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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

UNIT 2 Sample Test Questions

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Anonymous said...

Chapter 11 Questions

1. What is a main agricultural difference that Teotihuacan introduced?
a. Quetzalcoatl
b. tribute system
c. chiefdom
d. chinampas
e. maize

2. What did Maya military forces fight to secure?
a. captives
b. women
c. territory
d. animals
e. for the gods' acceptance

3. How many kings ruled the Toltec state?
a. 17
b. 0
c. 2
d. 1
e. all the people

4. What is a tribute system?
a. series of rivers
b. a way of agriculture
c. where the conquered people made tributes to the Aztecs
d. a form of hierarchy
e. a region by Mr. Waldram's desk

5. What animals did the Moche use for many different reasons?
a. cows and sheep
b. llamas and alpacas
c. swans and geese
d. frogs and salmon
e. dogs and cats

By: Caitlin Fromknecht
Madee Shade
Oriana Chappelle

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Ch. 13 questions

1. What physical trait allowed the ancient Pygmy poeple to hunt.

a. Their big heads allowd them to ram animals.
b. Their large size allowed them to easily clear forest.
c. Small size allowed them to persue through dense forests.
d. Muscular structure allowed fast running and capture of animals.

2. The rules Mansa KanKan Musa went on a journey, where did he go and why?
a. Mecca to fullfill his personal muslim duty.
b. Tibet to meet monks and spread ideas.
c. Mexico to sell goods and promote trade.
d. Ocean to promote maritime trade and discover new lands.

3. What did the city of Malacca serve as?
a. A religious center to pray.
b. A good location to grow abundant crops and food.
c. A meeting point for traders from India and China.
d. A place where farmers and domesticated farmers lived.

4. What caused the death of Raziya?
a. She was killed by officials because she stole her brothers throne.
b. Her brothers murdered her because he was told it would be the only way to become king.
c. She was imprisoned by Turkish chiefs which lead to her death.
d. She was trampled by an elephant that her brother was riding in town.

5. What are the two advantages that the city of Aden had in the Indian Ocean trade?
a. Aden was located in the middle of Africa surrounded by different cities and excelled in paper making.
b. Aden had monsoon winds that brought plenty of rainfall and its location was a convenient step over for trade with India, the persian Gulf, East Afria, and Egypt.
c. Aden had no advantages and did poorly in the Indian Ocean trade.
d. They had dhows that would help export and import goods in and was located near the Arabian Sea.

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Chpater Questions

61. In the year 1347, what type of traders brought the Black Death to Italy and France? pg 353
a. Ming
b. Sub-Saharan African
c. Persian
d. Genoese
e. Mongol

62. In the year 1338, how many pieces of cloth were made in Florence? pg 358
a. 5,000
b. 20,000
c. 40,000
d. 80,000
e. more than 120,000

63. _____ furnaces capable of producing high-quality iron were documented in 1380. pg 355
a. Pressure
b. Mongol
c. Ming
d. Italian
e. Blast

64. _____ was known as the "Queen of the Sciences". pg 364
a. Theology
b. Physiology
c. Anatomy
d. Biology
e. Psycology

65. The tallest Gothic Cathedral was _____ feet tall. pg 362
a. 271
b. 362
c. 466
d. 507
e. 633

66. The Hundred Years War lasted _____ years. pg 371
a. 97
b. 100
c. 104
d. 116
e. 10,000

Anonymous said...

Chapter 8 Questions

1. What was the name of the sea of sand that isolated the southern regions from the Arabian Penninsula?
a. "Tabernas"
b. "Empty Quarter"
c. "Arabian Desert"
d. "Almeria"

2. What year did Muhammad begin meditating?
a. around 610
b. around the early 500s
c. around the late 500s
d. around 670

3. What is an umma?
a. warrior hired by caliphs
b. community defined solely by acceptance of Islam
c. lower class slaves
d. religious idols

4. What years did the Islamic Conquest occur?
a. 639-642
b. 632-651
c. 661-850
d. 634-711

5. What led to the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate?
a. millitary movement in Samarra
b. pressure in al-Andalus
c. the rebellion in Khurasan
d. clash between the Samanids and the Fatimids

6. How did the caliphs form their army?
a. they already had a formidable army
b. incentives to the peasants
c. buying slaves
d. forcing the people

Rhys G.
Nichole F.
Mei L.

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Chapter 15 Questions

1. What was the Order of Christ?
a. To stop the spread of of christianity
b. To find Jesus
c. To inherit Godly powers
d. A religious movement for Christianity.

2. In what time period did Columbus reach the mainland of South America?
a. 1498
b. 1493
c. 1376
d. 1510
3. What trading post enriched both the Western africans and the Portugese?
a. Elmina
b. Saint George of the Mine
c. Caramonsa
d. Benin
4. Who was a fitting emissary to the increasingly Muslim dominated Indian Ocean Basin?
a. Arawak
b. Zheng he
c. Christopher Columbus
d. Vasco de Gama
5. Who lead the 62 chinese vessels into the Indian Ocean 95 yers earlier than the 4 small ships that sailed for India from Lisbon in June 1497?
a. Vascoda Gama
b. Ferdinand Magellan
c. Dom Joao
d. Zheng he


Mathias A. Stephanie G. Elliott D. Allyson P.

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54) Who was Temujin and what role did he play in the Mongol Empire?
a) Temujin was a founder of the Yuan Empire
B) Temujin wasa mongol king
c) Emperor of the Islam
d) a famous actor
52) Trade on the Silk Road declined because of the fall of which empire?
a) Mongol
b) Tang
c) Islamic
D) Delhi sultanate
53) What was the Yuan capital?
a) Tokyo
b) Ming
c) Nanjing
d) Beijing
54) In the 1271 who declared himself founder of the Yuan Empire?
a) Karakotrum
b) Khubilai
c) Mongke
d) Batu
55) Between what years did Vietnam emerge?
a) 1200-1500
b) 1274-1500
c) 1231- 1500
d) 1368-1500
AllynP, Rebekah, and Muysia

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