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Modern World History Unit 1 Test Bank

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

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

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

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

Mali

Ghana

Songhai

Axum

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

Great Zimbabwe

Axum

Kilwa

Timbuktu

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

Silk

Slaves

Salt

Gold

Africans reconciled their animistic belief system with Christianity and Islam by

Converting to Christianity

Converting to Islam

Incorporating elements of the old ways into the new

Communicating with spirits

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

Lake Titicaca

Machu Picchu

Cuzco

Chan Chan

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

about 3,000 miles

about 2,000 miles

about 4,000 miles

about 1,000 miles

Which of the following is the furthest south?

Cuzco

Machu Picchu

Chan Chan

Lake Titicaca

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

Tropic of Capricorn

Amazon River

Lake Titicaca

Andes Mountains

Which of following covered the greatest territory?

Chan Chan

Inca

Moche

Chimu

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

Christianity

Islam

Tribal religions

Non-religious

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

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

Akbar

Siddhartha Gautama

Suleiman

Mohammed

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

To find the way one must become a monk

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

Suffering ends when people control their desires.

There is pain and suffering in life.

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

Ascension

Harappa

Nirvana

Hajj

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

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

religion 

foreign policy 

culture

censorship

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

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

What do Muslims believe about Muhammad?

He was a combination of god and man.

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

He was the last and greatest of the prophets.

He was the first and only prophet of Allah.

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

Hegira

Hajj

Quran

Islam

The leader of a Muslim Empire is called

Muhammad

Caliphate

Caliph

Pope

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

Levite and Samaritan

Catholic and Protestant

The Jets and the Sharks

Shia and Sunni

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

The Qur’an

The Torah

The Bible

The Bhagavad Gita

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

They describe how Muslims should interact with other major religions.

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

They lay out the major duties required of all Muslims.

They describe the five ways that Muslims can wage Jihad.

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

Rome

Constantinople

Jerusalem

Mecca

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

The Four Noble Truths

The Bhagavad Gita

The Facts of Life

The Torah

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

war captives

gold

agricultural products

labor

Conquered provinces resented Aztec rule because the Aztecs

forced conquered people to change their agricultural methods

used conquered people as soldiers.

used conquered people for human sacrifice.

forced conquered people to migrate.

What is the title of the Ottoman ruler?

Bishop

Sultan

Pope

Priest

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

Collected taxes from those traveling on the Silk Road

Purposefully infected ships with the Bubonic Plague

Limited cultural diffusion by placing limits on trade items

Promoted the spread of Christianity

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

The Islamic Ottomans wanted to recapture their holy city.

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

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

The city-controlled gold and silver mines.

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

Baghdad

Constantinople

Jerusalem

Damascus

The _______ Road helped China trade with Asia and Europe

Brick

Long

Silk

Spice

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

The Tigris River

The Persian Gulf

Deserts

Mountains

What did the Ottomans achieve when they attacked Constantinople?

control of Greece.

control of the Bosporus.

control of Hungary.

a better position for attacking Hungary.

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

Hsi

Qing

Zheng He

Manchu

A woman's status in Ming China was tied to

her ability to have male children

age

religion

literacy

Which of the following was true of the Maya?

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

They developed math and astronomy to support their religious beliefs.

They were governed by a theocracyóthe sun-god king.

They were governed by warrior kings.

Which of the following lasted for about 132 years?

the Maya kingdoms

the Aztec Empire

North American tribes

the Incan Empire

Which of the following believed in the Great Spirit?

Aztec

Maya

Inca

North American tribes

Which of the following was true of the Aztecs?

They traded with North American tribes.

They were governed by city-state kings

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

They practiced human sacrifice for religious offerings.

Which of the following used hieroglyphs?

Maya

North American tribes

Inca

Aztec