1. • The Ming emperor banned the building of large
ocean-going ships in 1433.
• The Tokugawa shogun issued the Act of Seclusion in
1636.
One way in which these historical occurrences are similar
is that both led to increased
A) social mobility
C) cultural diffusion
B) globalization
D) isolation
2. • Captured the city of Constantinople in 1453
• Benefited from rich trade along the Mediterranean Sea
• Ruled by Suleiman the Lawgiver
Which empire best fits these descriptions?
A) Roman
C) Mongol
B) Ottoman
D) Songhai
3. Base your answer to the following question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Which conclusion about Zheng He’s voyages is valid based on the information on this map?
A)
B)
C)
D)
His fleet traveled only as far as the Bay of Bengal.
His expeditions sailed to ports in Asia and Africa.
His fleet conquered and controlled Luzon.
His expeditions traded directly with the interior of Africa.
4. Base your answer to question 12 on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Which generalization is best supported by the information in this map?
A) The Ottoman Empire controlled the largest amount of territory by 1453.
B) The Safavid Empire controlled parts of western Europe by 1629.
C) By the 1500s, the Ottoman Empire controlled parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and eastern
Europe.
D) The Mediterranean Sea served as a cultural barrier between Asia Minor and North Africa.
Base your answers to questions 5 and 6 on 8 and 9 on the map below and on your knowledge of social
studies.
5. One result of the voyages of Zheng He was that
A)
B)
C)
D)
Chinese merchants began trading with Africa
Christian missionaries arrived in China
Indian artisans showed the Chinese how to make Ming porcelain
China set up colonies in Europe
6. The map shows that on his voyages, Zheng He explored
A) both the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans
C) lands in the Western Hemisphere
B) at the same time as the Spanish explorers
D) Arabia and the east coast of Africa
7. Base your answer to the following question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Which conclusion can be made about the Ming dynasty of China as a result of the travels of Zheng He?
A)
B)
C)
D)
China profited more from African trade than from Asian trade.
Islam became the dominant religion of China.
The Ming dynasty established trade routes to Europe.
Advanced navigation technology was available in China.
8. Base your answer on the map below and on your
knowledge of social studies.
9. Korea greatly influenced the development of early Japan
by
A) acting as a bridge for ideas from China
B) providing Japan with the technology for
industrialization
C) serving as a barrier against Chinese aggression
D) protecting Japan from early European exploration
10. Which geographic feature contributed most to the
concept of cultural diffusion in Japan?
An observation about the Ottoman Empire in the 15th
and 16th centuries is that the Empire
A)
B)
C)
D)
originated in Hungary
had a strategic location between Europe and Asia
was totally landlocked
had control over most of western Europe
A)
B)
C)
D)
deposits of fertile soil
location near the mainland of Asia
vast mineral resources
numerous navigable rivers
11. Which statement about the geography of Japan is most
accurate?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Location has made it easy to invade.
The irregular coastline has many natural harbors.
Large plains are its primary physical feature.
Earthquakes do not threaten the islands.
12. The terms Bushido, samurai, and daimyo are most
closely associated with which group in Japanese
history?
A) emperors
C) peasants
B) warriors
D) merchants
13. Which fact relating to early Japan was a result of the
other three?
A) Japan experienced earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions.
B) The Japanese developed a nature-based belief
called Shinto.
C) Tsunamis and typhoons sometimes destroyed
coastal Japanese villages.
D) Mountains are found throughout the islands of
Japan.
14. What was an impact of Korea’s geographic location on
the history of East Asia?
A)
B)
C)
D)
isolating Russia from Japan
protecting China from Mongol invaders
preventing Europeans from colonizing East Asia
serving as a cultural bridge between China and
Japan
18. Which was a characteristic of feudalism in both
medieval Europe and Japan?
A) The middle class acquired more power than any
other class did.
B) Political power was held by a strong centralized
government.
C) The army encouraged strong nationalistic feelings
among the people.
D) All the people knew their roles in a rigid class
system.
19. One way in which the code of chivalry in Europe and
the code of Bushido in Japan were similar is that both
codes were intended to
A)
B)
C)
D)
help the ruler control his people
guide the behavior of a warrior class
benefit all the social classes
support revolutionary ideas
20. Base your answer on the diagram below and on your
knowledge of social studies.
15. A valid generalization about early Japanese culture is
that Japan
A) had a strong influence on the development of
culture in Korea
B) spread Shinto throughout Asia
C) maintained a uniquely individual culture while
borrowing much from other cultures
D) imported almost all of its cultural ideas from
China, resulting in nearly identical cultures
16. A person who practices the Shinto faith would be most
likely to
A)
B)
C)
D)
visit a shrine placed on the shore of a lake
pray five times a day
bathe in the Ganges River
make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
17. Which statement about government during the
Tokugawa period in Japan is most accurate?
A) The power of the emperor was absolute and
supreme.
B) The real power was held by foreign countries.
C) Actual power was held by the shogun.
D) Political power was in the hands of the merchant
class.
Merchants are shown at the bottom of this social
pyramid of feudal Japan because they
A) comprised the largest percentage of Japan's
population at that time
B) were viewed as having little status in the society
C) were unable to read or write
D) did not believe in the Shinto religion
21. The leadership of Genghis Khan, the use of the stirrup,
and excellent horsemanship skills all contributed
directly to the
A)
B)
C)
D)
collapse of Silk Road trade
defeat of Tokugawa Japan
beginning of European exploration
rise of the Mongol Empire
22. Base your answer to the following question on Base
your answer to this question on the passage below and
on your knowledge of social studies.
... The Mongols made no technological breakthroughs,
founded no new religions, wrote few books or dramas,
and gave the world no new crops or methods of
agriculture. Their own craftsmen could not weave cloth,
cast metal, make pottery, or even bake bread. They
manufactured neither porcelain nor pottery, painted no
pictures, and built no buildings. Yet, as their army
conquered culture after culture, they collected and
passed all of these skills from one civilization to the
next. . . .
- Jack Weatherford
This passage leads to the conclusion that the Mongols
A)
B)
C)
D)
rejected technology
were a peaceful people
were urbanized
contributed to cultural diffusion
23. One way in which Pax Romana and Pax Mongolia are
similar is that both were characterized by
A)
B)
C)
D)
political stability
unifying religious institutions
representative forms of government
social equality for men and women
24. Base your answer to the following question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Which statement about the Mongols is supported by the information in the map?
A)
B)
C)
D)
The Yuan dynasty kept China isolated from outside influence.
Most of the Chinese people lived in the river valleys.
Kublai Khan and Genghis Khan extended Mongol influence to other parts of Asia.
The city of Samarkand was part of the Yuan Empire.
25. Base your answer on the map below.
The information provided by the map indicates that in 1280 the Mongols controlled
A)
B)
C)
D)
areas of Africa, Asia, and Europe
territory from eastern China to eastern Europe
Japan and Korea
all of Asia
26. One way in which the travels of Marco Polo and Ibn
Battuta are similar is that each
A)
B)
C)
D)
started mass migrations from Europe
stimulated interest in other cultures
led to the establishment of colonies
resulted in archaeological discoveries in Africa
27. Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo were similar in that both
A) ruled over vast empires that included diverse
peoples
B) produced written records of their extensive travels
C) converted thousands of people to Christianity
D) fought to free their people from Mongol rule
28. Base your answer to the following question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Which conclusion about trade is best supported by the information on this map?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Timbuktu was a center of trade in West Africa.
The Sahara Desert prevented trade.
Cairo and Mecca were trading partners.
West African gold and salt were traded along the Zaire River.