The Eastern Hemisphere

WHI SOL #9 Quiz

Version A2012-2013

#1 This Christian kingdom was established along East Africa. It traced its Dynasty back to King Solomon of Israel

a) Egyptb) Beninc) Axumd) Nubia

Axum

ABCD

A

BC

D

#2 Where was Great Zimbabwe located?

D

#3 Which empire was not located in West Africa

a) Malib) Zimbabwec) Songhaid) Ghana

Zimbabwe

ABCD

A

BC

D

#4 Timbuktu was located in this area

B

#5What were the two most important trade goods that flowed through Timbuktu?

a) Porcelain and silk

b) Spices and textiles

c) Gold and salt

d) Emeralds and jewels

Gold and salt

#6 Which empires gained wealth by controlling the trade of gold, ivory, and salt across the Sahara Desert?

a) Maya and Aztecb) Greek and Romanc) Mali and Songhaid) Mauryan and Mughal

Mali and Songhai

#7 What trade made the West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai rich and powerful?

a) spice tradeb) slave tradec) gold-salt traded) Columbian Exchange

gold-salt trade

#8 Which city was a center of trade and learning in West Africa?

a) Axumb) Timbuktuc) Alexandriad) Great Zimbabwe

Timbuktu

a) Japanb) Chinac) Russiad) Baghdad

#9. Kublai Khan the grandson of Genghis Khan, conquered this land

China

#10 One reason the Chinese resented the Mongol rulers was

a) the Mongols dismantled the Chinese system of government

b) the Great Khanate outlawed Chinese traditionsc) Chinese were kept from high government officesd) they allowed European traders to visit China

Chinese were kept from high

government offices

a)Tangb)Yuanc)Songd)Han

#11. The Mongol Dynasty (1271-1368 AD) in China was known as this Dynasty

Yuan

#12. He was a trader from Venice, Italy. He traveled to the Mongol Court in China and ended up working for them.

a) Vasco de Gamab) Christopher

Columbusc) Amerigo Vespuccid) Marco Polo

Marco Polo

a) Japanb) Koreac) Viet Namd) China

#13. When the Mongols tried to invade this island country they were hit by a terrible typhoon

Japan

#14. A trained Japanese Soldier

a) Samuraib) Bushidoc) Shogund) Shinto

Samurai

#15. This picture shows a torii, a gateway that represents the entrance to a Shinto shrine. It is most likely located in which country?

a)Koreab)Japanc)Chinad)Vietnam

Japan

#16 Which of the following religions is characterized by a focus on the importance of natural features and worship of the emperor and is unique to Japan?

a) Buddhismb) Shintoc) Confucianismd) Islam

Shinto

#17 Which nearby civilization strongly influenced Japan’s cultural development?

a) Indianb) Mongolc) Chinesed) Russian

Chinese

#18 A chain of islands clustered together

a) Archipelagob) Atollc) Peninsulad) strait

Archipelago

a) Samuraib) Bushidoc) Shogund) Shinto

#19 In Japan, the title "superior general of the emperors army” belonged to the -

Shogun

#20 A Chinese idea that did not gain acceptance in Japan was

a) the Chinese system of writingb) Chinese artistic stylesc) Buddhismd) the examination system

the examination system