Unit 5 Test Review Key
1. What were the symptoms of the Black Death?
A. Dark spots on the skin
B. Black swellings the size of eggs on the armpits or groin
C. Fever, headaches, and vomiting
D. All of the above
2. By the early 700s Islam spanned from Spain to India
A. True
B. False
3. In 1206, Muslims captured the city of
A. Britain
B. Jerusalem
C. Delhi
D. Constantinople
4. While in Spain, Muslims did not advance in
A. medicine
B. science
C. education
D. technology
5. What century did Islam spread to North Africa?
A. 5th
B. 10th
C. 8th
D. 7th
6. Who fought during the Hundred Year War?
A. Germany and America
B. Italy and Spain
C. France and England
D. England and Asia
7. Why does feudalism end?
A. People no longer needed the protection by a king or a lord
B. Towns and cities emerged where people could find work away from the manor
C. the Magna Carta brought a system of law to the land
D. all of the above
8.Schism AB
A- Holy wars to take back the holy lands
9.Lay Piety AC
B-England vs. France fought over English claims to
the French throne
C- Disease that spread all throughout medieval
Europe
D- Established limitations on royal power
AB- Divide between two opposing parties or sections
AC- Clergy and Church members
10.Black death C
11.Crusade A
12.Hundred year war B
13.Magna Carta D
14. In popular culture which children's rhyme is said to be about the plague?
A. "London Bridge is Falling Down"
B. "Baa Baa Black Sheep"
C. "Three Blind Mice"
D. "Ring around the Rosie”
15. Joan of Arc was from England
A. True
B. False
16. The first great trading state in West Africa was
A. Ghana
B. Kilwa
C. Mali
D. Tanzania
17. Caravans would often take ___________________ to reach their destinations.
A. five to eight hours
B. two to three days
C. forty to sixty days
D. one to two years
18. The Bantu people of southern and eastern Africa spread techniques for
__________________ across Africa.
A. gold mining
B. smelting iron
C. subsistence farming
D. weaving tapestries
19. Until the 11th century, most people in southern Africa lived in
A. empires ruled by harsh kings
B. small family camps that were not part of any villages
C. stateless societies
D. villages with no rules
20. The “fleets of the desert” were used for trade by
A. Berbers
B. citizens of Makkah
C. citizens of Timbuktu
D. Ghanaians
21. Music and storytelling were
A. common only in northern and western Africa
B. considered holy acts in which only priests and priestesses were allowed to engage
C. disregarded as unworthy occupations south of the Sahara
D. used to pass along a community’s history
22. Ancestors were a key element in African religion because people believed that
A. ancestors became gods after death
B. ancestors were closer to the gods
C. ancestors controlled the weather for their lineage group
D. ancestors could return to fight as warriors for a lineage group
23. Which of the following was the first great trading state to emerge in West Africa?
A. Ghana
B. Axum
C. Mali
D. Songhai
24. The kingdom of Mali extended from
A. the coast of the Atlantic Ocean to Timbuktu
B. the coast of the Indian Ocean to Timbuktu
C. the coast of the Indian Ocean to Djenne
D. Dhenne to Timbuktu
25. Mansa Musa caused Timbuktu to become
A. an armed camp for political prisoners
B. an intellectual capital of the Muslim world
C. an oasis for traders who crossed the desert
D. an outpost of Christian and Jewish refugees
26. Songhai used ____________________ as a medium of exchange (currency).
A. cowry shells
B. gold coins
C. large ivory beads
D. small carved ivory statues
27. The Songhai Empire was most powerful under the leadership of
A. Battuta
B. Kossi
C. Sunni Ali
D. Muhammad Ture
28. Songhai went through a rapid decline as a result of
A. invasion from the south and west by Bantu people
B. mismanagement by the sons of Muhammad Ture
C. occupation by the sultan of Morocco
D. war debt incurred by Muhammad Ture
29. How did salt help shape early African Empires economically?
A. European traders used African slaves to conquer the Danikal Depression and use salt
as a means for a medium for gunpowder.
B. Early Africans discovered how to desalinate ocean water that would in turn give the
world a viable source for freshwater as well as allowing Africans to sell off the salt
residue to make more money.
C. Salt was the richest resource, at the time, that Africa had and it was in high
demand. Many people from Eurasia used salt for a variety of reasons and would trade
that for gold creating some of the richest early empires in African history.
D. None of the above
30. The area of Africa that juts (sticks out) into the Atlantic Ocean is the
A. hump of Africa
B. Horn of Africa
C. Nile Delta
D. Congo River delta
31. What structure did Mongols live in?
A. Tee Pee
B. Wigwam
C. Yurt
D. RV
32. What was Genghis Khan's grandson's name that founded the Yuan Empire in China?
A. Khan Noonien Singh
B. Kublai Khan
C. Chaka Khan
D. Can Can
33. Kublai Khan build a new capital city in China...what was it's name?
A. Hong Kong
B. Beijing
C. Pyongyang
D. Xiamen
34. The Mongol empire was divided into 4 areas called _________
A. Clans
B. Khanates
C. Empires
D. Kingdoms
35. The most famous foreigner to visit the Mongol empire was ___________
A. Monte Carlo
B. Count of Monte Christo
C. Richard M. Nixon
D. Marco Polo
36. Mongols were ________________ (the moved to follow their food)
A. Hunter Gatherers
B. Pastoral Nomads
C. Mechants
D. Sellers
37. What was a factor that contributed to Genghis Khan's success?
A. Well-organized army with experienced fighters
B. Genghis Khan was able to outthink & outwit his enemies
C. Used cruelty as a weapon
D. All the above
38. Genghis Khan means ________
A. Universal Soldier
B. Universal Ruler
C. Supreme Ruler
D. Super Man
39. The Mongol rulers were tolerant of other religions.
A. True
B. False
40. Some historians believe the Bubonic Plague (Black Death) started in Mongolia.
A. True
B. False
41. Genghis Khan promoted people based on _____________ rather than ___________
position.
A. Merit rather than family position
B. Money rather than team name
C. Land ownership rather than number of wives
D. Name rather than political party affiliation
42. The Pony Express like system of travel was called the
A. Silk Road
B. Yam Network
C. Banana Express
D. AT&T
43. Mongol Rulers adopted the cultures of the people they ruled.
A. True
B. False
44. Pax Mongolica means>
A. Peace on Earth
B. Mongol Peace
C. Roman Peace
D. Peace Out
45. What Chinese Dynasty did Genghis Khan’s grandson, Kublai Khan found?
A. Ming
B. Chang
C. Yuan
D. Chaka