Modern World History Unit 1 Test Bank

By Amy Gilstrap

Last updated over 3 years ago

48 Questions

Note from the author:

Summerville High School Test Bank

Each of these African kingdoms was located in West Africa EXCEPT:

Mali

Axum

Ghana

Songhai

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Mansa Musa, the Mali leader, established control in this Saharan trading town and it became a center for Muslim learning and culture in Africa:

Axum

Timbuktu

Kilwa

Great Zimbabwe

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West African kingdoms made money from trading all of these African products EXCEPT

Gold

Salt

Silk

Slaves

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Africans reconciled their animistic belief system with Christianity and Islam by

Converting to Christianity

Communicating with spirits

Converting to Islam

Incorporating elements of the old ways into the new

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Which of the following was located in the region controlled by the Moche?

Lake Titicaca

Cuzco

Machu Picchu

Chan Chan

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What was the length of the road that started in Cuzco, extended down the coast

about 4,000 miles

about 2,000 miles

about 3,000 miles

about 1,000 miles

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Which of the following is the furthest south?

Cuzco

Machu Picchu

Lake Titicaca

Chan Chan

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Which of the following ran down the middle of the Incan Empire?

Lake Titicaca

Tropic of Capricorn

Amazon River

Andes Mountains

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Which of following covered the greatest territory?

Inca

Chimu

Moche

Chan Chan

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10.

Did the Maya and the Aztec have much in common? What reason might explain this?

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11.

Did the early North American civilizations and the Incan civilization have much in common? What reason might explain this?

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12.

Which of the civilizations in the chart had the most efficient long-distance travel? Explain.

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13.

In which of the empires in the chart did the people feel the most oppressed? Why?

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In which of the empires in the chart did the people feel the most cared for? Why?

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15.

From the religions that we discussed in class, choose one and write about the factors that would entice a person to convert to that religion. Be specific and give at least three examples with support to your argument.

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16.

The main religion in North Africa by the 1000s was:

Christianity

Islam

Tribal religions

Non-religious

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17.

What is the social structure employed by Hindus but rejected by Buddhists that kept citizens in a rigid hierarchical state?

The water cycle

The Caste System

The state of being

The reincarnation cycle

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18.

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

Akbar

Siddhartha Gautama

Suleiman

Mohammed

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19.

Which of the following is not one of the Four Nobel Truths?

Suffering ends when people control their desires.

To find the way one must become a monk

This suffering is caused by people’s desires and cravings for unnecessary things.

There is pain and suffering in life.

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20.

In Buddhist tradition escape from the cycle of reincarnation (the Buddhist idea of heaven) is called

Ascension

Harappa

Nirvana

Hajj

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21.

What were societal expectations during the Ming dynasty?

The wealthy were expected to have slaves in their households.

Women were highly respected members of society.

Forced obedience, social status was crucial, women were subservient to men.

None of the above are true about societal expectations

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22.

This political tool helped the Ming government extend its control over people

religion 

foreign policy 

culture

censorship

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23.

How was the civil service exam used?

It was used to rid the system of corruption and promote people who are the most qualified.

The government used it to determine who was the most loyal to the state.

The civil service exam measured I.Q.

All of the above are correct

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24.

What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

the various divisions of Islam.

the major duties required of all Muslims

the times during a day when Muslims must pray

Muhammad and the four leaders who followed him

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What do Muslims believe about Muhammad?

He was the last and greatest of the prophets.

He was the first and only prophet of Allah.

He was the only son of the one true God, Allah.

He was a combination of god and man.

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26.

The pilgrimage to Mecca that must be done once in a lifetime is called

Hajj

Hegira

Quran

Islam

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The leader of a Muslim Empire is called

Muhammad

Caliphate

Caliph

Pope

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28.

The schism in the Islamic faith split the religion into two opposed groups. They are:

The Jets and the Sharks

Catholic and Protestant

Levite and Samaritan

Shia and Sunni

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29.

This is the holy book of Islam, a collection of the holy teaching of Muhammad.

The Bible

The Qur’an

The Bhagavad Gita

The Torah

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What role do the Five Pillars of Islam play in the Muslim faith?

They describe the five ways that Muslims can wage Jihad.

They describe how Muslims should interact with other major religions.

They lay out the major duties required of all Muslims.

They dictate every detail of what a Muslim should do with their lives.

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31.

What was the most important holy city that Muslims are required to make a pilgrimage to?

Jerusalem

Rome

Constantinople

Mecca

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32.

In his search for enlightenment, the Buddha discovered these facts about life. They are called what?

The Bhagavad Gita

The Facts of Life

The Four Noble Truths

The Torah

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33.

The main demand that the Incan state placed on its subjects was the mita, which was a tribute of

agricultural products

gold

labor

war captives

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34.

Conquered provinces resented Aztec rule because the Aztecs

used conquered people as soldiers.

used conquered people for human sacrifice.

forced conquered people to migrate.

forced conquered people to change their agricultural methods

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35.

What is the title of the Ottoman ruler?

Bishop

Priest

Sultan

Pope

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36.

What role did the Ottoman Empire play in the global trading route?

Collected taxes from those traveling on the Silk Road

Limited cultural diffusion by placing limits on trade items

Purposefully infected ships with the Bubonic Plague

Promoted the spread of Christianity

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Why was the capture of Constantinople a priority for the Ottoman Empire?

It was the last Catholic stronghold on the border of the Islamic Ottoman Empire.

The Islamic Ottomans wanted to recapture their holy city.

It gave them access to the Bosporus Straight, and control of trade routes between Asia and Europe.

The city-controlled gold and silver mines.

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38.

The capture of this city by Mehmed II in 1453 signaled the beginning of the great age of Ottoman power

Jerusalem

Baghdad

Constantinople

Damascus

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39.

The _______ Road helped China trade with Asia and Europe

Spice

Long

Brick

Silk

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40.

What might have prevented the Ottoman Empire from controlling the Caspian Sea?

The Persian Gulf

Deserts

Mountains

The Tigris River

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41.

What did the Ottomans achieve when they attacked Constantinople?

control of Greece.

control of the Bosporus.

a better position for attacking Hungary.

control of Hungary.

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42.

This Chinese explorer reached the East African coast but had to abandon his voyages due to high costs and low return.

Zheng He

Qing

Hsi

Manchu

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43.

A woman's status in Ming China was tied to

age

her ability to have male children

religion

literacy

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44.

Which of the following was true of the Maya?

They were governed by warrior kings.

They had a social welfare state that cared for all people under their control.

They were governed by a theocracyóthe sun-god king.

They developed math and astronomy to support their religious beliefs.

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45.

Which of the following lasted for about 132 years?

the Maya kingdoms

North American tribes

the Aztec Empire

the Incan Empire

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46.

Which of the following believed in the Great Spirit?

North American tribes

Maya

Inca

Aztec

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47.

Which of the following was true of the Aztecs?

They were governed by city-state kings

They practiced human sacrifice for religious offerings.

They traded with North American tribes.

They had many forms of government, from small tribes to complex societies.

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48.

Which of the following used hieroglyphs?

Inca

Aztec

North American tribes

Maya

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