A) irrigation B) culture C) migration D) agriculture
A) All of these B) teachings of Islam C) fortune tellers D) North African slaves
A) organized forms of government and religion B) residence along the coast of an ocean C) specialized jobs for different people D) cities that are centers of trade
A) slash-and-burn B) mound building C) hunting and gathering D) irrigation
A) potlatch B) trade C) war D) agriculture
A) They had a complex society. B) They conquered their neighbors. C) They worshipped the sun. D) They were experienced hunters.
A) salt and ivory B) gold and camels C) gold and ivory D) salt and gold
A) the Reformation B) the travels of Marco Polo C) the Crusades D) the printing press
A) Portugal could trade with Asia without dealing with the Muslims or Italians. B) Other Europeans began looking for their own water route to Asia. C) All of these. D) Portugal took control of the spice trade.
A) He discovered the Earth was flat. B) He found the Atlantic Ocean to be wider than the Pacific. C) He found continents previously unknown to Europe. D) He found a shorter route to Asia.
A) La Venta B) Alaska Path C) Bering Strait D) Beringia
A) Europeans wanted Asian goods. B) Italian and Muslim merchants controlled existing trade routes to Asia. C) European merchants wanted to profit from the Asian trade. D) European rulers wanted to enslave the peoples of Asia.
A) True B) False
A) True B) False
A) False B) True
A) False B) True
A) False B) True
A) Muslims had very little influence on the early African kingdoms. B) Muslims spread their religion through trade and conquest. C) They were followers of a religion called Islam. D) Many converted to Islam from traditional African religions.
A) It was brought by Muslim traders from North Africa. B) The prophet Muhammad established it when he conquered Ghana. C) Portuguese traders introduced it to Benin. D) The religion's founder was a West African.
A) the end of feudalism B) a renewed interest in the arts and learning C) an effort to correct problems in the Catholic church D) All of these.
A) to find new trade routes to Asia B) to reform the Catholic church C) for Christians to take control of the Holy Land from the Muslims D) None of these
A) They planned the course of a ship by using instruments to find its position. B) Henry the Navigator was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa. C) The founding of a navigation school in the 1400s encouraged voyages of exploration. D) Navigators played an important role in Europe's age of discovery.
A) it allowed geographers to estimate the distance between Europe and Asia. B) it allowed explorers to sail into the wind more easily. C) it helped sailors to accurately find their position while at sea. D) it helped explorers to raise money to finance their voyages.
A) He thought he could reach Asia in the east by sailing west across the Atlantic. B) He died still believing that he had reached Asia. C) He was an Italian explorer who sailed for the king and queen of Spain D) He made just one voyage to the Americas before he died.
A) the word "Indians" in Italian means "islanders." B) that is what the people called themselves. C) he thought he had reached India. D) he thought he was in some Asian islands called the Indies.
A) beginning about 100 A.D. B) beginning about 250 B.C. C) beginning about 1400 A.D. D) beginning about 800 A.D.
A) Songhai and Hausa B) Benin and Yoruba C) Ghana and Mali D) Ghana and Hausa
A) The king of Portugal became indebted to Columbus. B) The land Columbus claimed increased Spain's wealth and power. C) Columbus spread the Renaissance to the Americas. D) The Taino people became allies and part of the Spanish culture.
A) They wanted to colonize Asia. B) They wanted part of the spice trade. C) They were looking for cities of gold. D) They were interested in Asian culture.
A) Women did most of the farming. B) They used technology to adapt to their environments. C) These techniques were essential to trade. D) They grew many crops for religious ceremonies.
A) The rulers wanted to convert the Muslims to their traditions and beliefs. B) The rulers needed new advisers and thought the Muslims were honest. C) The rulers converted to Islam and wanted their people to convert. D) The rulers were eager to attract trade ties with Islamic empires. |