Mongols and African Empires Review

Question 1

After the fall of Rome, production of goods shifted from cities to provinces known as

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cottage industries

Question 2

The Kingdom of Ghana followed traditional African religions. The Kingdom of Mali followed

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Islam

Question 3

The Mongol's advance into Western Europe was stopped by

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Death of Ogedai causing succession problems

Question 4

How were the Mongols able to control China during the Yuan dynasty?

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Keeping China prosperous with trade

Question 5

The world's largest desert, the Sahara, was originally

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an area that was once green with various flora

Question 6

In Mongol society, Mongol women were relegated to the home after the start of the Yuan Dynasty?

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True

Question 7

Timbuktu was known as the capital of the Mali Empire.

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False

Question 8

Which areas were involved in the Indian Ocean trade networks?

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Middle East, India, and Africa

Question 9

China's cash crop was rice, Mesopotamia's wheat and rye, and in Korea

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Cotton

Question 10

Mongol leadership was decided by an election of males and females for a period of 2 years

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False

Question 11

Due to the death of Ghengis Khan, the Mongols failed to invade Europe in the 13th century.

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True

Question 12

The only literate, pre-Islamic, society in Africa was located in

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Egypt

Question 13

The Song are credited with creating the modern concept of economics by creating

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"flying money"

Question 14

With the introduction of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa, Christianity was lost in Egypt & Ethiopia

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False

Question 15

The status of women in Korea and Vietnam changed after the Mongol invasion of China how?

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Women became local leaders against government abuses

Question 16

The Arab historian Ibn Battuta wrote his travels about

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Persia, India, and Mali

Question 17

The Sui built the Grand Canal, the Tang had cosmopolitan cities. What about the Song Dynasty?

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ship rudder, steel, and gunpowder

Question 18

Genghis Khan conquered which territory first?

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China

Question 19

The Mongols were able to invade all of the following areas except

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Japan and Korea

Question 20

With the spread of Chinese culture, Japan refused to adopt

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Walls around major population centers

Question 21

Marco Polo was the first European to reach the court of Kublai Khan. He described

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the intriguing practice of bathing constantly

Question 22

Mongols were known for the expert horsemanship. Why?

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Their endurance the have in regards to horseback riding

Question 23

The Koryo dynasty of Korea were descendants of the Vietnamese invaders into Korea.

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False

Question 24

The Sui dynasty is famous for building what to connect their kingdom.

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Grand Canal

Question 25

The development of movable type in China did NOT have what effect?

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Spread revolutionary ideas against the ruling dynasty

Question 26

The Kingdom of Ghana was an isolated kingdom with no exports or trade.

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False

Question 27

The Chinese, in their quest for maritime supremacy, developed

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compass and junk

Question 28

Which of the following was a major trading city along the west coast of the Indian Ocean?

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Kilwa

Question 29

This meteorological phenomena prevented the Mongol conquest of Japan, called "divine wind"

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kamikaze

Question 30

The Tang Dynasty made China cosmopolitan by increasing

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the exchange of goods and ideas along the Silk Roads

Question 31

The introduction if Islam into Africa was hindered by the Berber tribes of North Africa.

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False

Question 32

After expanding their influence into the Korean Peninsula, the Tang Dynasty faced rivals from

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Uigurs and Tibetans

Question 33

This crop was introduced to Africa from traders coming from Arabia and India

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bananas

Question 34

Which of the following peoples inhabited North Africa at the time of the Muslim conquest?

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Berbers, Tuareg, and Christians

Question 35

The Ilkhanate rulers practiced tax farming, or

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sale of tax-collection

Question 36

After the death of the Ming emperor Yongle, China experience an increase of the bubonic plague.

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False

Question 37

Trade from North Africa, especially from the Mali city of Timbuktu, was primarily

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gold

Question 38

One of the reasons that Mongols were so successful was because their army

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ethnic Mongols only

Question 39

Which of the following are the lasting population effects of Mongol conquest? (Hint: Most true)

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Depopulation of cities as Mongols destroyed them

Question 40

Which of the following is not true about Ottoman Turks?

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The Ottoman Turks were ethnically Kurdish

Question 41

The Mongols were famous for their religious tolerance even though most followed

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Shamanism

Question 42

Africa is most known for tools made from bone and

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iron

Question 43

With the destruction of the Tang dynasty, this major dynasty replaced them

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Song

Question 44

Chinese and Western philosophy differed how?

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European philosophy focused on empiricism

Question 45

Which Turkic people captured the Christine city of Constantinople?

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Ottoman Turks

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