Unit 5 TEST REVIEW (9th Grade)

Question 1

The Abbasid and Umayyad Empires are most closely associated with...

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Creating an Islamic Golden Age

Question 2

One similarity in the rule of Caesar Augustus, Genghis Khan, and Catherine the Great is that each leader

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engaged in territorial expansion

Question 3

Which statement about the bubonic plague in Europe, Asia, and Africa is accurate?

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It followed trading routes

Question 4

Which areas did the Mongols conquer and incorporate into their empire?

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China, Russia, and Iran

Question 5

Which statement about the Golden Age of Islam is a fact rather than an opinion?

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Islamic society preserved Greek and Roman culture.

Question 6

The spread of Islam into the kingdoms of Ghana and Mali resulted from

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cultural diffusion

Question 7

Ottoman Turks viewed Constantinople as being strategically important because it

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was a crossroads between Europe and Asia

Question 8

Which geographic feature had the greatest influence on the development of ancient civilizations

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Rivers

Question 9

Which group introduced the Cyrillic alphabet, Orthodox Christianity, and domed architecture to Russian culture?

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Byzantines

Question 10

Constantinople's location on the Bosporous Strait was one reason the Byzantines were able to

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Control key trade routes between Europe and Asia

Question 11

Some historians suggest that as a result of the Mongol invasions of Russia, theRussian people were

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cut off from most of western Europe

Question 12

Much of the wealth of the West African kingdoms of Ghana and Mali was gained from...

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Control of the trans-Sahara trade in gold and salt

Question 13

Which statement about the Mongol Empire is accurate?

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Pax Mongolia led to regional stability, increasing trade on the Silk Road.

Question 14

The Justinian Code is considered a milestone because it

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served as a model for European legal systems

Question 15

The Ming Dynasty under Emperor Yongle used Zheng He's voyages to

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Expand trade with Africa and Southeast Asia

Question 16

Which belief system is considered monotheistic?

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Judaism

Question 17

The information provided by the map indicates that in 1280 the Mongols controlled

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territory from eastern China to eastern Europe

Question 18

The contributions of the Golden Age of Islamic civilization include

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advancements in mathematics and medicine

Question 19

What was a significant efffect of Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca?

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Islamic learning and culture expanded into Mali

Question 20

Which factor contributed to the success of the vast empire created by the Mongols?

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employing superior military skills

Question 21

Journals of early travelers such as Ibn Battuta of Morocco, Zheng He of China, and Mansa Musa of Mali are examples of...

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primary sources describing observations of the travelers

Question 22

The population trend from 1350 to 1450 is most likely the result of the...

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spread of the bubonic plague in England

Question 23

What was one effect of Alexander the Great’s conquests?

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expansion of Hellenistic culture

Question 24

Which philosophy is most closely associated with the development of the Chinese Civil Service system?

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Confucianism

Unit 5 TEST REVIEW (9th Grade)

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Unit 5 TEST REVIEW (9th Grade)

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