A) agriculture B) irrigation C) migration D) culture
A) All of these B) fortune tellers C) teachings of Islam D) North African slaves
A) cities that are centers of trade B) specialized jobs for different people C) residence along the coast of an ocean D) organized forms of government and religion
A) mound building B) irrigation C) slash-and-burn D) hunting and gathering
A) war B) trade C) agriculture D) potlatch
A) They worshipped the sun. B) They had a complex society. C) They were experienced hunters. D) They conquered their neighbors.
A) gold and camels B) salt and gold C) salt and ivory D) gold and ivory
A) the printing press B) the Reformation C) the travels of Marco Polo D) the Crusades
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 found a shorter route to Asia. B) He found continents previously unknown to Europe. C) He discovered the Earth was flat. D) He found the Atlantic Ocean to be wider than the Pacific.
A) Bering Strait B) Beringia C) Alaska Path D) La Venta
A) European rulers wanted to enslave the peoples of Asia. B) Europeans wanted Asian goods. C) Italian and Muslim merchants controlled existing trade routes to Asia. D) European merchants wanted to profit from the Asian trade.
A) True B) False
A) False B) True
A) True B) False
A) False B) True
A) False B) True
A) Many converted to Islam from traditional African religions. B) Muslims spread their religion through trade and conquest. C) Muslims had very little influence on the early African kingdoms. D) They were followers of a religion called Islam.
A) The religion's founder was a West African. B) It was brought by Muslim traders from North Africa. C) Portuguese traders introduced it to Benin. D) The prophet Muhammad established it when he conquered Ghana.
A) a renewed interest in the arts and learning B) All of these. C) the end of feudalism D) an effort to correct problems in the Catholic church
A) None of these B) to reform the Catholic church C) to find new trade routes to Asia D) for Christians to take control of the Holy Land from the Muslims
A) Henry the Navigator was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa. B) They planned the course of a ship by using instruments to find its position. C) Navigators played an important role in Europe's age of discovery. D) The founding of a navigation school in the 1400s encouraged voyages of exploration.
A) it helped explorers to raise money to finance their voyages. B) it allowed geographers to estimate the distance between Europe and Asia. C) it allowed explorers to sail into the wind more easily. D) it helped sailors to accurately find their position while at sea.
A) He thought he could reach Asia in the east by sailing west across the Atlantic. B) He was an Italian explorer who sailed for the king and queen of Spain C) He died still believing that he had reached Asia. 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 was in some Asian islands called the Indies. D) he thought he had reached India.
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) Ghana and Mali B) Benin and Yoruba C) Songhai and Hausa D) Ghana and Hausa
A) The Taino people became allies and part of the Spanish culture. B) The land Columbus claimed increased Spain's wealth and power. C) The king of Portugal became indebted to Columbus. D) Columbus spread the Renaissance to the Americas.
A) They wanted to colonize Asia. B) They were looking for cities of gold. C) They wanted part of the spice trade. D) They were interested in Asian culture.
A) They grew many crops for religious ceremonies. B) Women did most of the farming. C) These techniques were essential to trade. D) They used technology to adapt to their environments.
A) The rulers were eager to attract trade ties with Islamic empires. B) The rulers wanted to convert the Muslims to their traditions and beliefs. C) The rulers converted to Islam and wanted their people to convert. D) The rulers needed new advisers and thought the Muslims were honest. |