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