Semester 1 Fall Final Review PT1

1.       Which empire ended the Byzantine empire and came the closest to conquering Europe?

• Timur's Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Delhi Sultanate

• Mughal Empire

1.       The Mongol Empire played a significant role in world history because it

• A.     introduced a new alphabet that became the basis for most of the languages in Eurasia

• B.     created a new religion that is still practiced throughout Central Asia

• C.     developed a hybrid civilization that blended together Persian, Chinese and European

• D.     brought together the nomadic peoples of inner Eurasia and the agricultural civilizations of outer Eurasia

1.       How was Islam introduced into Southeast Asia and West Africa?

• A.     As a result of Arab conquest

• B.     As a result of Turkic conquest

• C.     By traveling merchants

• D.     By Muslim crusaders

1.       Which of the following was a web of connection that linked many of the peoples in the world of the fifteenth century?

• A.     Industrialization

• B.     Capitalism

• C.     Nationalism

• D.     Empire

1.       The age of the Enlightenment began 

• A.     Before the Age of Exploration

• B.     After the American Revolution

• C.     During the Agricultural Revolution

• D. In the 17th century

1.       Trade along the routes of the Silk Road led to —

    

• A.     the Mongolian invasion of China.

• B.     the spread of Christianity in Europe.

• C.     the intercontinental spread of disease.

• D.     the adoption of isolationist policies in China.

     Which of the following is true about the Black Death during the fourteenth century?

    

• A.     Its effect on interregional trade was minimal.

• B.     It was the first known epidemic in human history.

• C.     It was primarily spread by mosquitoes in hot climates.

• D.     It affected a large proportion of the European population.

1.       The Silk Road routes used by Tang dynasty China primarily refer to —

    

• A.     overland trade routes.

• B.     military campaign routes

• C.     silkworm migration routes.

• D.     religious pilgrimage routes.

1.       Which of the following is one reason the ancient kingdoms in western Africa prospered?

    

• A.     Their isolation from the rest of the world

• B.     Their extensive trade in gold, ivory, and salt

• C.     Their location along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

• D.     Their strict adherence to the Hindu beliefs of their rulers

1.       The economies of the African civilizations of Mali, Songhai, and Ghana relied on which of the following?

• A.     The slave trade

• B.     Industrial development

• C.     Trans-Saharan trade routes

• D.     The flooding of the Nile River