Unit 1 Test Emergence of the Modern World Honors

Which of the following is a belief common to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

Which of these is the shared Sunni-Shia belief?

If you were going to pick one of these answers to describe a belief of Buddhists, which one would be true?

Which of the following was a result of African merchants trading with people in the Middle East prior to the 1500s?

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

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

Africans reconciled their animistic belief system with Christianity and Islam by

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

What was the name of the major trade/port city conquered by the Ottomans in 1453?

1. All of these are similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism EXCEPT:

Place the religions in their correct place of origin.

Which Native American religious practice was not practiced by other major world religions?

Multiple Selection: Which of these religions are montheistic?

Hindu socieity under the caste system may be described as:

Match the religion to its founder:

Which of the following can be determined from the map below?

Based on the passage below, which of the following explains why Timbuktu became such an important urban center in the Mali kingdom?

“There is complete security in their country. Neither traveler nor inhabitant in it has anything to fear from robbers or men of violence. They do not confiscate the property of any white man who dies in their country, even if it be uncounted wealth. On the contrary, they give it into the charge of some trustworthy person among the whites, until their rightful heir takes possession of it. They are careful to observe the hours of prayer, and assiduous in attending them in congregations and in bringing up their children to them.”

--Ibn Battuta “Travels in Asia and Africa,” 1325-1354

Which of the following believed in the Great Spirit?

Which of the following was true of the Aztecs?

Based on the following map, what might have prevented the Ottoman Empire from controlling the Caspian Sea?

If you were being transported back in time as a ruler, which empire would you want to rule and why?

Give at least 3 specific reasons that are tied to the notes and information we learned in this unit.

Be sure to compare those reasons to other empires.

For example: I would choose to live in the _____________ empire because the people were able to do _______________. In the _____________ empire (a different one) people had to do this instead.

Now imagine that you are taking a second trip back in time, only this time you are a conquered person.

Which of the following empires would you choose to be in? Choose between Aztec, Inca, Ming China or Ottoman Empire.

Give 3 specific reasons that are tied to the information you learned in this unit. Be sure to compare those reasons to other empires.

For example: I would choose to live in the _____________ empire because the people were able to do _______________. In the _____________ empire (a different one) people had to do this instead.

Finally, in your last trip back in time you are part of a group that has been conquered by the Aztecs. What do you expect will happen to you based off of what you have learned in class?