What characteristics did the Songhai kingdom have that contributed to the success of all African Kingdoms?
Strong infrastructure and tax revenue
Access to major bodies of water for trade
Enough natural resources to remain self-sufficient
A reliance on slave labor for production and protection
What describes the rise of wealthy kingdoms in Africa?
Civilizations arose and prospered along popular trading routes.
Kingdoms in Africa used military power to block transcontinental trade.
Proximity to the Sahara made travel and trade convenient for merchants.
Many kingdoms were landlocked which led to prosperous developments in irrigation.
What was the difference between the West and South African Kingdoms and the East African Kingdom?
East Africa was less reliant on trade than the kingdoms in the West and South
East Africa experiences greater influence from Muslim traders and the Islamic faith.
East Africa remained divided in individual trading cities rather than one large kingdom.
East Africa had one common culture and language rather than many separate cultures.
After Mansa Musa’s death what did his sons do with his wealth?
They spent it lavishly on luxury goods.
They used it to support local merchants.
They stopped charging taxes from citizens.
They used to improve education and build libraries
The split between Sunni and Shiite Muslims began with disagreement over
the choice of a caliph to lead the Islamic community
the belief in one God
acceptance of the Quran
the required pilgrimage to Mecca
What factors aided the Mongol expansion shown in this map?
many areas were tired of Islamic rule
their use of horses, bows & terrorism against local populations
their use of peaceful diplomacy
most empires had no militaries by that point
Who united the Mongol tribes into a unified state during the Post Classical period?
Timur
Genghis Khan
Marco Polo
Muhammad
Which statement about the Mongol empire is accurate?
The Mongols developed a highly technological society that emphasized formal education
European monarchies became a model for the early Mongol governments
it led to regional stability, increasing trade on the Silk Road
The Mongols adopted Roman Catholicism as their official religion
Which statement best completes this chart?
Western European rulers unite to defeat Mongol invaders.
Mongol explorers reach Venice.
Mongol invaders conquer Japan.
Merchants carry on trade across the Pax Mongolica.
Timbuktu’s location on the Trans-Saharan trade route led to what other development?
outbreak of epidemic disease
creation of a center of Islamic learning
its destruction by sub-Saharan tribes
a political alliance with European kings
One reason the ancient kingdoms in West Africa prospered was that they
were located along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
had no contact with the rest of the world
followed the Hindu belief of their rulers
developed extensive trade in gold and salt
What was the purpose of the Samurai?
to end civil wars
to collect tax revenues
to protect their employers
to follow the warrior code of Bushido
Which members of the feudal system owned most of the land in Feudal Japan?
Samurai
Shoguns
Daimyos
Artisans
Which man completed the unification of Japan and set up a shogunate in Japan to maintain that control?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Ito Hirohito
Oda Nobunaga
Tokugawa Ieyasu
