Non-European Empires

Question 1

Which of the following is a teaching of Confucianism?

Accepted Answer

one must live by a moral code

Question 2

Why did distinct cultures and ways of life developed in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Africa has different climate zones and landforms to adapt to

Question 3

What type of workers were revered as powerful magicians?

Accepted Answer

Iron smiths

Question 4

What ruler of Mali is famous for his lavish trip to Mecca?

Accepted Answer

Mansa Musa

Question 5

What did the Spanish Conquistadores do when they met Sappa Inca Atahualpa?

Accepted Answer

They kidnapped him

Question 6

What was the primary reason the conquistadores attacked the Incas?

Accepted Answer

Gold

Question 7

How did the Inca show their ability to adapt to their region's physical geography?

Accepted Answer

By terrace farming

Question 8

What did The expansion of trade in the Songhai (Song) empire lead to?

Accepted Answer

creation of a monetary system

Question 9

What religion played an important role in the Mali government?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 10

Which modern day country's economy is the Incas most similar to?

Accepted Answer

USSR- communism

Question 11

Which civilization's sultans guaranteed fair and safe trading of gold and salt?

Accepted Answer

Mali

Question 12

Why did the people of the Middle East travel to Ghana

Accepted Answer

to get gold

Question 13

Who conquered the Incas?

Accepted Answer

Francisco Pizarro

Question 14

What resource did Mansa Musa bring back to Mali after his trip to Mecca?

Accepted Answer

Scholars

Question 15

True-False: The Empire of Ghana eventually became the African country of Ghana?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

Which of the following based describes African societies in 700 A.D.?

Accepted Answer

small villages of family clans

Question 17

How did the Aztecs adapt to their regions physical geography?

Accepted Answer

by building chinampas

Question 18

The Mayan and Songhai (Song) civilizations excelled without major European influence?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

What major geographical feature was just to the north of the Empire of Ghana?

Accepted Answer

Sahara Desert

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT something about the Mali empire that impressed Ibn Batuta?

Accepted Answer

Advanced salt mining techniques

Question 21

Which of the following is a teaching of Confucianism?

Accepted Answer

if everyone follows the moral code harmony can be achieved

Question 22

Which of the following is the largest obstacle for African farmers success?

Accepted Answer

unpredictable rainfall

Question 23

How did Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism spread in Asia?

Accepted Answer

Through trade and missionaries

Question 24

Why did the Aztecs choose Tenochtitlan for the site to start settle?

Accepted Answer

They saw an Eagle on a cactus eating a snake.

Question 25

Why did the conquistadores kidnap Atahualpa instead of killing him?

Accepted Answer

The Incas were divided by a civil war and murder would unite

Question 26

What two resources helped the Empire of Ghana to become wealthy?

Accepted Answer

Iron and Gold

Question 27

The Ghana empire was so weak that it could not insure the safety of traders & collapsed?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

What was the capital city of the Aztec empire?

Accepted Answer

Tenochtitlan

Question 29

Fertile soil, good rainfall and temperatures, made this the location for 1st N. American farms?

Accepted Answer

MesoAmerica

Question 30

Which Latin American group is considered the "Grand Daddy" of the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Olmecs

Question 31

True-False: Africa is the largest continent in the world

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

Why didn't Montezuma kill Cortez immediately?

Accepted Answer

Montezuma mistook Cortez for the God Quetzacoatl

Question 33

The African kingdoms Ghana, Mali and Songhai were located on:.....

Accepted Answer

Major trade routes

Question 34

What city of Mali was considered a center of learning and education?

Accepted Answer

Timbuktu

Question 35

Where was the Empire of Ghana located?

Accepted Answer

West Africa

Question 36

This image is an example of..?

Accepted Answer

Cross cultural interaction

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT an element of Olmec society that can be seen in later civs?

Accepted Answer

quipus

Question 38

Which of the following best describes the sentiments of a Middle East trader's trip to Ghana?

Accepted Answer

Ghanan government does an excellent job ensuring my safety.

Question 39

What did 'ghana' mean in the language of the people of Ghana?

Accepted Answer

warrior king

Question 40

Why were the Mongols able to win in battle?

Accepted Answer

They excelled at fighting with bows and arrows on horses.

Question 41

Which of the following is the best definition of a chinampa?

Accepted Answer

an artificial floating, farming island.

Question 42

How did the Aztecs become wealthy?

Accepted Answer

Tribute and Trade

Question 43

Which of the following best explains why the West African Kingdoms became Wealthy?

Accepted Answer

dominated the gold and salt trade

Question 44

Which of the following is NOT true about the expansion of the Mongol empire?

Accepted Answer

Spread of Christianity

Question 45

What ruler united the local tribes and formed the Empire of Mali?

Accepted Answer

Sundiata Keita

Question 46

Who conquered the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

Hernan Cortez

Question 47

What major empire did the Empire of Ghana become part of after it collapsed?

Accepted Answer

Mali

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